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Sherry L. Rupert will speak on preserving the Stewart Indian School, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, September 24, at 10:00 am.

For ninety years, Stewart Indian School fulfilled a federal commitment to pursue Native American education in Nevada. Located three miles southeast of Carson City, the school grounds encompassed 240 acres.

The restoration of the John Jones Governor’s House in Carson City is now complete! This one-of-a-kind house is well known in the West Side Historic District, mainly for its elaborate stick-and-ball architecture, brightly painted color scheme (purple), and two-story playhouse that appears to be straight out of a children’s fairytale.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Executive Order 2016-28 that orders all flags to fly at half-staff on Sunday, September 11 from sunrise to sunset in recognition of Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance for those victims of the terrorists attacks 15 years ago.

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, City of Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford, various city council members and local residents honor the heroes and the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks during the 15th annual memorial service held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, September 11 in the City Hall Courtyard.

Runners and walkers gathered at IHOP in Carson City early Tuesday morning to commemorate the victims of the IHOP mass shooting that happened five years ago today in Carson City.

On Sept. 6, 2011, Nevada Guardsmen Lt. Col. Heath Kelly, 35, Master Sgt. Christian Riege, 38, Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, and civilian Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, of South Lake Tahoe, were killed in the shooting rampage, in which a mentally ill gunman took his own life. Two other soldiers and seven patrons were injured.

P'Opera! is the premiere show choir of the Sierra Music Society (www.poperanv.org). Our group of 20-30 singers perform in many venues around Northern Nevada.

This event has been canceled.
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Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 24 2016, 2-5 P.M. to attend the fourth Oh, My Bonnets and Bustles! Fashion Show held at the Governor’s Mansion grounds in Carson City. Tickets are $25 and are available now at the Nevada State Museum store. Only 100 tickets will be sold in order to maximize the experience for attendees, so make sure to get yours soon! Proceeds will benefit the Friends of the NSM.

A sagebrush ecosystem conservation program that will guide management of more than 1.5 million acres of habitat in Nevada, protecting both sensitive ecosystems and mining interests was announced Tuesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval and federal land managers.

Barbecued ribs are delicious any time of year.

But there is something about Labor Day weekend that makes them special, particularly in Carson City.

Please join Governor Sandoval, City of Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford and City Council to honor the heroes and those lost during the September 11, 2001 attacks. The event is open to the public and includes a permanent display of an original steel beam from the fallen World Trade Center as well as a patriotic performance by local elementary school children.

Nevada Volunteers, the Governor's Commission on Service announced Monday the finalists for the 2016 Governor's Points of Light Awards, the highest honor bestowed on a volunteer in Nevada.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has “Question 4” on their November ballot which mirrors Nevada’s “Question 2”—the commercialization of legalized marijuana in the two states. Both initiatives were drafted and are promoted by the Marijuana Policy Project (Washington, D.C.) and are each locally sponsored by a “ Committee to Regulate and Tax Marijuana Like Alcohol.”

Gov. Brian Sandoval has ordered flags in Nevada to half-staff on Wednesday in honor of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who was killed as he battled a blaze, a spokeswoman for the governor announced.

WGU Nevada Chancellor Spencer Stewart (left), Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison, WGU President Scott Pulsipher take a selfie at the ...

KTNV's David Schuman caught up with the governor and asked him about those subjects; I added some color.
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Historian Michael E. Fischer will speak on Baby Face Nelson in Nevada in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, August 13, at 10:00 am.

Few people living in Nevada today know that Baby Face Nelson, whose given name was Lester Gillis, spent a great deal of time in Nevada.

As most of my readers know when it comes to politics I am a registered Independent. Most other Independents that I spend time around are individual thinkers who appreciate space and time to make up their minds before voting They are not party hardliners as are many Democrats and Republicans. Most Independents that I actually have met several times and waded into great exchanges of political conversation with struck me as voters who are very careful giving their vote to anyone.

UPDATE 9PM: Republican Vice President nominee, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will appear at the Carson Nugget on Monday, 3 p.m. Go here for the signup website to attend.
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the vice presidential nominee of Republican candidate Donald Trump, will make a campaign swing through Carson City Monday afternoon.

Pence will appear at town hall in Carson City at a yet-to-be announced location beginning at 3 p.m. and then head to Reno for a rally at 7 p.m., according to a Trump campaign statement.

Nearly everyone, it seems, has been focused lately on Donald Trump’s nomination by the Republicans and now the chaos of the Democrat convention. We want to celebrate some other important aspects of the GOP convention (where Ron was a delegate) as reflected in speeches by Paul Ryan, Scott Walker and Mike Pence.

LAS VEGAS — Gov. Brian Sandoval is off to Australia for a two-week trade mission focused on mining, gambling and water technology. The governor leaves Monday, and the mission is set to end on Aug. 6. Others on the ...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday officially announced the launch of the Office of Workforce Innovation, a program using federal funds to create career pathways in the fields of information technology, advanced manufacturing, education, and healthcare.

Nevada's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Leo Drozdoff will retire in September, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Thursday.

... including representatives of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, also met with Governor Brian Sandoval in Carson City before ...

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton, Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and U.S. Congressman Dr. Joe Heck will be among the featured speakers at the Second Annual Basque Fry on Aug. 20, 2016, the Morning in Nevada PAC announced Tuesday.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval today signed Executive Order 2016-19, ordering all flags at the State Capitol and State public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff effective immediately and until Tuesday, July 12, 2016 as a mark of respect and in remembrance of the victims in Dallas, Texas.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has declared July "BEAR Logic Month.” "BEAR” stands for Bear Education, Aversion and Research, and BEAR Logic Month is an opportunity to help educate the public about living in bear country.

As a voter like you, I am listening to, viewing, and reading much on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. One is well known in Washington politics and the other also well known but outside the Washington beltway in terms of political experience. Both Clinton and Trump are the presumptive Democratic and Republican candidates for president of the United States respectively. Both have fought very contentious campaigns, Both do not carry a high degree of trust with the American voting public, but for different reasons.

Nevada Republican voters spoke loudly last night. Again.

They spoke loudly in November 2014, voting down a proposed gross receipts tax (GRT) 4-to-1 and sweeping Republicans into control of Nevada’s executive and legislative branches for the first time in generations.

That was a mandate to hold the line on taxes, reform collective bargaining, stop the bleeding in the Public Employees Retirement System, improve schools through choice and other reforms, and especially to oppose the kind of tax 79 percent of voters rejected.

Others saw things differently.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Sunday directed all flags to be flown at half-staff, pursuant to President Obama's proclamation, effective immediately until sunset on June 16, 2016 as a mark of respect for the victims of the attacks in Orlando, Florida.

The USNS Carson City, the US Navy’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Vehicle christened in January, completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico this week. The Carson City will be formally turned over the US Navy on June 24, 2016.