BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Fall brings cold crisp mornings, bright orange pumpkins and softly falling leaves. At Battle Mountain High School it also brings a flurry of activities.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Supreme Court launched its redesigned website on Oct. 29. The redesign streamlines existing features, making them easier to find and access, and adds other new features.
KINGSTON - On Sept. 27 - 29, the Kingston Jubilee returned to Miles End Lodge in Kingston with good music, great food, interesting vendors and wonderful weather.
RENO - University of Nevada Cooperative Extension invites those interested in becoming trained Master Gardeners to attend an orientation on Nov. 4 or Nov. 13 to participate in the 2014 Master Gardener training course, running from Feb. 24 through April 16. 
RENO - NV Energy's SolarGenerations program will accept applications for the next round of solar energy projects from Nov. 1 through 5 p.m. on Nov. 15. Successful applicants will be eligible for rebates to help offset installation costs for photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight into electricity.
CARSON CITY - State Treasurer Kate Marshall announced recently that the Board of Trustees of the College Savings Plans of Nevada, which she chairs, has successfully negotiated to reduce expense ratios on investments in The Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan, a national college savings plan administered by the Treasurer's Office.
RENO - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or drones, may be relatively small, but could have a big impact on Nevada's economy and natural resources, especially when  the necessary pieces and experts come together to do the work and research. 
RENO - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada announces new dates for comment periods for two environmental assessments (EAs) that were open during the recent Federal government shutdown. The documents providing information for comments were not available on the BLM website from Oct. 1 through Oct. 16, 2013. The new dates reflect the number of days the comment periods overlapped the shutdown.
As advertised, several businesses sponsored Harvest Fest 2013 in Battle Mountain on Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Local youth were invited to start their Halloween evening of trick-or-treating at the sponsoring businesses of Haney's Furniture, Wells Fargo, Battle Mountain Tire Factory, Chevron, CrazyBeautiful, The Owl Club, Pizza Factory, Atlas Towing and Recovery, Port of Subs and Quick Mart, Desert $ Stor N Mor, Conoco, Battle Mountain General Hospital and Clinic, The Flower Shop, Napa, Mills Pharmacy, Nevada Hotel, and Garden Gate Floral. The streets were filled with celebrities, superheroes, princesses, pirates, dogs, ghouls, zombies, witches, and any other characters that could be scared up to celebrate the Halloween holiday in Battle Mountain.
The Pre-K and 3-4-year-old classes were visited by Battle Mountain Volunteer Firemen Donnie Negro, Chris Soule, and Jim Bob Unger on Oct. 14 and 17. The children learned to always give matches and lighters to an adult, how to extinguish fire on clothing by doing the "Stop, Drop, Cover Face and Roll" technique, and to call 911 to report a fire or any other emergency. The children were thrilled to ride in the fire engine after the presentation. Teachers followed up the firemen's visit with an extension activity in the Pre-K classes for "Stop, Drop, Cover Face and Roll," and the 3-4-year-old classes created a picture of a fire engine with collage materials. The firemen presented an excellent and fun introduction to fire prevention for Christ Lutheran Preschool students.
COURTESY PHOTO Pictured here, the Lander County - Best in the West float for the 75th Anniversary of the Nevada Day Parade. The float was fully supported by the county and the parade committee consisted of Laura Schmidt, Paula Tomera, Wilbur Becker, Kent Becker, Ami Rogers, Lori Price, Jonie Davenport, Dee Helming and Joy Brandt.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - As Nevada's 150th celebration of statehood, also known as the sesquicentennial, gets in to full swing, the Bugle is debuting a special feature.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The drilling of well nine, the third well, for the Battle Mountain arsenic mitigation project was completed Sept. 16 by Boart Longyear. The enitre project is expected to be completed and fully operational by June 2014.
HEATHER HILL • The Battle Mountain BugleEven though the weather has cooled with fall in full swing, there have still been plenty of days of sunshine allowing people time to get outdoors before winter sets in. Paitynn Johns, 5, was found recently riding her bike alongside her dad, Cody Johns, on Bastian Road.
CARSON CITY (AP) - Taxable sales in Nevada rose 3.7 percent in August over the same month a year ago, with big gains reported in the areas of construction, accommodations and vehicles, the Department of Taxation reported.