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Look for fair skies and a warming trend ahead. Look for today’s high 52 degrees warming to 63 tomorrow and by Monday we’ll be back to 70 degrees.
Pay attention over the next couple of weeks as you drive.
The White Pine County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies statewide for a distracted driving enforcement campaign running April 3rd through April 20th.
The effort is part of Nevada’s “Joining Forces” initiative, aimed at increasing high-visibility patrols and educating drivers about the dangers of distracted driving.
Officials say distractions can include cell phones, passengers, eating, or anything that takes a driver’s attention off the road. Sending or reading a text for just five seconds at highway speeds is equivalent to driving the length of a football field with your eyes closed.
The campaign is supported by the Nevada Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety and is part of the state’s Zero Fatalities goal.
Authorities are urging drivers to stay focused and remember: every decision behind the wheel can be life or death.
The White Pine County Sheriff’s Office reports a range of calls on April 1st, including one arrest in Ely.
Deputies responded to multiple crashes and reckless driver reports on state highways, with several cases referred to the Nevada State Police, including one triggered by cellphone crash detection.
In Ely, a welfare check involving possible self-harm ended with the individual found safe, and a school resource officer located a student who had left campus without permission.
Other incidents included trespassing, suspicious activity, and a vandalism case involving a rock thrown at a vehicle, which remains under investigation.
Deputies also arrested 31-year-old Jessie Berrocal of Ely for domestic battery following a disturbance. Bail was set at 3-thousand dollars.
White Pine County Commissioners will tackle key hiring decisions and a potential new lease at the county golf course when they meet Wednesday, April 8th at 9 a.m. in the Historic Courthouse courtroom.
Leading the agenda, commissioners will interview candidates for two top administrative positions—Human Resources Director and Finance Director/Comptroller. Two candidates are scheduled for HR Director interviews late in the morning, followed by possible action to extend a job offer. Immediately after, the board will interview a candidate for Finance Director and could also move to authorize an employment offer, pending background checks and contract terms.
Sources tell KELY the HR Director resigned just prior to the Commission’s firing of Finance Director Kathy Workman over the planned method of Workman’s termination.
Also drawing attention, the commission will consider whether to move forward with leasing out the commercial kitchen and bar facility at the White Pine County Golf Course. The item calls for approval to advertise the lease, a step toward reopening or repurposing the space.
Earlier in the meeting, commissioners will hear updates from fire officials on district progress and consider approval of more than $54,000 in grant funding for juvenile services and emergency response equipment, including resources for hazardous materials and electric vehicle fires.
A public hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on the fair market value of a county parcel, followed by additional discussion on property matters and budget direction for the golf course.
The agenda also includes an update from the Great Basin Children’s Advocacy Center, a possible proclamation recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and consideration of up to $100,000 in continued county support.
Commissioner Pat Robison also placed an item on the schedule to ask that the meetings be moved back to the Library Conference Room, stating handicap accessibility concerns.
Additional items include resolutions on property transfers and several approvals involving county offices and interlocal agreements.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert for Great Value Dino Chicken Nuggets sold at Walmart due to elevated lead levels.
Officials say some bags tested at up to five times the FDA’s limit for children. The product is no longer in stores, but consumers should not eat it and either discard it or return it for a refund.
The nuggets were made by Dorada Foods, and the investigation is ongoing.
And it’s the end of an era for one Las Vegas newspaper.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has stopped printing the Las Vegas Sun insert, ending a partnership that lasted more than 20 years.
In an editorial, the paper says the move follows years of legal battles, with courts ruling the joint operating agreement between the two papers was never properly approved under federal law, making it unenforceable.
The dispute reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which allowed a lower court ruling to stand, clearing the way for the partnership to end.
Review-Journal leadership says continuing to print the Sun would now be unlawful. The Sun can still operate independently online or in print.
The decision marks the end of the last remaining joint newspaper agreement of its kind in the United States.