ELKO - Great Basin College President Lynn Mahlberg and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Mike McFarlane have announced the Dean's List of Great Basin College students for the Fall 2011 semester. The Dean's List honors students with a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Battle Mountain General Hospital (BMGH) held its annual "Noon Year's Eve" celebration for the 12 residents currently housed in the Long Term Care Unit (LTCU) on Saturday, Dec. 31.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Debbie Erdody, community technology advisor with Connect Nevada, came before Lander County commissioners at their Feb. 9 meeting to deliver a presentation on how the county can become a Certified Broadband Community. She presented information on local broadband use as well as maps of coverage areas.
COURTESY PHOTOThanks to Newmont Mining Corp. and others, the Pleasant Senior Center has a new freezer to accommodate their growing needs. Left to right, Robert Osti (board member), Anne Woodyard (board member), Wil Haley (board member), Nancy Ostler (Newmont senior external relations representative), Shirley Evans (board member), Paula Hunter (center head chef), Charlie Beringer (board member), Laura Norfolk (Meals On Wheels), LaDawn Hurley (assistant chef) and Walt Vetter (board member).
AUSTIN - Austin School students were honored and recognized for exemplary achievement and behavior during a recent awards ceremony.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office has issued the Decision Record for the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Bullfrog Herd Management Area (HMA) Gather Plan.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office has completed the Stone Cabin Complex Wild Horse Gather that ran from Feb. 5 - 18.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The 2012 Battle Mountain Arts Presenters (BMAP) Annual Crab Feed was once again a sold-out affair. BMAP held their annual event at the Battle Mountain Civic Center on Feb. 11.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Olsens' little dog, Lady Bell, died early Monday morning (Feb. 13). She was a beautiful white and ruby King Charles cavalier spaniel. Our daughter, Serenity, bought her with money she earned helping build a large patio one hot summer. Lady became her best buddy and protector.
Austin School students got a chance to enjoy the snowfall during recess on Feb. 13.
Logan Ostler, 6, of Battle Mountain, rides his bike along Lemaire Road. A safety conscious youth, Ostler made sure to wear a helmet.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - There were 76 first graders who were joined by high school students, parents, teachers and staff at the Jump Rope for Heart event which was held Feb. 23 from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the white gym at Battle Mountain Elementary Schools to raise money for the American Heart Association.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - More than 250 dads, stepdads, granddads, uncles, big brothers and K-8 students showed up for the third annual Donuts With Dads event held on Feb. 24.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Christ Lutheran Preschool's 9th annual February Family Fun Festival and Fundraiser culminated on Feb. 17 with an evening of festivities.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County commissioners heard a proposal/introduction of Ordinance No. 2012-01, an ordinance amending Section 15.24.030(D) of the Lander County Code to allow a mobile home or manufactured home to be permanently installed in Lander County if it has been constructed or manufactured not more than 15 years prior to the date of application for a building or moving permit.