Nevada is dominated by public land, with 48 million acres (63 percent of the state) managed by the federal government through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). There are numerous projects taking place and regulations being imposed on federal land at any point in time that affect Humboldt County residents.
From red sandstone in the Valley of Fire in the Mojave Desert, to crystal-clear water and pine trees in Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe, visiting Nevada’s State Parks can seem like visiting separate planets all together, despite just hours separating them.
The Lowry High School gym is usually set for basketball, volleyball or wrestling but a different event filled the gym on Saturday, Jan. 21. Lowry hosted a number of students from northern Nevada in a Vex Robotics challenge, showing the skills the students have developed and built throughout the school year. Doral Academy from Reno brought five teams, Damonte Ranch from Reno had two teams and White Pine High School brought two teams as well. Lowry had three teams compete on the day.
The Bureau of Land Management’s reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for shooting and mortally wounding five wild horses in eastern Nevada in late 2021 is now $25,000, courtesy of a $5,000 reward from Wild Horse Education. The BLM’s original award of $5,000 was matched last September by another group’s commitment and matched again a month later by another organization.
Lowry High School student Jayden Taylor was honored by the Humboldt County School District Board of Trustees during their meeting on Jan. 24 for his decision to join the Navy upon graduation
Recent USDA reports in July of inventories of Cattle and in November of Cattle on Feed show cattle numbers are declining. Drought in many areas has led to beef cow liquidation and more heifers in the slaughter mix.
Native gray wolves, also known as timber wolves, are returning to rugged rangelands throughout the West, raising risk for the millions of cattle who graze there. Nevada wildlife officials confirmed in 2017 the first presence of a gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the state in nearly a century. Prior to 1917, the last wolf sighted in Nevada was in 1922.
Tesla intends to invest $3.6 billion in battery and electric semi-truck manufacturing in Northern Nevada, expanding the company’s presence and the clean energy industry in the state, the White House said Tuesday.
With the authorization that allows federal funds to flow to the Tahoe Basin set to expire next year, Nevada’s congressional delegation and Tahoe stakeholders are hopeful they can pass a re-authorization this year. The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (LTRA), first passed in 2000 and re-authorized in 2016, established a $300 million fund, which grew to $415 million at the time of re-authorization, for environmental improvement projects on both sides of the lake.
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is proposing an $11 billion budget — the largest two-year general fund budget in state history — that includes “the single largest investment in K-12 education” in Nevada history, unprecedented investments into state savings, a yearlong suspension of the gas tax and 8 percent raises for state employees in the next year.
In his first State of the State address, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo laid out plans for aggressively saving for a potential economic downturn, cutting gas and payroll taxes, boosting public school spending and expanding a much-fought-over school choice program. During his inaugural State of the State speech, Lombardo announced details of his proposed two-year $11 billion budget, shared Tesla’s plans for a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Northern Nevada and pledged to provide raises and bonuses for state employees, although to a lesser extent than former Gov. Steve Sisolak proposed last month.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children through the federally funded Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). SFSP ensures that students who depend on school meals have access to nutritious food when school is not in session.
“Gardening in Nevada: The Bartley Ranch Series” returns in February to help both new gardeners and those who already have a green thumb hone their gardening skills. Led by University of Nevada, Reno Extension and their certified Master Gardeners and offered in partnership with Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space, these classes are free and run 6 – 8 p.m., every Tuesday, Feb. 7 – March 28, at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road in Reno.
One miner was killed and another injured in an accident at an underground mine in northeast Nevada, Nevada Gold Mines reported Tuesday. The worker who was injured in the accident in Eureka County on Monday was treated at an area hospital and released, the company said. No names have been released.
Nevada Health Link is excited to announce that 96,379 Nevadans have enrolled in qualified, affordable health insurance plans during this year’s Open Enrollment Period (OEP), which ran from November 1, 2022 through January 15, 2023. Of the over 96,000 Nevadans who enrolled in health insurance plans through NevadaHealthLink.com, 18,117 were new enrollees, meaning they were not previously enrolled in a plan on the marketplace.