Stories from Tuesday, April 18, 2017

There will be no wine tasting on or in the vicinity of the Nevada Square during Bushwhacker Days this year. The Nevada City Council voted down two measures during its Tuesday night meeting to permit DeLaney Vineyard & Winery LLC, to hold a wine tasting at 119 N. ...

Nevada Regional Medical Center’s pain management is back in operation, Steve Marquardt, one of two certified registered nurse anesthetists who operate the program, said during Friday’s Nevada-Vernon County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. “I started about two weeks ago and have treated 10 to 20 patients. The administration is pretty happy to have that revenue stream back,” Marquardt said...

Four encounters with vicious dogs in the past two weeks have left one postal carrier injured, and one bitten. “I can suspend service to that area because it is not safe,” Nevada postmaster Julie Mader said. “I don’t like it, but I’ve had to do it. Mader said encounters with loose dogs have increased as the weather has gotten warmer. ...

The residents of 617 S. Main St. escaped injury early Saturday morning when their home caught fire. According to fire chief William Thornton, firefighters were called to the home of Theresa Mann at 4:17 a.m. for the report of a building fire. “The cause of the fire was electrical,” Thornton said...