Rural Nevada county moves to shed masks, virus crowd limits Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Thursday, April 8, 2021 LAS VEGAS (AP) - One rural southern Nevada county could step ahead of the state and approve lifting mask mandates and business capacity limits enacted as pandemic prevention measures more than a year ago. The Nye County Commission is scheduled to vote April 20 to let businesses return to 100% occupancy and make face coverings optional. Gov. Steve Sisolak’s spokeswoman, Meghin Delaney, said Thursday the Nye County plan will be reviewed along with others as the state’s COVID-19 Response Task Force prepares to turn over pandemic mitigation control to local authorities beginning May 1.