With a long-term drought plaguing much of California and Northern Nevada, the agriculture industry is adjusting and innovating. “[The drought] is one of the worst we’ve had in history,” said UC Davis Professor and watershed expert […]
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Eureka High senior named one of Northern Nevada’s top ten student-athletes of the year
Senior Megan Damele, along with nine other Northern Nevada student-athletes, was honored on April 25 by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) at a formal dinner banquet at the Peppermill Resort Casino in Reno. Also invited […]
Legal advocate fighting SNWA gives update
The White Pine County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting with the County Water Advisory Committee on April 26, and two important players in the county’s defense of its groundwater provided a […]
BLM to hold mining claims workshop
The Bureau of Land Management, Nevada, will be holding a free workshop to provide guidance and tips on public mining claims, June 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Nugget Casino […]
White Pine’s Comins Lake gets new trout population
About two dozen people showed up at Comins Lake on April 20 to watch two Nevada Department of Wildlife trucks from the Gallagher hatchery dump 2,200 rainbow trout into the body of water, the first […]
Ash Springs Recreation Site closure extended by BLM
The Ash Springs Recreation Site located alongside U.S. Highway 93 in Lincoln County, about 100 miles north of Las Vegas, will remain closed to the public for an additional two years, the Bureau […]
Board offers superintendent position to Wold
In a 3-2 vote, the Eureka County School Board voted to extend an offer of employment to Dan Wold for the position of Superintendent. The board will enter into contract negotiations with Wold if he accepts […]
V&S Variety sold to Shopko
Originally from Idaho, V&S Variety co-owner Ray Hansen has lived in Ely longer than anywhere else. “My wife and I run the store,” Hansen said. Hansen and his wife have done so for the […]
Conservation district looking to sponsor Eureka students for range camp
Applications are now being accepted from high school students to attend the 56th Nevada Youth Range Camp to be held on June 19-25, 2016. The Eureka Conservation District would like to sponsor any Eureka […]
BLM Nevada accepting applications for Resource Advisory Councils
RENO — The Bureau of Land Management Nevada is accepting nominations for open positions on its three Resource Advisory Councils until April 29. Resource Advisory Councils are citizen-based groups that make recommendations […]
