Stories from Thursday, July 20, 2017

The Nevada Griffons got back on the winning track with a convincing 15-6 road victory over the Joplin Outlaws on Tuesday, snapping a three game losing skid. The Griffons (19-19 MINK, 19-22 overall) pounded out 23 hits as the switch-hitting Kainalu Pitoy smacked a pair of home runs. Rafael Villela’s second inning RBI-single, followed by a Nick Kreutzer two-out single, scoring Marco Young and Villela, handed Nevada a 3-0 advantage...

Quitno garners Jack Swearingen golf scholarship

The Nevada Police Department is warning residents to be on the lookout for counterfeit cash which has been showing up in the area recently. This funny money isn’t poorly made stuff though, it is made for use in movies and on stage and looks and feels very real...

While much of the attention on the Nevada city council meetings of July 11 and 18 has focused on the smoking ordinance, another city statute was quietly adopted. This second ordinance has to do with Nevada Regional Medical Center. Specifically, the ordinance amends Section 2 of the city charter with regard to hospital management contracts...

The Nevada R-5 Board of Education voted 7-0, to increase breakfast and lunch prices by 10 cents for students during the coming school year. This is the sixth consecutive year meal prices have been increased. R-5 Superintendent Tyson Beshore told the board the increase brings the district to within 3 cents of being at the level they are supposed to be...

At its Wednesday evening meeting, the Northeast Vernon County R-1 school board heard a parent request formation of a junior high volleyball team, heard from the school’s first ever gold medal winner in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America national competition, considered bids, set the district’s tax levy hearing and continued discussion on air conditioning the high school gym...