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Over the Christmas season—I know, no more about Christmas—I’ll be quick. Hey, I can be quick! Over Christmas produce departments sell mixed nuts, in their shells. I don’t buy them, but my grandparents did. There was always a nut bowl with nut cracker and picks set out and nuts were there for the taking. I […]
Is This You? Speaking of Nuts
Antonio Joseph Mendez
Antonio (Tony) Joseph Mendez passed away at the age of 78 on January 19, 2019 of Parkinson’s disease while in the care of Hospice in Frederick, MD. Tony was born on 15 November 1940 in Eureka, Nevada – named “The loneliest town on the loneliest road in America,” by National Geographic magazine. Born to Neva […]
New telephone scams being reported
Only 45 days into the new year, there is a new round of telephone scams seeking to take advantage of seniors Every county in Nevada has been affected to some extent by these new attempts to part unsuspecting senior citizens with their money. In a recent article, Brandy Bauer for the National Council on Aging […]
High winds force emergency landing in Reno
Associated Press RENO — Five passengers suffered minor injuries Wednesday when a Delta Air Lines flight headed from Southern California to Seattle encountered severe turbulence in a winter storm and was forced to make an emergency landing in Reno. Three of the passengers were transported to a local hospital, where their conditions were not immediately […]
Bundys may have to face trial after all
This past week prosecutors appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals the decision by a Nevada federal judge to dismiss with prejudice all charges against Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and a self-style militiaman from Montana because the government failed to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense. Knowing the […]
Democratic House bill is a naked power grab
With Democrats firmly ensconced in power in the House of Representatives, the first order of business is, of course, to hold onto that power in perpetuity. The 600-page H.R. 1, dubiously dubbed “For the People Act,” wrests voting law decisions from the states and shreds the First Amendment right of free speech. It is co-sponsored […]
Regional tournament underway for Vandal basketball teams
Eureka’s boys withstood a 32-point performance by McDermitt’s Jagger Hinkey and held on for a 64-55 win over the Bulldogs on senior night in Eureka Feb. 15. Hinkey and teammate Ben Draunidalo with 15 points, engaged in a scoring dual with the Vandals in the first half with Eureka holding a 35-31 lead at the […]
February 7, 2019
With the Farm Bill’s passage, Nevada growers see new opportunity for hemp
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent Tucked away along the Utah border, White Pine County — with a population of a little more than 10,000 — is heavily reliant on mining and resource management jobs to support its economy. As in so many rural regions, elected officials have sought to diversify the local job base. […]
Vandals sending 5 to state tourney
By Dave Maxwell Five Eureka wrestlers were at the 2A Northern Regionals last weekend in Lovelock and all advanced to the state tournament this weekend in Winnemucca. Wyatt Anderson placed second at the regionals and the other four, James Filippini, Ivan Pickard, Preston Hubbard and Chris Drayton all took fourth place. Filippini (126) began the […]