Lander County Court Docket 11-13-2024
— The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on 12 oil and gas parcels totaling 23,202 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in Nevada. The comment period ends Nov. 28, 2024. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels on August 2024 and is now seeking public comment on the parcels, potential deferrals, and the related environmental analysis.
Christian Daniels, a high school senior and founder of the Desert Balloon Project, was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Wayne E. Kirch Nevada Wildlife Conservation Award. This honor is bestowed upon individuals or organizations who demonstrate significant achievements in the conservation, management, or enhancement of wildlife.
Smoked Deer Shoulders
The latest stop for the Nevada High School Rodeo Association was at the Carson/Douglas rodeo from Nov. 1-3. The Humboldt County Rodeo Club came back with a number of individual champions. Brynn Barto claimed the average win in barrel racing with a two-go time of 36.407 seconds.
HONOLULU (AP) — Hajj-Malik Williams had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run to lead UNLV to a 29-27 victory over Hawaii on Saturday night. The outcome remained in doubt until Williams raced 40 yards to the Hawaii 15 on third-and-3 with 1:09 remaining.
The Pershing County High School junior varsity football team ended the year at 4-4, overall, and 1-0 in the league.
The PCHS Spirit Squad was part of the Mustangs’ recent win against West Wendover. They will cheer for the Mustangs throughout the postseason however the wind blows, victory or defeat. Christina Dickerman spoke about her first year as cheer coach. Her coaching background includes middle school track and high school color guard.
One of Nevada’s most heralded World War II veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor more than 80 years ago and saw the battleship guns blazing against the shores of Normandy died Sunday at his home in Mankato, Minnesota. Charles Sehe, 101, who served his entire military career during the second world war aboard the battleship USS Nevada (NN36), had been in declining health.
Bird Watching in Northern Nevada
Empowering versus Enabling
Pinyon pine and juniper trees were recently removed from the Overland Pass Habitat Improvement Project area on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District. This initiative is in line with the USDA Forest Service's National Wildland Crisis Strategy, which aims to minimize the risk of hazardous fuels. As part of this effort, the public is permitted to gather dead and downed wood in the Big Wash-West area south of Cherry Spring Canyon and the Overland Pass area, all located in the southern portion of the Ruby Mountains.
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi, By Wright Thompson
What Words Are Worth
“Nobody knows”