CARSON CITY - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Western Nevada Agency would like the community to be aware of the risk of wildfire when target shooting due to continued dry conditions, low precipitation and hot temperatures.
COURTESY PHOTOKeetna Smith, 13, bagged her first antelope on Aug. 23 in the Independence Mountain Range (Area 6) at 400 yards with a .243 rifle.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) Program of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health recently received the Excellence in Action Award of Merit from the Nevada Association for Career and Technical Education.
RENO - The Eastern Great Basin and Western Great Basin Coordination Centers will merge and be located in a new facility in Salt Lake City. The consolidation will save money and improve response time in getting resources to wildfires and other incidents.
AUSTIN - The final touches are being put on the Austin arsenic mitigation project, which is slated to wrap up at the end of this month. The system is projected to go online in October, said Marty Ugalde, engineer/project manager with Day Engineering, the company overseeing the entire project.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis Field Office, plans to capture up to 30 burros that have been causing property damage in Big Smoky Valley southeast of Austin.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - On Sept. 26, the Lander County Commission will be discussing an important issue regarding Nevada's public lands.
CARSON CITY - The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation's (DETR) new unemployment insurance system, known as UInv, is currently being launched in stages, which has resulted in minor delays in some claimants' ability to file their weekly claims.
CARSON CITY (AP) - Strong sales of electronics and vehicles in June helped keep Nevada's consumer-driven economy heading in a positive direction, the Department of Taxation reported.
ELKO - On Sept. 6, 2013, fire restrictions were lifted on lands administered by Jarbidge, Mountain City, and Ruby Mountains Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; all BLM public lands in northeastern Nevada; Nevada Division of Forestry Protection Districts in northeastern Nevada; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs administered lands.
RENO - Disasters can strike quickly and often without warning. During National Preparedness Month, the American Red Cross, Northern Nevada Chapter, encourages all households to get ready for the next emergency or disaster.
TAMMY BURDEN • Special to the BugleA huge thunderstorm struck the Battle Mountain area the night of Sept. 4, bringing with it rain and lightning. It was reported to have washed out a few roads and caused power outages. This shot, taken in Battle Mountain by Tammy Burden, shows an amazing lightning display that was talked about around town the next day. Burden said it was one of the best lightning storms she has seen in the 17 years she has lived in Battle Mountain.
Battle Mountain General Hospital received donations from Barrick, Newmont and Goldcorp - Marigold to host this event.
MIDAS - Friends of Midas has donated historic newspapers to two neighboring historical organizations: the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum and the Friends of Tuscarora and Independence Valley.