Stories from Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Brandon McDonald and Alecia Westerhold, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ayslei Faith-Ann McDonald. Ayslei was born at 7:06 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 18 and 1/2 inches...

Lloyd Robert Schneck, 80, of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a month-long illness. He was born July 15, 1932, in Kansas City, Mo., to Frank Schneck and Ethel (Walline) Schneck. Lloyd was raised in the Kansas City area. Following high school he served in the United States Army for three years during the Korean Conflict...

Blake and Courtney Baker of Nevada, and older sibling, Elias, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Easton Blake Baker. Easton was born at 7:23 a.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 20 inches...

Brian Hansen is not just a police officer with the Nevada Police Department. He is a COPP. The Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving program, a federally funded law enforcement program, is designed to make departments more proactive in crime prevention by actively engaging the public. Its purpose is to make the community a safer place to work, live and pursue an education...

Being an emergency medical technician or paramedic often requires more than meets the eye. Many residents only contact with an ambulance and the people who work in them is when it comes up behind them with lights flashing and sirens blaring or when they experience their own emergency...

With severe weather finally upon us, Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman told the city council during Tuesday's council meeting, people need to remember three things: shelter in place, have a weather radio and take shelter when an alarm sounds. Nevada Fire Chief Bill Thornton said after the meeting Tuesday the city of Nevada does not have any public storm shelters...

By Eric Wade Daily Mail Sports Editor In an instance that has become almost commonplace late this season, the Nevada High School track team and head coach Robert Watts gathered in the school's north lobby to change the record boards Wednesday afternoon, adding new marks in two different events...

The Living Out Loud program at Nevada High School hosted its annual Powder Puff football game at the Nevada Little League Football field on Saturday.