Stories from Saturday, September 11, 2021

The Sheldon High School volleyball team dropped to 0-5-1 following a road sweep at the hands of Lakeland on Tuesday (25-12, 25-19, 25-5) — though the junior varsity did pick up a 25-18 win. “Overall, we took this match as a learning experience and have some things to work on before facing Exeter on Friday,” SHS head coach Emily Godsey stated...

The Nevada Middle School fall sports season got off to a winning start on Wednesday, with the football and volleyball teams both earning victories in their first contests. The Tigers travelled to Cassville and pulled off a sweep on the gridiron — first via a 36-22 win by the seventh-graders, then a 14-6 victory in the eighth-grade game...

This year’s Silver Tiger Game just got a whole lot more interesting. The Nevada High School football team took advantage of three fumble recoveries and an interception to defeat Cassville 46-20 on the road Friday night, while the defending Class 2 state champion Lamar Tigers buried McDonald County 31-7 — setting up a showdown between the heated Big 8 West rivals next week at Logan Field in which both teams will enter the game 3-0...

Naturally, the best strategy at any cross country meet is to play the long game. For Nevada High School head coach Ryan Watts, the same goes for the entire season. “It’s a gamble, but it’s one you’ve got to count on working,” said Watts, who had two top-five finishers in the high school portions of the Cottey College Invitational Friday afternoon around the Frank E. ...

Nevada High School Air Force JROTC cadets paid tribute on Friday to the 2,977 victims of the attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Pictured above are Zoe Pilcher, Braianna McElroy, Coby Gammon, and Gabriel Adams. The cadets flew the “Flag of Honor” that contains the names of all victims of 9/11. Cadets learned about the impact of the 9/11 attacks and it’s relevance to current events in the Middle East...

Rebecca Ann Hoffman (Shafer), 77, or known by those who loved her as “Becky” passed from this earth on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. She was marked by love – a love of God, her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family and friends. She has forever left a handprint on our hearts...

Dixie Lee Thomas, 78, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Mt. Vernon, Mo., following a courageous battle with breast cancer. Dixie was born on Feb. 8, 1943, in Muscatine, Iowa, to Gail W. and Wanda J. (Smith) Stafford. On Dec. 29, 1967, she was united in marriage to Charles “Chuck” Thomas in Nowata, Okla., and he survives of the home...