Yearly Archives: 2009
Drop in unemployment rate expected to be temporary
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECARSON CITY -- The Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation today released the unemployment figures for October 2009. Statewide, unemployment decreased...
Old-time family dance at the California Trail Center
SUBMITTED PRESS RELEASEELKO -- The California Trail Center will be hosting its second free Old Time Family Dance on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, from...
Review: Old Tippecanoe — William Henry Harrison and his time
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the U.S. Harrison's 1840 election slogan is like a song that sticks in your head --...
Fun turkey facts to share at the dinner table
On Thanksgiving Day families across the state of Nevada will be sitting down together to enjoy a dinner of turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and stuffing. While most families will be enjoying Butterball, Jennie-O and Foster Farms turkeys, a small number of families will be lucky enough to sit down at the table and enjoy a wild turkey harvested in Nevada.
Governor honors slain Las Vegas police officer
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECARSON CITY -- Governor Jim Gibbons has ordered flags at the capitol and all state buildings to be flown at half staff...
Edible Reno-Tahoe: New magazine to be unveiled tomorrow
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Celebrating the local food culture, season by season
Don’t miss the fifth annual Somersett Sip N Shop from 3 to 7 p.m. on...
Two elk poached near Bruneau River
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEOn Tuesday, November 17, a concerned sportsman called Nevada Department of Wildlife’s (NDOW) Operation Game Thief with a report that two cow...
Graduation success rate for University of Nevada student-athletes reaches all-time high for second year in a row
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe University of Nevada’s Graduation Success Rate for student-athletes is at an all-time high for the second year in a row, according...
Artist wins Nevada Duck Stamp contest for fourth time
The winning entry in the annual art contest was selected by a panel of seven judges including two wildlife commissioners. Klinefelter’s painting of two northern shovelers near a patch of reeds will now grace Nevada’s 2010-2011 State Duck Stamp.
RSCVA announces new marketing campaign tagline: Far from expected
The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority announced today that the organization’s Board of Directors has approved a new marketing campaign tagline, “Reno Tahoe USA … Far from Expected.”