BATTLE MOUNTAIN - More than 25 classes will be held June 18 - 28 for Great Basin College's (GBC) first-ever Kid's College for kids ages 6 to 17. The classes will vary in length during that amount of time.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - An arraignment was held April 2 for Nicholas Henry Holley for a charge of burglary in a case involving merchandise allegedly being stolen from Midway Market.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Kindness and compassion have swept into Battle Mountain in the form of Rachel's Clubs, named after Rachel Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, who touched the lives of thousands with her love and kindness.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Every school year, the student members of the Battle Mountain High School chapter of SkillsUSA go out of their way to provide some kind of service to their community.
Dozens of pre-teens and teens gathered in the 4-H Barn at the Winnemucca Events Complex on April 7 to participate in a livestock judging show for 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA). Participants from Churchill, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing and Elko counties brought their pigs, sheep, goats and cattle to be judged by a panel. The event served to prepare some of them for upcoming state competitions.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County commissioners unanimously passed at their April 12 meeting Resolution Number 2012-13, a resolution stating Lander County's position relative to the Consolidated Tax (CTX) Distribution Formula.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain Longbeards are hosting their 8th Annual Hunting Heritage Dinner and Auction on May 5 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Battle Mountain Civic Center.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Everyone agrees that the wind has blown very hard this spring. We finally got some much-needed rain.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Pete Tomera was honored recently for his 16 years of volunteer service on the Lander County Conservation District Board.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School (ELES) held their annual speech contest on April 5 for the fifth-grade students. The school's gymnasium was filled with those eager to see who would be the winner of this year's contest.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis Field Office has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Phoenix Copper Leach Project as proposed by Newmont Mining Corporation in an Amendment to the Plan of Operations for a new copper processing plant and appurtenant facilities.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Thanks to the generosity of GoldCorp and the employees at the Marigold Mine, the Battle Mountain Arts Presenters (BMAP) organization was able to purchase some much-needed sound equipment.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - For 24 students living in Battle Mountain, the finish line is in sight. In a few short weeks, they will be graduating from Great Basin College with degrees ranging from Certificate of Achievement in Industrial Millwright Technology to Bachelor of Science degrees in Nursing.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School recently announced the winners of the Little Horn of the Month award for April. The following are comments about the award winners:
