Stories from Tuesday, August 17, 2021

A year after his uncle died, Tyler Lehmann bought his first race car. He’d been inspired to do so while attending the inaugural Screamin’ Lehmann Memorial, an event put together in the summer of 2020 by the Nevada Speedway to honor one of the area’s most well-known drivers and mechanics, Karl Lin Lehmann, who died on Christmas Day 2019. ...

With thousands of dollars in prize money on the line, there was no shortage of drivers vying for a chance to win the 40-lap Street Stocks feature race that capped off the second annual Screamin’ Lehmann Memorial Saturday at Nevada Speedway. When the night concluded, though, it was Joplin’s John Coats and his red no. 35 which bested the nearly 30 other cars for the checkered flag — plus the $3,781 prize that came with it...

William George Hires died Aug. 10, 2021. He was born Aug. 12, 1930, in Catlin, Ill. In 1950, Bill married former Mary L. Jenkins in Mountain View, Mo. Together they had five children, Nancy (Allen) McReynolds, Susan (Lewis) Vermillion; Steven (Charlotte) Hires; Joe (Julie) Hires; and Jeffrey (Channa) Hires...

Martha Edith (Hickman) Stockstill departed this life on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at the age of 88, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, Mo. She was born Sept. 20, 1932, on a farm five miles west of Schell City to Henry Leroy and Lena Leota (Armbrust) Hickman. ...

Gerald Arthur Tremblay, 93, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at his home in Schell City, Mo., following a illness of several months. Gerald was born July 21, 1928, in Fitchburg, Mass., to Napoleon Edward and Josephine Gertrude (Hamel) Tremblay. On April 23, 1955, he was united in marriage to Marie-Paule Fredette in Gardner, Mass., and she survives of the home...

Thomas Earl Williams Sr., 91, of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Mo. Earl was born on March 4, 1930, in Walker, Mo., to John Henry and Jessie Alice (Tons) Williams. He married Marvlyn Rose Shearburn on May 4, 1952, in Bronaugh, Mo., and she survives of the home in Fort Scott...

Deanna Dee Meek, 46, of Nevada, Mo., passed away at her home, Aug. 6, 2021. She was born May 23, 1974, in Joplin, Mo., to Richard Galen Garren Sr. and Emily Viola (Irwin) Garren. She had worked as a Certified Nurse Assistant at area nursing homes. Deanna enjoyed reading, spending time with family, baking and singing...

Students are headed back to their classrooms on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The City of Nevada has released a few reminders to help keep kids and families safe on their journey to and from school. • Driving: Drive the speed limit, obey signs, and expect more families and kids on our sidewalks and streets. The 15 mile per hour speed limits in school zones will be in effect on school days and when children are present...

On My Own, Inc., of Nevada, Mo., recently announced that it has been awarded $50,000 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) 2020 High Impact Priority Quality of Life grants. Fifty-four agencies were awarded. ...