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As the Legislature grinds its way down to sine die in a couple of weeks, there are still some pending bills that could affect your ability and that of the press to see just what our elected and appointed officials are up to by being able to access public records. Senate Bill 287 would put […]
Public records bills still pending in Carson
State News
Associated Press Nevada senators, energy chief to see plutonium holding site LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s U.S. senators and Energy Secretary Rick Perry plan to visit a site where the federal government is handling weapons-grade plutonium shipped to the state from South Carolina. A Nevada National Security Site spokesman said Wednesday the Friday tour of the […]
Conservationists promise fight over Nevada oil, gas leases
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Conservationists say they will fight a federal government proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in remote northeast Nevada, including open range that’s home to a dwindling species of ground-dwelling bird. A Center for Biological Diversity official threatened lawsuits after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management opened […]
Energy Department says it will remove plutonium from Nevada
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is pledging to expedite the removal of weapons-grade plutonium secretly hauled to Nevada last year as the state and Trump administration remain locked in a court battle about whether the shipment was legal. The Energy Department intends to start removing the highly radioactive […]
Fishing enthusiasts flock to wildlife refuge for annual Carp Rodeo
The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge held its annual Carp Rodeo April 27 at Upper Pahranagat Lake. Over 130 participants, including families and kids, came for the one-day event to catch as many carp as they could. Carp are an oily, invasive species and need to be periodically reduced in the lake as much as possible. […]
Is this You? Chew on This
I like to chew gum. I don’t chew obnoxiously. I don’t think I do anyway. I haven’t had anyone look at me as I chew and say, “MOO!” like I was chewing on my cud. I like to think of myself as a considerate chewer. I do wish, however, that I could snap the gum […]
Track team ready for postseason
The small, but competitive Eureka Vandal track team participated in the White Pine Invitational meet April 26. Tristan Bircham and Tyler Blanco represented the small Vandal’s boys team. Bircham, the 1A state leader in the discus, won his specialty. For the girls, Louisa Terhalle set a personal record in taking second place in the 200 […]
Bookmobiles bring libraries to remote areas in Nevada
By Teri Vance There was a certain energy in the air, an excitement swirling among the 15 students spanning the grades from kindergarten through eighth in the isolated, one-room schoolhouse in Ruby Valley. It wasn’t just that the sun was finally shining — glistening off the wind-polished snow that stretched for miles — on this […]
Vegas city officials approve marijuana consumption lounges
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Legal marijuana smokers will soon be able to find lounges where they can light up in Las Vegas — but not in casinos, not in places serving alcohol, and not on the resort-lined Las Vegas Strip. The City Council on Wednesday approved what proponents dubbed “social use […]
Echo Canyon State Park to host Mother’s Day Weekend hike
Nevada State Parks is inviting people to “do something special with your mother this year by taking her outside and enjoying a hike on the Ash Canyon Trail.” The community is invited to join park staff for a walk along the trail to observe the blooming wildflowers and enjoy the abundance of wildlife along the […]