A crumbling tribal school that was the subject of widespread community outcry is set to be replaced after Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law funding for a new facility on Tuesday.
Three administrators from the Elko County School District were on hand as Gov. Joe Lombardo signed AB519 that provides $64.5 million for a new school at Owyhee
Hundreds of tribal members including leaders and students visited the Nevada state Capitol in April to plead for new school funding.Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bill Tuesday to fund the replacement of the Owyhee Combined School along the Nevada-Idaho border.The crumbling tribal school on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation sits adjacent to toxic hydrocarbon plumes,
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