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12 Nevada counties declared primary natural disaster areas

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Governor Brian Sandoval was recently notified by USDA Secretary?Tom Vilsack that 12 Nevada counties?have been declared as natural disaster?areas due to drought intensity (severe?drought, according to the U.S. Drought?Monitor) during the growing season for?eight or more consecutive weeks. The counties named were Churchill,?Clark, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humboldt,?Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing,?Washoe and Carson City. The remaining […]
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