RENO - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Ruby Pipeline Project.
TONOPAH - The Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District, is opening 70 acres previously classified under the Recreation & Public Purposes Act.
LAS VEGAS - Leadership Academy of Nevada (LANV) offers a tuition-free, online education to students in grades 9-12 anywhere in Nevada.
WASHINGTON - With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of farming in America.
RENO - Four more Nevada football games will be televised nationally this fall as the Mountain West announced an additional 15 games that will be broadcast by the ESPN family of networks. The annual Battle for the Fremont Cannon, which will be Saturday, Oct. 26, at Mackay Stadium, will be carried on an ESPN network, as will the Wolf Pack's home game against San Jose State on Nov. 16.
CARSON CITY - The Bureau of Land Management, the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Nevada Department of Corrections are hosting the second of three annual saddle-trained horse adoption events in Carson City on Saturday, May 18, at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Are you concerned about your 2½- 4-year-old? Does he or she follow simple directions? Is your child talking enough? Does he or she play with other children? Can you understand what he or she says? Does your child have poor coordination or balance issues? These are a sample of concerns you may be having.
RENO - The Nevada Geriatric Education Consortium, a partnership of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, presents the next free Geriatric Lecture Series on Friday, May 24, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at multiple locations throughout Nevada.
RENO - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced new funds to help more uninsured Americans enroll in affordable health insurance coverage made available by the Affordable Care Act.
LAS VEGAS - The public has the opportunity to review and comment on the preliminary recommendations for the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 14 expenditures and a proposed expenditure of Lincoln County Land Act (LCLA) funds for an environmentally-sensitive land acquisition in Elko County.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - On March 27, the Lander County School Board recognized Joe Quintana, who has been involved with kids and sports since he has been out of school.
ELKO - Great Basin College will hold its 45th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Elko Convention Center. There will be 442 baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees and certificates of achievement awarded this year, up from 430 last year.
RENO - The Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GBLCC) is providing more than $198,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to fund five projects within the Great Basin.
RENO -The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and the Nevada Department of Agriculture will be hosting the Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Training for food safety June 5-7 at the Nevada Department of Agriculture in Sparks. The free, three-day program, sponsored by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Farm-to-School Grant Program, will focus on on-farm food-safety practices related to fruit and vegetable production. Participants will learn principles of good agricultural and handling practices.
RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno's spring commencement will confer 2,168 degrees and certificates.