Nevada Gold was first discovered in 1849 by Abner Blackburn and several other placer miners at the mouth of Gold Canyon where it empties into the Carson River at Dayton. […]
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The Ears Have It
The phone rang and after checking the caller ID my other half decided it was nobody he knew so—he answered it. I do not understand that. Because then when the […]
High School Grad Rates Rise
The Nevada Department of Education released the statewide cohort graduation rate for the class of 2016. Statewide, the public high school graduation rate rose more than 2.5 percentage points over […]
Analog to Digital: Cortez Hills is upgrading how miners communicate with each other and the equipment
Barrick Gold Corp. is moving Cortez Hills Mine into the future of the industry with a “digital reinvention” of mining. The company announced in September that it partnered with Cisco […]
The City By the Mountain of Silver
Many years ago, a fabulous city sprang up on the slopes of an incredibly rich mountain of silver. The country was a high desert region of mountains and canyons. The […]
Is This You: Why Do Things Happen?
Long ago, when I was young and pretty stupid about the circle of life of farm animals I was given an important piece of advice, hard as it was to […]
Mammoth Hunting in Nevada
I hope the title of my article does not prompt some local nimrods to apply to the Nevada Department of Wildlife for a mammoth tag. On the other hand, I […]
Trail Center Offers Free Christmas Fun
The California Trail Center in Elko will present its annual holiday celebration, a Pioneer Christmas for kids, on Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy Basque dancing and […]
Is This You: Sorry vs. Apology
Okay for your comfort, hold on to the brass pole this is going to be quite a merry-go-round ride. Can you be sorry but not apologize? On the other hand […]
Eureka County Commission News
COMMISSIONER REPORTS Commissioner Sharkozy attended a Crescent Valley Volunteer Fireman’s meeting on Nov. 22. Chairman Goicoechea met Nov. 28 with POOLPAC in Reno to discuss their contract and plans moving […]







