Stories from Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Nevada Daily Mail Hume Board of Education set the district's tax rate at $5.25 per $100 valuation and then voted to roll it back to $5 at its meeting Wednesday. In other business, the board approved Scott Morrison as athletic director and elementary girls basketball coach; Delanya Thompson as JV and varsity volleyball coach and JV and varsity basketball coach; Mark Byrd as junior high and elementary boys basketball coach; Justin Wehar as junior high girls basketball coach and varsity boys basketball coach; Teresa Sword as yearbook sponsor and music director; Jackie Duncan as technology coordinator; Tammy Metcalf as girls softball coach and senior class sponsor; Colby Sisson as senior class sponsor; Carrie Sutcliffe as academic bowl coach and Science Olympiad coach; and Jalena Thompson as drama coach.. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Bronaugh Board of Education set the tax rate levy for the ceiling at $3.63 per $100 assessed valuation at its meeting Thursday. In other business, superintendent Lyle Best announced the America Grows Rural Education grant was approved for the district's science department...

Nevada Daily Mail The National Wild Turkey Federation Youth event will be held Sept. 27, at the Vernon County Fair Grounds and Tuesday night the Nevada City Council voted 4-0, with councilmember Jayne Novak excused, to adopt Resolution No. 1411 to make the event possible. ...

Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada Neptunes annual end of season awards banquet took place Aug. 17 at the First Baptist Church, where the team and their guests celebrated a summer of competitive swimming. Featured during the banquet was a photo slide of the team's season, along with the election of the board and team officers. The team is coached by Karen Claypool...

Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Regional Medical Center is taking steps to weather the current economic storm and continue providing consistent, top-quality health care to the Nevada community, noted a press release. "High unemployment and uncertain incomes cause people to postpone medical treatment," said Greg Shaw, chief financial officer at NRMC. "Declining insurance, failure to pass the Medicaid Expansion, along with government reimbursement changes, have taken their toll on the bottom-line."...