Stories from Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Betty Lou Smith, 84, Nevada, died Sunday, June 18, at her home in Nevada. Betty was born Nov. 26, 1932, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Adelbert H. and Leona (Eastman) Fields. On May 14, 1983, she was united in marriage to William F. Smith in Las Vegas, Nev., and he preceded her in death...

The 16th annual Knights of Columbus golf tournament was held Saturday at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course in Nevada. According to information distributed to the Daily Mail courtesy of the Knights of Columbus, an early morning rainstorm delayed the start of the tournament by about 30 minutes, however, once play started the skies cleared and the excellent weather continued without further interruption...

The Nevada Griffons surrendered an eighth-inning lead to the Sedalia Bombers, falling 6-4 in a Monday night MINK League matchup at Lyons Stadium. The contest, previously scheduled for Sunday evening, was pushed back a day after rainfall forced a postponement. The loss drops Nevada to 4-12 overall (4-10 MINK League). Meanwhile, the North division Bombers improve to 8-5 in league-play...

The Nevada City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, at 7 p.m., at the City Council Chambers. Mayor Pro Tem Ryan Watts called the meeting to order and invited Gary Almquist to lead the invocation. Carol Branham took part in the public participation portion congratulating Mayor Brian Leonard and Nevada Police Officer Marcus Champion on their recent awards. She then went on to tout two upcoming events being hosted by the Nevada Housing Authority...

David Munton, presiding judge of the 28th judicial circuit and David Heumader, court administrator for the circuit sat down Monday for a review of the courts as a new funding year is set to start on July 1. The judge and administrator spoke about significant cuts in funding for adult recovery court, addressed concerns about modern day debtor’s prison and changes made in the administration of the court...

While Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, the season itself began for those of us in the central daylight time zone at 11:24 p.m. Tuesday night and if the calendar isn’t enough of an announcement, just step outside — you will feel summer’s presence...

The first day of fireworks sales was Tuesday. The school uses the stand as a fundraiser, this year it will benefit new uniforms and renovations for their new trailer. The stand is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. from June 30 to July 4 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 5...