LOVELOCK - Spring has arrived and I see many people working in their lawns. So, what should you be doing to your lawn and landscape to prepare for the upcoming growing season?
KINGSTON - The Kingston Parks Department has completed many upgrades to parks around town and has several projects in the works, said Ann Miles, a member of the Kingston Town Board and a former member of the parks department.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County leaders have enrolled their community in an innovative program that seeks to boost the local economy and quality of life for residents through increased access, adoption and use of broadband.
WINNEMUCCA - Northern Nevada's cultural diversity was celebrated Saturday night with food and entertainment at a fundraiser for the Frontier Community Coalition.
ELKO - The Nevada Conservation Corps, a program of AmeriCorps, is accepting applications for seasonal volunteers to work outdoors in eastern Nevada. Successful applicants will receive a $3,500 living allowance for the summer, paid semimonthly; and upon completion of service a $1,468 education award that can be used to pay student loans or tuition to a Title IV accredited college.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Once a year the Battle Mountain Arts Presenters bring Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) to Battle Mountain for the enjoyment of the community.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County Community Health is organizing its first prescription drug take-back event on Saturday, April 27. This event coincides with the sixth National Take-Back initiative organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
ELKO - April is National Distracted Driving Month and the Nevada Highway Patrol implemented a zero-tolerance enforcement period that began April 22 and runs through April 26, as a strict traffic safety initiative to hopefully curtail the use of hand-held phones while motorists are driving.
COURTESY PHOTOThe Perde Wine Bar and Art Gallery held its grand opening on April 12. Pictured, left to right, are Chamber of Commerce Director Paula Tomera, Treasure Jodi Moore, Vice President Angie Gonzalez, owners of Perde` Ami Rogers and Courtney Rogers, Chamber Board Member Stephen Pluemer and President Shar Peterson.
RENO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Elko County as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought.
PAHRUMP - Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and other officials from the Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) recognized the state's tourism leaders Thursday at the annual VolunTourism Awards ceremony at the 23rd annual Rural Roundup tourism conference.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management, Mount Lewis Field Office, plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Gibellini Mine Project.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The school district has two projects in the works that consist of the schools being implemented with new emergency systems and the computer server room being moved from Battle Mountain High School to Mary S. Black Elementary School, said Superintendent Jim Squibb.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada state office of USDA Rural Development is accepting grant applications from nonprofits, communities, state agencies and federally designated tribes to assist development of small and emerging private business in rural Nevada. About $155,000 is available for eligible projects.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN -Ralph John Burnett, of Battle Mountain, signed an agreement on April 23, which states that he is expected to plead no contest to assault with a deadly weapon, a category B felony, at his May 21 arraignment in the Sixth Judicial District Court, according to District Attorney Angie Elquist.