Nevada Department of Transportation workers performed seal work on Cornell and Western avenues last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Homecoming Parade, a tradition of Pershing County High School for many years, was held Sept. 23. The parade is the last event before the homecoming football game, this year played against West Wendover's Wolverines, which was the subject of many of the floats.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Battle Mountain High School will be celebrating Homecoming Week from Oct. 10 - 15. The theme this year is "Longhorn Celebration" and will be based on American holidays.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District Office (BMD), is preparing a comprehensive Resource Management Plan (RMP) and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to guide management of BLM administered public land (surface lands and federal minerals) within the district.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Members of the Lander County Committee Against Domestic Violence recently announced the winners of this year's T-shirt design contest. They gathered at the Lander County Youth and Family Services building on Wednesday, Sept. 21 to announce and award the top three winners for their annual contest.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Shayleah George, Danny Diaz, Felicia Hall, Eddie Morfin, Carter Quintana and Kira Smith have been named the Little Horn of the Month award winners for September at Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County would continue to receive federal funding for its public schools, law enforcement programs and other essential services, under a bipartisan congressional agreement unveiled last week.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - In the early hours of Sept. 28, Austin junior and senior high school students participated in the Big Creek Run. This annual fundraiser provides funding to support students participating in Austin athletics and extracurricular activities.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - After a vehicle pursuit at around 7:55 p.m. on Sept. 29 that started on North Second Street, deputies arrested 29-year-old Jacob David Kiehne, of Battle Mountain, for several offenses, said Lander County Sheriff Ron Unger.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Dunphy Complex fires north of Carlin were made up of three distinct fires, including the Izzenhood, Chukar Canyon and Indian Creek fires. They erupted on Sept. 30 due to lightning and consumed nearly 205,000 acres.
Monday, Oct. 3, proved to be a fun-filled day at Jacob's Well, as eight contestants entered the Pie-Eating Contest. No entry fee was required, just an appetite! Participants James Carson, Arturo Serrano, Joe Youngblood, Brian Doney, Dana West, Braden McIntosh, Ian McRae and Bret Hetland battled for first place. Ian McRae took first place, eating 3¾ of chocolate pudding pies and winning a $25 gift certificate to Walmart. Hats off to volunteers Ruby Bryant, Donna Combs and Trish Hanson, who worked hard to keep the pies coming!
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County School District's new Superintendent Jim Squibb has been busy settling into his job and says he is enjoying it. He started his new job as superintendent on July 1.
Battle Mountain High School celebrated homecoming last week with a variety of fun-filled activities. Photo above, Acacia Oakes and Kyler Peasnall pose for a photo after being crowned homecoming queen and king during halftime of Friday's varsity football game, in which Battle Mountain defeated Yerington 13-0.
HEATHER SINGER • The Battle Mountain BugleThis month has seen its share of temperature extremes from days of degrees in the 50s and back up to the 70s. Ayiana Malone (left), 10, and Marissa Tybo, 11, played at Lions Park recently with Malone's dog, 1-year-old J.D., a black male Pomeranian.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The local breakfast for kids program is still running strong and feeding numerous children throughout the school district, said Program Director Lorrie Sparks, who gave a brief presentation on the program to the Lander County School Board at their Sept. 28 board meeting.