Humboldt County Court Docket for November 6th, 2024
This year the 2024 Tri-County Junior Livestock Show and Sale (TCJLS) was held over 3 days. The Goat Showmanship and Breeding Class started the show on Friday, August 30th. The Swine, Lamb and Beef Showmanship along with all the market classes was held Saturday, August 31st and concluded with the Market Animal Sale on Sunday, September 1st. The following were the Grand Champion Market Animals, their Exhibitor and 2024 Buyer.
The Department of the Interior announced it will commit over $375 million to fund 36 projects aimed at enhancing recreational opportunities, conserving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous fuels, and preventing wildfires across Nevada and the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The funding, sourced from land sales under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA), marks a continued investment in sustainable community infrastructure and environmental preservation.
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District released for a 30-day public comment period the East Humboldt and Ruby Mountains Fuels Reduction and Landscape Resilience Project’s Notice of Proposed Action to prepare an environmental assessment.
Keep Your Mind and Body Active
CARSON CITY — Today, the Nevada Commission on Mentoring (NCOM) announced it is accepting applications for FY2025 micro-grants. Micro-grants are available to nonprofit organizations or programs in the state of Nevada that provide mentorship to youth 3 to 24 years old.
Losing a Giant
Patty Cafferata, who has been the governor-appointed state public defender since March, submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday following scrutiny surrounding documented reports that she did not ably represent clients in criminal cases. Cafferata, 83, wrote in the resignation letter to Gov. Joe Lombardo that she appreciated his trust in her abilities in the role, which involves supervising attorneys and personally appearing in court on behalf of people who can’t afford an attorney. She said, however, that members of Nevada’s Board of Indigent Defense Services (BIDS) discussed her legal qualifications “based on misinformation” at a public meeting for more than an hour.
Former Bank of Nevada CEO John Guedry and public education advocate Amanda Morgan had a tense back-and-forth during their discussion at IndyFest 2024 on school choice policies in Nevada. In a 45-minute conversation with Nevada Independent CEO and Editor Jon Ralston and K-12 education reporter Rocio Hernandez, Guedry and Morgan sparred about the Opportunity Scholarships program, performance of the Clark County School District and best ways to meet the needs of Nevada’s students.
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled in favor of four Democratic state legislators whose work in other public sector jobs spurred a lawsuit alleging a violation of the state Constitution's separation of powers clause. In a 4-3 ruling issued Thursday, the court determined that the four legislators — who work as teachers, a public defender and for higher education institutions — did not violate the state Constitution's prohibition of working for multiple branches of state government because none of their employers are part of the judicial or executive branches.
The top election official in one of the nation's most politically important counties said Wednesday she was forced out of her role just weeks before the November presidential election, disputing an official statement that she asked for a leave after experiencing "stress issues." The abrupt departure of Cari-Ann Burgess as the interim registrar of voters in northern Nevada's Washoe County one month ago is the latest sign of turmoil in a county that has been roiled for four years by people pushing election conspiracy theories. Washoe, which includes Reno, is a swing county in a state where this year's presidential contest is expected to be narrowly decided.
Ioneer, an Australian mining company, can begin work on its Rhyolite Ridge project, slated for 7,200 acres in the Silver Peak Range between Tonopah and the tiny community of Dyer. With construction beginning in 2025 and production targeted for 2028, it is expected the mine will produce enough lithium, a mineral touted as critical to the clean energy movement, to power roughly 370,000 electric vehicles each year. “The Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine project is essential to advancing the clean energy transition and powering the economy of the future,” Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis said in a press release.
For thousands of years, Lahontan cutthroat trout swam in the expansive waters of Lake Tahoe. But by 1938, the fish — affected by European settlers’ actions in the Tahoe Basin by such as logging, overfishing, construction of dams and water diversions, and the introduction of non-native species — disappeared. European settlers offset the lack of large fish by stocking Lake Tahoe with non-native species but for decades, the lake was devoid of Lahontan cutthroat trout.
Last Saturday, the Pershing County High School volleyball team traveled to Incline Village for the Northern 2A Regional Championship with a bid to the state tournament at berth. The undefeated (18-0) Mustangs entered as the No. 1 seed. On Friday, Incline beat Battle Mountain in three sets so the Highlanders and Mustangs faced each other on Saturday.
RENO (AP) — Avery Morrow ran for two touchdowns, Justin Marshall also had a rushing TD and the Colorado State special teams starred Saturday night as the Rams beat Nevada 38-21. Colorado State (6-3, 4-0 Mountain West Conference) has won four games in a row and five of its last six.