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Prison director works to mitigate heat, but advocates, incarcerated say efforts falling short
Policy, politics and progressive commentary Nevada’s prison director James Dzurenda last week candidly acknowledged with state officials and advocacy groups that correctional facilities throughout the state need more money to invest in infrastructure to fix ongoing issues. Those problems became more apparent at High Desert State Prison, located northwest of Las Vegas near Indian Springs, where the more than 20-year-old […] The post Prison director works to mitigate heat, but advocates, incarcerated say efforts falling short appeared first on Nevada Current.
County Commission approves $1M grant for 1-October memorial project
The Clark County Commission has voted to allocate a $1 million grant to the Vegas Strong Fund to assist with administrative and design services related to development of the community’s 1 October Memorial project.
Hick receives US coaches’ association award
Moapa Valley High School head track and field coach, Shane Hickman, has recently been awarded the 2024 High School Track & Field State Coach of the Year by US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The association announced the state-by-state winners on Wednesday, July 10, presented by...
Dirt Bags team tallies some wins in Co-ed Softball
The weekly Moapa Valley Co-ed Softball League resumed play on Thursday, July 11 after a week off to celebrate Independence Day. The big story of the week was the turnaround of the winless Dirt Bags. The team got into a streak of continuous cracking of bats and rounding the bases to home plate as they won their first two games of the season.
Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects
Policy, politics and progressive commentary The federal push to build large-scale renewable energy projects on public lands is in full force, and Nevada’s rural counties fear they may be on the chopping block. As of June, there are over 130 pending applications to build renewable energy projects across Nevada’s public lands. Most of those projects are in rural counties, where […] The post Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects appeared first on Nevada Current.
Entertainment awaits locals at The Dairy
The Dairy in Overton has started providing entertainment events on certain weeknights at their location at 150 N. Moapa Valley Blvd. “We are just offering something to do when it’s hot outside,” said business owner Scott Knight. “But we’ll probably keep it going all year round.”
Moapa Valley families send out an army for good
A group of about twenty Moapa Valley residents has gained notoriety all across the country and beyond. And that is just the beginning of the positive impacts that this group promises to have for good throughout their world. Nearly two dozen local families are preparing to send out missionaries for...
MVLL takes 3rd in Regionals
A Moapa Valley Little League (MVLL) All-Stars team surprised Las Vegas area teams by taking third in the Nevada District 2 Little League (10-12) Southern Regional Tournament last week. The double elimination tournament was held in the last two weeks at the Arroyo Grande Sports Complex in Henderson. Nine local...
Biden campaigns in Nevada to shore up Latino voters’ support
LAS VEGAS (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden is campaigning in Las Vegas this week, aiming to secure shore up support among a critical block of voters: Latinos. Biden will participate in a radio interview Wednesday before delivering a speech at an annual conference of UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights organization.
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