Stories from Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The Vernon County Health Department released updated county-wide COVID-19 numbers Tuesday afternoon. As of 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, Vernon County's total confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 has risen to 164, with 19 probable cases. Of these, 39 remain active (this includes both confirmed AND probable cases)...

A 4-3 Big 8 Conference West division home loss to Monett Tuesday afternoon extended the Nevada Lady Tigers' losing skid to three games. Trailing 4-2 and down to their final three outs, Nevada center fielder Kara Phillips led off the home-half of the seventh with double to deep to center. Phillips was then plated by a Tylin Heathman base knock, trimming the deficit to a run...

A five-set victory over visiting Clinton Tuesday night handed the Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team its first victory of the season. The Senior Night thriller moved Nevada to 1-6 on the season. The first set remained tight, and was knotted at 14-apiece. A pair of kills courtesy of sophomore outside hitter Abbey Heathman sparked a 5-1 Lady Tiger run, as Nevada pulled away for the 25-21 first-set victory...