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She completes a two-year search for the position. Hotoda is also the first woman and Asian-American to fill the role.
View the stunning finalists and honorable mentions from the 2026 Focus on Nevada Photo Contest
- Primm resort closures, Spirit Airlines layoffs and MMIWR awareness
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Mountain West News Bureau
They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states.
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Ellie Koleen
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Courtesy Rei Hotoda
She completes a two-year search for the position. Hotoda is also the first woman and Asian-American to fill the role.
What's Happening in Las Vegas?
The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
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From UNLV's first library in 1957 to co-founding Joyce and Martin Advertising, Marydean Martin shaped southern Nevada for decades. Remembering a librarian, philanthropist, and community builder.
Photo courtesy of the Clark County School District
In her first year, CCSD Superintendent Jhone Ebert says, community needs, data, and a changing world drive her decisions
Blaze new and old trails alike with Desert Companion's outdoor and recreation issue! Tag alongside five writers as they wax poetic about their favorite nature walks, meet the man better known as Cactus Joe, and catch up with Nevada politico Jon Ralston ahead of the release of his biography on the late Sen. Harry Reid. Plus, discover how one year of Trump has already changed Nevada.
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More than two dozen passengers left the cruise ship before the outbreak was identified. The race is on to connect with them to monitor their health — and the health of those they've interacted with. -
As state leaders change laws to make vaccines more accessible, a coalition of doctors, public health advocates and everyday Coloradans is trying to start a public conversation about their importance. -
Blue Film is clearly designed to be unsettling. Its performances are haunting.
