If ever you’ve said, “I wish there were something that would….”, On My Own, Inc., might be able to help. Located in Nevada but servicing a five-county area, OMO has one room dedicated to gadgets, tools, and assistive technology – from wheelchairs to specialty-minted parts on their 3-D printer – to help people with everyday challenges...

When members of the Nevada Public Library board met in regular session, Thursday, Nov. 20, among the several topics to discuss was a rundown of various grants and monetary gifts the library has or will received. • Library Director Jodi Polk reported the library has received two monetary gifts. The Laurels GFWC gave $100 to use as needed, and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) donated $250 designated for STEM education...

The Vernon County Commission met with members of the Nevada City Council in a joint work session on Wednesday, Nov. 5, to discuss mutual projects: Economic Developer For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail

The Center On Rural Innovation, familiarly known as CORI, has selected Vernon County as one of six counties in a regional area to receive a competitive, fully funded (non-matching) grant of $100,000 in services as part of its Heartland Rural Innovators Initiative...

The Nevada Regional Medical Center is currently working with an interim chief financial officer following the resignation of Jeff Wesselman in October. During the NRMC Board of Directors meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 25, Daniel Given, who said he has been an interim CFO for several hospitals, gave his first report on NRMC’s financials...

There is a new program at the Vernon County Courthouse having nothing to do with tax dollars, bridge inspections, or courtroom proceedings. It is, however, bringing a little more color, humor, and a human touch to the historical building. “What we're doing is, each month we are going to have a door decorating contest for each office, whoever wants to participate," Vernon County Assessor Lena Kleeman said. ...

Nevada has more to offer than just watching Hallmark movies to get in the holiday spirit. This year, Director of Nevada Parks and Recreation Richard Brockman said he’s grateful for his new Parks Maintenance Supervisor Eric Cameron for many things. One of those is all the hard work Cameron and his crew of “Santa’s Elves” are putting in for the annual Lights at the Lake event, which opens with a special lighting ceremony at Radio Springs park at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26...

Nevada Regional Technical Center Instructor David Longobardi’s senior class did something more involved than build a better mousetrap. The students' “capstone project” was to build a better catapult. Longobardi is the instructor for NRTC Project Lead the Way, which focuses on engineering...

In these days of increasing fuel bills and food prices, one can never have too many thrift stores. And when saving on clothing and home items is coupled with helping the homeless in our area, it doubles the investment. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...

Apropos for the season, it was like something from a visit to Santa’s workshop. January saw the changing-of-the-guard for one of Nevada’s most historic businesses as the Quitno family closed the sale of the W.F. Norman Sheet Metal Mfg Corp. and passed on the ownership to Jason and Tammy Fleener...