Stories from Friday, April 7, 2023

Nevada Regional Medical Center (NRMC) Chief Executive Officer Jason Anglin presented the hospital's monthly financial report to the Nevada City Council Tuesday evening, during the council's regular session meeting. Anglin noted that the hospital's average monthly loss when he arrived in January 2022 was at $1.2 million. "Looking ahead to where we are now, if you take the last four months of the fiscal year, our average monthly loss is at $100,000," stated Anglin...

The Nevada Middle School recently recognized its March Students of the Month. The following received this distinction: Brilynn Bailey, Karlee Casey, Tyne Robertson, Hunter Eaton, Eli Gagnon, and Christopher Miranda.

Wendall W. Mayfield, 91, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. He was born in Sheldon, Mo., on July 15, 1931, to Edna Mae (Vangilder) and Alva Mayfield. Wendall went to Liberal High School for two years before moving to California where he finished High School and went to trade school to be a machinist...

According to city officials, power is out throughout Nevada. The Nevada Fire Department is en route to the substation by the water plant to respond to a report of a blown transformer. The Nevada Water Plant, Sewer Plant, City Hall, Police Department and Fire Department are running on generator power...

The Cottey Comets have a 19-15 record for the 2023 season, and just have a little over a month of games left before heading into the AMC Conference Tournament. The Comets scored their first loss since March 22nd, when Columbia College won 4-1 in game one, but rebounded back for a landslide victory in game two 18-1...

Editor’s note: Locker Room talk is a piece where every week the Nevada Daily Mail will interview a high school athlete and ask them a series of questions. Who is your hero? It would have to be my mom. Ever since I was growing up, she always taught me right from wrong and taught me how to get through difficult situations in life. She showed me that even as a girl I can do anything I want to...

Nothing celebrates the Easter holiday better than NASCAR stock cars driving around Bristol Motor Speedway covered in dirt on a Sunday evening in the Smoky Mountains, right? Even with this being the third running of the Bristol Dirt weekend (second on Easter Sunday), it nonetheless still stirs up the controversy and what it serves...

Update on power outage: According to city officials, a piece of equipment caught fire and is now out and isolated. Substation crews worked to restore the transmission to begin picking up customers. Power has now been restored. All city facilities are back online except the wastewater plant, which is still running on generator power. City personnel are working with Evergy to get the plant back online...