Stories from Friday, July 22, 2016

That title comes from a 1980 television show, "Flamingo Road." One of the characters in that "Dallas" type genre show, was a man named, Claude Weldon. He repeated that line time after time, following one of his failed ventures. A few years later, Nevada could have collectively spoken that same line, when we received some of the worst news in our history...

Editors note: This column originally ran in the Nov. 22, 2013 edition of the Nevada Daily Mail. Probably many of you readers at some time in your life have been a caregiver to a relative or a friend. Maybe it was even your profession. I know it is a never-ending job and having a little relief now and then can be a big help...

At some point in our lives, nearly all of us will worry that a crook or scammer is taking financial advantage of an elderly family member, friend, or loved one. What's even scarier is that many people on the front lines of this fight against these fraudsters -- bank employees and other financial professionals -- have their hands tied. ...

Nevada Daily Mail "I've got a rather strange job description," said Devin White, new assistant principal for the Sheldon R-8 school district following the July 12 board meeting. "Yes, I'm in charge of school discipline and I'm the athletic director and I'm to assist the principal as she revises our district curriculum over this coming school year."...

Nevada Daily Mail "While we won't know the actual numbers until the end of the year, we could save some $9,000 on food service and $8,000 on bus service by changing providers," said Superintendent Dr. David Copeland during the Bronaugh School Board's meeting Monday...

In dire need of a victory in order to boost its MINK League Playoff hopes, the Nevada Griffons fell to the visiting Chillicothe Mudcats 15-14 in a wild 11-inning affair Thursday night at Lyons Stadium. Nevada (19-17 MINK League, 21-17 Overall) has now lost six of its last eight games, but are only a half-game out of second-place in the MINK South after the Ozark Generals (20-17) dropped both games of a twinbill Thursday at home against the St. Joseph Mustangs...

Nevada Daily Mail When Pokémon GO was released for iOS and Android in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand on July 6, it took the world by storm. It has since been released in Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canada, and much of the rest of Europe. It is scheduled to be released today in Japan...

Cleo Nell "Bobbie" Fossett, 90, Nevada, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 20, 2015, at her home in Nevada. Cleo was born Feb. 20, 1926, in Bridgeport, Okla., to Eris and Mary (Carpenter) Shanklin. She was united in marriage to LeRoy Fossett on July 1, 1943, in Hinton, Okla., and he preceded her in death...