Stories from Friday, September 25, 2020

Looking to snap a three-game losing skid, things appeared bleak for the Nevada Lady Tigers Wednesday at Bushwhacker Field. Nevada was trailing 5-0 in the fifth against reigning Class 2 state champion Sherwood Lady Marksmen. Sherwood entered the contest 7-0, having outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 78-2. Additionally, Sherwood had reeled of 14 consecutive victories dating back to last season...

The Nevada Middle School seventh and eighth-grade football teams were both defeated by the visiting Seneca Indians Thursday night at Logan Field. Nevada's seventh-grade team was beat, 36-8, falling to 0-3 on the season. Nevada's eighth-grade gridders, meanwhile, were bested 32-16, and move to 2-1 on the season...

With the increase of active COVID-19 cases in Vernon County on a steady incline, the county played host to a community testing event Wednesday. Held at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, anybody who is a Missouri resident was able to get tested for free at the drive-through event. To gain first-hand experience of the testing process, I registered to be tested myself. I have had zero symptoms and have not been in contact with any known case of COVID-19...