Finding the Right Balance as We Lift Ourselves Up
ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District Office invites the public to provide input on the Programmatic ESR & Weeds Environmental Assessment (EA). This EA will update existing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and will cover vegetation management work located within the Elko District, which encompasses Elko County, and the northern portions of Eureka, and Lander Counties. The 30-day public review period will open September 9, 2024, and will close October 9, 2024.
A Nevada judge has rejected a legal challenge to the state law establishing a $380 million public financing deal to build a baseball stadium in Las Vegas for the Oakland Athletics, saying the members of the teacher union who filed the lawsuit lacked standing. In a Friday order, Carson City District Court Judge Kristin Luis did not weigh in on the union’s arguments that lawmakers violated the Nevada Constitution in five ways, including a claim that it would constitute an increase in public revenue but was not passed by the constitutionally required two-thirds majority vote of legislators.
RENO — Youth from across the state will gather at the Nevada 4-H Expo to showcase the diverse skills and knowledge they have developed through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program. The Expo, an annual celebration of the talents and achievements of Nevada’s 4-H youth, will take place from Sept. 19-21 at the 3C Events Complex in Fallon.
Did Anyone Eat Those Eggs?
The tick tock of time
The music scene in Northern Nevada is full of talented artists and the Sagebrush Sounds Music Festival is bringing nearly 20 of them to Winnemucca on Sept. 21 at the Havens Ranch located west of town at 8005 McNinch Rd.
Greenlink West, a costly large-scale transmission line set to run between Las Vegas and Reno, received a final stamp of approval Monday from the Department of Interior. Federal officials were on hand in Las Vegas to announce approval of the transmission line, which will run 350 miles from Las Vegas to Yerington and greatly increase the state’s transmission capacity.
RENO, Nev. – Large amounts of lithium deposits discovered in Thacker Pass in the McDermitt Caldera of Nevada’s Humboldt County have resulted in plans to construct a new lithium mine and processing plant there. The venture has been touted as being very lucrative not only for the corporation, Lithium Americas, but also for the state and county. A new study conducted by University of Nevada, Reno Extension projects just how lucrative the project could be for Humboldt County and Nevada.
Nevada election officials announced the implementation of a new voter-registration and election management system last week that they said will speed up the state’s release of election results and reduce voter registration errors.
The Lowry High School girls soccer team remained in the hunt for the top spot in the Northern 3A East with three wins in four matches. Lowry scored a combined 20 goals in a 13-0 win over West Wendover on Aug. 30 and a 7-0 victory over White the following day.
Little by little, the Lowry High School cross country team is coming back and are looking to be a threat in the team standings. The Buckaroos have had some strong individual runner in the last few years, but the number of runners has climbed in the program and look to be a problem in the team standings.
Ladies Golf Results —
The Lowry High School volleyball team continued crossover play with the Northern 3A West, with a home and away match this past weekend. Lowry hosted Truckee this past Friday night and the perennial power defeated the Lady Bucks in three sets 25-12, 26-24 and 25-6.
The schedule makers did the Lowry High School boys soccer team, as the Buckaroos faced one of their toughest stretches of the season. Lowry hosted West Wendover on Friday, Aug. 30, and lost 3-0 to the Wolverines, who were in the regional tournament last year as a 2A school. The 2A and 3A combine for soccer.