Yearly Archives: 2011
County issues statement about fire services questions
WASHOE COUNTY NEWS RELEASEActing County Manager David Childs has issued a statement in response to recent questions regarding fire services:"At its December 13, 2011...
Boys & Girls Club Holiday Help program makes Christmas happen for 160 families
RENO, Nev. (Dec. 14, 2011) – The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows is helping create holiday cheer for more than 160 families this...
UNR students earn 30 awards for essays in Public Anthropology Project competition
RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno students upheld tradition in professor Erin Stiles’ and professor Deborah Boehm’s Introduction to Cultural Anthropology classes, bringing...
Children’s museum in downtown Reno ‘Discovers’ 50,000th visitor
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum celebrates success since September opening(Reno, NEV) – On Tuesday, the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum (The Discovery),...
Qualifications of new welfare administrator called into question
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: For the second time in two years questions are being raised about the qualifications of Diane Comeaux, a...
Washoe County Commission meeting highlights
WASHOE COUNTY NEWS RELEASEBelow are highlights of actions taken by the Board of County Commission during its meeting today:Appointments: The board made several appointments....
State board OKs $65K for Ethics Commission to hire staff to reduce backlog of unpublished opinions
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: A state board today approved a $65,000 request from the state Ethics Commission to hire an attorney to...
DOJ reports $5.6 billion in fraud recoveries in 2011, $8.3 million in Nevada
By Nevada News Bureau Staff: The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it recovered $5.6 billion in civil and criminal fraud efforts in...
BLM oil and gas sale results released
BLM NEWS RELEASEThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated $652,418 during its quarterly oil and gas competitive lease sale held in Reno on December...
BLM issues amendment for Ruby Pipeline Project
BLM NEWS RELEASEThe U. S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signed a decision amending the right-of-way grant (ROW) and plan...