For the first time in four years because of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown two years ago, veterans convened on Wednesday at the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records building not only to be recognized for their service to their country and state but also to honor a fallen comrade who died unexpectedly last year.
Growing fruit crops in the home garden can be a rewarding experience and a source of enjoyment for many years. It can also be a disappointing venture and a source of frustration. The difference is most often due to the many diseases and insect pests that attack fruit crops and in understanding how to best avoid or reduce the damage, they cause.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is seeking information on the needs of farmers and ranchers experiencing extreme winter weather conditions.
The Great Basin region has experienced an exceptional amount of snowfall this year, with some areas breaking records for snow accumulation. While many people welcome this snowfall for outdoor recreation activities, there are concerns about how it will impact the environment, specifically wildlife and plant life in areas that are still affected by drought. This raises the question of the positive and negative impacts of high snowfall on outdoor recreation and the implications it has on responsible outdoor recreation.
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro introduced a constitutional amendment Thursday that — over more than three years — could enshrine existing abortion rights in the state constitution, which would offer the highest level of state protection. Abortion rights up to 24 weeks are already codified into state law through a 1990 ballot measure, and it could be changed with another referendum vote.
Taken from a phrase of Meggin McIntosh, I have glance around my office and realized that “desk-a-vation” is essential. Actually, it will be an excavation project as I have piles of this and that stacked everywhere – and this extends far beyond the office to every angle of my home. The simplest answer would be to purchase a new, down-sized home where all this junk would not fit, even with an extra-large garage and maybe even a shop. Then I’d be force to chuck a bunch.
Sadly, illicit drug use is becoming more and more common among all ages, even kids and teens. The National Institute on Drug Use (NIDU) reports that one in eight teens has reported abusing illicit drugs in the last year, and that “alcohol is by far the most commonly abused substance among teens and young adults.”
Nevada Outdoor School (NOS) received $20,000 from the NV Energy Foundation to support their Nature in My World school-based programs in Pershing, Humboldt, Lander, Elko, Eureka and White Pine Counties. This funding will help provide rural Nevada students with high quality outdoor learning experiences that increase their “Time Spent Outdoors” and strengthen their critical thinking, problem solving and observation skills.
ELKO –The Bureau of Land Management Wells Field Office invites public review and comment of the Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the proposed treatments and improvements to the greater sage-grouse habitat in Northeastern Nevada. The 30-day public comment period began March 13, 2023 and concludes on April 11, 2023.
A pilot program has been formed between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the State of Nevada to connect veterans traveling the rural areas with telehealth and mental health resources, The Nevada Department of Transportation has posted flyers at the many rest areas across the Silver State. The flyers provide information on telehealth options, the closest VA location and the Veterans Crisis Line. Veterans may also access the care based on emergent, urgent or routine health care needs.
Nevada’s dominant electric utility is asking state regulators to approve a $373 million maintenance and infrastructure resilience plan that executives say is needed to protect against extreme weather, wildfires and natural disasters. NV Energy’s three-year Natural Disaster Protection Plan was filed March 1 with the state Public Utilities Commission, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Commission approval could come in August.
With rising production costs, increased workloads, family issues and livestock uncertainties – to name a few challenges – farmers and ranchers are facing health issues related to stress at higher levels than seen in the general population, according to a study led by the University of Nevada, Reno for a collaboration of universities around the western United States.
Several formerly incarcerated people — telling lawmakers that either overpriced housing or rejection of their rental applications were major roadblocks to their reintegration into society — are backing a bill to rein in landlords running background checks on prospective tenants. SB143 would generally prohibit landlords from making inquiries or performing background checks to determine a prospective tenant’s conviction or criminal record, with exceptions for violent or sexual crimes.
Last month, just before the legislative session began, UNR rolled out the full college experience to welcome brand-new Gov. Joe Lombardo to campus. At one end, he toured Morrill Hall, the oldest building on campus dating back to 1886. At the other, he emerged in a snow-covered quad where the marching band and cheerleaders awaited, spelling out L-O-M-B-A-R-D-O in oversized letters in Wolf Pack blue.
State utility regulators signed off Tuesday on NV Energy’s plan to build a new natural gas-fired power plant in Southern Nevada, a proposal criticized by Google and an array of clean energy groups that had called for more robust analysis and greater consideration of carbon-free options. The decision by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada will give the state’s largest energy provider a green light to spend about $350 million to build and connect what is known as a “peaking” power plant because it is only turned on when demand for electricity peaks.