NEVADA, Missouri, May 6 (TNSper) -- Cottey College issued the following news: Cottey College is pleased to announce that Dr. Karla S. McCain has been hired as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty. Dr. McCain earned a Ph.D. in physical/analytical chemistry from the University of Utah and a B.A. in chemistry from Ohio Wesleyan University. Prior to joining Cottey College, Dr. McCain served as the Provost of Blackburn College and was a member of the Faculty at Austin Col  more

ELKO, Nevada, May 6 (TNSawa) -- Great Basin College issued the following news: The Nevada Emergency Preparedness Association (NEPA) has named Dr. Amber Donelli, Associate Vice President for Faculty Success and Dean of Health Science Human Services, and Great Basin College recipients of the 2023 Eastern Nevada Preparedness Partner of the Year. Nominated by the Eastern Chapter, NEPA met in March and selected Donelli and GBC as a 2023 partner. Donelli and GBC are recognized for their response to t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 4 (TNSper) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Newly elected Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN) Student Government Executive Board members were sworn in to their new positions on May 1. It marks the first time that all three executive position have been held by women of color. And, CSUN President Makayla Franklin, Vice President Morgan Dunbar, and Senate President Samara Woolfolk are also all three members   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 3 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Verbio North America Holdings Corporation in the closing of a purchase agreement with Mercuria Investments U.S. Inc. to acquire South Bend Ethanol LLC, an operating ethanol plant located in South Bend, Indiana. This will be Verbio's second U.S. production facility following the successful commissioning of its Nevada, Iowa, plant. Verbio intends to expand and develop the South Be  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Democrats laid out their priorities for the final month of session and reaffirmed their commitment to delivering for Nevada families, while Lombardo showed his biggest concern isn't public safety or critical social services but new office furniture. Keep reading for all the highlights! Dems Deliver Democratic leaders made clear their priorities for the next month: helping hardworking families  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 29 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: While Democrats focused on public safety and lowering costs for families this week, Governor Lombardo was in the spotlight for repeatedly lying to Nevadans and disregarding crime victims. Coming from a governor who says he's prioritizing public safety and transparency? Yikes. Keep reading for all the highlights! Dems Deliver Assembly Democrats are working to lower the cost of prescription drugs and c  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 3 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor Lombardo is showing Nevadans just how out of touch he is, putting $25 million worth of new office furniture at the top of his priority list after yesterday's Economic Forum while having no answers on how much additional funding will go to critical social services. After failing to back a bill giving state employees a well-deserved raise, staying silent on every piece of legislation making its w  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 4 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: It turns out politician Joe Lombardo hasn't changed a bit, putting himself and his MAGA base over Nevadans' safety. After promising on the campaign trail to address the State Police shortage "immediately," Lombardo has yet to act and is now cutting overnight police shifts in Washoe County. Lombardo's priority instead? Redecorating the governor's mansion and trying to restrict Nevadans' voting rights to ap  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, May 3 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: The Economic Forum met to forecast and review the upcoming general fund revenues for the current fiscal year and upcoming biennium. Following the conclusion of the meeting, Ben Kieckhefer, Chief of Staff to Governor Joe Lombardo, announced that the Office of the Governor would submit budget amendments to appropriately direct some of the forecasted revenue. "Governor Lombardo remains com  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 5 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: A $10 million gift from an anonymous donor has kick-started the fundraising effort to expand the UNLV/CSUN Preschool at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center (LBECEC). The expansion will allow the preschool to double its capacity, serving about 350-400 children each year. "The preschool is a hidden gem in our community," explained the donor's spokesperson, noting the c  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV geologists name ancient rock layer after Las Vegas mountain that contains similar strata; research published in the journal Geosphere. * * * The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, visited by millions of admirers each year. So, naturally, you'd think that all of its rock layers had been studied and named. But you'd be wrong. In a new report publish  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV research shows that FEMA-declared wildfire disasters in the fastest-growing home development areas have minimal impact on new home construction. * * * Homeowners in the U.S. are increasingly moving into lands on the edge of society, trying to find a suitable blend of modernity and nature. This has given rise to areas known as the wildland-urban interface (WUI), typical  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 5 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Vegas Golden Knights and Scripps Sports have signed a multi-year agreement to bring all locally broadcast Golden Knights games for free to residents of Nevada and surrounding states within the team's broadcast territory. The agreement allows The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) to televise all non-nationally exclusive Golden Knights games with full distribution on cable, satellite and  more