With tourism growing, many rural areas are working to capitalize on humanity’s wanderlust. Travel and tourism generates $7.6 trillion globally and $1.6 trillion for the U.S. economy, according to the […]
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County Fair This Weekend
The Eureka County Fair may already be underway, but the fun is just beginning. The annual fair and rodeo began yesterday with the Youth Team Branding event and the Greased […]
Nevada Officials Want to Enroll More Minority, Rural Students in Advanced Placement Courses
By Jackie Valley, The Nevada Independent Nevada’s education struggles have long been evident in national rankings, where the Silver State consistently remains a bottom-dweller. ACT scores? We’re dead last. Graduation […]
Local Kids Take Part in Photography Workshop at Eureka Restoration
Special to the Eureka Sentinel Eureka Restoration held a recent photography workshop, with the help of Joelle Mackay. Several local kids stopped by 180 as part of this three-day event. […]
Officials Say Measure 3 Passing Will Hurt Rural Nevadans
Ballot measure 3 on the November general election Nov. 6 is a deeply flawed Constitutional Amendment that would force Nevada to dismantle its regulated electricity system – one of the […]
Heritage on Display at Ely Shoshone’s Fandango Pow-Wow
Pow-wow dancers of all ages, adorned in an array of regalia performing dances to the thunder of drums, is what you can experience at this weekend’s Ely Shoshone’s Fandango Pow-Wow. […]
New Website Features All Things Eureka
Submitted Eureka, You’ve Found It! This is the motto of the new website (www.VisitEurekaNevada.com) created to promote Eureka and increase visitor traffic to our area. The website provides a list […]
Wildfires a Concern to Heller
Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) held a teleconference July 18 with members of the media in rural Nevada. He mentioned three things in his opening remarks before taking questions from those […]
Pomegranates, Mountain Lions, Guns and School Boards Featured in Bill Draft Requests
By Riley Snyder and Jackie Valley, The Nevada Independent There are still six months and a major election to go before the start of the 2019 Legislature, but policymakers are […]
Progress made on Paine Fire
Firefighters overnight on Tuesday made good progress toward securing the southern and western edges of the Paine Fire in Duck Creek Basin, about 15 miles northeast of Ely. On Wednesday, […]




