Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2021

The Nevada High School junior varsity football team was able to overcome some turnovers to beat East Newton 34-31 Monday evening at Logan Field. The Tigers got the scoring started in the first quarter when freshman quarterback Gabe Smith connected with sophomore tailback Tucker Duncan on a 20-yard touchdown pass...

The Nevada High School cross country teams collected three top-10 finishes — two for the Lady Tigers, one for the boys' squad — at the McDonald County Meet at the Rock 2021 Saturday in Anderson. Junior Avery Morris took fifth place in the girls' 5K run with a time of 22 minutes, 26 seconds...

There may have been more pink involved than when she first envisioned it, but Nevada High School head volleyball coach Kori Dodson saw out of her team Tuesday night inside Wynn Gymnasium precisely what she was looking for before the season started. “From the very beginning, I remember saying we have so many hitters, so many options, we can really take it to them. ...

For the Nevada High School girls golf team, the Class 2 District 3 tournament Monday at Cassville Golf Club had all the ingredients for a good drama. The wind was blowing about 30 miles per hour. There were multiple rulings (some not in the Lady Tigers' favor) that had to be sorted out. And the team had no idea if it had qualified for state until its final golfer returned to the clubhouse...

The Vernon County Health Department recently released an update to county COVID-19 numbers. The county's total number of COVID-19 cases is now at 3,128. There have been 62 new cases and of these, 55 are still active — an increase from last week's active cases number of 29...

Vonnie Lee “Sissy” Bogart, 60, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at her home in Rock Springs, Wyo. She died following a lengthy illness surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was a long-time resident of Rock Springs, WY, and former resident of Liberal, Mo...

Dr. L.M. Magruder of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. He was born on March 18, 1940, in Lentner, Mo., to Charles F. and Jewell M. Magruder. At age 3, his parents and family moved to Kirksville, Mo., where he attended grade school. ...

Susan “Susie” Krouch (Van Arsdale), 82, of Nevada, Mo, died peacefully Sunday morning, Oct. 10, 2021, at Nathan Richard Health Care Center following a short stay for Skilled Nursing services. She was born in Omaha, Neb., to parents Donald N. Van Arsdale and Virginia Van Arsdale...

Barend and Jill Jones, and older siblings Brendan, Rylan, and Pressly, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Jesse Dutton Jones. Jesse was born at 7:40 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 0 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/2 inches...