Ryan Vellinga
Graphic DesignerRyan joined the NVPR team in 2022 and oversees all things graphics across digital and print. See more of his work here.
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Desert Companion's backpacker-in-residence shares his essential items for mountain getaways both leisurely and intense
Illustrations
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In the 2026 primary election cycle, the cost of living is a top-of-mind issue for voters in the Historic West Side of Las Vegas. -
How to become a living ghost town in just 100 years! -
More than 1,100 are running for federal, state, and local offices in the Silver State this year. What are the issues, endorsements, and candidates impacting the 2026 primary election? -
Which state races are the most competitive? Whose endorsements bear the most weight? SON discusses. -
Nearly 70% of Americans in one survey reported election-related stress. -
Over 60% of higher-ed students in the U.S. meet diagnostic criteria for at least one mental health condition — that’s a 50% increase from 13 years ago. -
The City of Henderson places limits on micro-mobility operation, including a city-wide ban on electric motorcycles. -
Mountain West News BureauAnd that has a broad impact—from tourism to drought to allergies -
We ask two separate experts h much of a dip in Las Vegas visitation is due to gaming regulation, speculative betting, and other factors. -
Thirty years ago, a bulldozer stunt put the rural Nevada county at the center of a national movement — one that still reverberates
