rural Nevada

Silver Springs, Nevada – A news feature on Remote Area Medical’s recent visit to Northern Nevada by Peter Krogh Andersen of Denmark was published this week. The article is written in Danish, but even if you don’t read that language, the videos and pictures convey the life-changing things that happen when RAM brings its free, mobile clinic to a town.

Rounding out the list of Nevada's most tax-friendly places for retirees are: Silver Springs, Carson City, Gardnerville, Boulder City, Dayton, Pahrump, ...

Standing in front of artist Mauricio Sandoval’s newest mural on West Telegraph Street gives one the feeling they are admiring the high desert landscape of Northern Nevada rather than a brick wall.

Join our team of industry leaders to see how easy it is to own a home in Northern Nevada!

Come join us and we will show you some of the loans that are available for the rural Nevada counties.

Learn about the Home At LastTM program sponsored by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority - you could up to a 5% grant that does not need to be paid back + the mortgage tax credit programs.

Academy Mortgage will discuss the advantages of the various loan programs, the loan process, and the documentation you will need to process your loan.

There was a lot of laughter and many hugs at a luncheon in Silver Springs as Bruce Barlow of Walmart presented a check for $70,000 to benefit the Dayton and Silver Stage Food Pantries.

Each summer, pantry volunteers, staff and participants host a lunchtime tour with key Walmart representatives to show their appreciation.

Medical cannabis will soon be available to qualified patients in Carson City and surrounding rural counties who cannot make the trips to Reno or Las Vegas for their medicinal needs.

Nevada Volunteers, the Governor's Commission on Service announced Monday the finalists for the 2016 Governor's Points of Light Awards, the highest honor bestowed on a volunteer in Nevada.

Carson Tahoe Health held an open house Thursday for its brand-new Breast Center attached to Sierra Surgery Hospital at 1400 Medical Parkway in Carson City.

Three years of change and rebranding efforts by the Carson City Visitors Bureau (CCVB) are turning the Nevada state capital into a tourist destination, said CCVB Executive Director Joel Dunn, and no longer a point on the road map to pass through.

Imagine being awakened in the middle of the night by a stranger, escorted out into the chill of dark Nevada twilight, placed in a strange car, and driven to a strange house with more strangers who tell you everything is going to be all right.

To top it off, you are expected to go back to sleep in a strange bed.

Welcome to the world of a foster child, whose story is much the same whether it's told in Las Vegas or Battle Mountain, in Caliente or Carson City.

Military veterans who have difficulty traveling outside of Carson City for Veterans Administration (VA) services have the benefit of some of those resources coming to them.

Perfecto Manuta, a Readjustment Counseling Technician with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, coordinates the Mobile Vet Center, an outreach on wheels for the Reno Vet Center.

Nevada’s rural tourism professionals will gather April 13-15 in Laughlin for the annual Rural Roundup conference, Lt. Gov. and Nevada Commission on Tourism Chairman Mark Hutchison announced Wednesday.

VIRGINIA CITY — Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro will offer a presentation on “Guns, Terror, and Radicalization in Rural Nevada” at the next Gold Hill Hotel’s Thursday Night Presentations at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7, 2016.

Antinoro will talk about recent acts of terrorism, active shooters, mass protests and issues plaguing the larger cities of the country, and how a small, rural law enforcement agency might handle them.

RENO — It sounded like one of those win-win situations that are so hard to find when divvying up public lands in the West. A rural Nevada town near the Utah line would get to build their new water storage tank, an ...

With the Epic Rides Off-Road Series mountain biking race set for this summer, the Carson City Visitors Bureau can pump up the fat tire frenzy along with its promotion thanks in part to a $4,000 grant, among 65 approved for funding from the state’s rural tourism program, Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison announced Wednesday.

Actress Kristin Hamlet will explain “How Brothels Work – From An Insider – Then and Now” at the Gold Hill Hotel’s Thursday Night Lecture Series on Dec. 17.

Hamlet, a local actress and Old West historian, has performed since she was a child in the late 1950s. In addition to her role in "Calico," a musical written by David John and the Comstock Cowboys, she has performed with the former Gold Hill Theater Troupe and in "Annie Get Your Gun" at Piper's Opera House. Dinner is from 4-8 p.m. at the Crown Point Restaurant at the Gold Hill Hotel with several menu options offered.

