Stories from Tuesday, December 10, 2019

PITTSBURG, Kan. — It was an eventful evening on the hardwood for the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger varsity basketball teams Tuesday. The varsity twinbill opened with the Lady Tigers' decisive victory over the Pittsburg Purple Dragons, 61-34. In the nightcap, the Nevada boys withstood a furious Purple Dragon (21-0) fourth quarter run, holding on for the 65-61 victory...

In their season-opening competition, the Nevada High School wrestling team placed 11th at the 25-school Steve Leslie Invitational — held Friday and Saturday in Pleasant Hill. Kirksville, meanwhile, emerged with the team championship. Top performances for Nevada included fourth-place finishes notched by sophomore Mokey Dawn (113 pounds) and heavyweight freshman Skylur Mashek. Additionally, junior Brayden Wilson won four of five matches, placing fifth in the 126 pound weight-division...

Lyndon Gregg Rice, 58, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away at his home in McQueeney, Texas, on Dec. 6, 2019, following a short fight with cancer. Gregg was born Jan. 17, 1961, to Lonnie Rice and Jimmie Doris (Hunter) Rice in Canyon, Texas. Gregg and his family moved from the panhandle of Texas in March of 1963 to help on his grandfather Hunter’s ranch in Vernon County. One of Gregg’s fondest memories was his dad waking him up early in the morning to go with him to take care of the cattle...