LOVELOCK - Lane Condie was announced as the student of the week at Pershing County Middle School for the week of April 15 - 18.
LOVELOCK - Pershing County High School Junior Nico Rodriguez was elected Nevada Association of Student Councils (NASC) Division III Vice President at the NASC State Conference last weekend in Elko.
RENO - Ken Gray, Eastern Region supervising biologist in Elko, reported his field biologists completed elk surveys and classified 10,384 elk this winter. This was a record elk survey for the region surpassing the 2010 sample by 1,005 elk.
CARSON CITY - Nearly 80,000 new and returning unique visitors each month access ndow.org, the Nevada Department of Wildlife's official website, seeking information on hunting, boating and fishing as well as educational materials about Nevada's wildlife.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol are reminding motorists to drive safely in road work zones.
ELKO - The Nevada Conservation Corps, a program of AmeriCorps, is accepting applications for seasonal volunteers to work outdoors in eastern Nevada.
LOVELOCK - In May of 1978 Frank and Sandra Myers purchased the Crazy Corners Saloon.
RENO - University of Nevada Cooperative Extension has partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency to offer an "Impact of Future Growth in Nevada Dairies Workshop."
LOVELOCK - Right now the Lovelock Valley is looking at one of the lowest water allocations for irrigation in years.
RENO - "Reduce the Fuel - Reduce the Risk!" is the message for the 2013 Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week, which kicks off May 4.
LOVELOCK - The Pershing County Volunteer Program logged 6,336 volunteer hours from July 1, 2012, to March 29, 2013. The volunteers were recognized with a cupcake social on April 23 at the Pershing County Community Center.
COURTESY PHOTOCorrectional officers John Rodriguez, Tywanda Muse and Sgt. Jim Donnelly check out baked goods at the LCC Postage to Zambia bake sale. All money raised is used to ship packages of clothing, school supplies, toys, etc., to Gracie Geremia, a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia who has friends in Lovelock.
WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management Winnemucca District is seeking public input on its preliminary environmental assessment for the construction and utilization of a geothermal power plant and power lines as proposed by TGP Dixie Development Company, LLC.
RENO - NV Energy's SolarGenerations program will accept applications for the next round of solar energy projects through 5 p.m. on May 17.
