Jesse Watts won the primary race for Eureka County Sheriff in the June 12 election. He tallied 294 votes to head off deputy Kenneth “Kenny” Sanders with 182 votes. Shane […]
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In Gardnerville, Heller Says He’ll Align with Trump on Daca, Support Former Primary Opponent Tarkanian in House Bid
By Michelle Rindels and Riley Snyder, The Nevada Independent Republican Sen. Dean Heller said he won’t support any immigration fix that President Donald Trump doesn’t support, although he said the […]
GOP Attorney General Hopeful Wes Duncan Discusses Improving Mental Health Services
By Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent As he joined Attorney General Adam Laxalt on his statewide get out the vote tour, Republican attorney general candidate Wes Duncan took time to […]
Air Races Set to Blaze a Trail Across the Ely Sky
By Teri Vance Nevada’s White Pine County is no stranger to an adrenaline rush. It holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed on a public highway from the […]
Review of Latest Sage Grouse Plan Underway
Earlier this month, on May 2, as reported in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the U.S. Department of the Interior released revised documents formalizing the Trump administration’s push to relax protections […]
Blessing Ceremony Set for Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum
Spiritual leaders from the Paiute, Washoe and Western Shoshone tribes will conduct a special blessing ceremony at site of the future Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum on Wednesday, […]
Backers of State Senate Recalls File Last-Chance Appeal, Likely Heads to State Supreme Court
By Riley Snyder, The Nevada Independent Backers of groups attempting to recall two Democratic state senators are moving to appeal a court decision that found their efforts failed to gain […]
Mammovan Set to Visit Eureka
Early detection is the best prevention in the fight against breast cancer. Part of that fight is having regular mammography screenings. Nevada Health Centers’ Mammovan makes mammography services accessible and […]
Heller Addresses Rural Issues via Phone Conference
In a telephone conference with rural Nevada newspaper reporters on May 22, Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) said he is confident the Veterans Affairs (VA) Mission Act will pass soon. The […]
Rural Counties Fear Speculation as Company Files to Control as Much Water as Nevada Gets from the Colorado River Every Year
By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent U.S. Water and Land, LLC is in the opportunity business. It knows that where there is scarcity and volatility, there is opportunity. And […]



