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Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) Chief Executive Officer Jason Anglin spoke to the Nevada City Council during Tuesday evening's regular meeting and explained the hospital's recent audit, as well as its Management Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023...

The Nevada City Council tackled unfinished, old, and new business items during Tuesday evening's regularly scheduled meeting. Also, at the top of the meeting, Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) Chief Executive Officer Jason Anglin presented the hospital's audit report to the city council during communications and petitions...

Individuals in and around Walker got to go out and enjoy a taco salad and homemade ice cream picnic in the city park Sunday afternoon, July 31. The meal was provided by the Walker Community Betterment Committee. Along with the meal, they were selling tickets for a shot gun and a quilt, that will be drawn for at the Walker Fun Days, which will be Sept. 16-18...

Editor's Note: A questionnaire was sent to all Vernon County Presiding Commissioner and County Clerk candidates who were running for a contested seat in the upcoming Tuesday, Aug. 2, election. Nevada Daily Mail reached out to candidates who were running for a contested seat in Vernon County. These two offices are Presiding County Commissioner and County Clerk...

Community members filled the meeting area at Precision Coffee Thursday morning for the monthly Coffee with the Mayor event. Mayor George Knox could not attend the event, so filling in for him was Nevada City Council Member Carol Gallagher. Also present to help answer questions was Nevada City Council Member Lyndon Eberhard...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. In his CEO report, Jason Anglin spoke about the hospital's request of the Vernon County Commission for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The funds would go towards three planned projects, which include the following:...

At the most recent Nevada City Council meeting, a heavily discussed item on the agenda was considered — Bill No. 2022-064, an ordinance of the City Council of City of Nevada, Mo., transferring the Nevada City Municipal Court and transferring the Municipal Division cases to be heard in the Vernon County Circuit Court Associate Division...

The Vernon County Amublance District Board met in regular session Thursday evening, with a special presentation taking place before the meeting was called to order. Assistant Director Roger Floyd read a citation defining what a 'clinical save' is and recognized three Vernon County Emergency Medical Technicians for their efforts, which resulted in a clinical save of patient Rick Conner on Nov. 13, 2021...

The Nevada High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) has earned, for the first time in school history, the “Silver Star” Community Service with Excellence Award for the 2021-2022 school year. This prestigious award recognizes the top 5 percent of all AFJROTC units (870 units worldwide) based on community service in support of schools and local communities...

The Nevada Housing Authority, in partnership with KNEM/KNMO, Osage Prairie YMCA and the City of Nevada, hosted the "HUD Building Strong Families Annual Opportunity Fair" Wednesday evening. Due to the high temperatures, the originally planned outdoor event was moved inside the gym of the YMCA...

The Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening in the council chambers. All council members were present with the exception of council member Lyndon Eberhard. Starting off the meeting was old business items. The council considered the second reading of Bill No. ...

The Vernon County 4-H Alumni held their 11th Annual Reunion on Saturday in the Fair Diner at the Vernon County Fairgrounds. Filling nearly every seat, the diner was packed full of 4-H members from multiple generations — past and present. The reunion serves as an opportunity to recognize select 4-H members for all they do to support the youth of Vernon County, and selected 4-H clubs and programs are invited to share information about their activities and accomplishments...

Mayor Rob Sewell called the Sheldon City Aldermen’s meeting to order. The board approved of the agenda; the minutes from the last meeting; treasurer's report; and paying the bills. Alderman Phyllis Sprenkle reported that 150 came for the food pantry drive on July 7 and Alderman Robert Moran reported that there will be a county wide food distribution for anyone that lives in the county at the Vernon County Youth Fairgrounds on July 19...

The 77th Annual Vernon County Youth Fair royalty was crowned Tuesday evening in the fairgrounds pavilion. Stella Fast was crowned Princess, while Hadley Bruce took the crown for Queen. Stella is the14-year-old daughter of Jeremy and Lori Fast. She is member of West Point 4-H Club and represented the Hustlers 4-H club. She participates in turkeys, rabbits, chickens, and photography in 4-H...

Healthy Nevada, along with the Nevada Housing Authority and Ozark Food Harvest, have teamed up to provide fresh produce boxes to individuals 60 and over. Boxes will be available from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., July 19, at the Vernon County Fairground Home Economics building. Participants must live in Nevada, or the outlying county. Proof of residency is required...

As part of Proposition K.I.D.S. (Keep Improving District Schools) that the voters passed on the April 6, 2021, ballot, work has begun on Logan Field's bleachers. With this bond, the Nevada R-5 District plans to address the following: HVAC updates; school roofs; and the football field bleachers/stands and press box...

During Tuesday evening's regular meeting, the Nevada City Council considered the second reading of Bill No. 2022-058. The bill is a special ordinance of the City of Nevada, Mo., approving the connection to the City of Nevada sanitary sewer system for the property located at South 1600 Road, Nevada...

The Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening, and considered second readings of connections to the City of Nevada sanitary Sewer System. Mayor Knox called the meeting to order, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation. In unfinished business:...

The 2022 Vernon County Youth Fair is just around the corner starting on Monday July 11, and goes through Saturday, July 16. “The youth fair is about a week away and we are excited to get people out here,” said Fair Board President Dennis Bowling. “We want them to see the hard work the kids have been putting in on their projects.”...

A decent sized crowd gathered Thursday morning to have coffee and a discussion about City of Nevada issues with Mayor George Knox. A highlighted topic that has been heavily discussed on social media was a newsletter that was distributed to tenants at Nevada Heights Apartments. The complex was recently purchased by Renown Realty LLC...

The Nevada City Council met in special session Tuesday evening, having rescheduled the regular meeting from June 21 to last night. After the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation, the council set about tackling the lengthy agenda at hand, resulting in nearly a three hour meeting...

The 6th Annual “We The People” Fourth of July celebration in Schell City, was held Saturday night, June 25, in the City Park. It kicked off at 6 p.m. with a free potluck cookout, all of which the food was donated by businesses and the community. The community enjoyed some great food while visiting with one another until 9 p.m., when the festivities got underway...

The Northeast Vernon County (NEVC) School Board meeting was called to order Thursday evening by President David Bruce, and continued with him giving the opening prayer. The board approved of the agenda; transferring money from Fund 1 to Fund 2; paying the bills; and the minutes from the last meeting. ...