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Officials urge families to foster as numbers of babies in protective custody spikes

Gov. Steve Sisolak and Southern Nevada leaders have asked residents to consider opening their homes as an unusually high number of infants are entering the Clark County foster care system. As of early May, 467 children under the age of 1 had entered the county’s foster care system, well above the pace from the past couple of years. During all of 2020, there were 781 infants in the county’s care. 

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Changes coming to newspaper print editions, Name will change to ‘Great Basin Sun’ next week

Effective the week of June 19-25 you will see the name of your newspaper is changing to the “Great Basin Sun.” For a variety of reasons, explained below, we are combining the print editions of the Humboldt Sun, Battle Mountain Bugle, and Lovelock Review-Miner. This is a change to the name of the printed edition only. You will still find the news from the Humboldt Sun, Battle Mountain Bugle and Lovelock Review-Miner on our website www.nevadanewsgroup.com. Email addresses, phone numbers and contact information will not change.

SENIOR MENU for June 16-22

Lunches are served each weekday at noon and soup and croutons is served at 11 a.m. the Pleasant Senior Center, 1480 Lay Street. Lunches are open to the public.  Suggested minimum donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older.

New university summer camp for youth interested in history

The Shared History Program in the Department of History at the University of Nevada, Reno is offering a week-long camp this July for juniors or seniors in high school who are interested in learning history. 

2 seriously hurt in fireworks incident at Nevada desert site

Two men were seriously injured in a northern Nevada desert fireworks weekend incident at a large gathering of people at a popular off-roading and party area, authorities said.

Plan for Nevada utility transmission line drawing comments

The federal Bureau of Land Management is collecting public comment until Wednesday on a big north-south electricity transmission project that Nevada's main utility, NV Energy, says is a key to its plan for a statewide renewable energy network. The project, dubbed Greenlink West, would stretch about 350 miles (563 kilometers) to connect electricity facilities near Las Vegas in southern Nevada and Yerington in the north by the end of 2026. It would generally run parallel to and east of the California state line.

Heller attacks Lombardo in Nevada’s GOP race for governor

Making a late bid to derail the Nevada Republican whom Donald Trump has endorsed for governor, ex-U.S. Sen. Dean Heller attacked front-runner Joe Lombardo's stands on key conservative issues while characterizing him as “best friends'' with Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak.

Humboldt River Field Office has initiated a 30-day public scoping period open on mine expansion

A 30-day scoping period is open for a Plan of Operations Amendment (Plan) for the Valmy Expansion of the Marigold Mine. The Valmy Expansion purpose will be to mine for gold.

Book Review Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett

Gini: Hmmm… Did I like this book? On one hand a combination of chatting voices coming from those lying buried beneath tombstones, a demanding mother, an obsessive father with real and imaginary friends, a Golden Child daughter, later smudged then re-shined to magnificence, a drug addicted son, pets Moses (a dog) and Rasputin (a fox), and miscellaneous colorful characters blended in, what more could a reader demand? On the other hand, tying all of this (and more) into a tidy bundle left me in my “I hate it when everything is bound up in an impossibly perfect” screech. Then again, all of the loose, mysterious ends had to get wrapped together or frustration might have enveloped me.

Educational Crisis Hold videos released, explains resources and process

The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health is pleased to announce the release of two educational videos explaining the involuntary mental health crisis hold process in Nevada. The involuntary mental health crisis hold is different for youth and adults, and videos have been developed to explain the process for both groups.

“Discover Nevada State Parks” Day is June 11

Nevada residents and visitors are invited to “Discover Nevada State Parks” on Saturday, June 11. Park visitors will receive free day-use admission and free fishing (no license required) at all of Nevada’s State Parks.

Humboldt River Field Office has initiated a 30-day public scoping period open on Valmy Mine expansion

A 30-day scoping period is open for a Plan of Operations Amendment (Plan) for the Valmy Expansion of the Marigold Mine. The Valmy Expansion purpose will be to mine for gold.

RNC sends cease and desist letter to PAC meddling in GOP governor primary

Attorneys for the Republican National Committee have sent a cease and desist letter to a political action committee accused of meddling in the Republican gubernatorial primary.

Maverick flies into area theaters

Independent and unorthodox, a maverick tests his boundary to the extreme ends. Likewise, Tom Cruise’s character in the latest Top Gun movie not only pushes his boundaries to Mach 10 and beyond, but he also improvises the tasks at hand in being the best of the best with an escape scene at the end.

Managing alfalfa during drought

As our area continues to experience drought conditions, many alfalfa producers may be asking, “How is the drought affecting my alfalfa stands?” And “Should I continue to harvest my alfalfa?” Alfalfa is a deep-rooted plant, allowing it to find water longer than some other forages.  It also has the ability to go dormant and wait out more severe droughts, making it well-adapted to survive drought when managed appropriately to keep other stresses to a minimum.