U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that over 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $552.8 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2018. […]
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Rural Nevada Sheriff Facing Third Ethics Complaint
By Riley Snyder, The Nevada Independent State ethics officials are seeking to discipline an embattled rural Nevada sheriff for allegedly using his office during off-hours to host a child visitation […]
Sessions Defends Immigration Policy at Speech in Reno
By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent After a week of outcry over an immigration policy that separated families at the border, one of the policy’s chief proponents, Attorney General Jeff […]
Water Issues Continue to Stall Progress at Coyote Springs
Lack of water might just end the dream of a Coyote Springs master-planned community. A recent article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal noted, “Nevada’s state water engineer is blocking construction […]
Eureka Resident Receives the Gift of Mobility
Eureka resident Pamela Lyninger received the gift of mobility on June 21, when the Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living (NNCIL) delivered to her a motorized, rough-terrain wheelchair. “I’m pretty […]
Laxalt Looks to Intervene in Case Challenging EPA Decision to Scrap Mining Regulation
By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent After the Environmental Protection Agency announced in December that it would not move forward on regulations for hardrock mines, six environmental groups took the […]
Bald Mountain Celebrates Record Production
After record gold ounce production in 2017, Kinross Gold Corp.’s Bald Mountain Mine is tackling an expansion to extend mine life and further enhance production. Bald Mountain produced more than […]
Heller Introduces Bill to Repeal Trump Tariffs on Solar Panels
By Humberto Sanchez, The Nevada Independent Sen. Dean Heller introduced legislation last Thursday to remove the 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels imposed in January by President Donald Trump […]
Governors Seek Federal Support for Opioid Crisis
On June 7, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval joined with four other bipartisan state governors in signing a letter asking for federal support for state-and local-level initiatives to address the nationwide […]
Drone Racing Showcased at Event in Alamo
Californian Thi Van emerged as a star of the recent Lincoln County Drone Expo and Alamo Shootout Races. The FPV racer delighted spectators with skillful, high-speed maneuvering of his quad-propeller […]



