Lincoln County News

QUOTES "Whenever I go to Republican events, people walk up to me and say, 'If you can keep your pants on ...' They want to support somebody that they feel is not going to let them down." Mike Montandon Ex-North Las Vegas mayor and candidate for governor, referring to scandals involving the GOP "It's not rocket science." Scott Allison Clark County ...

Call it the harrumph heard 'round the world -- or at least throughout the valley.

A major piece of Nevada's identity is having a birthday. Clark County, home to Las Vegas, was created 100 years ago Wednesday when Lincoln County was split into two.

Lincoln County bull rider Jake Wade knows it says 'Reno Rodeo' on the arena sign, but it could just as well read 'Twilight Zone,' because strange things just seem to happen when he rides at the Xtreme Bulls event in his home-state venue.

The water authority has established a Lake Mead trigger point for its massive pipeline across eastern Nevada.

Mary Forsyth, left, and Diane Hernandez look at student offerings during an art show this week at the Boulder City CSN campus, which is slated to close in June.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says eight petitioners and 299 challenges will be heard during upcoming hearings on the Energy Department's application to open and operate a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada.

Fallon's high school rodeo ropers and riders continue to do well as the season enters its final month.

Infrastructure Materials Corp. is pleased to announce the assay results from 4 holes of the 10 hole drill program completed on the Blue Nose Limestone Project.

Investigative Reporter George Knapp and Photojournalist Matt Adams I-Team: Questions Over Coyote Springs Dealings Nevada's state engineer is putting the squeeze on the use of groundwater in the massive development called Coyote Springs, north of Las Vegas.

A minor earthquake has hit in southeastern Nevada, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Wed, Apr 15, 2009 As a mass of cold air sat directly over Nevada this morning, it didn't take a weather forecaster to tell Las Vegas Valley residents and visitors that unseasonaby cold weather had returned.

A portrait of President Abraham Lincoln hangs over the Nevada Assembly speaker's rostrum in Carson City.

Infrastructure Materials Corp. is pleased to announce a drill program commenced on March 24, 2009 on the Company's Blue Nose Limestone Project, located in Lincoln County, Nevada, approximately 70 miles north east of Las Vegas.

Mon, Mar 30, 2009 Sun Archives More stories about education Even under what some higher education officials have called a "doomsday scenario," the College of Southern Nevada would likely keep open two learning centers it had planned to close if it endured large budget cuts.

State lawmakers Friday insisted on a list of specific cuts which could be made to the state's higher education system.

" The Legislative Interim Finance Committee today approved what would be the first Nevada jobs paid for by the federal stimulus package.

In honor of Women's History Month, the Nevada Women's History Project has prepared a series of biographies of Nevada women.

Sun coverage Archive of Sun education stories When the College of Southern Nevada announced plans last summer to close six learning centers in mid-2009 to save money, the decision sounded concrete.

The spring flood potential is average in portions of west central and eastern Nevada but below average elsewhere, the National Weather Service reports.