KINGSTON - A new cell tower in Kingston is providing service to people through several carriers throughout the town and residents are excited, said town Deputy Clerk Shannon Thiss.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The second test hole that was drilled recently for the third well for the Battle Mountain arsenic mitigation project showed favorable results with arsenic levels less than 10 parts per billion (ppb), the national federal limit.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - In a plea agreement with the district attorney's office, Jess Manuel Willer, 21, is expected to plead guilty to attempted child sexual abuse, a category C felony, for an event that occurred May 12, 2012, at a residence on Elquist Drive, according to court documents.
RENO - The Nevada Office of Veterans Services (NOVS) announces the Women Veterans Wellness Event for Reno and Sparks, which will be held June 29 at Siena Resort Casino.
WASHINGTON - Nevada Sen. Harry Reid announced June 13 that Lander County has received Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds totaling $911,561 from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
COURTESY PHOTOCo-workers threw a party on the last day of school for Valerie Lane, a teacher for 30 years. She has taught for 17 years in Battle Mountain and has mainly taught prekindergarten/kindergarten. She retired this year and will be moving to Reno with her husband this summer. A red hat and boa were given to Lane at the party as joke that she will be joining the Red Hat Society. The luncheon was held in the white gym at Battle Mountain Elementary Schools. Many of her past and present co-workers made a scrapbook page with their memories, well wishes and pictures. Dusti Campbell, a P.I.R.C. (Parent Involvement Resource Center) volunteer, assembled it and added many finishing touches. 
HEATHER HILL • The Battle Mountain BugleThe Lander County School Board honored Battle Mountain High School Principal Susan Baldwin (right) for her four years of service at the June 12 meeting at the district office building. Baldwin's last day is June 30. School board Chair Anna Penola, above left, thanked Baldwin and then presented her with a pin.
CARSON CITY - The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange has launched NevadaHealthLink.com, the consumer website for information and the purchase of health insurance.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Roller Coaster Fireworks and Atlas Towing Service, in conjunction with Bikes-N-More in Winnemucca, sponsored the perfect attendance program again. 
LAS VEGAS - As summer driving season approaches, Nevada motorists are experiencing relatively less pain at the pump, with almost all metro areas registering slight increases from the last month's gas prices, according to the AAA Nevada monthly gas survey.
CARSON CITY - New research by Connect Nevada reveals encouraging news for the state's broadband landscape. Access to higher speeds of Internet service is on the rise in both urban and rural areas across Nevada.
CARSON CITY - State Treasurer Kate Marshall said last week that the addition of $15 million to the Gov. Guinn Millennium Scholarship program (GGMS) during the 2013 Legislative session will keep the program financially stable through at least the 2017-2018 school year.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The fifth-graders in Elaine Domagala's class raised money for the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum as part of their annual Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School project. Each year her students donate money to a school or community cause.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Lander County on May 13.
