Stories from Tuesday, February 28, 2023

In Terre Haute, Ind., a young Vietnam war veteran seems to have their life figured out. He has a promising career, a home filled with good friends and tenants, and a budding romance. He’s grateful for this life and he owes it all, every breath, to a man he never met. A man that dragged his unconscious body through a war zone to save his life, and that man is moving in today and calling in every bit of that debt...

The Nevada High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC) drill team competed in the Leavenworth Pioneer Drill meet on Saturday, Feb. 25. The cadets placed fifth place in the New Cadet Unarmed Regulation division (commanded by Raven Matthews) and fourth place in the Unarmed Exhibition division (commanded by Tayven Davis). ...

Nancy Mae Burris, 70, Liberal, Mo., passed away on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Cox Barton County Hospital, in Lamar, following a lengthy illness. Nancy was born June 27, 1952, in Ft. Morgan, Colo., to Dick L. and Etna M. (Thornley) Stone. She married Walter D. Burris on Oct. 16, 1975, in Nevada, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Dec. 29, 2009...

Angela Dawn Sousley, 48, Nevada, Mo., formerly of Springfield, Mo., died on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Centerpoint Medical Center, in Independence, Mo. Angela was born April 2, 1974, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Corbit W. and Janey K. (Vitt) Sousley...

The Nevada Lady Tigers are looking forward to getting back in action this week, as they are ranked first out of six teams going into the Class 4 District 13 tournament, which will be held at Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, Mo. “We are beyond ready to get back to game play,” stated Head Coach Blake Howarth. “We’ve had some time off. We are ready to compete and defend the number 1 seed.”...