CARSON CITY - Many Nevada schoolchildren will take part in organized events to walk or bicycle to school on April 24, which has been proclaimed the fourth annual Nevada Moves Day by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
WINNEMUCCA - Do you enjoy recreating outdoors? Have you been out to the Santa Rosa Ranger District in Paradise Valley? Are you interested in making a difference? Friends of Nevada Wilderness ("Friends") is a nonprofit organization dedicated to getting Nevadans connected to wild places, and improving the management and restoration of wildlands.
RENO - Families who have owned and operated their farm or ranch for 100 years or more are encouraged to submit an application to receive a Nevada Centennial Farm and Ranch award.
RENO - Camp Wasiu II, located in the beautiful Sierra Mountains near Sierra City, Calif., is about to open for another summer of adventure.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The yearly community Easter egg hunt was held on Saturday, March 30, at Lion's Park beginning at 10 a.m. sharp.
WINNEMUCCA - The Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) of Nevada will hold a special clinic in Winnemucca on April 18 for those affected by inherited bleeding and clotting disorders and those who suffer with easy bruising, frequent nosebleeds or heavy periods.
COURTESY PHOTOThe Kingston Volunteer Fire Department was given $2,000 from Battle Mountain General Hospital, making the hospital the department's first corporate sponsor. Hospital CEO Phil Hanna showed up at the Kingston Volunteer Fire Department's fifth annual St. Patrick's Day Dinner to present the check to Fire Chief Jerry Simoni. Pictured (left to right), Assistant Fire Chief Adam Greenfield, Assistant Fire Chief Bradley Ward, Hanna, Simoni, and hospital trustee Pat Brickley.
WINNEMUCCA - Are you the type of hunter who would hate the opportunity to hunt one of four premium big game species (antelope, elk, mule deer or Nelson (desert) bighorn) anywhere in the state where there is an established season for that species?
CARSON CITY - Funds are now available to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers improve energy efficiency or install renewable energy systems.
CARSON CITY - State Treasurer Kate Marshall announced recently that her office and the Nevada College Savings Board is sponsoring the fifth annual Nevada $529 College Savings Day Contest, which is open to all Nevada Kindergarten through fifth grade students.
CARSON CITY - State Treasurer Kate Marshall is inviting women across Nevada to learn how to take better control of their money and family finances by attending the 2nd Annual 2013 Nevada Women's Money Conference, sponsored by her office in cooperation with the International Association of Working Mothers.
CARSON CITY - State lawmakers heard passionate arguments Friday over a measure that ends the prohibition on recreational marijuana use in Nevada and funnels the tax revenues toward the underfunded state education system.
SAN DIEGO - The Internal Revenue Service recently offered 10 quick tax tips to taxpayers with days remaining before the 2013 tax-filing deadline. Those who need more time to complete their returns should submit their requests for an automatic extension electronically or by paper on form 4868 by April 15.
LAS VEGAS - Nevada drivers are experiencing relief at the pump, as gas prices continue their journey downward for the fourth consecutive week, according to the latest AAA Nevada monthly gas survey.
AUSTIN - Long before the Internet, the Lincoln Highway began connecting us 100 years ago when it became America's first paved coast-to-coast road for the automobile paralleling many parts of the Pony Express route.