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With mere weeks remaining in the legislative session in Carson City the bill revamping the distribution of education funds in the state landed with a 120-page thud on Monday in the form of Senate Bill 543, which is being pushed by several Las Vegas Democrats. It doesn’t appear to bode well for rural school districts. […]
School funding revamp should not be rushed
Researchers: Facing habitat loss, sage grouse remains under threat
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent On a cool April morning, Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Shawn Espinoza peers out of his binoculars, tablet in hand. He can already hear what he is looking for. A popping sound, like a muffled gurgle, echoes out from the sagebrush. Eighty yards away, the naked eye — squinting […]
Is this You? If Not You? Who?
Don’t let the title stop you from continuing to read. It isn’t going to be what you expect. It’s not going to be about standing up or sitting down for this cause or that cause. It’s all about seeing there is something that needs to be taken care of and taking care of it. Whatever […]
Vandals sharp in regional tuneup
Using it as a tune-up for the 3A, 2A, 1A Northern Regional track meet, the Eureka Vandals participated in the Lowry Invitational in Winnemucca May 4. The boys earned 21½ points in a 10-team field. The girls scored 60½ points in a nine-team field. Tristan Bircham, the 1A state leader in the both the shot […]
Eureka girls miss out on postseason
Losing a pair of one-run games to Carlin May 1 knocked Eureka out of a chance for one of the two East league spots into the 1A Northern Division tournament May 10-11 in Virginia City. Then the Lady Vandals concluded the season with an 18-12 loss May 4 to Wells As reported by Gamechanger.com, it […]
Agency: Nevada mountain range unfit for oil, gas drilling
Associated Press The Forest Service’s rejection of a proposal to drill for oil or gas in northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains has become official after no one complained during the 45-day objection period. Forest Supervisor Bill Dunkelberger says the agency’s decision became final on Tuesday. He says they didn’t receive a single objection after the service […]
Vandals drop 2 of 3 to end the season
The Vandal boys played three games last week to end their season. They took a 15-8 win over Carlin May 1, lost a Friday game to Wells, 14-1, and then dropped their season finale to White Pine 17-5 on May 4. In the Carlin game, the base paths were crowded often for both offenses in […]
Pony Express Stations: Miller’s or Reed’s Station
By Dennis Cassinelli The next documented Pony Express station to be encountered when traveling east from Dayton was known as Miller’s Station. It was a wooden structure located about 8 miles east of Dayton along the Old River Road and the Fort Churchill Road. It had been one of about 20 or more rest and […]
Pot businesses press for Nevada to redo licensing process
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Two marijuana businesses that were turned down when Nevada awarded recreational dispensary licenses say the state improperly used a temporarily employment service to screen hundreds of applicants. The claim is contained in a court filing Monday in a lawsuit involving Las Vegas pot retailers Planet 13 and […]
Not enough money to cover school spending plans
Penny wise and pound foolish? Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak announced recently that he is donating his $163,000-a-year salary to the state’s poorest public schools. “I asked the people of Nevada for the chance to lead this state for many reasons, chief among them being the opportunity to improve educational outcomes for every child in every […]