USDA rural help hits $177M

USDA Rural Development Nevada announced Friday the agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent $177 million into Silver State rural communities the past fiscal year.Sara Adler, head of the Carson City-based office, said the funds helped more than 700 families to buy or repair homes and invested more than $28 million to repair community water or sewer systems.“These are projects that will stand the test of time,” said Adler. “When we help a family buy a home of their own,