Stories from Friday, August 13, 2021

The Nevada High School cross country, boys swimming, and girls tennis teams (among others) beat the heat with early-morning practices on Thursday.

Austin Forkner is not just back on his bike. He’s in the hunt for a championship. With five races to go in the 2021 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross season, the 22-year-old Richards native currently sits in 11th place of the 250 class with 137 points. He and his Kawasaki KX250F finished in the top 10 in four of the seven events he’s competed in this year, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at High Point Raceway back on June 19...

Tensions were high between community members and Nevada R-5 School District Board of Education members Wednesday evening over proposed district COVID protocols. Meeting in the Nevada Middle School library, a group of concerned citizens were present to voice their opinions on a potential mask mandate for district students. Board members Jay Sloniker and Lois Pendrak were not in attendance...