Stories from Saturday, February 6, 2021

The Nevada Daily Mail welcomed a new Sports Reporter in the newsroom this week. Hank Layton, a native of Northeast Vernon County, accepted the position after recently returning home to Missouri. Layton graduated from NEVC in 2004 as his class salutatorian and played baseball and basketball while a student there — including many memorable battles against county rivals Bronaugh and Hume. He was introduced to journalism at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan...

A couple weeks ago, the Nevada High School girls basketball team found its identity. Friday in Cassville, the Lady Tigers showed off their new look — to rave reviews. “We’ve really worked hard in practice on applying pressure, and tonight we applied that pressure,” said NHS head coach Blake Howarth, whose team led 17-5 after one quarter en route to a 49-38 victory over the Lady Cats. “I’m super excited about the way our girls showed up and played, especially in setting the tone early.”...

Dr. Maryann Mitts used to have two homes: one in Kansas City, where she attended high school and college and where her 94-year-old mother still lives today, and the other in Joplin, where she was the winningest coach in the history of Missouri Southern State University women's basketball...