• On Aug. 23 the final phase of the Rim to Reno project, a spur trail to Mt. Houghton Summit, was completed.

• University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Living with Fire Program received $495,000 from the Nevada Bureau of Land Management to continue and enhance the current program.

• CVS this month pulled cigarettes from its shelves – a month sooner than originally planned.

• Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Danjel Bout, 41, of Cool as assistant director of response at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

• Mike’s Exxon on Kingsbury Grade is now a Chevron. Prices are the same.