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Letter to the Editor

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Dear Editor, From 2013 to 2015, I had the honor of?working for Congressman Steven Horsford. I made many friends in Lincoln?County while working to fix issues with?federal flood insurance programs and?assisting Caliente Mayor Stana Hurlburt?with her project of building a bike trail?on BLM lands. There are too many people to count?running for Congressman Horsford?s?old seat … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor

School district board approves superintendent pay increase

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The Lincoln County Board of Directors recently convened to have their?yearly assessment meeting in Panaca?on May 18. All board members were in?attendance. First on the agenda was the approval?of granting the members of the board?the ability to vote on the items included?in the budget assessment. This motion?was passed unanimously. Second on the agenda was a […] … [Read more...] about School district board approves superintendent pay increase

Rural hospitals: Critical to Nevada?s health and economy

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The rural communities across Nevada are experiencing a new pressure?that threatens the very life and health of?those who live there. The recent closure of Tonopah?s only?hospital did more than send shockwaves?through that community, it highlighted?the crucial place that proximity to health?care plays for all Nevadans. When accidents happen, a close proximity to proper health … [Read more...] about Rural hospitals: Critical to Nevada?s health and economy

White Pine?s Comins Lake gets new trout population

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About two dozen people showed up at?Comins Lake on April 20 to watch two?Nevada Department of Wildlife trucks?from the Gallagher hatchery dump?2,200 rainbow trout into the body of water, the first new fish in nine years. ?This is a culmination of ten years of?work,? NDOW conservation educator?Joe Doucette said. ?It was an agency?wide effort of […] This … [Read more...] about White Pine?s Comins Lake gets new trout population

State Treasurer blasts Esa filings

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CARSON CITY ? The Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Southern Poverty Law?Center, and National Association for?the Advancement of Colored People?asked the Nevada Supreme Court to?extend the expedited briefing period to?accommodate their amicus briefs in?Lopez v. Schwartz. The Court granted?their request, pushing the final deadline to April 20. In response, the … [Read more...] about State Treasurer blasts Esa filings