RENO — Nevada Youth are taking action to prepare their communities for wildfire. This summer, teams of Nevada youth from grades K-12 participated in the first ever Nevada Youth Wildfire Preparedness Challenge organized by the University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Living With Fire Program. This year’s grand prize-winning team, the Battle Mountain Future Farmers Association (FFA) walked away with a whopping $1,500 prize, sponsored by the NV Energy Foundation in recognition of the team’s outstanding work in their community.
While small towns often grapple with how to update and revitalize, Lander County is doing so through collaboration and beautification, all while honoring its history and preserving its unique character. And the next step? Success depends on you being part of it.
Lander County is excited to announce a Beautification Watch Party on October 17th at noon. This engaging event will take place at the Lander County Meeting Room or you can Zoom in and attend.
Lander County officials have scheduled a critical meeting for landowners involved in the Austin Realignment Project. The meeting is set for August 1, 2024, at Marquis Aurbach, located at 416 Ridge Street, Reno, Nevada, 89501.
The federal push to build large-scale renewable energy projects on public lands is in full force, and Nevada’s rural counties fear they may be on the chopping block. As of June, there are over 130 pending applications to build renewable energy projects across Nevada’s public lands. Most of those projects are in rural counties, where as much as 80% of land is federally managed.
LAS VEGAS – El Aero Services, LLC has entered into a civil settlement agreement pursuant to which it has agreed to pay over $2.1 million dollars for fire response and suppression costs arising out of the Sheep Creek Fire in 2018.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV — Samuel Bengoa, a Senior at Battle Mountain High School of Battle Mountain is a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders to be held June 26 - June 28, 2024, just outside Boston, on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus.
The Winnemucca Basque Festival returned for its 44th annual event at the Winnemucca Convention Center on June 8-9.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN — A year ago, Mother Nature provided tears from the sky, as the skies opened up during the Battle Mountain High School graduation. This year, she provided a gorgeous sunset background, as the Class of 24 met one last time on Thursday, May, 30, at Tim Knight Field. “Well graduates, I am so glad you guys made it to this but none of our homecoming clean ups,” joked senior class president Jenna Chopp. “On a serious note, we did it. As a group, we started at the very bottom, as a group we walked into kindergarten not knowing a single person and scared out of our minds. To now as a group, getting our names called and walking across the stage to get our diplomas.”
BATTLE MOUNTAIN – Great Basin College, the leader in distance education for Nevada, continues its commitment to students and the communities it serves by meeting the evolving education needs of the region. After careful consideration and planning, Great Basin College has made the decision to close the Battle Mountain Center, located at 835 N 2nd St., as of July 2024.
Battle Mountain General Hospital ("BMGH") has become aware of a data security incident that occurred on January 25, 2024, potentially affecting the electronic records of both employees and patients, including personal health information (PHI).
With 400 children in the rural foster care system, Humboldt County is among those in dire need of more foster homes, with only four total to support displaced children. Virtual training provided by the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) for potential foster families is taking place March 19, March 21, March 26 and March 28, 5:30-8 p.m. on the Microsoft Teams application in order to introduce new, streamlined parent training in Nevada’s 15 rural counties.
After awarding scholarships to 35 students across seven counties in 2023, the Cypress Creek Renewables' program — Energizing Tomorrow’s Leaders — is being expanded significantly for 2024 to students in 27 counties, including Lander County.
ELKO — Great Basin College has partnered with BetterMynd, an online therapy platform, to offer enrolled GBC students, 18 and older, access to free teletherapy sessions from a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors. Dr. Amber Donnelli, Associate Vice President for Faculty Success, helped spearhead the new service to meet what she says is a growing need among students for mental health support.
On Dec. 2, 2023 Christmas cheer was spread across the streets of Battle Mountain. The community celebrated the holiday season with a tree lighting and exquisite firework show at Elquist Park hosted by Lander County. They give a special thanks to Sean Bakker and staff at the Lander County Recreation Center and Donnie Prince and staff at Public Works.
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