
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 […]
Some States, Towns Skeptical Over Proposed Opioid Settlement
Associated Press An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is receiving growing pushback […]
58 Arrests at Burning Man, an Increase Over 2018
Associated Press RENO — Authorities arrested at least 58 people at this year’s Burning Man festival in the northern Nevada desert, 14 more than last year. One death was reported […]
Around the State
Associated Press MGM to use Vegas Shooting Site as Community Center LAS VEGAS — MGM Resorts plans to convert the shuttered Las Vegas Strip festival grounds that were the site […]
Obituary: Lois Eldridge
Lois Eldridge passed away peacefully on August 4, 2019 in Fallon, Nevada. Lois was born in Hansen, Idaho on August 5, 1927. She moved to Ely, Nevada where she met […]
August 29, 2019
Authorities: 2 killed, Others Hurt in Mine Bus Crash
Associated Press ELKO — A bus carrying mine employees collided head-on with a tractor-trailer rig Saturday on a highway in rural northeastern Nevada, killing two people and injuring others, authorities […]
Elks Announce Scholarship Contest
The Elks National Foundation is proud to announce the start of the 2020 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. The Most Valuable Student scholarship is available to high school seniors who […]
