According to the City of Nevada, the Walton Aquatic Center, 400 E. Atlantic St., is scheduled to open on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 1 p.m. Season passes will be available at the Walton Aquatic Center admission desk starting Monday, June 21, 2021. New Season Pass rates will be announced after the City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 15...

Starting in 1964, Nevada Rotary has undertaken the Citizen of the Year award process. This recognizes the person (or persons) who best exhibits the “service above self” life. Many worthy residents of Vernon County were nominated and Rotary encourages their names be re-submitted in the future. ...

The Vernon County Health Department recently released an update to county COVID-19 numbers. The county's total number of COVID-19 cases is now at 2,106. This includes 1,502 confirmed cases and 604 probable cases. There has been 1 new case and it is still active — having decreased from last week's active cases number of 2...

The Bushwhacker Days Committee has announced that it will be hosting a Dog Show from 2 to 4, Saturday, June 12, at the annual weekend of festivities. According to the Dog Show Committee Chair Brent Mendenhall, the purpose of the dog show is the same as Bushwhacker Days — it's a chance for the members of the community to get out and socialize with others in the community. ...

After the cancellation of the popular local event Bushwhacker Days last year (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), many are happy to see its return for summer 2021. Taking place Thursday, June 10 through Saturday, June 12, the weekend is filled with a variety of entertainment and vendors. Thursday's events kick-off with opening ceremonies and the Bushwhacker Days royalty coronation, coordinated by the Elizabeth Carey Chapter DAR...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center Board of Directors met in regular session Tuesday evening. For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board met in the Mezzanine conference room at the hospital. After a presentation by Jama Bogart on the Rural Health Clinic Annual Review, the board was presented with the request to purchase a new phone system for the entire facility by Director of Information Technology Marci Hardin. ...