In most of the world, crop yields are limited by timely rain or irrigation. The truth is that rainfall only promotes plant growth after it soaks into the soil. Water that is taken below the surface quickly has less of a chance to become runoff and is less exposed to evaporation.
The Winnemucca City Council met for their regular meeting on April 4 and with all members present:
Why choose, raise, feed, groom, show and sell a livestock animal? For the Pershing County 4-H youth the answer is the future- our future. Whether that be to educate our youth on agricultural careers, science, and husbandry or for financial and record keeping gain youth acquire these hands-on experiences when they chose a livestock project. Raising a livestock animal for show and sell instills a sense of commitment and compassion that they will not learn in most extra-curricular activities.
Registration for Nevada Outdoor School (NOS) summer camps and programs opened on Monday, so get to their website, NevadaOutdoorSchool.org, and get ready for some adventure. There are multiple camp options for kids and teens ages 8 to 17, weekly activities at local parks for kids ages four to seven, and even an adult backpacking trip for those 18 and older.
On February 25, 1990, skeletal remains of an unidentified person were discovered by two hikers approximately 13 miles east of Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada, in an area referred to as Hilltop Canyon. The remains could not be positively identified but were determined to be female. Over the years, multiple methods were used to identify the person, but were unsuccessful.
Lander County government officials announced that they have released a community spotlight exposé on the opioid crisis. The exposé features friends and family members of deceased youth, Vincent Rosas, who passed away at the age of 19 from a fentanyl overdose.
The Nevada Division of Tourism (Travel Nevada) honored rural Nevada’s top tourism supporters for their dedication to the state’s tourism industry at the Excellence in Tourism Awards dinner at the 30th annual Rural Roundup conference held April 12, 2023 at Eureka Casino Resort in Mesquite.
About 80 percent of the land in Nevada is owned by the federal government -- which is the largest percentage of federally-owned land in any state. Although Nevada businesses, municipalities and counties have benefited from federal land transfers in the past, more requests remain. And Nevada’s 2nd U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, predicted on Nevada Newsmakers last Friday that the U.S. House will pass more federal land transfers in the current Congress.
Spring has sprung and it’s time for the annual color run! Get moving on April 22 during the 2023 Color the Mucc 3K and 5K beginning at 10 a.m. at the Ralph Whitworth Recreation Complex and celebrate afterwards at the Party in the Park with Winnemucca Domestic Violence Services (WDVS). The Humboldt County Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) and Humboldt General Hospital (HGH) are partnering to promote community fitness and wellness with the run/walk and WDVS is hosting the Party on the soccer field adjacent to the Winnemucca Boys & Girls Club and has invited multiple community partners to participate in the fun.
Northern and Rural Nevada residents without a working smoke alarm in their home can receive free alarm alarms installed by American Red Cross of Northern Nevada.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has announced Mark Freese as the Department’s new Habitat Division Administrator. In this position. Freese will oversee over 40 members of the Habitat Division.
Properly restraining a child in a vehicle is just as important after an emergency as it is in case of an emergency. That’s why staff from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services’ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program are delivering pediatric restraint systems at no cost to emergency medical service agencies across the state. In March, almost 40 restraint systems were delivered to fire and rescue departments in Northern Nevada and on April 5 another 32 were deployed to rural partners.
Four years after a high-profile veto, opponents are again raising concerns that adopting the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) into the Nevada Constitution would cause presidential candidates to lose interest in the Silver State.
After multiple rural counties attempted to eliminate or consider eliminating the use of mechanical voting machines last year, Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would require such machines to be used for in-person voting.