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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. […]
With the Farm Bill’s passage, Nevada growers see new opportunity for hemp
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 […]
Republicans seek influence with citizen involvement
Associated Press CARSON CITY — With Nevada Democrats controlling both legislative chambers and the governor’s mansion, leading Republican lawmakers are acknowledging their limited power in this year’s legislative session. But as a super minority in the Assembly, Minority Floor Leader Jim Wheeler said there’s a two-word plan for wielding influence: citizen involvement. He pointed to […]
Is this You? Going Landline-less
Going Landline-less I am seriously thinking of dropping my land line. Becoming a cell phone only household. Becoming a member of the new world order. The term “new world order” has been used to refer to any new period of history evidencing a dramatic change in world political thought and the balance of power. At […]
State News
Associated Press Nevada Gov. Sisolak wants more plutonium answers from DOE CARSON CITY — Gov. Steve Sisolak wants Energy Secretary Rick Perry to provide more details about the weapons-grade plutonium the government secretly shipped to Nevada and a full accounting of materials already stored there. Sisolak wrote in a letter to Perry Wednesday that his […]
Nevada still has a role to play in nuclear deterrence
After learning this past week that the Department of Energy had secretly shipped a thousand pounds of weapons-grade plutonium to the Nevada National Security Site in Nye County before the state had filed a federal lawsuit in November seeking to block such shipments, Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak and the state’s entire Democratic delegation to D.C. […]
Efforts to repeal Marsy’s Law need to begin now
You can’t say we didn’t warn you. We asked in an editorial published shortly before the November election whether the constitutional amendment on the ballot in Nevada and other states — known as Marsy’s Law and sold as a victim rights measure — could prevent the release of names of crime victims and crime reports […]
Wins keep Eureka boys in playoff contention
By Dave Maxwell The Vandal boys took two needed league wins last weekend to stay in the hunt for a regional playoff spot in a couple of weeks. Coach Fred Minoletti said the 52-29 win over Carlin and a 46-34 win over Owyhee were most helpful. Stats were not posted for either game. He said, […]
Vandal girls head to Wells after conference split
By Dave Maxwell The Vandal girls suffered their second league loss last week with an 58-50 setback to Owyhee. Despite Eureka sophomore Gracie Garrett having her highest scoring game of the season with 26 points, she didn’t get much help from her teammates. Carlie Wells added only six points. Coach Travis Gallagher said, “It was […]
Vandals hold No. 3 playoff seed entering final weekend
Eureka split their games last weekend at Wells and Jackpot, leaving themselves as coach Fred Minoletti said, “In a solid position for the No. 3 seed, I believe, into the regional playoffs,” Feb. 21-23 in Reno. The 61-56 win at Wells was nice, he said, but the 39-25 loss at Jackpot, the league leader, the […]