Stories from Wednesday, June 12, 2019

The Rev. Greg Ferree has served First Presbyterian Church in Nevada for 39 years; at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, he will lead worship and give the sermon for a final time as its pastor; at 1 p.m. the congregation will host a farewell reception to which the community is invited...

Margaret Evelyn Fitzgerald Anderson, 75, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019, in her home in Independence, Mo., from a brief battle with cancer. She was born on June 23, 1943, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Milo and Willa Sutcliffe. Margaret was one of eight children. She married Robert Lee Fitzgerald on March 28, 1964. She raised three children until his death in 1974. Margaret later married Leroy (John) Anderson on March 31, 1980, until his death in 1988...

Kenya Lynn Storm, 58, of Nevada passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, following a sudden illness. Kenya was born May 31, 1961, in Wurzburg, Germany, the daughter of Paul “Pete” and Diane (Ireland) Moffatt. She married Scott Storm 21 years ago. ...

It's been a rocky road for the Nevada Griffons' bullpen this season, having surrendered several late-inning leads. The latest came Sunday night as the Griffons pen sprang a leak, blowing a three-run lead to the Chillicothe Mudcats. Trailing 7-4, and down to their final nine outs, the visiting Mudcats plated two runs apiece in the seventh and eighth, and tacked on three more in the ninth en route to an 11-8 MINK League victory...