Yearly Archives: 2015
Test Your Drone Skills with Embry-Riddle at the Air Races
After the success of last year's small Unmanned Aerial System Challenge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be hosting another at this year's National Championship Air...
2015 Artist Grant Recipients Announced
The Sierra Arts Foundation Grants Program has awarded $1,000 grants to Mark Maynard for Literary Arts, Timothy Chatwood for Music, Chase McKenna, for Theater...
Raymond James Highlights Nevada Roots
The local, independent branch of Raymond James plans to launch a new Nevada-themed brand and logo. In an attempt to become closer to the...
Waste Management Grilled at City Council Meeting
The Reno City Council grilled Waste Management yesterday over an update about the waste manager’s franchise agreement with the City.Gary Duhon of Refuse Inc....
Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Week Ongoing Near UNR
During the week of August 24th, Reno officers have been policing heavily used pedestrian traffic areas as part of Joining Forces, a statewide pedestrian...
USDA Unveils New Strategy to Conserve Sage Grouse Habitat on Private Lands
NEWS RELEASEDepartment to Invest Additional $211 Million to Help Ranchers Adopt Proven Conservation MethodsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a four-year strategy that will...
Emergency Responders to Learn About UAVs for Search and Rescue Efforts
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is hosting a symposium in September about the use of autonomous vehicles for emergency efforts.“The potential for uses...
UNR Proposing to Consolidate Ag College, Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) announced today in an internal email that its long simmering consideration to consolidate its agricultural units is seeing...
Virginia Street Design Plans Presented: Side-Street Bike Routes Proposed
The Regional Transportation Commission's (RTC) latest presentation Tuesday on Virginia Street designs drew praise from community and business advocates who noted RTC's attempts to...
August 26, 2015 Reno City Council Highlights
NEWS RELEASE
Reno, Nevada — In our ongoing commitment to keep citizens and media informed, we’ve summarized the outcomes of a few key agenda items...