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Battle Mountain High School staff conducts thorough self-study required every five years

BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Battle Mountain High School recently completed an extensive self-study as required by the Northwest Accreditation Association. 

BLM plans wild horse gathers in Elko and Ely districts

ELKO - The project area for this gather and removal of wild horses is from within and outside the Triple B, Maverick-Medicine, and the western and central portions of the Antelope Valley Herd Management Areas (HMAs), according to a BLM news release.

BLM approves Cove-Helen underground mine project

Mine site is located 26 miles south of Battle Mountain

BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District, issued a decision to approve the operations plan for the Cove-Helen Mine.

Tonopah celebrates 43rd Jim Butler Days May 23-27

From dancing in the streets to shoveling ore the hard way

TONOPAH - Back in 1900, a prospector named Jim Butler struck silver while searching for his lost burro in the area that soon became Tonopah, Nev.

Forest Service geologist honored for work in conserving, managing caves

SPARKS - Deanna Stever, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest geologist, was recently recognized by the Forest Service's Cave and Karst Coordinator for her exceptional leadership in cave and karst management. (Karst refers to landscapes characterized by caves, sinkholes, sinking streams and underground drainage.)

Interagency Fire Management Team prepares for 2013 fire season in northeastern Nevada

ELKO - With the temperatures beginning to rise, the Elko District Interagency Fire Management Team would like to remind the community of the dry weather conditions still prevalent in northeastern Nevada.

Kingston Volunteer Fire Department gives Austin students a tour

KINGSTON - The Kingston Volunteer Fire Department hosted children from the Austin Elementary School May 11.

Deadline coming up to nominate a centennial farm or ranch

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.

Prison-trained wild horse adoption a success in Carson City, BLM says

CARSON CITY - The Bureau of Land Management, the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the Nevada Department of Corrections on Saturday, May 18, hosted the second of three annual saddle-trained horse adoption events at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) in Carson City.

Rural colleges get some relief in budget closings at Legislature

CARSON CITY (AP) - Two rural Nevada colleges will feel less budget pain than initially proposed under actions taken by legislative money committees.

Nevada State Railroad Museum offers a special Memorial Day experience

CARSON CITY - Throughout Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City offers rides on the world's only restored McKeen motor car, Virginia & Truckee Railway No. 22. Other days to ride the unique car in 2013 will be July 4 and October 26.

Climate change related to reduced plant size in Nevada's Great Basin

100 years of samples studied by UNR plant ecologist

RENO - Plants are shrinking in the Great Basin of Nevada, and warming climate could be the culprit, according to a paper published in the renowned science journal Global Change Biology based on research conducted by University of Nevada, Reno, plant ecologist Beth Leger.

Survey finds people unclear about how to stay safe in the water

RENO - Even though nearly two-thirds of families with small children plan on swimming in areas without lifeguards this summer, many people don't know the right thing to do in water emergencies or how to keep their loved ones safe in the water, according to a new American Red Cross poll.

Nonmelanoma skin cancers can be dangerous, disfiguring and deadly

NEW YORK - May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and while the dangers of melanoma are well known, it is important not to neglect the warning signs of the two most common types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which can also become disfiguring and even deadly if not diagnosed and treated promptly.

Around 20 classes to be held for GBC's Kids College

Classes scheduled for June 17 - 27

BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Around 20 classes will be held from June 17 - 27 for Great Basin College's (GBC) second annual Kids College for kids ages 6 to 17. The classes will vary in length during that amount of time.