Stories from Tuesday, September 14, 2021

The Nevada Middle School volleyball team returned home from road matches at Fort Scott on Monday without a victory. The seventh-grade B squad lost 25-14, 25-13, while the seventh-grade A team fell 25-21, 25-22. The eighth-grade B team had no better luck, losing 25-12, 25-13 — but the eighth-grade A team did pull through in its second set before ultimately losing 15-25, 25-16, 12-15...

Like its fellow varsity squad, the Nevada High School junior varsity football team remained unbeaten with a win over Cassville in week three. The Tigers hosted the Wildcats at Logan Field on Monday, where a resilient rushing attack propelled Nevada (3-0) to a 28-24 victory...

The Sheldon High School volleyball team opened Golden Valley Vernon County Conference play in winning fashion on Monday, beating Ballard three sets to one on the Lady Panthers' home court. Deborah Lamb led the way with 11 kills, three aces, and two blocks...

The Cottey College volleyball team pulled off a perfect Saturday in Columbia — and the Continental Athletic Conference took notice. After the Comets picked up a pair of sweeps over Stephens College (25-21, 25-23, 25-17) and Iowa Wesleyan (25-22, 25-18, 30-28), the CAC honored senior Lily Miller with its Defender of the Week award...

The Nevada High School boys swimming team shaved precious seconds off its times in a few events at the Ozark Invitational Saturday in Springfield. Junior Karter Evans left with a pair of seventh-place finishes, clocking in at 25.12 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle (a -0.31 difference from his seed time) and 56.67 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle (-1.40 better than his seed time)...

The Nevada High School girls tennis team saw some early leads evaporate in a 6-3 home-opening loss to Lamar Monday afternoon on the NHS courts. The match came a few days after Nevada travelled to Warrensburg for a double-elimination doubles tournament, where Alissa Stutesman and Kourtnee Vestal had the best finish for the Lady Tigers (fourth place). Laura Kimmell and Kallie Erwin also finished fifth...

Nevada High School served up its first victory of the volleyball season Monday at Neosho, with the varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen squads combining to pull off the road sweep. The Lady Tigers on varsity topped Neosho in four sets — 25-20, 25-10, 30-32, 25-11 — to improve to 1-4 on the season...

Before Bailey Ast stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game against Holden Monday afternoon at Bushwhacker Field, Nevada High School head softball coach Danny Penn had one piece of advice for the senior...

Shelia Kay Meritt, 72, Nevada, MO passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021, at Nevada Regional Hospital. Shelia was born April 9, 1949, in Nevada to Orville Eugene and Dorothea Mae (Garwood) Meritt. She married Tom Addington on October 18, 1968, and to this union two children were born...

Nevada’s Neal Center will reopen for meals served in the dining room Sept. 17 and resume other activities Sept. 20. The center will welcome adults 60 and older to dine indoors from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, according to Mike Parson, Coordinator of the center at 301 N. Main. Beginning the following Monday, the center will be open from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays...

Gary John McCauley Sr., 82, died on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at his home in Harrisonville, Mo., following a lengthy battle with cancer. Gary was born on July 30, 1939, in Spokane, Wash., to parents Frank W. McCauley Jr. and Olga Dorothy (Glubrecht) McCauley...