Fallon

The Associated Students of Western Nevada (ASWN) began welcoming back its student body for Fall 2018 on Thursday, Aug. 30 with a barbecue introducing new Western Nevada College President, Dr. Vincent Solis.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a 79-year-old Fallon man who died Saturday, Aug. 25 in a single vehicle crash on US Highway 50 in Churchill County, 60 miles east of Fallon near Cold Springs Station.

CARSON CITY — In the grips of a recession back in the early part of this decade, the U.S. Department of Labor enlisted Western Nevada College — and other community colleges nationwide — to develop work-training programs as a catalyst to improve the economy.

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Grow Your Own, Nevada! Program presents four classes to help Nevadans get on the path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food.

A groundbreaking ceremony for an all-new Sierra Nevada Ear Nose and Throat office in Carson City was held Friday afternoon at 1493 Medical Parkway.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife has been actively addressing recent cases of Avian Type C Botulism, an often fatal disease in birds.

“Although not harmful to humans; when waterfowl ingest the toxin produced by the botulism bacteria, the toxin affects the nervous system and leads to progressive paralysis,” said Russell Woolstenhulme, Migratory Game Bird Staff Biologist at NDOW.

A Carson City man has been identified in a crash that killed two people Tuesday night on Highway 50 in the Stagecoach area.

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell will join the team from Sierra Nevada Ear Nose and Throat on Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of their new office, which will house both SNENT and Sierra Nevada Hearing Aid Center in early 2019.

UPDATE THURSDAY: A Carson City man has been identified in a crash that killed two people Tuesday night on Highway 50 in the Stagecoach area.

Western Nevada College announced Tuesday that 32 students have qualified for the 2018 Summer Dean’s List.
To earn this recognition during the summer term, students attained a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and completed six units of classes or more. Students achieving the academic honor are:

CARSON CITY — As summer ends next month, the Nevada Department of Transportation is looking ahead and preparing to keep state roads clear when winter snow flies.

Carson City residents are invited to join First Independent Bank and community organizations, the Hot August Nights Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows to collect warn winter coats for Northern Nevada children who might otherwise go without.

Smoke from several large wildfires has produced degraded air quality and reduced visibility over Carson City and western Nevada and will likely continue through the week, according to the National Weather Service.

The man accused of fatally shooting a longtime volunteer firefighter at a Fallon Mormon church was arraigned Wednesday, July 25, 2018. John Kelly O'Connor appeared before a judge at New River Township Justice Court in Fallon.

Authorities have identified the suspect in custody for Sunday's shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Fallon that resulted in one dead and another injured.

One person is dead and another wounded after a shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Fallon on Sunday afternoon, Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford said.

New Western Nevada College President Dr. Vince Solis began work July 2 and has been busy meeting Carson City area community groups and leaders as well as faculty, staff and leaders at its Carson Valley and Fallon campuses.

CARSON CITY — TravelNevada debuts five summer experiences in five Nevada territories, encouraging travelers to follow ancient Basque pilgrimages, traverse ghosts towns, explore alpine lakes and rock formations, practice mindfulness and view meteor showers from one of the last remaining dark skies.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation will host public information meetings in July and August to provide updates on corridor selection for the future Interstate 11 connecting the Las Vegas valley and northwestern Nevada.

With drying vegetation, increased daytime temperatures and several human-caused fires so far in 2018, fire restrictions on most federal public land in western Nevada begins Saturday and will last until further notice.

Angela Bullentini Wolf has a long family history in the Carson City area. Her ancestors settled here about 150 years ago way back in the days of Abraham Curry.

They were ranchers and business owners then.

The Nevada Division of Forestry is excited to announce the Fallon, Churchill County Fire Department will soon receive an advanced, Type I structure fire engine, providing additional resources to aid in structure firefighting during fires in the wildland urban interface.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation is hosting community workshops to gather public input on rural transit services and needs. NDOT is updating the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan for rural Nevada.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College has named 340 students to the Spring 2018 Dean’s List. To earn this recognition, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Students meeting these requirements are:

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Fallon woman and a Silver Springs man as the two victims of a fatal crash that happened Monday afternoon on Highway 50 near Silver Springs.

Let the games begin! More than 300 athletes and coaches from throughout the state are in Reno for the 2018 Special Olympics Nevada Summer Games. The action kicked off Friday with the celebrated 2018 Carl Cox Memorial Law Enforcement Torch Run that came through Carson City before arriving at its final destination in Reno.

A new scholarship through the Western Nevada College Foundation honors the memory of Michael Albert Dugan. The Mike Dugan Memorial Scholarship will be awarded annually to a Fallon, Churchill County or rural student to be used toward materials for online or Fallon campus classes.

Western Nevada College recognized 41 associate degree nursing graduates during the nursing program’s traditional pinning ceremony on Monday, May 21 at the Carson City Community Center.

Western Nevada College is holding is 2018 commencement Monday, May 21 at 10 a.m. in the Marv Teixeira Pavilion, 111 E. William Street at the east end of Mills Park in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — The ups and downs Walker Jackson, 20, experiences these days are far different from the ups and downs he experienced growing up and struggling to find his way as an adult.