Stories from Friday, July 14, 2006

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Daily Mail Linda Carlton has donated a manuscript titled "(A) Brief History From Real Life." Written in 1893, it is the first-hand depiction detailing the settlement of Harmony Mission by her great-great-grandmother Sally Dodge Morris, daughter of the Rev. N.B. Dodge. She has also donated a photo of Milton and Sally (Dodge) Morris...

By Lynn A. Wade Nevada Daily Mail In August, voters will have the opportunity to say yes or no to an extension of the state's parks and soil conservation tax, a 1/10th-cent sales tax that funds state parks and specific soil and water conservation activities...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The largest of the junior livestock shows took place at the Vernon County Youth Fair Thursday night, when the swine barrows took center stage at the show pavilion. As expected, the crossbred hogs dominated the event with both the Grand and Reserve Grand barrows holding that distinction...

Fred Haynes and Dick Horn were recently recognized by the Vernon County Senior Center/Care Connection for Aging Services for having five years of service with the agency. Both individuals have been drivers for the Vernon County Senior Center's home-delivered meal program for the past five years. ...

Thanks Dear editor: When Melissa and I decided to purchase the Carnegie Library we had no idea what we were getting into. We didn't realize how much the community loved this old building. We didn't know much about Andrew Carnegie and the impact he had on the world, especially in small towns throughout the Midwest. I also did not know how many people "lived" at the library...

Last week the auditors hired by the city of Nevada finally sent a report to the council in which they detailed among other things, the loss of $1 million. I repeat again $1 million. I have only this to say about that loss. Either it is larceny or ineptness. You can't have it somewhere in the middle...

100 years ago The Chautauqua opens tomorrow The Lake Park Chautauqua opens tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock and already a number of people occupy tents at the park. Every space from the amphitheater to the west line of the park have been rented. The Chautauqua will open at 11 o'clock when the Rev. ...