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    UNLV Profs: 'New' Nevada Nothing New And Not A Good Idea

    Jan 06, 2021
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    Supreme Court Filing Puts Focus On 'New Nevada,' Its Statehood Effort

    Dec 15, 2020

    When Texas went to the U.S.

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    Expert: Challenges Unique To Nevada Factors In Veteran Suicide Rates

    Dec 10, 2020

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    Changes Coming To Rural Nevada Courtrooms

    Aug 10, 2020

    Nevada’s rural counties historically suffer from a lack

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    In Nevada, Investors Eye Underground Water Storage As A Path To Profits

    Jun 11, 2020

    Twenty-two miles outside of the nearest town (Wells, pop.

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    Nye County Commissioners Voice Concerns About State Lockdown

    Apr 29, 2020

    Nye County commissioners voiced concerns for small businesses and the economy in rural Nevada during the coronavirus pandemic, during a commission meeting Tuesday.

    Commission Chair John Koenig is a part of the county’s COVID-19 Task Force.

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    Virus Takes Toll On Nevada Newspapers, Online Visits Soar

    Mar 24, 2020

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The virus outbreak is taking its toll on media in Nevada, with closures of rural weekly publications and curtailment of sections published in the state's largest metropolitan daily.

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    Verses from a Changing Frontier

    Feb 10, 2020

    Reflections on the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko

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    John L. Smith: Rural Nevada Has Much To Offer

    Feb 04, 2020

    Downtown Reno’s longtime casino district continues to evolve.

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    Charting The Future Of Health Care In Rural Nevada

    Nov 27, 2019

    In the fall of 2015, Tonopah’s hospital closed, leaving thousands of central Nevada’s rural residents with no urgent care for a hundred miles.

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    Expanded Loan Forgiveness Program Aims To Bring More Health Care To Rural Nevada

    Nov 22, 2019

    A new law signed by Governor Steve Sisolak could help rural areas attract more health care professio

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    Officials Seek To Revive Rural Tonopah Hospital

    Nov 22, 2019

    When Tonopah’s hospital closed in 2015, it didn’t just leave the town without an emergency room – it left the region without one, too.

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    Four Years Later, Tonopah Recovering From Hospital Closure

    Nov 18, 2019

    In the fall of 2015, the Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah closed, leaving residents with no hos

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    Nevada Gets $226K Grant For Rural Telemedicine Equipment

    Jul 10, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is getting a quarter of a million dollars for telemedicine equipment in Elko and Lyon counties.

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    The Wealthy, 15,000-Person Nevada Community You've Never Heard Of

    Jun 27, 2019

    Think homeowners association, and squabbles over unkept yards might come to mind.

    But the association for Spring Creek in Elko County runs a city — in almost everything but name.

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    Democratic Candidates Cyber Chat With Rural Nevada Voters

    Jun 03, 2019

    MINDEN, Nev. (AP) — In California, Elizabeth Warren gazes into a laptop camera, resting her chin on her hand while recounting her working-class childhood for about 200 voters scattered across Nevada hundreds of miles away.

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    Senator Crosses Rural Bridge

    Apr 26, 2019

    Sen. Jacky Rosen drove 650 miles to cross a bridge.

    Rosen took a listening tour recently of rural Nevada, where very few of her fellow Democrats reside.

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    4 Nevada Counties Join 'Second Amendment Sanctuary' Drive

    Mar 22, 2019
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four rural Nevada counties are balking at a new state law calling for strict background checks, with elected lawmakers voting to join a "Second Amendment sanctuary" drive affecting sheriff's offices and statehouses in several Western U.S.
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    Rural Nevada Sheriffs Balking At Strict Gun Background Law

    Mar 08, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two rural Nevada sheriffs are citing the Second Amendment and one is invoking the specter of Nazi Germany in vowing not to enforce a strict new gun background check law just approved by the state Legislature.

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    USDA Awards Grants To Help Expand Broadband, Telemedicine In Rural Nevada

    Nov 19, 2018

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded some $600,000 in grants for two Nevada projects designed to improve broadband access in 15 rural counties. 

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    Report Shows Uninsured In Rural Nevada Has Dropped

    Sep 27, 2018

    Nevada’s percentage of rural residents without health insurance has dropped by about two-thirds since 2009. 

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    Nevada Awarded $29 Million To Expand Broadband To Rural Counties

    Aug 31, 2018

    The Federal Communications Commission has awarded Nevada $29.2 million to expand broadband Internet access throughout rural Nevada. 

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    Former Governor, Internet Provider Propose Co-Op To Bring Broadband, Natural Gas To Rural Area

    Jun 21, 2018

    A former governor and internet provider have partnered up to try to deliver natural gas and broadband to Spring Creek and Lamoille.

    The two formed a co-op that could spark competition to provide services with Southwest Gas.

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    State Tourism Agency Renews Push For Rural Tourism

    Jun 21, 2018

    Nevada’s state tourism agency is renewing a push to get visitors to rural Nevada.

    The Nevada Commission on Tourism’s new marketing strategy includes four-year contracts for three companies to market the state’s rural destinations.

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    Ely, Elko, Battle Mountain Airports Win $14.8M In US Grants

    Jun 07, 2018
    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Transportation Department has awarded $14.8 million in grants to three rural Nevada airports to improve runways and other infrastructure in Ely, Elko and Battle Mountain.
     
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