The Nevada Independent

One recovery effort, two strains of fish. The complex comeback of Lahontan cutthroat trout

Once-endangered fish is recovering along the Truckee River — but is it sustainable without human intervention? U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

2 weeks ago

Secretary of state delays rollout of top-down voter registration system to July

An organization of county clerks and election workers asked to delay the rollout — originally set for April — after…

2 months ago

As Nevada farmers retire, few taking their place as number of farms continues to shrink

Nevada’s farmers are aging and its number of small farms is declining. The next generation needs to step up, say…

6 months ago

Lombardo files lawsuit challenging ethics commission fine, censure over use of badge

Lombardo’s attorneys argue the commission is part of the executive branch and legislative appointments violate the constitution’s separation of powers…

7 months ago

Fallon Cantaloupe Festival stems from hardy melon with roots in Churchill County

Thousands gather for the Fallon Cantaloupe Festival, but growing the melons is anything but a walk in the park. By…

8 months ago

Mobile clinics got rolling in the pandemic. A new law will help them cast wider safety net.

The Healthy Communities Coalition organizes a few mobile dental events each year in Lyon County, Nevada, funded by a mix…

1 year ago

What Tesla’s multibillion-dollar Gigafactory expansion means for Nevada

By Sean Golonka https://thenevadaindependent.com/ At the heart of the country’s largest industrial park, in the midst of the high desert…

1 year ago

Lombardo promises tax cuts, sweeping K-12 spending boost in State of the State speech

Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) addresses lawmakers during his State of the State address in Carson City on Monday, Jan. 23,…

1 year ago

Rural Nevadans face ‘major crisis’ in neurological services, at higher risk for Alzheimer’s, dementia

Fallon on Nov. 2, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent) By Carly Sauvageau https://thenevadaindependent.com/ Less than 10 percent of Nevada’s 3.1…

1 year ago

Judge shoots down Joey Gilbert election lawsuit over lack of ‘competent evidence’

Reno-based lawyer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Joey Gilbert, left, walks in the Nevada Day parade in Carson City on Saturday,…

2 years ago