The Lowry High School baseball team returned to its home field this past weekend to take on Fernley in a three-game series in the Northern 3A East. The Vaqueros swept the three games, winning 13-5 on Friday and 8-6 and 15-0 in a doubleheader on Saturday.
The Winnemucca Junior High School seventh and wrestling made its way to the Tah-Neva Championships at Pershing County High School in Lovelock on Saturday, March 27. The eighth-grade team cruised to the team title with 193 points and Battle Mountain (116) and Fernley (112) were second and third, respectfully.
Battle Mountain NNA swimmers Nevaeh Serna and Weston Reiva had the opportunity to swim in a home meet in Reno at the 2024 NNA Age Group Open at Northwest Pool on March 23-24.
The Lowry High School boys team finally got is season going with a pair of tournaments early last week. The Buckaroos traveled to Dayton Valley Country Club on Monday, March 25, and Fernley on Tuesday, March 26.
The Lowry High School swim team made its way to Carson City on Saturday, March 23, for a dual with Churchill County and Truckee.
Laeloni Tobey led the way for the McDermitt High School track and field team at the Battle Mountain Invitational on Friday, with a victory in the discus. The junior set a personal best with a throw of 89 feet, 3 inches.
With the possibility of bad weather in the Reno/Sparks area, the Lowry High School track and field team stayed home from the Reed Rotary Invitational and took its entire team to Battle Mountain on Friday.
WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that almost 940,000 people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020 but face a May 17 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2020 tax returns yet. The average median refund is $932 for 2020, and the state-by-state table below shows how many people are potentially eligible for these refunds in each state along with the median average refund by state.
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The Nevada Mining Association (NVMA) is proud to announce its initiative to recognize the invaluable contributions of educators across the state by awarding 18 outstanding K–12 educators with $150 Visa gift cards during Teacher Appreciation Week, which will be celebrated from May 6-10.
Younger and Early Onset
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced USDA is accepting applications until May 21, 2024, for funding under the ReConnect Program.
The number of wild horses and burros in Nevada has decreased since last year, according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
ELKO COUNTY — On Sunday, March 17, a pilot with a helicopter capture crew contracted by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), spotted three suspected wolves near Merritt Mountain, north of Elko, during a scheduled moose collaring project.
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.