Stories from Tuesday, March 3, 2020

A second half surge lifted the third-seeded Nevada Tigers over the sixth-seeded Pleasant Hill Roosters in the opening-round of the Class 4 District 13 Tournament in Harrisonville on Saturday. The 63-52 victory advances the Tigers to today’s semifinal clash with No. 2 seed Ruskin High School (16-8)...

Darlene Retta (Phipps) Sheridan of Sheldon, Mo., 96, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at her home with family by her side. She was born in Sheldon, Mo., on Nov. 30, 1923, to Ezra Phipps and Lila (Sawyer) Phipps.  Darlene attended Sheldon grade and high school graduating in 1941. ...

Michael Gregg Miller, 69, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 6, 1951, in Nevada, to Gregg M. and Norma B. (Dodge) Miller. He graduated form Nevada High School in 1970 and married Phyllis Lee Spillman on June 11, 1971. On April 10, 1977, he married Margaret Lee Stewart and they were married for 38 years. She preceded him in death on Dec. 13, 2015...