By Ryan Tarinelli and Michelle L. Price Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada Democrats who waited 27 years to control the governor’s mansion and the statehouse used the legislative session […]
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Candidates cyber chat with rural Nevada voters
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press MINDEN— In California, Elizabeth Warren gazed into a laptop camera, resting her chin on her hand while recounting her working-class childhood for about 200 […]
Diamond Mountain FFA chapter hosts annual spring banquet
Members of the Diamond Mountain FFA chapter hosted the annual spring banquet at the Eureka County Opera House on Wednesday, May 8. This year at the spring banquet, we served […]
Nevada continues to be top gold producer in the nation
Nevada’s mines produced 5.58 million troy ounces of gold in 2018, according to reports compiled by the Nevada Division of Minerals. This total was down 1.1% from the 2017 production […]
75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France this week
Two anniversaries of immense significance were held this week. Both have had long-lasting and worldwide implications. The most notable was the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, June […]
Raising smoking age to 21, bail reform and recycling reimbursement among many casualties of legislative session
By Megan Messerly, Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent Nevada lawmakers ended Monday night having passed hundreds of bills amid a frantic rush to the end of the […]
Senate approves funding formula bill, saying it’s ‘going to change people’s lives for generations’
By Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent After lengthy speeches underscoring the gravity of their action, Nevada senators passed a bill Wednesday overhauling the state’s 52-year-old education funding formula. Senators voted […]
Senate panel passes gun bill with ‘red flag’ proposal
By Ryan Tarinelli Associated Press CARSON CITY — A Nevada Senate committee passed firearm legislation Wednesday with a new “red flag” proposal that allows police or family members to seek […]
Popular Hare and Hound Race scheduled for Saturday in Ely
By KayLynn Roberts-McMurray The Coyotes Motorcycle Club will return this weekend for its 25th year of racing. And in honor of the race, this years race has been titled the […]
Bill increasing Nevada’s minimum wage clears state Assembly
Associated Press CARSON CITY — A bill to raise Nevada’s minimum wage has passed the Assembly in a party-line vote. The measure approved Tuesday by Democrats seeks to raise the […]

