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By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas but the state’s attorney general says the fight isn’t over yet. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
Court Rules for US in fight over Nevada Plutonium Shipment
98% Containment on Last of Big Wildfires North of Eureka
Associated Press ELKO — Crews battling the last of three big Northern Nevada big wildfires that started more than a week ago are nearing full containment of the blaze and have reopened the Harrison Pass Road leading to a wildlife refuge in the Ruby Mountains. Fire officials said this week the Corta Fire is now […]
Diamond Mountain FFA Chapter Represents on National Level
From left, Cody Gibbs; Breeyanna Hooper; Heather Lacovara and Leslie Zimmerman will be representing Eureka County High School at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this October. Students from Eureka County High School will be representing the school, chapter, and community at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana this October. Breeyanna Hooper has earned […]
Is This You? Letting the Worms Out
In your day to day living there are probably things you decide not to take on, jibber jabber about, or loudly trumpet your opinion on. You decide to not let the worms out of the can they comfortably live in. Well, well now. Where’s the fun in that? Stand back the worms are about to […]
Abrams Plants to put Voter Protection Team, Hotline in Nevada
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new voter rights program spearheaded by Democrat Stacey Abrams plans to put a voter protection team and phone hotline in Nevada ahead of the 2020 election, the Georgia politician said Wednesday. Abrams, who championed voter rights during her unsuccessful 2018 run for Georgia governor, […]
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Weaken Endangered Species Act
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent The Pahrump poolfish, the spring-loving centaury and the Webber ivesia may not be household names, but to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service they are well known. They are among roughly 40 plants and animals in Nevada with habitat protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. For decades, […]
BLM Accepting Comments on Environmental Assessment for December Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The Bureau of Land Management Nevada is opening a 30-day public comment period on its preliminary Environmental Analysis (EA) for a proposed Dec. 10, 2019 oil and gas lease sale. A total of 451 parcels encompassing 777,197 acres located in Lincoln and White Pine counties are proposed for lease. This notice initiates a 30-day public […]
Trump Call for Unity Met with Derision, Slurs
The campaign rhetoric is being brandished like a flame thrower, scorching the stump with recriminations, incriminations, insinuations and denunciations. In the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton that left 32 dead and dozens more seriously wounded, Democratic presidential candidates unsheathed accusations that President Trump is the prime mover of such lunatic […]
Costs of Illegal Immigration can’t be Ignored
Illegal immigration is one of the most controversial topics of this overheated election season. Suggestions to curb illegal immigration by building a wall or increasing enforcement of existing laws are met with passionate accusations of racism and white supremacy. The Census can’t even ask about citizenship. What is the bottomline cost to the United States […]
Ely, Eureka Tie Records for Warmest Overnight Lows
Associated Press The overnight temperatures at two Northern Nevada airports tied the previous record for the warmest low for the date. The National Weather Service in Elko says the temperature at Ely Airport only dropped to 60 degrees (16 Celsius) early Wednesday. That tied the record for the warmest low set in the town near […]