Nevada News

Republicans today elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to the leadership post vacated by John Ensign of Nevada, who stepped down after admitting to an extramarital affair with a campaign aide.

Gail Marie Josephson, 70, of Puyallup, Wash., previously from Fort Collins, passed away June 9, 2009.

Retired Cottey professor Al Fenske gets Attica Locke, his daughter-in-law, to personalize some copies of her novel, Black Water Rising.

Strawberry season is up and running more or less on schedule around Iowa. 'Some people might think the berries are late because they start looking for them around the third or fourth of June,' Nevada farmer Judy Henry said.

Joanne Himes, of Ava, has been attending the Scott Joplin Festival for 10 years.

One of the nation's leading conservative minds, US Senator John Ensign of Nevada made his way to Siouxland on Monday.

Tama City Council members were asked Monday night in a letter received by Mayor Chris Bearden to endorse an application for up to $520 million in bonds to pay for "acquisition, development and construction of the fully integrated bio-energy campuses in Dexter and Tama." Similar endorsements are being sought from Tama County and the State of Iowa ...

The Story County Courthouse has been evacuated after a bomb threat was phoned in after 8:00 this morning.

Ankeny 600 block of Southeast Lawrence Drive, May 1 - A third-degree burglary case was reported.

The city is taking the steps it said it would take to set up a system to expedite the buyouts of some 1,300 flood-damaged properties once federal money arrives to pay for much of the buyout expense.

It was a struggle and at times I wanted to kickoff my shoes and lie down and cry.

A Missouri university's decision to award an honorary degree to former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is drawing protests from some students and faculty members.

Sara Vanderheyden, a Centerville native and graduate of CHS and IHCC, recently competed in Hy-Vee's 2009 Cake Designer Challenge.

Travelers driving along Highway 30 near Nevada will see three large wind turbines spinning through the Iowa skyline.

Face masks aren't recommended for the general public at this time, but public health officials want Iowans to know precautions they can take against the H1N1 flu, formerly known as swine flu.

The Nevada Middle School track team participated in their first meet of the 2009 season as they hosted the 11th annual Nevada Middle School Invitational April 16.

Nevada, Ia. - homeless man charged in the stabbing death of another homeless man in Ames last year was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder.

Nevada's casino regulators are forming a special team of securities experts, auditors and other staffers to handle what they fear could be several bankruptcy and major debt restructuring moves within the gambling industry.

The Iowa Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Friday on the state's same-sex marriage ban.

Something new is popping in Sen. Tom Harkin's Washington, D.C., office. The Iowa Democrat this week cut the ribbon on a new popcorn machine produced by Paragon International of Nevada, Ia.