ELY — The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office will host an information forum on Jan. 23, 2024, to gather public input on the Pantheon Solar Project proposed in a solar variance area on approximately 2,682 acres of BLM-managed land in White Pine County, approximately 16 miles west of Ely.
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced at the end of December that Ryan Cherry, previously an aide to former Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), would become his new chief of staff in 2024. The announcement said the transition from Chief of Staff Ben Kieckhefer, a former state senator, to Cherry will take place in early 2024, and Cherry’s first day in office will be Jan. 17.
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Call the Doctor
There’s a physiological response when a nurse in Renown’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) transportation team receives a call about a critically ill newborn who needs a higher level of care than the birth hospital provides. It’s similar to a fight-or-flight response. The heart rate spikes. Breathing quickens. The world narrows to the immediate present. The nurse helps load up a roughly 30-pound, rolling “ICU-in-a-bag” and another 35-pound rolling bag containing respiratory equipment into an ambulance. The nurse works with a team of one or two other medical professionals depending on the situation, and the group aims to leave the Reno hospital within a half hour of the call.
The Nevada State Republican Party on Friday agreed to drop a lawsuit against the state that had sought to stop next month’s presidential preference primary — ending a monthslong legal battle and ensuring that both the state-run primary and the party-run caucus will be held in early February. Nevada lawmakers created the new primary system in 2021, but the state GOP argued in an initial filing last May that the law would prevent party leaders from opting for the state’s existing caucus model in 2024. A Carson City District Court judge sided against the party in July, ruling that both a primary and caucus could move forward under the law.
A Nevada-based federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to bar former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Nevada after the judge found the Texas man who filed the case lacked standing to do so.
State Sen. Robin Titus (R-Wellington) and the National Taxpayers Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Nevada's First Judicial Court in Carson City challenging the constitutionality of SB420, the 2021 law establishing a state-managed public health care option in Nevada. The legal challenge says that the law violates the Nevada Constitution in three ways, including that it generates public revenue but was not passed by the required two-thirds majority vote of legislators.
Perhaps one of the most unique types of music one can imagine, Tuvan throat singing is a masterful technique that requires multiple pitches to be sung at the same time. A special ensemble of Tuvan throat singers, Alash, will be performing at The Martin on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m, hosted by Great Basin Arts & Entertainment (GBAE). Tickets are $20 each, available at the door or online at gbae.org.
The Winnemucca Police Department (WPD) takes every call seriously—especially those involving children. On Sat., Jan. 6, the WPD received a call from an individual claiming to not only be suicidal, but also claiming to have two children with them. WPD officers exhausted all efforts, technological and old school, over 42 hours to try to find the individual and the children, but the caller refused to give them any information that would help officers to find them.
Through federal funds allocated to the City of Winnemucca from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), there have been multiple projects earmarked for use of the funds, including additions to the recreation park located in east Winnemucca surrounding the splash pad. The Winnemucca City Council adopted updates to the Recreation Complex Master Plan at its most recent meeting on Jan. 9 with all members present.
After spending the first month and 11 games of the season on the road, the McDermitt High School boys basketball team finally saw its home floor this past weekend, opening league play against Jackpot and Wells. The Bulldogs held off a Jaguar fourth-quarter rally and a last-second 3-point shot to win 47-45. McDermitt fell to 1-1 in the Eastern 1A and 2-11 overall with a 40-36 loss to Wells on Saturday afternoon.
Tom Claycomb is a hunting enthusiast and writes a bi-monthly column for Great Basin Sun.
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