By Riley Snyder The Nevada Independent Nearly a third of the 3.5 million people who visited a Nevada state park last year didn’t pay required entrance fees, according to a new state audit, which translates into an estimated $1.2 million in uncollected revenue for the state. The audit of the Division of State Parks, which […]
State parks lost out on $1.2M in uncollected entrance fees, audit finds
Trump Calls Democrats an ‘Unhinged Mob’; Urges Voters to Elect Laxalt and Heller
By Daniel Rothberg and Jackie Valley, The Nevada Independent President Donald Trump visited Elko on Saturday and painted the midterm elections as a crucial turning point in his first term that could mean the difference between staying the course to “make America great” or handing the nation’s future to a movement he described as […]
Pink Tax Repeal Would Shift Tax Burden
Question 2 on the November ballot — the so-called pink tax repeal — would eliminate the state and local sales taxes on feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins. Nevada does not apply sales taxes to such necessities as food and medicine, so this sounds reasonable on its face. But according to the […]
Rural Communities Are Tapping Tourism Potential
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto For many of Nevada’s communities “Don’t Fence Me In” is not just a tourism slogan or a beloved lyric to a classic Western song, but rather a way of life. It comes as no surprise then that the Nevada Commission on Tourism, known nationally as TravelNevada, recently invested in an […]
These Statewide Candidates Worthy of Your Vote
The statewide elective offices on the November ballot are of doubly vital concern to rural Nevadans this year, primarily because the urban counties are likely to stack the Legislature with tax-and-spend Democrats beholding to public employee unions and eager to throw more of our money into the bureaucratic maw. Topping the list is the race […]
Lady Vandals Finish League Play Unbeaten After Owyhee Win
The Lady Vandals (24-4, 8-0) finished the league season last week and prepare now for the 1A North regional tournament which they will host Nov. 2-3. The girls concluded the regular season with a 3-0 win at Owyhee last week. Scores were 26-24, 25-16, 25-13. A bit closer in the first game. More widespread in […]
Favorites
I have a favorite…fill in the blank. Color, actor, song, tree, bubble gum? Yesterday I noticed in the Halloween candy isle everyone has a favorite candy. It was really fun watching people choosing candy—to give away. Wink, wink. Is this the start of a great time of the year or what! In a very short […]
October 25, 2018
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Vandals Lock up Top Playoff Spot
A 32-point first quarter powered the Eureka Vandals to a 48-0 shutout of Owyhee last week to conclude the league season. Now the Vandals huddle and prepare for the first round of the Class 1A playoffs as they will most likely host Sierra Lutheran of Carson City, who should be able to hold onto the […]

