There are many tools used to assess malnutrition in kidney disease patients, but making the right diagnosis takes some careful interpretation and consideration of all factors. This goes beyond measuring dietary intake and weight on a scoring system and into considering social factors and other conditions a patient may be experiencing.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an investment of $56 million in 11 projects, spanning a total of 21 institutions in 19 jurisdictions, through NSF’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The University of Nevada, Reno is included in a $6 million award in a three-state collaborative project to address climate change in underserved rural communities.
LOVELOCK — U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined USDA Rural Development Director Lucas Ingvoldstad, Lovelock Mayor Mike Giles, Pershing County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Heidi Lusby, Pershing County Commissioner Shayla Hudson, and representatives from Kromer Investments and Uprise Fiber in Lovelock to discuss her efforts to improve broadband access in rural Nevada, including a recent $27.1 million grant she helped secure for Lovelock and the surrounding areas.
On behalf of the Elquist Family, we thank the Turquoise Museum for honoring Jim Elquist by inducting him into your Hall of Fame. Like his father before him, Jim dug out his destiny through mining. And through mining, it sustained family. And not a small family.
WINNEMUCCA.—This year’s Labor Day weekend has taken superhuman effort to organize and Tri-County Fair Board Chairman Darrel Field is sure glad he happened upon a few superheroes who were up to the job.
The Tri-County Fair & Stampede has seen lots of great changes over the years but one of the biggest — and most important — changes has come in the way the event is set up.
If you’ve got a favorite holiday, then you’ve got an official invitation to participate in the “Decorated Holiday Hat” or the “Holiday Home Décor” contests.
Get ready to bumper car with the best of them as the Labor Day Carnival returns to the Tri-County Fair & Stampede.
Two Oregon buckaroos, Dallas "Dally" Givan and Terry Cahill along with Ervin Thompson from northern Nevada will be inducted into the Buckaroo Hall of Fame over Labor Day Weekend, in conjunction with the annual Buckaroo Heritage Art Roundup. On Friday, Sept. 1, there will be a social gathering for the honorees, family and friends at 5 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 2, there's the induction ceremony at noon, including speakers, stories and reception. All events held at the Buckaroo Hall of Fame, located at the East Hall Convention Center.
This Labor Day weekend there will be some new and very exotic visitors coming to the Fair.
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Sam Brown is the leading Republican candidate to take on Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) next year, according to a new poll of likely GOP primary election voters conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of Duty First Nevada, a super PAC supporting Brown. Despite Brown’s lead over the Republican field, the largest group of poll respondents, 44 percent of the 500 likely voters surveyed, were undecided among the growing field of GOP U.S. Senate candidates.
The Nevada Republican Party filed an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to block the state from holding a presidential primary election next year after a Carson City judge denied the party’s case in District Court, court filings obtained by The Nevada Independent show.
Despite the Nevada DMV making millions of dollars available for refunding $1-per-transaction technology fees declared unconstitutional in 2021 by the Nevada Supreme Court, motorists have claimed less than 10 percent of the available funds, according to a final report on the refund project presented Monday to state lawmakers.
Nevada’s local governments reported spending nearly $4.7 million to lobby legislators during this year’s 120-day legislative session, breaking the record for annual lobbying spending by more than $700,000.
Magnetic variation (MAGVAR) determines true north and helps maintain accurate displays for pilots during flight and other systems like auto flight. The variation is displayed on an airport runway and can change over time due to magnetic declination. According to City officials, the MAGVAR at the Winnemucca Municipal Airport needs to be updated, along with lights and wind cones.