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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 […]
Local Stories
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 […]
The Terrible Winter of 1889
Snowfall was early and heavy in December 1889, and Nevada stockmen were jubilant at the end of a long dry spell. The snow continued to fall, and by mid-January train […]
Hoard of Gold Coins Found at Lovelock Chinatown
There are countless stories about lost or buried treasure with gold, silver and other valuable items in Nevada history. Most of these are legends that may or may not have […]
Is this You?
PFA Season It’s coming. It’s coming. PFA Season. Ready the welcome mats! It was some time ago that my other half and I were introduced as PFAs. We were on vacation and on […]