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.
LAS VEGAS - In May 2013, the FBI Las Vegas Division will host an "active shooter" conference and Public Safety Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in northern Nevada.
CARSON CITY (AP) - A March uptick in Nevada's unemployment rate to 9.7 percent marked the first time in 20 months the state has logged a month-to-month increase, state officials reported Friday.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada State Board of Health is seeking an individual from the public to join the Dietitian Advisory Group. The member will provide expertise and assistance in carrying out Advisory Group statutory duties in the practice, administration, licensing and disciplinary action of dietitians.
CARSON CITY - USDA Rural Development Nevada has learned that the funding for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has increased from $22 million to $60 million nationwide.
CARSON CITY - Nevada residents who want to have a desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) as a pet will be limited to a single animal beginning May 1, 2013. This new restriction was put into place when the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners voted to approve Commission General Regulation 426 as a step toward reducing the over breeding of pet desert tortoises.
RENO - "Reduce the Fuel - Reduce the Risk!" is the message for the 2013 Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week, which kicks off May 4.
WINNEMUCCA - On May 11, all northern Nevada residents are invited to join the "LaRena Smith Bengoa Run, Ride or Walk for the Cure."
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce opened the doors of the Civic Center on Tuesday, April 23, for the first-ever Business After Hours Mixer.
RENO - Bruce Petersen, state conservationist for the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, said there is still time for ranchers to sign up for financial assistance to benefit sage-grouse habitats. This may also include restoration of lands damaged by wildfires.
RENO - In the past, the only thing a hunter could do during the time between the big game application deadline in April and the day the draw results are posted in June was to sit and wait and hope for the best. That all changed last year with the introduction of the Nevada Dream Tags.