WINNEMUCCA — The Bureau of Land Management is temporarily closing a portion of the Black Rock Desert playa for the annual Burning Man event from July 24 through Oct. 5. The goal is to protect public resources, improve public safety, and enable BLM law enforcement to support state and local law enforcement.
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The I.D.E.S. Society of Lovelock will hold its 89th Annual Portuguese Festa this Sunday, May 18, 2025. Everyone in the community is invited to take part in the Festa, which is a religious, civic, and cultural celebration of Thanksgiving. The Festa is sponsored by persons of Azorean-Portuguese descent to commemorate the end of a dreadful famine in Portugal in the year 1323. The letters I.D.E.S. stand for ‘Irmandade do Divino Espirito Santo’ in Portuguese. When translated, this phrase means, ‘Brotherhood of the Divine Holy Spirit.’ Every year many out of town visitors come to the Festa.
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Navy veteran and longtime Lovelock resident Mercedes Marcucci Starr has witnessed many events during her lifetime. From witnessing the Great Depression in the late 1920s to a devasting world war in the 1940s that resulted in the death of millions of people, Starr grabbed a front-row seat watching events unfold before her eyes. Undaunted by what her friends and family thought of women fighting in a war, Starr enlisted in the Navy in early 1944 because she wanted to serve her country.
The characters from Alice in Wonderland will come to life this Thursday and Friday at the high school auditorium when Lovelock Elementary School presents “The Trials of Alice in Wonderland.” Twenty-nine third through fifth-grade students have rehearsed their parts for two months. Tryouts were before Christmas break and they started learning the songs and dances when school resumed. Their dedication showed at their dress rehearsal earlier this week.
On Monday, Jan. 27, approximately 4:10 a.m., troopers with the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Interstate 80 (IR80), near mile 64 in Pershing County. This location is approximately 25 miles west of Winnemucca and 8 miles east of Imlay.
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LOVELOCK, Nev. –The Bureau of Land Management today issued a Final Environmental Assessment for the Sierra Solar Utilities Project. The project would cross approximately 55 acres of public lands in Churchill County to connect the proposed Sierra Solar facility to the electric grid. If approved, NV Energy would be authorized to construct, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission two 345-kilovolt gen-tie transmission lines, buried collector lines, and a new access road on public lands.
In the spring and summer of 2025, visitors can expect to see some dramatic additions to the Marzen House Museum on 25 Marzen Lane in Lovelock. In 1874, Colonel Joseph Marzen built the two-story farmhouse that bears his name. One hundred and fifty years later, it is one of Pershing County’s most popular attractions, drawing visitors from 28 states and nine countries.
The Pershing County Library received an influx of funding through a grant that will help implement RFID technology within the agency. According to officials, on Sept. 11, the library was awarded a $41,702 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records to implement RFID technology into our infrastructure. RFID stands for 'Radio Frequency Identification.'
At their regular meeting on Nov. 20, the Pershing County Commissioners voted to withdraw their protests regarding water rights applications (93213-93230) filed by Solidus Resources, LLC, with the Nevada Division of Water Resources on Jan. 19, 2024.
On Thursday, Nov. 21, dozens of people gathered at Derby Field Airport, nine miles southwest of Lovelock for a groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Airport manager and outgoing county commissioner Larry Rackley cut the ribbon. The group celebrated a major addition to the airport, its first- ever taxiway. “We have a North/South runway 2/20, which is the main runway and we have East/West runway 8/26. When this taxiway project is completed in the spring of 2025, we will have a partial taxiway,” said Rackley.
The following is the first quarter honor roll for Pershing County Middle School.
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