Stories from Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Fidelity Communications noted that a portion of customers in the Nevada, Mo. area were without services Monday due to a third-party fiber cut. At the time of the outage, Fidelity noted that "technicians are working diligently to get services restored as quickly as possible."...

The Northeast Vernon County (NEVC) elementary Student Council challenged each class (preschool through sixth grade) to collect pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. The classes met the challenge head on and collected a total of 93.6 pounds of pop tabs. ...

James Lee McCoy, 88, of Ashland, Mo., passed away at his home on March 3, 2023. He was born Jan. 8, 1935, to Lavon and Marie McCoy on a rural farm in Indiana. He was drafted and served in the United States Army. After his service, he felt called into the ministry. He graduated from Belmont College in Nashville and then went on to graduate with a Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. He married Ruthanne McCoy (Grimm) on Feb. 13, 1960...

Carl Melvin Gibson, 88, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 4, 2023, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Carl, the son of the late William Jasper and Ida (Moore) Gibson was born Fe. 27, 1935, in Eve, Mo. Carl grew up in the Sandstone area. He attended Sandstone School and later Walker High School. In 1952, at the age of 17, his family moved to Nevada. In 1958, he married Ruth Driver...

Saturday afternoon was a big day for the Nevada Lady Tigers, as they regroup this week to prepare for another game. After competing against a tough Clinton Lady Cardinals basketball team, the Lady Tigers bring home the Class 4 District 13 championship home for the first time in three years, winning with a final score of 46-45...