County fair horse racing events in White Pine and Elko counties are among rural Nevada’s most important tourism events.
Politics and Government
As part of the Oakland Athletics’ nonrelocation agreement, the team could play seven home games per season away from Las Vegas and its planned Strip ballpark.
Gov. Joe Lombardo called President Biden’s actions on the border a ‘faux border crackdown,” while Nevada Democratic representatives called for more action from Congress.
The Nye County Commission is responding to concerns about mining claims being established around Amargosa Valley and how they could affect groundwater.
The face of the coronavirus task force testified Monday before Congress. Who do you trust?
The Clark County School District reopened its campuses Wednesday, but officials couldn’t say whether the extreme staffing shortages of last week had improved during the break.
Clark County School District campuses reopen Wednesday with more than 1,000 employees cleared to return to work following a “pause” caused by a COVID-19-related staffing shortage.
Monica Cortez, an assistant superintendent, said she’s confident classes will be back in session on Wednesday. She called the five-day pause “an adjustment to our calendar.”
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara is a member of Chiefs for Change, which developed the tool to help school districts respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Clark County School District updated its “COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance” Dec. 30 in alignment with the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
The Clark County School District announced Thursday it has reached tentative agreements with employee unions to award the bonuses.
Teachers union head John Vellardita said that the status of the vaccine mandate approved more than three months ago is a key concern with COVID-19 cases soaring.
“At least five” regents requested a special meeting Thursday to reconsider the requirement, but Gov. Steve Sisolak is encouraging the board to keep the mandate intact.
Following a Legislative Commission decision Tuesday not to approve a permanent COVID-19 vaccination mandate, schools began removing holds on student registrations.
The federal lawsuit filed this week argues that both the vaccination mandate and a requirement that unvaccinated workers be tested for COVID-19 are unconstitutional.