BATTLE MOUNTAIN - If all goes as planned, the beginning of 2013 should see a new narcotics detector dog team hitting the streets of Lander County for the Lander County Sheriff's Office.
CARSON CITY - The U.S. Department of Education today approved Nevada's request for a waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in exchange for a state-developed plan designed to prepare all students for college and career readiness, substantially raise the achievement of the lowest achieving students, and support effective teaching and administration.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Construction has started to install a new roof and paint on the Battle Mountain High School. The contractor will be tearing off and disposing of old material and reinstalling the new roof system.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Jacob's Well Youth Center (JWYC) bids farewell to Caitlin Updike, Newmont summer student, and Blair Keller, Goldcorp summer student.
WASHINGTON - Average basic premiums for Medicare prescription drug plans are projected to remain constant in 2013, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius announced. The average 2013 monthly premium for basic prescription drug coverage is expected to be $30. Average premiums for 2012 were projected to be $30 and ultimately averaged $29.67. At the same time, since the law was enacted, seniors and people with disabilities have saved $3.9 billion on prescription drugs as the Affordable Care Act began closing the "donut hole" coverage gap.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Kingston Volunteer Fire Department annual picnic that was held at the Kingston Orchard and Lee Baker Park on Aug. 4 attracted a crowd of around 175 people, which was more than last year, said firefighter Shannon Thiss.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County District Attorney Angie Elquist said her office is still reviewing the alleged offenses for Justice of the Peace candidate Ray Williams III, and she said she will let the Bugle know when a decision is made. She said she is engaged in negotiations.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - School board recognition for the month of August spotlighted eight deserving people on Aug. 8.
CARSON CITY - State Treasurer Kate Marshall recently sent a letter to the Governor's Office and to legislators informing them that her Unclaimed Property Division has completed another banner year, returning nearly $33 million to Nevadans and other rightful owners.
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan recently announced a 9.6 percent increase in National Farmers Market Directory listings. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's directory, a database published online at farmersmarkets.usda.gov, identifies 7,864 farmers markets operating throughout the United States. The information collected in the directory is self-reported data provided voluntarily by farmers market managers through an annual outreach effort. Last year, USDA's directory listed 7,175 markets.
WINNEMUCCA - The fifth Austin Fly-In will be held Aug 25 from around 9 a.m. until dusk at the Austin Airport and is being hosted by the Austin Airport Advisory Board and the Austin Lions Club.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County Commission Chair Dean Bullock told Public Works Foreman Jake Edgar at the July 26 commission meeting that he was receiving complaints about low water pressure from Battle Mountain residents since the new arsenic mitigation system went into effect.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Saturday, Aug. 11, the Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly movie in the park at Elquist Park, where about 300 adults and children gathered to enjoy the evening watching a movie outdoors.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Russ Wright, Auto and Welding SkillsUSA instructor, and Justina Chavez, SkillsUSA chapter president, honored members of the community at the Lander County School Board meeting on Aug. 8.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Concerned about weeds invading your rangeland, farm or garden?