Stories from Saturday, July 24, 2021

This weekend, teams in the National Football League will begin reporting to training camp. What’s the holdup? The Nevada Tigers have been at it all week. “I think we’re ahead of where we were last year, offensively. I just have a lot of kids stepping up and looking good,” said NHS head football coach Wes Beachler Friday morning after the conclusion of his first week of the Nevada Tigers High School Football Camp, which will continue for four more days starting on Monday. ...

Effective immediately, the Neal Center (Vernon County Senior Center) located at 301 N. Main St., in Nevada, is closing its doors to the public again. There will be no activities nor meals served inside the building. This is in response to the recent widespread COVID-19 outbreak...

Since the pioneer days of the American Midwest, quilts have been a cornerstone of Missouri culture, fashion, and tradition. In honor of Missouri’s 200 years of statehood, the State Historical Society of Missouri and Missouri Star Quilt Company, in partnership with the Missouri State Quilters Guild, teamed up to create the Missouri Bicentennial Quilt. ...

William Roy “Bill” Modlin, 59, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., following a battle with Covid-19. Bill was born May 7, 1962, in Kansas City, Mo., to Larry Lee and Marynell (Blasengym) Modlin. He married Kristie Thomas on April 5, 1997, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home. Bill was a member of the First Baptist Church, Nevada...