By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent For similar reasons that Las Vegas homebuilders look to build in the city’s outlying areas, solar developers often seek federal public land when looking […]
Nevada State Panel Upholds Permit for Huge Open Pit Mine
By Scott Sonner Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada’s Environmental Commission rejected conservationists’ appeal last Wednesday of a water pollution control permit granted last year for a huge openpit mine […]
BLM Nevada Oil and Gas Lease Sale Takes in Over $38K
In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting American’s Energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Nevada quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in competitive bids for 9,163.88 acres […]
NDA Encourages Farmers and Dairies to Apply for Federal Aid
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a Market Facilitation Program (MFP) to aid farmers and ranchers whose commodities have been directly impacted by foreign tariffs. The program, […]
Rural Republican Lawmakers Top American Conservative Union’s Legislative Scorecard
By Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent The American Conservative Union Foundation has released a scorecard of the Legislature’s 2019 session, crowning rural Republican Sen. Ira Hansen and rural Republican Assemblyman […]
Obituary: Lynne Claire Collingwood
Lynne Claire Collingwood went peacefully into the arms of Heaven Wednesday night August 28, 2019. Her daughter Kelley “Renee” Collingwood, her grandsons Devon and Malcolm CollingwoodLee were by her side […]
Child Find Program Looks to Locate Children in Need
Special to the Sentinel Each year, the Eureka County School District conducts Child Find. The goal is to locate children in the community who are in need of Special Education […]
September 5, 2019
Annual Wine and Art Fest on tap in Eureka
A small town in central Nevada is planning for a big-time event this September. Eureka, a quaint historic mining town in the center of the state, hopes to attract artists […]
Festivals in Nevada Towns near Area 51 get Final Local OK
By Ken RitterAssociated Press PIOCHE — A rural Nevada county approved strict guidelines last Tuesday for a pair of festivals later this month in a desolate desert area well-known by […]


