Stories from Saturday, July 3, 2021

Nevada’s Owen Swearingen shot a 9-over-par 81, tying two other players for 43rd out of a field of 55, at the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifying tournament Thursday in Omaha. On the par-72 Champions Run course, Swearingen, who will be a senior at Nevada High School in the fall, sank two birdies (both on par-5 holes) and scored par on eight holes, tallying a 40 (+4) on the front nine and a 41 (+5) on the back nine. He tied Gage Gallo of Roanoke, Texas, and Andrew Whittaker of Elkhorn, Neb...

Nevada High School head football coach Wes Beachler is ready to start training the Tigers of the future. His staff and players, as well as coaches from Nevada Middle School, will be conducting two camps later this month to teach the fundamentals of football to any students entering grades 3-8. Both camps will take place on the practice field adjacent to Logan Field...

Is the increase in local COVID-19 cases cause for concern? After seven weeks of low single digits COVID-19 cases being reported by Vernon County Health Department, the number of active cases has risen to almost 20 this week. While no where near the peak 100 active cases on November 10, 2020, is there cause for concern?...