Stories from Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The Nevada High School freshmen volleyball team travelled to Cassville on Saturday for a tournament — and came home with a pair of wins. The Lady Tigers opened pool play with a 25-13, 25-21, 24-26 win over Neosho, before falling to Republic 12-25, 13-25, 10-25...

The Cottey College volleyball team rebounded from a 3-0 loss to Oklahoma Wesleyan with a 3-2 victory over Manhattan Christian Saturday afternoon inside the Hinkhouse Center. The Comets suffered a sweep in their opening match (13-25, 13-25, 20-25) despite eight kills and three blocks from Briannah Quick and 10 digs from Staley Stallaby...

The Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., is one of the largest long-distance running events in the country — and on Saturday the Nevada High School team made the most of the trip. Junior Allie Rains finished 11th overall in the girls 5K open, crossing the finish in 21 minutes, 0.5 seconds — just missing out on a top-10 medal by less than a second...

WALKER — Despite her first name, Charity Middleton is not a very generous opponent on the volleyball court. The Sheldon High School Lady Panthers found that out the hard way Monday evening inside the gym of Northeast Vernon County — where the Lady Knights' junior outside hitter collected 11 kills and smashed nine aces en route to a 25-11, 25-20, 25-15 sweep by NEVC...

William “Bill” Lewis Hayes, 53, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. Bill was born Jan. 30, 1968, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to William King and Betty Jane Spence. On May 30, 2015, he married Desiree Shannon. He was of the Christian faith. ...

James Aaron Garrison, 35, Nevada passed away on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. James was born March 10, 1986, in Nevada, to Michael Dean and Linda Gale (Brooks) Garrison. James moved with his family at a young age to Columbia before moving back to Hume in rural Bates County in 1995. ...

Jacqueline Faye Maxine Carter Love, 84, left this earthly world on Sept. 28, 2021, at KU Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born on July 11, 1937, in Mishawaka, Ind., to William L. Carter and Mary E. (Quier) Carter. Jacquie was the middle child of 13 brothers and sisters. ...

Terra Hope Reynolds died at the age of 44 on Sept. 29, 2021, at Freeman West, following a lengthy illness. Terra was born on March 2, 1977, to Melvin George Taylor Jr. and Glenda Faye Taylor, in Forsyth, Mo. The funeral service for Terra will be at 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, at Ferry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., Thursday...

Nevada High School DECA and FBLA students sold 596 meals to help raise funds for Leadership conference and competition. The teams delivered 480 meals to local businesses that purchased tickets and the additional 113 meals were picked up at the tech center. The students hold this fundraiser in the fall and in the spring. "Thank you to local supporters for purchasing meals and local businesses that donated to help make this fundraiser a success," advisor Sarah Olson said...