Stories from Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Beginning March 2021 the City of Nevada will no longer mail paper delinquent/late notices for water and sewer accounts. Delinquent notices will continue to be sent via email and notification phone calls will be sent prior to disconnection. "Payment must be received in our office by the fifth at 4:30 p.m. ...

One way or another, the homecoming basketball games Friday night in Bronaugh were going to be won by the Wildcats. Unfortunately for the home teams, it was the Greenfield variety that claimed victory. The Bronaugh girls fell to the Lady Cats 61-37 in the opener before the Greenfield boys got a big boost from their bench in a 54-49 win in the nightcap...

The Sheldon High School girls basketball team may not have been playing in the championship of the 2021 Mercy/Warrior Classic Friday in Joplin, but the Lady Panthers showed up like they were. As a result, they walked away with a 40-21 victory over Thomas Jefferson Independent in the fifth-place game...

Cottey College’s first sporting event in more than 100 days could not have been any more perfect. Neither could the pitching of Lacey Cruz. The sophomore slinger struck out nine of the 15 batters she faced, giving up zero hits or walks in the process, en route to an 8-0 run-ruled, season-opening victory over the University of Saint Mary Friday afternoon on the Vanek Family Softball Field...

Charles Aaron Nelson, 72, formerly of Sheldon, Mo., died on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Warrensburg, Mo. No services are planned. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

James Allen Klein, 69, Walker, Mo., died on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Walker. Memorial services will be held at a later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.