Stories from Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Brandan Evans and Anna Bee Gray, of Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jace Lane Gray-Evans. Jace was born at 1:18 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 22 inches...

Nevada Daily Mail A constantly broken tractor places city maintenance of roads and weeds on hold in Walker. "I think we will burn it up if we keep using it," city worker William Jeffrey said. "This is the third or fourth time we've had to fix it." To remedy that problem the Walker Board of Aldermen voted 3-0 to approve purchasing a different, heavier duty tractor during their meeting Monday...

Nevada Daily Mail A new deputy from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office has been hired to take over the court bailiff's position currently held by Deputy Greg Prough. Deputy Evan Roux began training for his new duties on Tuesday. Roux comes to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office from the Jasper area where he has two years experience in law enforcement with the Jasper Police Department. ...

Nevada Daily Mail On Tuesday, the Vernon County Commission held a public hearing during its regularly scheduled meeting and voted unanimously to raise the county tax levy from 16.53 cents to 18.31 cents per $100 assessed valuation. During the short hearing, held in the commission's office on the second floor office of the Vernon County Courthouse, County Clerk Tammi Beach told commissioners "values are up a bit" but sales tax revenues are down approximately $31,452.93, so I am proposing our levy be raised. ...