Stories from Friday, July 17, 2015

Matt Resnick/Daily Mail/ Hard throwing incoming Nevada High School freshman, Kylie Boyd, delivers a pitch during the Lady Tigers team softball camp, Thursday morning at Bushwhacker Field.

One of my very first articles from back in the late 90s, was titled, "G.I. Cafe." I had spent quite a bit of research time in the library, locating all the Nevada eateries, from our community's history. One of the legends from that period was Vieth's Cafe. Giovanni's has recently opened its doors in the same location...

If you have been avoiding getting a smart phone because you were afraid you couldn't learn to use it, I can tell you from firsthand experience not to be afraid. From my experience let me list the things I learned that you need. A magnifying glass so that you can read all of the many pages of instructions in the manual...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Griffons offense sparkled early against the Chillicothe Mudcats, scoring four runs in the first inning en route to a 13-6 victory. The Wednesday night contest at Lyons Stadium was the second of three against Chillicothe...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada's First National Bank has been ranked among the top 200 healthiest banks in America. In a ranking done by DepositAccounts.com, an online publication "dedicated to banking/savings (deposits) information for consumers," First National Bank was named to the 2015 edition of the Top 200 Healthiest Banks in America...

Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Sheriff's Office satellite office in Sheldon will soon receive a makeover after a discussion and approval of the Sheldon Board of Alderman during their July meeting Tuesday, which was postponed from the previous week because of conflicts...

Nevada Daily Mail Having displayed his photographs earlier this summer that he had taken over the years and around the world, Al Fenske is now exhibiting his paintings at the Art Shop for members of the community to view or purchase through the rest of July and August...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bushwhacker Days Committee will be undergoing some changes over the next several months in preparation for the 2016 event. After the conclusion of the 2015 event June 10-13, current co-chairs Frank and Pat Arnold decided to step down after 11 years of volunteer service...

Nevada Daily Mail "The 911 Dispatch Center is too important to fail in Vernon County," Nevada City Manager JD Kehrman told the Nevada Rotary Club during its meeting Thursday. And it is in danger of failing unless the proposed one-half-cent sales tax passes on Aug. 4, he said...