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Library districts use reading challenges to keep folks engaged with books during summer break. Also: a local barber writes books for his child clientele.
- Elko: Dispatch From the Rails
- Searchlight: In the Middle of Somewhere
- Genoa: Preserved and Perservering
- Goldfield: Learning From the Past
- See Hear Do: June 3-9
- Tomas Hertl is the hero for the Golden Knights just in time in the Stanley Cup Final
- Copper wire theft spikes, Nevada 988 rebrands, and tourist tracking pushback
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Climate scientists are predicting this summer could be the hottest on record. Vulnerable people should take precautions
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Library districts use reading challenges to keep folks engaged with books during summer break. Also: a local barber writes books for his child clientele.
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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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Paul Laxalt served as Nevada's governor and U.S. senator, championed Ronald Reagan's rise, and left a legacy that transformed Nevada politics.
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Climate change is disrupting the seasonal travel patterns of birds that visit Southern Nevada
The winners of Desert Companion's 2026 Focus on Nevada photo contest are here! From a bull ride at Helldorado Days in Las Vegas, to kids playing in a light installation at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, winning photos capture the Silver State's many ways of expressing itself. And what goes better with picture-taking than travel? Our summer road-trip feature looks at five destinations that history buffs will love. Lastly, just in time for the big heat, we've got a guide to summer that offers tales and tips for opting in (or out).
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The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency plans to close facilities that cost less than $1 to rent while keeping open one that costs $1 million. -
The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. -
The exchange of strikes comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Iran to make a deal to end the conflict.
