WINNEMUCCA - Keeping children healthy and in the classroom benefits everyone. As kids begin to grow, they may be around other kids and adults who may or may not be vaccinated. One of the best ways to keep your child healthy is keeping up-to-date with immunizations. Nevada law requires immunizations for child care and school entry.
WINNEMUCCA - Nevada's big game tags have a new look for 2013 and there are two important changes hunters need to be aware of before heading afield. Attached to each tag is a two-part transportation permit that no longer requires hunters to seek out a game warden or other state wildlife official in order to make the necessary legal arrangements to transport harvested big game. Another addition is a signature line that must be completed before hunting. Without the tag holder's signature, the tag is invalid.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Staff at the Public Utilities Commission is joining with a consumer agency in recommending that NV Energy refund about $14.6 million to customers.
RENO - The Bureau of Land Management announced its current summer schedule for gathering wild horses and burros roaming Western public rangelands.  
KINGSTON - The Kingston Parks Department has been working toward the improvement of Kingston's local common areas.
RENO -The Food Bank of Northern Nevada announced last week a toll-free number to help clients in rural areas of Nevada apply for SNAP Benefits (formerly known as food stamps).
HEATHER HILL • The Battle Mountain BugleChristie Young, of Battle Mountain, walks her service dog, Meeka, down Sixth Street. Meeka is a 3-year-old male rottweiler/German shepherd/lab mix that Young adopted in Boise, Idaho.
AUSTIN - The Ms. Senior Nevada Extravaganza rolled into Austin on July 12 to wow community residents with performances and raise money for the Austin Senior Center.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Lander County Committee Against Domestic Violence held its monthly meeting on May 14.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Rural Counties Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Board of Directors has named Susan Haas as executive director and CEO. Haas began work with the RSVP in 2007 as program director after serving for eight years as deputy chief of staff for Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt. In 2012 she was promoted to director of marketing and development.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Temperatures soaring into the high 90s and 100s have sent many people running indoors to air conditioners, but a few people are still opting for outdoor fun or are forced to work in the heat.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - An 18-year-old Lander County man is being charged with sexual assault, or in the alternative, lewdness for alleged actions that occurred on or about June 7 at a local motel.
CARSON CITY - Public interviews are scheduled this week for the four semifinalists being considered for Nevada superintendent of public instruction.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Congress passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982 to establish a deliberate, collaborative and mandatory process to site, license, build and operate a national permanent nuclear waste repository.
WASHINGTON - Drought conditions across the West have impacted rangelands, leaving little water and forage for animals and livestock, prompting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to undertake targeted actions, such as providing supplemental water and food for wild horses; reducing grazing; and enacting fire restrictions.