The entrance of companies like Tesla and Switch into Nevada means great things for the local economy. What they also mean are raising housing prices, as more and more people move into the Silver State, creating a housing shortage. This is good news for existing homeowners, but concerning for first-time homebuyers.

According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, “In January 2012, the median price for a home in northern Nevada was around $135,000. More than two and a half years later, home values have jumped by about 85 percent.”

As of Saturday, I am retiring as the Outdoor Editor for Carson Now and a very special outdoor photographer (my wife Elaine) will also be retiring.
It's been a great run, full of great memories, but sooner or later all good things must come to an end, and Oct. 31 is that special time for the two of us.

More than $177 million has been invested through the USDA into rural Nevada communities in the past year, assisting more than 700 families in either helping them buy homes or to make improvements to their properties, and investing more than $28 million for community water and sewer system repairs, officials said Friday.

Join THE HOME TEAM as we walk the Nevada Day Parade and hand out small flyers for a big cause to the largest audience in the state. We line up on:

WEST PARK STREET, DIVISION 8
Saturday, 10/31/15 at 9 AM
Entry number 155

Look for the 1936 Ford 1 1/2 ton truck with banners. U.S. Bank will be there. Kiwanis of Carson City will be there. DCFS will be there. CASA will be there. Your organization can join THE HOME TEAM by sending one representative. Let's stand up (and walk) to get the word out!

The Nevada Division of State Lands acquired nearly 3,000 acres of federal land in eastern Nevada, formerly administered by the U.S. Forest Service, that will be added to Cave Lake State Park, officials announced Friday.

Be smart before choosing a home to rent to save money — and improve peace of mind down the road. With Northern Nevada’s housing market tightening up, and rents rising, it’s going to become even more critical to be strategic when looking for a House to rent in Carson City, Minden or Dayton.
Here are just a few items to consider in your search for a house to rent.

CARSON CITY — Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio brought his Republican presidential campaign to rural Nevada on Tuesday, calling for a stronger military, more vocational training in the education system and reforms to Social Security and Medicare.

Buying a home has long been the American dream, but it’s not always easy. While many can afford the monthly mortgage -which oftentimes is less than rent - coming up with the down payment can be daunting.

That’s where the Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA) comes in. Founded in 1973, NRHA has a mission to put rural Nevadans into homes they can afford, which is the cornerstone for building healthy communities.

Based on that philosophy, NRHA created the Home At Last™ (HAL) Home Buyer program in 2006, providing qualified rural Nevada families with the help they need to purchase a home.

A portion of the extraordinary art collection of Wally Cuchine, former director of the Eureka Opera House, is featured in "Wally's World" at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery through Sept. 18. The public is invited to join the council from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 for an exhibit reception and collector's talk. Cuchine's discussion of his art collection begins at 6:15 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free.

August 15, 2015 marks the date of the third annual Adopt a Vet Dental Program's Poker Run hosted by the Carson Area Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America. Best Poker Hand wins $500.00! The proceeds from the run helps to support the Program's efforts in providing free dental care to needy veterans in the greater Carson City and rural Nevada areas.

The story of one of the most rugged and resilient Nevada families, as told by one of the state’s most enduring journalists comes to the Nevada State Museum, Carson City Thursday, August 13 as photojournalist Jeff Scheid premieres a one-year exhibit, “Ranching in the High Desert: Five Generations, One Family.”

The exhibit text and labels that explain Scheid’s photos are written by Jennifer Robison. The exhibit debuts in the museum’s South Changing Gallery with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. that is free and open to the public.

The Nevada Rural Housing Authority received a Partnership Innovation Award from the Pacific Southwest Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment officials Monday, May 18.

The Department of Interior on Thursday proposed added controls across 17 million acres in rural Nevada and northeastern California in a bid to preserve habitat and avoid an endangered species listing for the imperiled sage grouse....

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is committing “executive abuse” in reportedly moving to create a national monument in rural Nevada, according to a House chairman who says Congress should have a voice....