WINNEMUCCA -Area residents are invited to take their emergency training to a professional level beginning in April.
ELKO - Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced he will hold an agriculture town hall meeting in Battle Mountain on Friday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Battle Mountain Civic Center, 625 South Broad Street.
RENO - The Nevada Farm Service Agency (FSA) suggests that we all take a moment in these turbulent fiscal times to celebrate agriculture and honor our hard-working farmers and ranchers in Nevada. State Executive Director, Clint Koble, announces that March 19 is National Ag Day and this year's theme is "Generations Nourishing Generations".
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the BugleHeather Coombs of Austin and Mindy Goemmer of Battle Mountain take their horses for a ride around the outdoor rodeo arena during a lull in action at the recent Ranch Hand Rodeo in Winnemucca. The two said they visited Winnemucca to watch the rodeo.
CARSON CITY - On March 23, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carson City District Office will hold an adoption for several wild horses recently gathered on the outskirts of Carson City. Currently eight wild horses including a mare and foal pair will be available. The silent bid adoption will be held at Silver Saddle Ranch (northeast side of the Prison Hill Recreation Area and west of the Carson River along Carson River Road. Main entrance is off of Carson River Road). The event will start with a viewing of the available horses from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., then the bidding to be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
WINNEMUCCA - Winnemucca will welcome country music superstar Clay Walker on Saturday, Aug. 31, to its indoor event center.
KINGSTON - The Kingston Volunteer Fire Department is working hard to decrease its ISO (Insurance Services Office) fire protection rating from 10 to eight, a number which could see an estimated decrease in homeowners' insurance of up to 40 percent, said Assistant Fire Chief Bradley Ward.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum will be displaying the work of local artists and craftsmen inside the museum.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Association of Conservation Districts (NvACD) is offering a scholarship for students pursuing higher education in the field of renewable natural resources, agriculture, or a related field. Current high school seniors and students already attending a post-secondary program are encouraged to apply.
Do you feel that itch coming on? It's time, you know. See the kids out flying kites? That's a sign. See little green bladelets in the lawn. That's a sign, too.
ELKO - The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District, Tuscarora Field Office is releasing for a 30-day public review an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction of support facilities for Newmont Mining Corporation's (Newmont) Midas underground mine located near Midas.
CARSON CITY - Connect Nevada released new data showing that broadband adoption in Nevada is increasing, with 75 percent of residents now subscribing to broadband service. That's up from 67 percent in 2011.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - New equipment installed at M-I SWACO's processing facility in Battle Mountain is expected to reduce the plant's annual electricity usage by about 278,300 kilowatt hours.
ARLINGTON, Va. - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense committee, announced 10 Nevada Guard and Reserve members nominated their employers for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
