By Scott Sonner Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada’s Environmental Commission rejected conservationists’ appeal last Wednesday of a water pollution control permit granted last year for a huge openpit mine […]
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BLM Nevada Oil and Gas Lease Sale Takes in Over $38K
In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting American’s Energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Nevada quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in competitive bids for 9,163.88 acres […]
NDA Encourages Farmers and Dairies to Apply for Federal Aid
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a Market Facilitation Program (MFP) to aid farmers and ranchers whose commodities have been directly impacted by foreign tariffs. The program, […]
Child Find Program Looks to Locate Children in Need
Special to the Sentinel Each year, the Eureka County School District conducts Child Find. The goal is to locate children in the community who are in need of Special Education […]
‘Storm Area 51’ Originator Backs Out
Matty Roberts, the creator of the Storm Area 51 internet craze, said Monday this week he has officially broken ties with the event known as Alienstock in Rachel slated for […]
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 […]
Eureka in the Silent Movies
Eureka, Nevada, was once in the movies, in 1919. Films which had been taken of the U.S. Army Motor Truck Transport that came through Eureka the month before were shown […]
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 […]


