Ammon Young from Austin is a candidate to graduate from Utah State University with a(n) Associate of Science in General Studies. Young is eligible to earn a degree from Utah State University and is among the 6,588 students eligible to receive degrees and certificates from USU’s statewide campuses or USU Online. The 2022 graduating class includes graduates from summer and fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Friday he plans in two weeks to lift the state of emergency he declared during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nevada Department of Corrections announced it will resume approved-physical-contact visits and will suspend most other COVID-19 protocols related to visitation.
The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to send a letter of opposition addressed to the United States Congressional House Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources regarding the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022. The vote came during the regular meeting on May 2, at which all members were present. The bill was introduced to the House of Representatives by a member of the Democratic Party and Arizona’s 3rd Congressional Representative, Raúl Grijalva. Democratic party member and long-time advocate for mining, Debra Struhsacker alerted the board of commissioners of Grijalva’s effort to introduce the new legislation.
Not only is the Humboldt County School District helping to promote proper healthcare, the Communities in Schools (CIS) program is further advocating for students by “surrounding students with community support and empowering and supporting them to stay in school and achieve in life,” said CIS Program Director for Winnemucca, Kaylnne Mitchell. Her and Administrative Programs and Outreach Coordinator, Omar Gurerro, have organized and partnered with other local resources to support students.
For many students, school provides a basic foundation of learning and social interaction. For others, it provides so much more. Schools within the Humboldt County School District are offering students the opportunity to have a place of stability and resources for basic needs that they may not have otherwise.
Regional officials unanimously approved a motion to send a letter of opposition addressed to the United States Congressional House Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources regarding the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022. The bill was introduced to the House of Representatives by a member of the Democratic Party and Arizona’s 3rd Congressional Representative, Raúl Grijalva. Democratic party member and long-time advocate for mining, Debra Struhsacker alerted the board of commissioners of Grijalva’s effort to introduce the new legislation.
Burning Man updated Pershing County officials on this year’s festival. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the theme is “Waking Dreams” for the event located again in the far northwest corner of the county from August 28 to September 5 not including weeks of setup and teardown. BM Director of Government Affairs Marnee Benson said attendance will not reach 80,000 people to avoid any additional payments that Burning Man would owe Pershing County.
Controversy sparked among Humboldt County Commissioners at the regular meeting on May 2, at which they discussed the approval or rejection of a letter of support of the Iron Point Solar LLC tax abatement application to the Governor’s office. The commissioners were split 3-2 in favor of approval, with all members present and with Commissioner Tom Hoss and Commissioner Ron Cerri in objection.
Democratic Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson was confirmed by the U.S Senate Wednesday to serve a four-year term as U.S. attorney for Nevada, ending an elongated nomination period. “I am obviously honored to have even been nominated,” Frierson, who holds the top leadership post in the Assembly, said in a brief interview, adding that he was still “taking it in.”
A federal judge in Las Vegas said Monday he'll decide in three weeks whether to dismiss a condemned Nevada killer's lawsuit challenging the state's plan for his lethal injection, because the state doesn't have one of the drugs it would use. U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware II acknowledged during a brief hearing with attorneys for the state and the inmate, Zane Michael Floyd, that key questions about the execution method remain unanswered following weeks of testimony late last year.
A Las Vegas, Nevada, woman was found guilty of financial fraud by a federal jury in Clarksburg, West Virginia, April 28. After a three-day trial, Shelly Anne Leipham, 66, was found guilty of three counts of “Wire Fraud,” five counts of “Mail Fraud,” and three counts of “Money Laundering.” Leipham called an elderly victim living in Harrison County and claimed the victim won one million dollars. Leipham defrauded the victim of nearly $25,000 by directing the victim to send that amount to her over the course of a two-year period by mail and wire.
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about surface water rights and groundwater rights. This discussion has been exasperated by the fact that surface water flow of the Humboldt River at Battle Mountain on April 29, 2022 was measured at 79.7 cubic feet per second (ft3/sec.) and the flow of the river at Comus was at 54.5 ft3/sec.
As we experience a wave of spring precipitation across northern Nevada, for the past several weeks, 2nd grade students in Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, and Elko Counties participating in our Watershed Hero Field Trip have had the opportunity to see precipitation in action, learning through light rain and hail! Precipitation is an important component of the water cycle – the movement of water through the environment.
Visitors to the newly constructed Holocaust Memorial Plaza at King David Memorial Cemetery in Las Vegas might be caught off guard by the crumbled brick wall with rebar sticking out at the plaza’s entryway. But the symbolism is powerful.