By 2:30 p.m. on March 3, 10 candidates had filed for local offices, seven of which were incumbents.
Because of the lack of irrigation water experienced last year many farmers are seeing an increase n the pocket gopher population. The following information may help in trying to reduce their numbers for the upcoming year.
Lander County Sheriff's Office employees, the Lander County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue, Lander County EMS and members of the Battle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department were at the incident command site after a Navy jet crashed March 1, Sheriff Ron Unger said.
A Las Vegas man was convicted of possession of a big game animal without a valid tag, a gross misdemeanor, in the Seventh Judicial District Court Feb. 14.
Longtime Battle Mountain resident Paula Tomera, the former executive director of the Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce, has taken over as executive director for the Lander County Convention and Tourism Authority.
RENO - Natural Resource Specialist Kent McAdoo recently shared results from research testing the restoration of sagebrush in areas where grasses became the dominant vegetation after fire or other causes. In his published results, McAdoo, of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, explained that sagebrush is vital for sage-grouse and other wildlife on much of Nevada's rangelands.
RENO - Annual adjustments to Nevada's labor market data show that job growth was stronger Specifically, job estimates increased by 9,200 from preliminary readings. As a result, 2012-2013 total non-farm job growth came in at 30,900. At the same time, revised estimates show an unemployment rate of 9.8 percent, up from a preliminary estimate of 9.4 percent. Still, this represents a decline of 1.7 percent from 2012's 11.5 percent reading, said Bill Anderson, chief economist for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR).
Battle Mountain residents will get a rare treat March 13 at 6 p.m. at the Battle Mountain Civic Center when the duo Men of Worth will blend their voices with a variety of instruments.
The Irish/Scottish folk music show March 13 featuring Men of Worth will involve the duo sharing their unique songs, stories and histories with local residents, said James Keigher, one of the members. It will be their fifth performance in Battle Mountain.
Battle Mountain's 2013-14 water and sewer improvement project is slated to get underway this week. The project is scheduled to wrap up in June barring unforeseen circumstances, said Lander County Engineer Mark Brethauer, who is overseeing the project.
Federal payment in lieu of taxes funding is assured for 2014 with the passage of the farm bill in the Senate on Feb. 4.
The Battle Mountain Family Resource Center would like to thank the Food Bank of Northern Nevada for partnering with the Resource Center to bring food to eligible local residents, who are in need, at no cost to the residents, the community, nor to the Family Resource Center.
RENO - With a new contract from the U.S. Army, the University of Nevada, Reno is partnering with NevadaNano to develop a robotic flying vehicle that can be used for environmental health and safety monitoring of large areas.
The Frontier Community Coalition will be hosting their Third Annual Cultural Diversity Dinner on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the West Hall of the Winnemucca Convention Center.
KELSO, Wash. - ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is seeking local Nevada host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age, and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester.