Stories from Wednesday, September 15, 2021

The Nevada Speedway waved its checkered flag for the 2021 points season on Saturday, with six drivers claiming victory as track champions. Scott Mohlfeld wrapped up his perfect season in Outlaw 4-Cylinders with another win, his 13th on the year, earning him an unbeatable 1,300 points for the season. ...

Nevada High School junior cross country runner Allie Rains won the Bolivar Invitational Tuesday with a time of 22 minutes, 26 seconds — and helped lead the Lady Tigers to second place as a team. Teammates Avery Morris finished fourth (23:11), Maddy Majors took 12th (25:09), Averi Dawn was 21st (27:10), Ashley Mather came in 25th (28:48), and Mary-Kate Russell scored 28th (29:30)...

Senior leadership comes in many forms. For the Cottey College volleyball team, having one senior as a setter and the other three at the net means the Comets are always a threat to win every point. But as useful as that is, there’s also valuable experience to be shared between points...

The City of Bronaugh Board of Alderman met in regular session Monday evening. First order of business was the maintenance report by Derek Brown, water/wastewater operator. Brown report that new pumps had been installed at the sewer lift station. "They are much more efficient," he said...

George “Murray” Lockwood, 84, of Arma, Kan., died at 1:10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Lockwood was born on July 8, 1937, at Godfrey, Kan., the son of George F. and Mildred G. Church Lockwood. ...

Hailey Danielle McWherter, 27, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital, in Kansas City, Mo., due to complications from COVID-19. Hailey was born April 20, 1994, in Joplin, Mo., to Kurt L. and Tracy L. (Osborne) Carpenter. She married Charles T. McWherter Jr. on May 19, 2018, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

Lillian “Rosalie” Handly, 88, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Rosalie was born Sept. 21, 1932, to William L. and Opal E. (Towne) Moore. She was united in marriage to Thom Handly, Jr. on April 18, 1952, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death in 1996...