The Nevada Department of Veteran Services recently honored a veteran who has spent countless years improving the lives of other military members and their families. William “Bill” Baumann, along with several other individuals and veterans’ support groups, recently received recognition for their countless hours of service during a short ceremony conducted in the Old Assembly Chambers on the Capitol Complex. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was named the September Veteran of the Month because of his extensive volunteer work for veterans.
The Bureau of Land Management Ely District is making Christmas tree-cutting permits available to the public. Permits cost $5 each with a limit of 10 per purchaser.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is encouraging horse owners to practice good horse health safety measures to mitigate the risk of disease as numbers of confirmed cases of pigeon fever rise in the fall.
The Bureau of Land Management’s Ely District recently finished aerially seeding 3,000-plus acres of the public lands along the west slope of the Egan Range in White River Valley, about 15 miles south of Ely, Nev.
After four days of uncertainty fueled by Nevada’s lengthy vote counting process, incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto has withstood a challenge from Republican Adam Laxalt to win her second term in the U.S. Senate, securing a 50-seat majority in the upper chamber for Democrats.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo is projected to defeat Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, but split-ticket voters gave projected victories to statewide candidates on both sides of the aisle.
According to Winnemucca City Manager Heiser, she has completed a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the proposed swimming pool, which will solicit bids for the project, pending review.
Tragedies have hit the Humboldt County community hard in the past several weeks and the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners heard from county officials about ideas on how to help the community deal with things in the wake of grief at their latest meeting on Nov. 7.
Kids and teens are no stranger to the tobacco epidemic in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2018, 1 in 5 high school students and 1 in 20 middle school students —more than 3.6 million youth—currently use E-Cigarettes.
Molten metal and teenagers do not seem like the likeliest of pairs, but for several Lowry High School (LHS) students who have been working continuously to hone their welding skills, the duo could not be better.
As our ADF-Winnemucca meeting drew to a close last Tuesday, a profound statement arose: What can I do to be a part of the solution?
Nevada judge on Wednesday set an April trial date for a former Las Vegas-area elected official who has pleaded not guilty to killing a veteran investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of him and his managerial conduct.
A federal judge has ruled against the family of a pilot killed in 2016 who sought more than $6.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration in a lawsuit that blamed air traffic controllers for a fatal plane crash near Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
The Senior Nutrition and Wellness program provides food packages for food-insecure seniors throughout Nevada. Beginning Nov. 1, monthly food packages will include additional food items such as fresh produce, frozen proteins and dairy.
A newly released report tracking bird populations in the United States finds that more than half of U.S. bird species are declining, including 70 newly identified “Tipping Point” species that have lost 50% or more of their populations in the past 50 years.