HEATHER HILL • The Battle Mountain BugleOut for a walk along Weaver Avenue on a recent sunny summer day are Battle Mountain residents (left to right) Codie Conway, Roean Conway, 3, Trystin Conway, 5, and Rhonda Seay. Joining them are pooches Missy (left), a 1-year-old female poodle mix, and Abby, a 5-month-old female Maltese.
WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District, together with Nevada Outdoor School, Friends of the Black Rock/High Rock and Friends of Nevada Wilderness, will host a National Public Lands Day event on Sept. 21 at Soldier Meadows. Soldier Meadows is located within the Black Rock/High Rock National Conservation Area.
RENO - Upland game hunters in Nevada rely heavily on chukar partridge as their species of choice.
LAS VEGAS - Motorists in the Silver State continue to experience lower gas prices and are now paying an average of $3.54 per gallon for unleaded regular, a decrease of 12 cents from a month ago.
KAYLA LOVE-KOSECK • The Battle Mountain Bugle Brady Koseck, 7, of Battle Mountain, won a bike while attending the Tri-County Fair in Winnemucca. Standing next to Koseck is Jim Driscoll, post commander of VFW No. 12116 in Winnemucca. According to Brady's mom, Kayla Love-Koseck, her son didn't actually enter the VFW raffle. The story is that he went to buy a ticket and the raffle for the bike had been held about three hours earlier. Driscoll felt sad for Brady, not because he wanted a bike, but because he just wanted a chance to enter the raffle. So Driscoll made a deal that if Brady's dad Josh donated $5 to the VFW, Brady would have a new bike. Driscoll fixes up new but slightly irregular bikes that are donated. He said he likes to see kids' faces when they hop on their new ride for the first time.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Battle Mountain High School has welcomed over 350 students back to school this fall. The freshman class is experiencing high school for the first time, returning students are resuming their routines, and the senior classes of almost 100 future graduates create an atmosphere of excitement in the halls.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Registration is now open for the Oct. 26, 2013, administration of the ACT college readiness assessment. The registration deadline for students who intend to take the ACT on this date is Sept. 27, 2013.
CARSON CITY - In line with National College Savings Month, the Nevada state treasurer's office has worked with the Nevada College Savings Plan program manager to lower the required minimum amount to open an SSgA Upromise 529 college savings plan account from $250 to a mere $15, one of the lowest in the nation.
KINGSTON - The second annual Kingston Outdoor Market was held Aug. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kingston Orchard. The event, which saw 12 vendors, drew around 150 people. It raised more than $1,000 for the Kingston Parks and Recreation Department.
ELKO - The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, is urging the public to take extra caution when traveling on public lands due to the recent storms that have brought heavy rains to the area.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Early on a June morning in 1904, nearly 100 Austin residents boarded a special train bound for Battle Mountain. Charted by Lander County Commissioner W.H. Ingham, the Nevada Central began chugging north toward a day of festivities.
CARSON CITY - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will meet with the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) on Tuesday, Sept. 24, for a one-day field tour within the Winnemucca District.
The second annual Kingston Outdoor Market was held Aug. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kingston Orchard. The event featured vendors, a barbecue and a duck race. The proceeds will go to the Kingston Parks and Recreation Department.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Auditions will be held for Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) production of "Blackbeard the Pirate" on Monday, Sept. 30, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Battle Mountain Civic Center. Those auditioning should arrive at 4 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the auditions.
