Silver Pinyon Journal

[ advertisement ]
Banner
[ advertisement ]

National politics

Three appeals filed against final Jungo permit

Print

WINNEMUCCA — Three appeals were filed with the State Environmental Commission (SEC) that suggest the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection erred in issuing a final permit to Nevada Land & Resources for the construction of a class 1 landfill on Jungo Rd.

The appeals were filed on Friday (March 9) by Richard Cook, Robert Hannum, and the Clean Desert Foundation, who are represented by local attorney Robert Dolan.

 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks

Locals in the news: Backus lends political insight

Print
WINNEMUCCA — Local resident Chad Backus lends his political insight to New York Times story on Mitt Romney supporters.

To read the full New York Times post:  For Mormon Voters, Romney’s Faith Is but One Factor
 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks

BLM issues Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Guidance

Print

The Bureau of Land Management today issued two Instructional Memorandums (IMs) that will help guide both immediate and longer-term conservation actions aimed at conserving the greater sage-grouse and its sagebrush habitat in 10 western states – aimed at benefitting the species while maintaining a robust economy in the West:

 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks

Rowdy crowd greets Congressman Amodei

Print

WINNEMUCCA — On his first swing through rural Nevada since winning the special election for Congressional District 2 in September, Congressman Mark Amodei was greeted on Tuesday (Nov. 8) by a crowd of rowdy voters who wanted answers on everything from the federal debt to the potential closure of rural post offices..

It was Amodei’s 57th day in office. He told the audience he wasn’t playing hookey from school as the week was set aside for congress to meet with their constituents.

 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks

Fact Sheet: Rebuilding America Jobs Act

Print

Senator Harry Reid released the following information on the Rebuilding America Jobs Act:

 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks

Amodei promotes his experience during campaign stop

Print
Amodei and the NNRW WINNEMUCCA — The Republican candidate for Nevada’s Congressional District 2 Special Election was in town Tuesday (Aug. 9) to promote his campaign to local voters.  Mark Amodei outlined his background and promoted his strengths – to include his lengthy experience working with land-use issues and his legislative service.

A reception for Amodei was hosted by the Northern Nevada Republican Women (shown right with the candidate).

 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks

Ruby Pipeline construction resumes after shutdowns

Print

RENO.—Construction on the Ruby Pipeline Project in two northern Nevada locations is expected to resume on Monday, May 16 following temporary shutdowns of the construction sites near sage-grouse leks and lek buffer zones during the sage-grouse active breeding season.

The temporary work shutdowns were taken to protect the sage-grouse, a species that is listed as a candidate for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks

Draft WMP and preliminary EA available for public comment

Print

WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office has completed a draft wilderness management plan (WMP) and preliminary environmental assessment (EA)  for the 10 wilderness areas associated within the Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area (NCA).  The BLM would appreciate receiving substantive comments on the WMP and EA by June 10, 2011.

 
FacebookTwitterGoogle Bookmarks
  • «
  •  Start 
  •  Prev 
  •  1 
  •  2 
  •  3 
  •  4 
  •  Next 
  •  End 
  • »
1 of 4 pages

mini- Calendar

S M T W T F S
week 18 1 2 3 4 5
week 19 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
week 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
week 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
week 22 27 28 29 30 31

Events...

Tue May 22 @16:30
HCSD Board of Trustees
Thu May 24 @17:30
HGH Board of Trustees
Thu May 24 @18:00
LHS Art/CTE Showcase
Sat May 26 @11:00
HGH EMS Open House

In your opinion...

Would you support using taxpayer dollars to buy and renovate the Winnemucca Hotel for local use?
 

Who's Online

We have 268 guests online

Newest comments

  • Wow what a jumbled up way off topic statement I h... More...
  • A donation account has been set up at Wells Fargo ... More...
  • Cultural change is the real solution to societal d... More...
  • Comment Deleted — We can't implicate people who ar... More...
  • Wow what a jumbled up way off topic statement I h... More...

Statistics

Content View Hits : 1347562