Stories from Friday, February 21, 2020

The Vernon County Ambulance District Board met in regular session Thursday evening. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. After approval of the tentative agenda was received, guests welcomed, and the minutes of the Jan. 16 meeting were approved, Treasurer Chris Mason gave the Treasurer's Report...

In a Wynn Gymnasium classic for the ages the Nevada Lady Tigers absorbed a crushing 64-63 overtime defeat at the hands of rival El Dorado Springs Lady Bulldogs Thursday night. The action-packed Senior Night thriller came down to one of the most dramatic scenarios imaginable. Trailing by two in overtime, Lady Tiger senior Calli Beshore was fouled on a jumper as time expired...

After a whirlwind night of action Thursday, the Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams made a quick return to the court — sweeping past Smith-Cotton High School in a non-conference twinbill Friday night in Sedalia. The Lady Tigers took the court first, throttling the hosts, 66-24. The Tiger boys followed suit, with a 61-52 victory...

Marvin Ray Smith, 75, of Liberal, Mo., passed away on Feb. 17, 2020, after an extended illness. He was born on a farm near Verdella, Mo., on July 18, 1944, to William F. Smith and Mabel E. (West) Smith. He graduated from Liberal High School and married Betty J. Sisseck on Nov. 27, 1965. They lived in Nevada, Mo., for three years and then moved to the family farm of his birth where he lived the remainder of his life...