CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 30 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Sisolak named Fred Wagar to serve as the next Director for the Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS). He will replace outgoing Director Katherine "Kat" Miller, who will retire on April 30, 2022. The NDVS Director oversees and manages the department, which is responsible for the oversight of two State Veterans Homes, two State Veterans Cemeteries, as well as an arr  more

NEVADA, Missouri, April 26 (TNSPer) -- Cottey College issued the following news: The Cottey College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Cottey's thirteenth president, Dr. Stefanie D. Niles. Dr. Niles comes to Cottey from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where she serves as the Vice President for Enrollment and Communications, a position she has held since 2018. Prior to that, she worked at Dickinson College, Hollins University, Bryn Athyn College, DePauw Univ  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: "No Show Joe" proved why he's been dodging appearances and questions throughout the Nevada GOP primary when he absolutely bombed in a candidate forum this week. At the event, Lombardo dismissed Gov. Steve Sisolak's policy to expand health care coverage to 350,000 more Nevadans as "bullshit." And in yet another example of how out-of-touch he is, Lombardo trivialized struggling Nevada families, saying, "The  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: With Joe Biden eager to campaign for his fellow Democrats, an age-old Washington question returns: Will vulnerable Senate Democrats hit the trail with him? Mark Kelly refuses to invite Joe Biden to witness first-hand the border crisis they created in Arizona. Catherine Cortez Masto won't do a jobs tour with Joe Biden even as Nevada faces the third highest unemployment in the nation. Michael   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 30 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: In April, Governor Steve Sisolak visited with five non-profits that were awarded the Community Recovery Grants. These grants support organizations that provide direct and immediate community services to Nevadans. "I'm proud to see all the work being done across the State of Nevada to provide critical services to communities in need as we continue to recover from the pandemic. I am committed to m  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV paleontologists help publish the study of fossils in Nye County. * * * Paleontologists from UNLV and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum have wrapped up and published a study of fossil Columbian mammoth bones excavated in Amargosa Valley, in Nye County, 30 miles northwest of Pahrump. The excavation was directed by UNLV geology professor emeritus Steve Rowland, who  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on April 26, 2022: * * * Through research and advocacy for her students, engineering professor Jacimari Batista helps address Nevada's natural resources issues. * * * When students come under the watchful eye of civil engineering professor Jacimaria Batista, she does more than teach them about the fundamentals of water resources management. She gives them the opportunity to suc  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 28 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Pozdravleniya, Doc. Vitayu, too. Without taking sides in an all-too-topical topic, that's how we say "congratulations" - first in Russian, then Ukrainian - to Paul Werth, a UNLV Russian history professor. He is one of only 180 "exceptional individuals" who was granted a prestigious fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 2022. Werth was named in the c  more