Don Kalkoske — former Public Works Director — plans to hit the ground running as the new Humboldt County Manager, chosen by the Board of Commissioners on Dec. 11 from a final pool of candidates. He began his formal duties on Jan. 8.
CARSON CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
After his promotion ceremony to chief warrant officer 5 in Reno earlier this month, Carson City resident Steve Nielsen compared his military career to a rare celestial event. “Every star in the galaxy had to align just right for me to reach this point in my career,” said Nielsen, the longtime Nevada Army Guard aviator whose extraordinary life has included several brushes with death, behavioral health challenges and – as he attests – some unadulterated pure luck.
Lunches are served each weekday at noon and soup and croutons is served at 11 a.m. the Pleasant Senior Center, 1480 Lay Street. Lunches are open to the public. Suggested minimum donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Visitors must be 16 years or older. Their meal is $10. Hot soup at croutons served daily with meal. Low-fat milk available daily. Safety of food after it has been served & taken from the center is the responsibility of the consumer.
RENO – A Northern Nevada resident was sentenced by United States District Judge Larry R. Hicks to 63 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon.
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Pershing County Sheriff's Report for January 3rd, 2024
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Two teams with heart played their best at West Wendover High School on Friday, Dec. 22. Pershing County went up against the West Wendover Wolverines (4-0). Wendover had a rough start at the preseason tournaments but has fought back to a five-game winning streak.
PHOENIX (AP) — Kansas was one of Power Five football’s worst teams not that long ago, going through two full seasons with one combined win. The Jayhawks began rebuilding in coach Lance Leipold’s first season, went to a bowl game a year ago and now have a large trophy to take back home with them to Lawrence. Jason Bean threw for 449 yards and all six of his touchdown passes to two receivers, and penalty-plagued Kansas outlasted UNLV 49-36 in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
RENO — Shannon Hunt has been named the 12th head coach of the Nevada volleyball program, University of Nevada Director of Athletics Stephanie Rempe announced Wednesday.
With a new coach and young team, the Lowry High School boys basketball team started the season with three losses in its first four games. Since that start, the Buckaroos have won eight of its last nine games, including thee by one point and a double overtime win on the road against South Tahoe.
The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team evened its Northern 2A record at 2-2 and improved to 10-4 overall with a 44-25 win over Coral Academy of Reno on Friday, Dec. 22, in Battle Mountain.
The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team evened its Northern 2A record at 2-2 and improved to 10-4 overall with a 44-25 win over Coral Academy of Reno on Friday, Dec. 22, in Battle Mountain.
The Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team closed out the 2023 calendar year with a 65-22 win over Coral Academy of Reno to improve to 3-1 in the Northern 2A and 8-5 overall. Freshman Geovanni Ruvalcaba finished with a game-high 14 points to go with four assists and three steals.