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Highway 160 southbound closed by morning crash

No serious injuries were reported following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of state Route 160 and 372, just before 8:30 a.m., on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Nevada unemployment dips below worst rate of Great Recession

Jobs in Nevada increased by 0.5% in August compared to 1.0% nationally according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s August 2020 economic report.

Work begins on 32 miles of US 95, north of Beatty

The Nevada Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that work began this week on a $17.1 million, 32-mile upgrade of U.S. Highway 95 between mile markers 72 and 104, or roughly from 12 miles north of Beatty to four miles south of the Nye/Esmeralda county line.

RICHARD STEPHENS: What is Beatty Like?

Someone posted the following on the bulletin boards at the Beatty Post Office.

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State AGs challenge new rule limiting environmental review

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s final rule curtailing requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act that federal agencies review and assess the impact of their actions on the environment.

Cherry Bombs bring rock and roll to Rhyolite ruins

“You need to get out to Rhyolite,” came the tip Saturday, Sept. 12, “and bring your camera.” Unfortunately, though, by the time I got there, the action was over.

Local Salvation Army burglarized

A local charitable organization dedicated to helping those in need was the target of a burglary and acts of vandalism this month.

Sisolak reacts to Trump’s refusal to fully fund Guard

Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a statement Friday saying there was no “rational justification” for President Trump to deny full federal funding for the Nevada National Guard’s efforts to help the state fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Death Valley increases fire restrictions in park

As deadly wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, officials at Death Valley National Park have increased fire restrictions, which took effect on Sept. 12.

Nevadans to consider five ballot questions this year: Part I

Nevadans will have a total of five statewide ballot questions to consider on the 2020 general election ballot, all of which propose amendments to the Nevada State Constitution.

Nye County eyes jail bond refi

Nye County is preparing to refinance one of its biggest sources of debt, the bond taken out a decade ago to pay for the construction of the Nye County Detention Center in Pahrump, a move that could result in a $2.5 million savings over the course of the next 20 years.

Tonopah schools temporarily go online

Tonopah Schools have gone online until Sept. 24 out of caution after multiple students and staff call-in for “illness-related symptoms,” according to an email sent to parents on Wednesday.

Conservationists say thousands of rare wildflowers ‘dug up and destroyed’

Conservationists discovered over Labor Day weekend that someone had dug up and destroyed more than 17,000 Tiehm’s buckwheat plants, a rare Nevada wildflower the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said this summer might warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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