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The Nevada Senate Natural Resources Committee heard a revised version of Assembly Bill 104 (AB 104) Thursday, May 8. The bill would establish the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program to buy and retire water rights from willing sellers to reduce overuse in groundwater basins. Groundwater supplies about 30 percent of the state’s total water […]
Groundwater conservation bill nears Senate vote
Nevada State Old Time Fiddlers Contest slated for next week
The Nevada State Fiddlers contest is slated for Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 at the Eureka Opera House with an itinerary performances prepared for the weekend. Friday, May 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Friday’s events are the Hot Fiddle Contest, Twin Fiddling Exhibition and Judges Performances. The judges will include Monte Gaylord, […]
Eureka County High School alumni dinner slated for May 24
Eureka County High School alumni are invited to an evening of reconnection at the annual alumni dinner on Saturday, May 24, at the historic Eureka Opera House. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for the event, which welcomes each alumnus with one guest, as well as current ECHS seniors and their parents. A $5 admission […]
Community donations needed to support ECHS’s 34th annual Grad Night
In preparation for the 34th Annual Grad Night, a safe, substance-free environment for students to celebrate their accomplishments, is asking for community donations. Eureka County High School will celebrate its 28 graduating seniors May 30. Donations can be made to: Eureka County Juvenile Probation, Attn: Grad Night, P.O. Box 11, Eureka, NV 89316. Donated prizes […]
Communities urged to prepare, prevent and protect during Wildfire Awareness Month
As wildfire season approaches, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada joins agencies and organizations nationwide in recognizing May as Wildfire Awareness Month. This annual campaign is a call to action for residents, communities and businesses to take simple, proactive steps to reduce wildfire risk and improve safety. “Preparation is key,” said Brock Uhlig, BLM […]
Shame, Shame, Shame
To American progressives and leaders of the ever-devolving Democratic Party who persist in drawing a line between a country sending home illegal aliens and a country importing people from a conquered country and systematically putting them to death, I must shout: “Shame, shame, shame!” You not only pollute the immigration debate in America, you trivialize […]
May 9, 2025
Water bills, GBAC donation and building project highlight commission meeting
Here are highlights from the April 30 county commission meeting. Natural Resource director update Jake Tibbitts, Natural Resource director, reported at the county commission meeting that he was headed to Carson City for meetings related to water legislation, specifically AB14 and SB36 tied to water retirement. Tibbitts pointed out an op-ed by second-generation Diamond Valley […]
Reminder before summer: Library card grants free access into Nevada State Parks
Step into a Nevada State Park free of entry with the help of your local library card. Library card holders have access to all 27 Nevada State Parks by simply checking out their free day-use entry permits. These permits are valid for the following locations: Beaver Dam, Berlin-Ichthyosaur, Big Bend of the Colorado, Buckland Station, […]
More backbone, Sen. Rosen
The last year in the alleged Biden Administration saw a horrible spike in antisemitism. And the reason? Antisemitism acts on college campuses, facilitated by the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. That’s the bottom line from a new report by the ADL. Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen is the co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force […]