Stories from Saturday, July 10, 2021

With nine selections to the MINK League All-Star Game Thursday night at Vivion Field in Jefferson City, the Nevada Griffons were bound to have a say on the outcome. They certainly made a statement in how the action would get started, as well. Nevada representatives Jack Swisher, Nick Chavez, and Cameron Saso did their part to give the South Division a 2-0 lead after the second frame, but the North All-Stars responded with a pair of timely home runs in the middle innings to come back and win the game, 5-3.. ...

Yun Hsiang “Jenny” Ying, 67, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at her home, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Jenny was born July 14, 1954, in Zhejiang Wen Ning, China, to Lan and Rmei Ying. She was united in marriage to Brad Gillmore on May 10, 2000, in Reno, Nev., and he survives of the home...

Patty Jean Baker, 91, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Patty was born Feb. 9, 1930, in Deerfield, Mo., to William and Mary Elizabeth (Galvin) Wolfe. She married Leonard Baker on Sept. 3, 1948, in Pueblo, Colo., and he preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 2013...

On Thursday, a concerned citizen contacted the Nevada Daily Mail in regard to what he described as a "sinkhole" under the Austin Boulevard railroad overpass. "It’s not a sinkhole," Dave Mitchell said. "But rather water-based erosion that will be addressed when we rehab that bridge."...