Nevada residents are kicking off 2025 with a special election. Longtime city councilman Brian Hanson was appointed and sworn in to be Nevada’s next mayor in January, but a petition was filed for a special election for the open mayoral position as well as the Ward 2 seat on the council.

Ryan Condon is Nevada's new mayor and Luke Spence will fill the Ward 2 council seat, according to unofficial results from the Story County Auditor's Office.

The plan for the old hospital in Nevada was to erect 60 apartments, but residents vocally opposed the project and stopped it in its tracks.

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to lay off 15% of employees to comply with President Donald Trump's order for federal workforce cuts.

Coming in at #8 on our college athlete of the century countdown is for Wartburg runner Nevada Morrison. She was a 23-time All-American for the Knights and won 1