SPARKS - The Nevada Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease and Food Safety Laboratory has detected additional cases of West Nile virus in northern Nevada.
LOVELOCK - Halogeton is an annual weed that is poisonous to sheep and cattle. It was first observed in the United States near Wells, Nev., in 1934.
ELKO - A free Chautauqua on 19th century mountain man Caleb Greenwood will be presented by Frank Mullen at the California Trail Interpretive Center at 2 p.m., Aug. 10.
CARSON CITY - Steven Weaver has been hired as a conservation specialist for the State Conservation Districts Program.
ELKO - The National Endowment for the Humanities announced recently $33 million in grants for 173 humanities projects, including $500,000 to Great Basin College for the establishment of a Virtual Humanities Center.
UNIONVILLE, Nev. - This is one of the rare photos in the Humboldt Museum that shows how something was done prior to our mechanized age.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. - Spruce up your landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August.
AMES, Iowa - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept 1.7 million acres offered under the 45th Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up.
LOVELOCK - It's now legal to sell your yummy creations! A "Cottage Foods & Farm to Fork - Education on the New Legislation" workshop will be presented on Aug. 12 by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.  
WASHINGTON - As drought conditions persist in certain regions throughout the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced temporary assistance to livestock producers through FSA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the Review-MinerJustin Irvin, left, with the Grass Valley Volunteer Fire Department, which is located in Pershing County, stands with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Hazardous Materials Manager Jennifer Johnson during an emergency training exercise July 30 in Winnemucca. Irvin said he provided safety feedback on things he observed during the drill, which brought together numerous emergency agencies and first responders to deal with a simulated spill of hazardous material from a UP railcar. Irvin also participated in the decontamination corridor set up during the event. The disaster exercise was coordinated by Union Pacific, which provided a tanker car for the training. The scenario involved a simulated leak of anhydrous ammonia. Railroad officials offered training on how railroad cars work, how to shut off valves, who to contact, etc., in the event of a real emergency.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of Forestry would like the public's help determining how widespread and severe the white satin moth, Leucoma salicis, infestation is in northern Nevada.
CARSON CITY (AP) - Nevada gambling revenues fell 4.8 percent in June compared with the same month a year earlier, largely due to the absence of special events that draw high rollers to the Las Vegas Strip and bettors being luckier than the house, state regulators reported.
RENO - Following a nationwide search, the University of Nevada, Reno is pleased to welcome Goutham M. Menon as its new director of the School of Social Work.
CARSON CITY (AP) - Nevada households are expected to spend a combined $221 million on back-to-school supplies this year, down from about $245 million last year.