The White Pine County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting with the County Water Advisory Committee on April 26, and two important players in the county’s defense of its groundwater provided a […]
White Pine’s Comins Lake gets new trout population
About two dozen people showed up at Comins Lake on April 20 to watch two Nevada Department of Wildlife trucks from the Gallagher hatchery dump 2,200 rainbow trout into the body of water, the first […]
V&S Variety sold to Shopko
Originally from Idaho, V&S Variety co-owner Ray Hansen has lived in Ely longer than anywhere else. “My wife and I run the store,” Hansen said. Hansen and his wife have done so for the […]
Nevada Northern Railway opens season
Progress continues steadily during the last week of preparations before the Nevada Northern Railway opens its spring season on April 9. Director Mark Bassett moved through the railyard directing the work. The plastic man […]
Ely State Prison faces labor shortage
Amid a state-declared critical labor shortage, Ely State Prison opened its doors to the media for the first time in at least 20 years. The Nevada Board of Examiners voted at its March 8 meeting in […]
Great Basin National Park displays 133-year-old rifle
On Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center of the Great Basin National Park, the National Park Service displayed a 133-year-old Winchester rifle discovered in the park over […]

