The Spanish Springs High School Junior ROTC Rifle Team, is one of the highest-ranked teams in the entire country. During a recent competition in Anniston, Alabama, the team placed third out of 1,700 Army Jr ROTC schools, and tenth among all military service JROTC rifle teams in the country. Spanish Springs High School Principal Tammy…… MORE
Pedestrian Safety Improvements Being Made on Kietzke and North Virginia
NDOT is starting a project April 17 to install pedestrian safety improvements on Kietzke Lane and North Virginia Street. Intermittent lane, roadway shoulder and sidewalk closures will take place on Kietzke Lane near Apple, East Taylor and Roberts streets as well as North Virginia Street at Talus and Moraine ways. The intermittent lane, shoulder and…… MORE
Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor Returns From China
Lieutenant Governor Hutchison is back from a 10-day tourism and trade mission where he led a delegation to different cities throughout China. The delegation traveled to China to recommit the Silver State to the crucial Chinese travel market and to identify new partnerships in China. Lt. Governor Hutchison says “Traveling to China was a wonderful…… MORE
Lane Closures Now in Place on on Alternate 95
Periodic single lane and shoulder closures will be in place through fall on Alternate U.S. 95 north of Silver Springs, as N-DOT repaves and adds passing lanes to the highway. Now through late fall, periodic lane and roadway shoulder closures will take place on Alternate U.S. 95 between Silver Springs and Fernley. Approximately 11 miles…… MORE
Are You a Last Minute Tax Filer?
Last-minute tax filers are likely to have one more item on their checklist – how to secure a coveted April 18th Postmark. All area Post Office retail windows will maintain regular customer service hours on Tax Day, April 18th. No Northern Nevada offices will be staying open late. However, for those who need a last…… MORE
Corinthian College Students Eligible for Federal Student Loan Cancellation
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, along with attorneys general from 43 other states and the District of Columbia, announced that former Corinthian College students are eligible for federal student loan cancellation. If a student’s federal loan is cancelled, the student will make no more payments on the loan, and any payments already made will be…… MORE
DMV and Donate Life Nevada Partner Up For Organ Donations
“Donate Life Nevada” and the Nevada DMV will celebrate their collaboration to register organ, eye and tissue donors on National Donate Life Blue & Green Day, an observance created to promote the success of donation, and highlight the importance of donor designation. DMV employees across the state will wear blue and green to help raise…… MORE
Nevada Fed Tax Bills Low Compared to Average
Nevadan’s actually pay less in federal income taxes that the average American. Nevadan’s pay nearly 64 hundred dollars a year, the average is just under 9 thousand. Folks in the District of Columbia pay the most, over 36 thousand dollars. Nevada is 39th among the state’s and territories. The lowest average payment is in West…… MORE
Bye Bye Bookmobile?
Three bookmobiles that service the Silver State may be forced to end their routes if President Trump’s plan to eliminate $230 million from the Institute of Museum and Library Services goes through. The bookmobiles visit remote locations like elementary schools in Panaca, Pioche, and Client, delivering books to children who don’t have access to a…… MORE
Nevada Reps Take Heat at Reno Town Hall
A packed townhall meeting hosted by Senator Dean Heller and Congressman Mark Amodei became a shouting match, as people battled over the Affordable Care Act, Planned Parenthood Funding and other issues. The overflow crowd jammed two conference rooms at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, leaving hundreds more outside. Neither Heller nor Amodei supported the failed “American Health…… MORE
