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Governor Tim Walz visits northern Nevada in a time of trouble

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September 10, 2024

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Governor Tim Walz visits northern Nevada in a time of trouble

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrived in Reno about an hour off schedule.

This is his first visit to Northern Nevada as Kamala Harris’s running mate.

Washoe County is the purple county in the purple state of Nevada, in his limited time here he needed to make a solid impression.

His first stop, Washoe County Democratic Headquarters.

Standing room only here to see the Governor; but at the front of the room something different.

Organizers here had put the word out to bring items for those impacted by the Davis Fire. Within a matter of hours water, baby items, and snacks came pouring into the office on Terminal Way.

Walz told the group, this is what community is all about, helping neighbors in times of need.

“Turning this office into… that is what it is all about,” Governor Walz told the group. “Campaigns and politics are a means to the end. The end is a better, fairer society where all of us take care of one another.”

Initially his visit here in Reno was to take on a much different tone.

A rally was scheduled at the Grand Serra Resort on Monday afternoon. But in light of the fire which has impacted thousands of northern Nevadans, it just didn’t seem appropriate.

And Walz was ready with a message that fit the situation at hand.

“To make sure we have the ability show that value; the ability to collectively work together. The idea there is value in that,” said Walz.

He spent only a few minutes here with party faithful.

His next stop was to firefighters who are helping put out a fire that has proved formidable to local fire agencies.

For approximately 45-minutes, this is where Walz chose to spend most of his time. As a governor he understands what crews can be up against. He himself has declared state of emergencies.

He talked to as many personnel as he could from firefighter to chief, even being handed a baseball hat and t-shirt.

“I think we are just grateful he came by and showed his support, and it was really important to us,” said Adam Mayberry with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. “You know he shared some stories about fires that he has experienced in Minnesota.”

Walz didn’t come empty handed, pizzas were brought in as a thank you from the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee.

Walz said he would return to the Truckee Meadows, soon.

Hopefully at a time when the community isn’t having to look over its shoulder for the next evacuation order.

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Best Nevada high schools for athletes? One study has revealed a top 25

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May 15, 2026

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Best Nevada high schools for athletes? One study has revealed a top 25

Nevada has a rich history of producing athletic legends.

Total number of sports: 24

1. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Total number of sports: 14

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Nevada designates more than 119,000 voters inactive

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May 14, 2026

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Nevada designates more than 119,000 voters inactive

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – The State of Nevada says it has designated more than 119,000 voters as inactive ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says that in the spring of this year, counties updated 14,164 voter records, designated 119,533 voters as inactive and canceled the voter registrations of 7,583 people.

This is in addition to 2025 voter roll maintenance efforts that registered more than 138,000 voters inactive and canceled nearly 177,000 voter registrations.

“State and local election officials are working hard to prepare voters for the upcoming June Primary, and keeping Nevada’s voter rolls up to date is a critical part of that process. County election officials have dedicated significant resources to make sure Nevada’s voter registration records are accurate, so that all eligible Nevadans – and only eligible Nevadans – can cast a ballot,” said Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar. “Mail ballots are being sent to active, registered voters across the state now. Voters can support their local officials’ work by checking and updating their registration information on VOTE.NV.gov.”

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Arbor View beats rival Centennial for 5A boys volleyball state title

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May 14, 2026

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Arbor View beats rival Centennial for 5A boys volleyball state title

The Arbor View boys volleyball team has embodied the mindset that it would take the efforts of all 16 players to win the school its first boys volleyball title.

It proved to be the case on Wednesday night against rival Centennial in the Class 5A state championship match, and the Aggies’ efforts all season showed up in the biggest game of the season.

No. 3-seeded Arbor View claimed its first boys volleyball title with a 25-20, 25-27, 25-19, 25-19 victory over top-seeded Centennial at Sunrise Mountain.

“It feels amazing. The boys have worked hard, I don’t even know if I could put it into words,” Arbor View coach Nicole Adarme said. “Our big goal was to stay calm and collected the entire time. I just wanted to reflect that for them.”

Arbor View (28-13-1) let its emotions out after the final point on an Owen Wenger kill. The Aggies huddled and jumped for joy, helped carry injured teammate Gunnar Robinson off the bench, and eventually moved the celebration into the stands with a sea of red from the Arbor View student section.

“It feels absolutely great,” junior middle blocker/outside hitter Risden Miller said. “We trust each other so much. We’re best friends in and out of volleyball, and that really helps us on the court with just competing as a team.”

Even though the two team’s previous meeting on April 14 was a three-set win in league play by Centennial (32-6), Adarme said she knew the fourth meeting of the season for the two northwest rivals wasn’t going to be a sweep on either side.

Arbor View won a back-and-forth first set on a kill from Miller. Then it looked like the Aggies were going to win a close second set, but Centennial got a point for Arbor View being out of rotation, and the Bulldogs won four of the last five points to even the match score to one set apiece.

“That’s the traditional thing (when we play) Centennial (to play long matches), so for us, we just treated it like another set,” Adarme said. “We knew they were going to fight, so how do we respond to that? Our constant conversation was responding to the negative and moving forward in a positive direction.”

Arbor View scored six straight points in the third set to take a 20-15 lead, and the Aggies never let up to get to the fourth set with a chance to win the title. The Aggies took advantage of several Centennial errors to take the lead in the third set on their way to the title.

“We took three deep breaths and reset and recollected ourselves as a team,” Miller said of closing out the final two sets. “That’s just completely huge for rebounding from a lost set.

“For me, personally, just looking at all my best friends on the court, that truly calms me down and I know it calms them down as well.”

Miller recorded 18 kills and Wenger was key at the net with eight kills and eight blocks. The Aggies also got contributions from Graham Blanchard, Kenyon Wickliffe and Robinson before he went down with a lower left leg injury in the fourth set.

Lincoln Larson led Centennial with 19 kills. It’s the first boys volleyball state title for Arbor View and first appearance in the title game after the program reached the state semifinals four previous times.

“We can’t (win) with six, we have to do it with all 16,” Adarme said. “We’ve been training all of them to be ready for big moments and it was an amazing moment for Cooper (Ball, coming in for an injured Robinson) to be able to come in for us.

“We just had to know we couldn’t be outside of ourselves. Where we fell short in the past was trying to be more instead of focusing on what our role is and what our job is.”

Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.

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