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By KayLynn Roberts-McMurray The Coyotes Motorcycle Club will return this weekend for its 25th year of racing. And in honor of the race, this years race has been titled the Steve Rowley Memorial Hare and Hound Race. The race will be held Saturday, June 1. A Hare and Hound is a desert race where riders […]
Popular Hare and Hound Race scheduled for Saturday in Ely
Bill increasing Nevada’s minimum wage clears state Assembly
Associated Press CARSON CITY — A bill to raise Nevada’s minimum wage has passed the Assembly in a party-line vote. The measure approved Tuesday by Democrats seeks to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour for workers not offered health insurance and $11 an hour for employees who are. The measure now moves to […]
Is this You? My Favorite Shovel
It’s no accident that a shovel is just the right height for a person to be able to lean on. I’d bet the guy who designed the first shovel leaned on one while contemplating the perfect length. Between the handle and steel blade most people can prop themselves up under the arm. By putting a […]
137-year-old Winchester rifle found in Nevada has new home
Associated Press BAKER — A 137-year-old rifle found five years ago leaning against a juniper tree in Great Basin National Park in Nevada is now part of an exhibit dedicated to the “Forgotten Winchester” at the park visitor center near the Utah border. The weathered Winchester Model 1873 is in a case designed to capture […]
Bill change pulls counties’ right to license pot lounges
Associated Press CARSON CITY — A panel of Nevada lawmakers has approved a bill to create a board overseeing the state’s legal marijuana industry. The measure sponsored by Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office passed a legislative committee on Friday, but an amendment to the bill rolls back a county’s ability to grant licenses for consumption lounges. […]
State should not violate one’s moral convictions
And you thought the 13th Amendment prohibited involuntary servitude. This past week Nevada’s Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford joined a coalition of 23 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule aiming to protect health care providers from having to provide services contrary […]
A discussion on infrastructure must include expanding reliable rural broadband
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto The internet provides us access to so many important resources in our lives, from entertainment and education to commerce and health care services. Nevadans rely on broadband to do important tasks, like finishing school assignments, growing businesses, staying connected to loved ones and seeking quality health care through telemedicine appointments […]
Beware of changing state water law
A controversial bill that would have drastically changed state water law apparently has been scuttled for this session of the Legislature. Gov. Steve Sisolak said no consensus on the bill could be reached by the time the session ends this week and state water regulators should put together a panel to study the matter prior […]
Vandal girls win first state track title
The Eureka girls won their first 1A girls state track and field championship May 18 at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas. The Lady Vandals earned 117 points by taking five gold medals, three silver and three bronze, and three fourth place medals. The Vandal boys had 29 points on the strength of Tristan […]
Mountain biking continues to gain traction in nearby Lincoln County
Mountain biking is becoming quite the individual or family recreational sport in Lincoln County. That is due primarily to the new trails that have been and are still being constructed. Local biking enthusiast Christine Harrington told the Record, “The mountain bike network in Caliente now consists of 22 miles of custom-built single track.” She said, […]