On Monday, May 26, Memorial Day, a group of Nevadans are planning what they are calling a Grass March — a 70-mile horseback trek from Elko to Battle Mountain […]
Eureka to hold Relay for Life this summer
Eureka is holding its first annual Relay for Life this summer, scheduled for July 18 to 19. What is Relay For Life? An American Cancer Society Relay For Life […]
Drought stricken ranchers call on BLM to take action
This past week the Elko County Commission voted to send a letter to Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze, an Elko native and former Harry Reid aide, inviting him […]
Goiccoechea: Feds should compensate Bundy’s cattle
By Mark Waite Pahrump Valley Times State Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, would seem to be uniquely qualified to give a perspective on the recent gather of rancher Cliven Bundy’s […]
Sage grouse bill garners support
If the federal land agencies insist on requiring special protections for sage grouse in Nevada and across the West, they should bear the brunt of the cost and not […]
BLM transfers fire engine to Eureka
The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, transferred to Eureka County and Gooding, Idaho two 900-gallon wildland fire engines to aid in local wildland fire-fighting efforts. Transfers took […]
‘Heart Safe’ Community
Ely professor in running for Mars mission
By Garrett Estrada, Eureka Sentinel Staff Writer Frank Daniels has a map of the planet Mars hanging behind his desk in his office at Great Basin College. He got the poster […]
Clark County commissioner embarrassed state, insulted another
Tom Collins owed all Utahns an apology for insulting them. Tom Collins owed all Nevadans an apology for embarrassing us. In a phone conversation with Piute County (Utah) Commissioner Darin […]
Margin tax is killing jobs
The hits just keep on coming. Hits to the proposed 2 percent margin tax on November’s ballot, that is. While studies have shown the tax, if passed, would make Nevada’s […]



