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No-kill animal shelter raising funds to cover medical costs Draco, a seven-month-old Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix and Bristlecone Animal Aid Rescue & Xpress mascot, has been diagnosed with what medical […]
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Extension offers Nevada agriculture conferences to celebrate National Ag Month
Conferences gather agriculture producers, beekeepers and others to share knowledge and expertise LAS VEGAS – In celebration of National Agriculture Month in March and to help provide education and support […]
Re-Riders wanted
The annual Pony Express Re-Ride needs riders. Applications must be submitted before March 1. This year the re-ride will start June 17 in St. Joseph, Missouri, and head west to […]
17-year-old’s play ‘Eureka Memories’ to premier in Historic Opera House
Coming to the Eureka Opera House on March 2 at 6 p.m. is the first play by Treyson Hunt, a talented and ambitious 17-year-old from Panaca. He wrote the play […]
The history of Valentine’s Day
What do single people call Valentine’s Day? Happy Independence Day! Jokes aside, it’s the time of the year that some people love, and some people love to hate. If you […]
The Carson City Mint coin die discovery
The Carson City Mint operated from 1870 until it stopped producing coins in 1893, and was finally closed entirely in 1933. The historic building remained unoccupied until 1941, when it […]
Nevada History: The Stewart Indian School
The Pyramid Lake Indian War of 1860 marked the beginning of an extremely difficult time for the American Indian population of the Great Basin area. Until this time, the Indians […]
Comstock barbed wire
A compulsion to collect things is a well known human trait. For centuries, people have collected practically anything that interests them. This could be obvious things such as stamps and […]
John C. Fremont’s original cannon
Everyone loves a treasure hunt. The treasure I am talking about in this article is the elusive mountain howitzer abandoned during a snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1844 […]
Nevada’s First Two Train Robberies Happened On the Same Day
One of the first jobs I had after I left the ranch was as an engineering aide for the Nevada State Highway Department (Now NDOT) in 1962. I was assigned […]