Stories from Saturday, June 17, 2017

Victoria Marie Fleming, 75, Nevada, passed away on Friday, June 16, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, following a brief illness. Marie was born March 15, 1942, in Kansas City, Mo., to Dale Glen and Alma Mable (Herring) Merritt. On May 28, 1961, she married Jerry D. Fleming in Nevada and he preceded her in death on Oct. 7, 2005...

Edward Lee Hallam, 36, Nevada, passed from this life on Wednesday, June 14, in Nevada. Edward was born April 17, 1981, in Nevada to Martin Lee and Kathy Jo (Ogden) Hallam. Edward was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School. Following high school, Edward worked as a laborer in the construction and tire business. ...

Bennett Spring State Park was a bee hive of activity last weekend with the annual Kids Fishing Day taking place Saturday. Coupled with the Free Fishing Weekend in Missouri, a crowd descended on the Bennett Spring area. Not only were there some 500 youngsters at the stream, but there were hundreds of tubers, canoes and kayaks floating down the Niangua River, as well as many campers in the camping area at Bennett Springs State Park. ...

Fielding woes proved costly as the Nevada Griffons fell to the Jefferson City Renegades 4-3 in a Friday night MINK League road contest. The loss snapped the Griffons four-game win streak, as their record moves to 4-11 overall and 4-9 in MINK League-play, while the Renegades improve to 8-6 in league-play...