Nevada and its storied history of battles and heroism have captured a special spot in historian John Galloway’s heart. As the 2022 project director of the USS Nevada Remembrance project, he presented a trident to the University of Nevada, Reno football team in a ceremony at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (TOPGUN) southeast of Fallon. The proud display trident signals defensive gems (i.e. fumble recoveries or pass interceptions) snared by the gridiron warriors.
A win is a win, is a win and the Lowry High School volleyball team got that win in its home debut this past Thursday against Sparks. Despite some bumps along the way, the Lady Bucks rallied to beat the Railroaders 25-18, 13-25, 25-19 and 25-18 in Northern 3A crossover play. The crossover matches do not count toward league standings.
SMITH, NV – The Walker Basin Conservancy and Fulstone family announced a new water acquisition that protects groundwater in Smith Valley. The Conservancy has purchased 500 acre-feet of primary groundwater from the Fulstone family and has filed permanent relinquishment documents with the State, making the groundwater unavailable for future pumping.
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RENO – The Sierra Battle Born Chapter of nonprofit group Women in Aviation has opened registration for its third annual Girls in Aviation Day event.
ELKO — Great Basin College announces the grand opening of its newly expanded welding facility, a milestone made possible with support from Nevada Gold Mines, Greater Nevada Credit Union and other generous donors. Construction on the Nevada Gold Mines Welding Technology Lab at GBC began in April of 2023 and will be completed in time to welcome students for the Fall 2024 semester.
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. Department of Education using a staggered approach in opening up the 2025-26 application period for federal financial student aid, the agency said Tuesday it will partner with a small number of community-based organizations to participate in the first testing period beginning Oct. 1. Earlier in August, the department said it would use a phased rollout to launch the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — more commonly known as FAFSA — in an attempt to address any issues before the form is available to everyone.
Esmeralda County is known for its vast swaths of rugged, undeveloped mountains and basins. And that’s how its residents like it. Fewer than 750 people — just one per every five square miles — call Esmeralda home, making it the least populated county in the state and the second-least populated county in the continental U.S.
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is ramping up its presence in Nevada on the airwaves and through volunteer efforts as the race tightens, closing the gap with Democrats’ more established ground game in the Silver State. The Trump campaign now has five Nevada offices open — four in Southern Nevada and one in Northern Nevada — and is relying on its “Trump Force 47” program to recruit volunteers, a nationwide effort that began in late May. It is hosting weekly events that include door knocking, new volunteer orientation and training on election integrity, and a campaign spokesperson said additional staff hiring is underway.
In an open letter to Nevada parents, Gov. Joe Lombardo touted the state’s programs that provide free meals to more than 80 percent of K-12 students and condemned “partisan attacks” regarding his veto of a bill to fund free meals for all students this school year. In the letter sent Wednesday, Lombardo reiterated that more than four-fifths of K-12 students are automatically eligible to receive free school meals because of their school’s Community Eligibility Provision, which allows certain high-poverty schools and districts to serve no-cost breakfast and lunch. This applies to all students in nine counties, including Clark but excluding Washoe, while noting that students enrolled in other federal assistance programs such as SNAP and Medicaid are already eligible for free meals.
The United States Postal Service is abandoning plans to move all Reno mail processing to Sacramento following a bipartisan outcry and a federal lawsuit brought by Washoe County. The Postal Service said Tuesday that outgoing single-piece mail — which is a smaller quantity than bulk mail — would still be processed in Reno instead of Sacramento once oversight of the plan is complete, indicating that bulk mail would still be processed in Sacramento. The agency is also seeking an advisory opinion from its parent agency, the Postal Regulatory Commission, which was the goal of the lawsuit filed by Washoe County prosecutors earlier this year.
Nevada voters will have a chance this election to remove language from the state Constitution that allows for slavery or indentured servitude as criminal punishment. Advocates say that Question 4 on the 2024 ballot would help the state advance civil rights for all. But what would the measure actually mean for the roughly 10,000 incarcerated people in Nevada?
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