Stories from Friday, February 12, 2021

It's tough to beat any basketball team when yours has only one player on the bench. Apparently, for the Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights, having three makes it too easy. "We weren't as tired in the fourth quarter as we have been," stated NEVC head coach Jenny Allard, whose team benefitted from an eligibility-boosted roster of eight players instead of its usual six in a 44-24 road victory over Miami last Friday. "It made the biggest difference with our energy level throughout the game."...

Nevada High School's Laura Kimmell had the best performance for the Lady Tigers' swimming and diving team at the SWMO Championships this past weekend in Springfield. Kimmell placed fourth in the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 320.95. Teammate Rylinn Miller finished eighth (299.30)...

LAMAR — There’s really only one downside to taunting an opponent by calling him “Highlight Reel.” Sometimes your own team ends up on the wrong end of the highlights. At least, that was the case Thursday night when Nevada High School senior Logan Applegate quieted the Lamar student section with a game-high 24 points — including his first two off a dunk — en route to a 53-37 win by the Crimson Tigers...

Ruth “Beverly” Ayers, 82, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Born June 27, 1938, in WaKenney, Kan., to the late Chester Allyen and Georgia Irene (Schuman) Stephens. The family relocated from WaKenney to Walker, Mo., in 1948. Beverly grew up on the family farm developing a lifelong passion for animals, especially horses and cats...

Cynthia Ann Isaacson, 58, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Nevada. Cynthia was born Oct. 5, 1962, in Huntsville, Ala., to Harold C. and Betty J. (Douglas) Cantrell. She married David B. Isaacson on Oct. 8, 1983, in Mora, Minn., and he preceded her in death on Oct. 8, 2007...

Our loss and Heaven’s gain, Charlotte Baxter, 84, left life on this earth Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, for a brand new life. She left her wheelchair and braces to run into Heaven to meet the Lord and to be reunited with her husband, Raymond Duane. Charlotte was born Aug. 23, 1936, and married Raymond Duane Baxter on June 13, 1953...