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Generally, a public notice (also called a legal ad) is placed with the classified section of a newspaper in the county of jurisdiction where the court action is taking place. Public notices in Nevada can be published only in newspapers that are qualified by state statute to run notices. Here …
Read More »Kit Carson and the public notice
By Barry Smith Much has been written about the colorful and controversial character named Christopher (Kit) Carson — studious biographies, every history book about the West, plenty of newspaper articles and whole series of lurid dime novels. But the first time his name appeared in print was a public notice. …
Read More »Free webinar on public notices
The threat to legal requirements that public notices be published in newspapers has never been greater. Learn about the trends in public notice and the practices that every paper must embrace to help the industry successfully respond to the siege on this traditional pillar of government transparency. Click here to …
Read More »Nevada statutes on public notices
The definition of a newspaper qualified to publish public notices is contained in NRS 238. Here’s the basic definition: NRS 238.030 Publication of legal notice or advertisement only in qualified newspaper of general circulation; exceptions. 1. Any and all legal notices or advertisements shall be published only in a …
Read More »Opposition to EPA’s proposal on public notices
The Nevada Press Association today joined the Public Notice Resource Center and 42 other organizations in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to continue notifying the public of important information through newspapers. PNRC filed comments asking EPA not to deprive the public of newspaper notices relating to the approval of permits …
Read More »Difference between urban and rural
I live in Carson City, which is neither urban nor rural. It is more than a town and less than a city. We have most of the conveniences of an urban area, but not a lot of choices. We can, of course, drive 20 minutes north to Reno. Or four …
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