Most people are aware that scammers run rampant trying to collect private information in order to exploit people for their hard earned money, whether it’s through “extending your car warranty” or “verifying your bank account number”, they are indeed crafty. What many people may not be aware of is the very specific information that scammers can get a hold of by simply accessing public records.
September at Nevada Outdoor School means it is Dutch Oven time! Our 14th Annual Buckaroo Dutch Oven Cook Off fundraiser will be held at noon on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Vesco Park, Winnemucca. If you have been curious about Dutch Oven cooking, then come out and talk with our local participants while tasting their delicious culinary creations. Dutch oven cooking is a fun and easy way to cook delicious food and fill stomachs that are hungry from a day outdoors. Dutch ovens are thick-walled cooking pots that have a tight fitting lid.
Never miss the latest news affecting Ohio agriculture. Subscribe to Digital Dale and follow along via Facebook and Twitter. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Nothing in this world is certain, except death and taxes.” However, many decades after he made this statement, estate planning was formed to proactively solve and minimize the “tax certainty” part of the quotation.
The Alzheimer’s Association offers a brochure for law enforcement, “Safe Return”. While it is good for police and first responders, it also holds excellent information for everyone who cares for a loved one with dementia or actually for anyone, as you might meet someone on the street or in a restaurant who appears confused and could benefit from your friendly, positive reassurance and assistance.
This year’s choice for Labor Day Parade Grand Marshal won’t come as a surprise to many. Dan Dufurrena has been a mainstay in the Humboldt County ranching community for many years — from participating in 4-H during his youth, to his time as Humboldt County High School Rodeo Director, to helping found Winnemucca’s Ranch Hand Rodeo along with brothers Tim and Hank. And that’s just the short list.
(Editor’s note: Burning Man’s Marnee Benson appeared on Nevada Newsmakers in June. We are running this story now to coincide with the return of the official festival in the Black Rock Desert.) Marnee Benson attended her first Burning Man -- the world-famous, permissive, counter-culture arts festival on the dusty playa of the Black Rock desert -- more than two decades ago.
Nevada's two major party candidates for governor plan to meet for what their host, a nonprofit statewide news site, is calling “the only confirmed gubernatorial debate” ahead of the November election.
Milkweed plants purchased at retail nurseries across the United States were contaminated with pesticides harmful to monarch caterpillars that rely on milkweed, a study led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno found. Every plant sampled was contaminated, even those that were labeled “wildlife-friendly.”
Restoration efforts in montane meadows designed to increase late-season water flows, improve water quality, diminish flood events and provide valuable habitat have been ongoing for decades in the Sierra Nevada. It has been known that, generally, healthy meadows also soak up and hold carbon in the soil, becoming natural “sinks” for carbon, and decreasing harmful atmospheric carbon dioxide.
The first ballot question before Nevada voters in November asks voters whether the Nevada Constitution should be amended to guarantee equal rights regardless “of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin.”
The very characteristics that made fentanyl a medical breakthrough and a “miracle drug” are what make it one of the most dangerous and problematic in society today, according to experts battling Nevada’s opioid crisis. In the medical world, because of fentanyl’s therapeutic index, or the ratio at which a drug is effective versus when it becomes toxic, it’s safer than morphine, according to Dr. Andrew Herring, an emergency physician and director of emergency pain management and addiction treatment at Highland Hospital in Oakland.
Not only will the University of Nevada’s football players have an symbol to indicate their defensive prowess on the field, but they are also learning the history of one of the greatest battleships that sailed the seas during World War II. Poseidon’s trident pictured with a tribute to the USS Nevada, BB-36, was recently revealed at the Naval Air Warfighting Development Center east of Fallon with the creator of the idea design, John Galloway, university President Brian Sandoval and Rear Admiral Max McCoy, NAWDC’s commander. Six players from this year’s Wolf Pack team — Tyson Williams, Devonte Lee, Toa Taua, Grant Stark, Dominic Peterson and Shane Illingworth — also traveled to Fallon to be part of the shot but meaningful ceremony.
Concerns among parents of Lowry High School students were recently raised when students were not issued regular lockers for the 2022-2023 school year, despite this being the case for the past two years. Throughout 2020 and 2021, students were not issued lockers because of COVID restrictions, but this year, many students and staff have found that lockers just aren’t necessary anymore. Students no longer have to carry cumbersome textbooks for each class and the no locker policy has increased safety and decreased behavioral issues at the high school, according to officials.
The Humboldt County Boards of Commissioners convened at Grass Valley Elementary School with the community for a special meeting on Aug. 29 regarding nitrate mitigation for residents in the Grass Valley (GV) area. Commissioner Tom Hoss was present via web-call and the rest of the Board was present in person.
A national GOP governors group is launching a seven-figure ad campaign focusing on Gov. Steve Sisolak’s administration’s role in granting state approval to a politically connected COVID lab company later revealed to have major issues with testing accuracy. The ad from the Republican Governors Association is part of a $2.5 million statewide television buy, one of the largest independent expenditures in Nevada’s gubernatorial race this cycle.