Stories from Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Richard “Rick” Smith, age 62, of Bronaugh, Mo., lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. He is survived by his wife, Terry (Brasher) Smith; his children, sons Josh Brasher (CJ) and Jakob Smith (Destiny) and daughters Kendra Brasher (Damien) and Kaisi Smith (James); 14 grandchildren; two siblings, brother, Randy Smith, and sister, Valerie (Skip) Nocciolo; several nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and -nephews. ...

Karen Lee (Edmonds) Reed, 74, passed away Friday evening Feb. 25, 2022, in Nevada, Mo., after fighting a lengthy illness. She was born in Nevada on Jan. 10, 1948, to Kenneth Wayne and Ruby Lee (Butler) Edmonds. Karen grew up in the Horton, Mo., area and attended Metz High School, graduating with the class of 1966, where she was All-State in basketball and track. ...

Christopher Shane McNeely, age 46, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away unexpectedly, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Christopher was born Aug. 22, 1975, in Kansas City, Mo., to Elvie Ray and Debra Jane (Nocks) McNeely. He was a high school graduate and was an over the road truck driver for several years...

A great win happened for the Nevada Lady Tigers during the first round of Districts on Monday night in Harrisonville, MO. The Lady Tigers have booked their ticket to the District Semifinals after a dominating win over the Knob Noster Lady Panthers 57-26...

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the overpass is on schedule to be completed by late-April or May. Currently, crews are working on the center part of the bridge, with the east side being completed. The bridge is a MoDOT project and is included in Gov. ...

On a late Monday night around 9 p.m., Nevada took on the Harrisonville Wildcats in Harrisonville, Mo for the first round of Districts. The opening round of Districts were kind to both the Nevada Lady Tigers as they won against the Knob Noster Lady Panthers and to the Nevada Tigers as they won against the Harrisonville Wildcats...