Stories from Friday, March 26, 2021

The area high school spring sports season had to hit the snooze button on starting for at least another day, as more rain on Thursday forced multiple postponements of the day's slate of events. The Stockton Invitational, at which the Bronaugh and Sheldon track and field teams were scheduled to compete, was postponed until March 30 due to inclement weather...

An increase in COVID-19 cases on the Cottey College campus has caused multiple members of the volleyball team to go into quarantine, per the school's protocols. As a result, the team's remaining games in March have all been postponed in order for the Comets to be able to resume competition prior to the conference tournament in April...

The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association this week named Nevada High School senior Logan Applegate to its All-State team for Class 5 boys basketball. The 6-foot-2 guard is the first Tiger hoopster to earn All-State honors since Clay Gayman did so in 2017 and 2018 when Nevada was designated Class 4...

Becky (Trude) Rider, 63, formerly of Nevada, Mo., was born Jan. 1, 1958, and passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Magnolia, Texas, as a result of a battle with cancer. Becky was a vibrant and loving spouse, sister, and friend to all; she was beautiful inside and out. Her husband, Brian Rider was by her side and was a vigilant caregiver throughout the process. Becky and Brian were married July 6, 1997; he was the love of her life...

Kevin Eulane Williams, 66, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Cente,r in Nevada. Kevin was born Dec. 11, 1954, in Elkhart, Kan., to Virgil E. and Genevieve J. (Davis) Williams. Kevin attended school in Walker and Nevada High School. ...

A fire destroyed a vacant home at 437 East Pitcher Street on Wednesday afternoon. The fire was discovered by Chief Troy Denney who was travelling south on Osage Boulevard at about 4 p.m.. Chief Denney observed a column of black smoke and went to investigate...

Rose Lorene Eagleson, 96, formerly of Columbus, Kan., died March 25, 2021, at the Barone Care Center, in Nevada, Mo. Rose was born Oct. 27, 1924, in Columbus, Kan., to Langdon Samuel Heavin and Lola Francis Dowdy Heavin. She attended a country school before transferring to high school in Columbus...