At the two-year anniversary of the infrastructure law, Nevada has received billions of federal dollars — and Democrats plan to campaign on it. And reader, rejoice — the government will not shut down! (At least until the next deadline in January.)
Backers of an initiative to create an independent redistricting commission for Nevada are again launching an effort to get a question on the ballot. Two initiatives were filed recently with the secretary of state’s office on behalf of Fair Maps Nevada, a group led by College of Southern Nevada professor Sondra Cosgrove, who also spearheaded the 2020 and 2022 efforts to change Nevada’s redistricting process.
LOVELOCK, Nev., Nov. 21, 2023—USDA Rural Development Nevada State Director Lucas Ingvoldstad today celebrated the groundbreaking for a $27 million investment made through the USDA ReConnect Program and awarded to Uprise Fiber to increase internet access in the City of Lovelock. Uprise Fiber will utilize the funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Home network that would offer economical and dependable internet to Lovelock residents nearly thousands of times faster than their current internet, which can be insufficient for basic activities such as teleconferencing or streaming.
With 386 surveys collected from the public and multiple focus group sessions held, Knit Studios put together possible designs for a new aquatics center in the City of Winnemucca and presented them to the Winnemucca City Council at their most recent meeting on Nov. 21 (with Mayor Rich Stone, Councilman Mike Owens, and City Attorney Kent Maher absent from the meeting).
One of the largest land swaps ever proposed in the history of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) between Winecup-Gamble Ranch, owned by Kroenke Ranches, and the BLM has caused concern among many surrounding counties, organizations and individuals as it is likely to have a big impact on Nevadans.
The groups and individuals that put together meals for the local Soup Kitchen, located in the basement of the United Methodist Church on W. Winnemucca Blvd., serve faithfully one night a month and Winnemucca Food Bank Director and Soup Kitchen Coordinator Barbara Sealy explained that the Soup Kitchen is currently looking for volunteers to fill in once a month on the first Wednesday of each month.
When retired Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Richardson first deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, he had to register for burn pit exposure. Burn pits, the open air trash disposals used in U.S. military sites throughout the Middle East, can cause a variety of respiratory illnesses, including cancers. (The military has not banned the practice but uses them much more rarely now.) But Richardson, who retired after 35 years in the Nevada Army National Guard and now lives in Reno, said nothing ever came of the registry, even though he later developed respiratory issues including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and mild asthmatic symptoms.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas who authorities said accompanied a friend to a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and a vape pen was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in an alleyway around the corner from campus. The victim's father, Jonathan Lewis Sr., said his son was attacked while standing up "for one of his smaller friends," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Nick Jacques grew up with a passion for music. Jacques, 36, said he first began to play the alto saxophone when he was in the fourth grade in Southern California, and continued playing music throughout middle school and high school. Jacques said it offered him an opportunity to bond with his music teachers and classmates.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There is no such thing as a flawless first-year event, so go ahead and accept that there will be bumps and bruises in Formula One's $500 million Las Vegas Grand Prix. The warning signs were as bright as The Sphere when early pricing opened for the extravaganza, the most expensive grand prix to attend on this year's 24-race calendar.
Las Vegas has re-invented itself as “The Sports Capital of the World,” some leaders in Nevada’s tourism industry have said. Professional sports leagues continue to flock to Nevada’s largest city, seeing dollar signs in their eyes. “What Vegas brings to professional sports right now is pretty obvious to all these leagues,” Steve Hill, CEO and chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, said on Nevada Newsmakers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — ؙThe Bureau of Land Management announced today approval of the Gibellini Vanadium Mine Project outside Eureka, Nevada, green-lighting a proposal to develop critical minerals on BLM-managed public lands. Vanadium is a U.S. Geological Survey-designated critical mineral used in steel manufacturing, aerospace applications, and battery technology.
Moms and dads often feel a unique kind of stress and other unexpected changes even if they have a great support system, but unplanned pregnancies can definitely increase the challenges for parents. The Gabriel Project helps connect parents to help and resources immediately and for free.
RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Small Business Development Center in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno announced the results of the Nevada 2023 Small Business Challenges Survey this fall. The survey, which ran from Aug. 1 to Sept. 15, collected responses from 580 small business owners and entrepreneurs across the state of Nevada. Ninety-eight percent of all businesses in Nevada are small businesses.
RENO — The University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources recently welcomed Dr. Hannah Rodriguez as assistant professor to its Department of Agriculture, Veterinary & Rangeland Sciences. Rodriguez, a graduate of the University’s Animal Science Program, was selected because of her vast experience, which the College hopes to leverage to help grow the Pre-Veterinary Program.