Student recognized for effort to save fish species from extinction in Colorado River

Micah Feller walks into the greenhouse at West Career & Technical Academy and begins his daily routine. The high school senior is meticulous ...     [STUDENT RECOGNIZED FOR EFFORT TO SAVE FISH SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION IN COLORADO RIVER]( [Micah Feller walks into the greenhouse at West Career & Technical Academy and begins his daily routine. The high school senior is meticulous in logging the weight of the hundreds of bonytail chub, an endangered fish species he’s helping raise so they can be released back into the Colorado River Basin. He checks the pH level of the water in the large tanks where the fish live, monitors their health, checks for unusual activity and feeds them.]( [PLANS FOR MUSEUM OF ART ARE NEXT STEP IN MATURATION OF LAS VEGAS AS A MAJOR CITY]( [The Las Vegas Museum of Art will open in downtown’s Symphony Park in 2028, if all goes according to plan. “It’s a natural place where culture will thrive,” Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said. The Las Vegas City Council recently approved the sale of a half-acre parcel that will eventually become an outdoor sculpture garden with space for community events. The city previously gifted 1.5 acres of land to the museum.]( [CONSUMERS HUNTING FOR VALUE IN HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON]( [Economists in Wells Fargo’s 2024 Holiday Sales Outlook have predicted that the holiday sales season will be weaker than last year, rising just over 3% in November and December compared with the same time in 2023. The forecast for the holiday sales season is decent overall from a historical perspective but is still the lowest it’s been since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Shannon Grein, a Wells Fargo economist.]( [CONGRESS MAY KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD ON FUNDING GOVERNMENT]( [Republican leaders in the U.S. House may pursue a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown in the final days of Congress, pushing funding the government into early next year when Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term. There may not be a final bill until Trump’s term begins, Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., said. “I think we’ll just get some kind of piecemeal funding for the time being,” she said.](   WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: [Nevada dispensaries welcome bipartisan push in D.C. for cannabis banking reforms](  [Carolyn Goodman reflects on her time as Las Vegas mayor: ‘It’s been the best job’]( [Proposed Nevada bill aims to ban teachers from ‘grooming’ students]( [‘Had them on the ropes:’ Raiders lament mistake that led to eighth straight loss]( [The](. gov]( full Republ](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](