Stories from Wednesday, October 2, 2019

The Nevada Lady Tiger softball team snapped a four-game losing skid with Tuesday's 7-3 Big 8 Conference road victory over East Newton, and then followed with a convincing 10-0 thrashing of Lamar on Wednesday.   Nevada was lifted by the stellar performances of Abby Harder and Hailee Lundine in the victory over East Newton. ...

Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening, with council members Brian Leonard, Mayor Pro-tem Carol Gallagher, Lyndon Eberhard and Mayor George Knox in attendance. Also present were City Treasurer Kristie Modlin, City Attorney Bill McCaffree, City Manager JD Kehrman and City Clerk Johnna Williams...

Michael Fox is doing what he loves most in life — teaching and conducting music. Fox is in his sixth-year as Nevada High School's director of bands, and 25th overall as a music instructor. Fox's previous stops include smaller Missouri schools Fair Play (his alma-mater), Buffalo, Stoutland, and Miller. ...