The Lady Vandals went to the Whittell tournament last weekend with only seven players. Coach Travis Gallagher said, “Our first game was with the Incline Highlanders. We knew it was going to be tough, and it was.” Eureka had a 19-15 halftime lead, but Morgan Thomas had gone out with a knee injury in the […]
Eureka Girls Finish 2-2 at Whittell Tournament
Dispensary Count Could Nearly Double After State Issues 61 Conditional Licenses
By Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent Nevada could soon have almost twice as many marijuana dispensaries as it does now after the state issued 61 conditional licenses, although it’s not releasing details about who the winners of the potentially lucrative permits are. Some of the 61 licenses were awarded to applicants for the 12 counties […]
Peek and Boo-Hoo
I started my holiday baking. Oh I’m making all my normal regulars. En=glish toffee, peanut brittle, spiced nuts. But this year I’ve decided to throw a new comer into the mix. Some pumpkin biscotti. On the outset that doesn’t sound like a big deal. It is a big deal though. I don’t like to step […]
December 13, 2018
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Meeting Held in Eureka on Proposed Navy Land Expansion
Eureka County residents met on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at the Eureka Opera House, Grand Hall to discuss the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Environmental Impact Statement. The proposed action to modernize the Fallon ranges for training would include “renewal of current public land withdrawals; land range expansion through additional withdrawal of public lands and acquisition […]
Supreme Court Should Limit Civil Asset Forfeitures
The U.S. Supreme Court finally has taken up a case that could result in the reining in of the larcenous practice by local and federal law enforcement agencies of seizing private property to pad their budgets. This past week the court heard arguments in the case of Timbs v. Indiana. Tyson Timbs was caught in […]
Give Books About Nevada and Written by Nevadans
With Christmas rapidly approaching some of you may still be confounded by the question of just what to give that Nevada friend or family member. May we be so bold as to suggest a gift that endures — books about Nevada or by Nevadans. The choices are as varied as Nevada’s people and its landscapes. […]
Nevada Comes out Punching in Lawsuit to Stop DOE Plan to Ship Plutonium for Storage
By Humberto Sanchez, The Nevada Independent Citing violation of federal environmental law and the threat posed to its citizens, Nevada has sued the Department of Energy (DOE) in order to stop the agency from implementing a plan to store one metric ton of plutonium from South Carolina in the state. The legal move underlines the […]
Dr. Carl M. Herrera,
Dr. Carl M. Herrera, DDS, was born in Eureka, Nevada on November 25, 1932 to loving parents, Rose Tognoni and Ciriaco “Paco” Herrera. He departed his earthly being into the loving arms of our Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 17, 2018, at Renown South Meadows in Reno, Nevada surrounded by loving and heart broken family […]
Words are Wisdom
I enjoy contests. I enter contests sending my hope filled entries out into the world with this thought, “Hey, somebody’s gotta win, might as well be me!” That is how the lottery gets to be worth sooooo much. Apparently I am not the only one who is thinking that I, we, they will be the […]

