Happy Friday, Nevadans!

I’m not into betting, but do you think Southern Nevada will reach 100 degrees in March? We’re getting awfully close with this current heatwave. The earliest official 100-degree day on record is May 1, 1947. 

Historically, reaching 100 degrees has been unheard of for March. 

According to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas, the previous record for the hottest day in March was 93 degrees set on March 26, 2022. And before that, the record was 90 degrees in 2017. Since Wednesday, we’ve seen temperatures between 94 and 98 degrees across the valley!

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Have a safe weekend!

Sarah Winnemucca is a trailblazer every Nevadan should know. (Public Domain).

By Sam Cohen

Sarah Winnemucca was born Thocmetony, a Northern Paiute name meaning “Shell Flower,” around 1844. 

The Paiute were wary of white settlers, but her grandfather, Tru-ki-zo (Truckee), worked alongside them during the two-year stretch of the Mexican-American War. Tru-ki-zo taught Sarah and her siblings about the settlers in an effort to prepare his grandchildren for the ways in which their lives would be irrevocably changed by them.

She adopted the name Sarah. It’s unclear as to what prompted her to make the change, though she may have seen it as a way of further aligning herself with the settlers to gain their trust, as this would then allow her to be a better advocate for her tribe.

Sarah dedicated her life to establishing and maintaining peace for her people in an increasingly hostile world.

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A photo supplied by the Nevada Immigrant Coalition of its civil rights rally outside the Nevada legislative building in Las Vegas on November 15, 2025.

By Martín Nieves

🗓 Saturday (March 21)

Beading with Susie
(Las Vegas, 3-6 p.m.)
Native Voters Alliance Nevada will host a community event focused on beading and Native advocacy discussions.

🗓 Tuesday (March 24)

Northern NV Rapid Response Training
(Private location, 5:30-7:30 p.m.)
A training session focused on reporting and verifying immigration enforcement activity and supporting affected communities.

🗓 Wednesday (March 25)

Know Your Rights Canvass
(Las Vegas, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.)
The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada will host its weekly canvass focused on tenant rights and housing conditions.

🟣 On Nevada’s frontier, a historic mining town is ready for another boom. WBUR

“People are buzzing with talk of a new lithium and boron mine set to start construction later this year. Zanskar, a geothermal energy company, recently discovered an impressive reserve of heat deep underground and has plans for a new power plant nearby.”

🟣 Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony broke ethics law by promoting women’s sports task force. The Nevada Independent

“The commission determined on a 3-2 vote that Anthony should receive a civil penalty of $3,000, complete ethics training, and that his office create a dedicated social media policy.”

🟣 Toxic bloom at Lake Mead is Southern Nevada’s first in 2026. 8 News Now

“The blooms are common, but toxins produced by Microcystis—a blue-green bacteria—can be deadly to dogs and other animals, and it’s not safe to swim when the conditions are present. Toxins are released when the bloom is disturbed.”

🟣 Las Vegas aquarium sharks eating ‘better than the tourists on the Strip’ AP

“[Becky O’Brien] the lead aquarist [at Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay Resort] said she always knew she wanted to work with marine life; she just didn’t think she’d be a shark dietitian at a 1.3 million gallon tank and Las Vegas casino … In one week the aquarium goes through over 300 pounds of fish, O’Brien said.”

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Jannelle Calderón featuring stories by Martín Nieves and Sam Cohen. It was edited by Kimberly Lawson.

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