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Both Eureka Vandal varsity basketball teams are headed to state as the 1A East Regional Champions. The Lady Vandals captured the title last weekend in Elko, first defeating the Wells Leopards in the semi-final, 46-21, and then taking down the McDermitt Bulldogs, 49-34, to clinch the regional playoffs. They play the Smith Valley Bulldogs in […]
Vandal hoops teams head to state in first place
Riders wanted for the 2025 Pony Express Re-Ride
To commemorate the history of the Pony Express, a time between 1860-1861 when horse-mounted riders would race to deliver mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, the National Pony Express Association (NPEA) is seeking riders for the June 2025 East Bound expedition. The 1,966-mile-long trek, which crosses eight states, is scheduled from June 11 […]
Local business owner hosts Reiki bodywork sessions
Owner of Balance Beam Healing Josie Hoekenga has expanded her mindful services to Reiki bodywork sessions. Reiki is a Japanese healing therapy that utilizes gentle touch to promote healing, relaxation and balanced energy. Hoekenga shared through a Facebook post the long-term benefits of Reiki therapy, which includes aiding in nervous system maintenance, leading to better […]
Nevada issues temporary order allowing the sale of non-cage-free eggs
SPARKS – The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) State Quarantine Officer Director J.J. Goicoechea, DVM, has temporarily suspended Nevada’s cage-free egg law. Beginning Feb. 20, eggs for retail sale can be sourced from any egg producer meeting food-safety guidelines, regardless of whether the eggs originated from hens in a cage-free housing system. This order was […]
February 21, 2025
Eureka County School Board meeting
The Eureka County School Board held a meeting Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Kiley Gutierez, representative for the Eureka County High School Student Council, related that, to make students feel like they belong, the student council made an Instagram video, “You Belong. You Matter,” and created a suggestion locker so students can slip in notes […]
ECHS rock band to perform Valentine/Anti-Valentine Concert February 14
Eureka County High School rock band Roxbury Blues will perform a live rock concert on Friday, Feb. 14. They will play love songs with a good dose of heartbreak thrown in starting at 6 p.m. at the Eureka Opera House. The Valentine/Anti-Valentine show will cover songs from multiple genres, including tracks from Kiss, Pantera, Guns […]
Boone and Crockett Club Expands Boundary for Shiras’ Moose to Include Nevada
MISSOULA – [February 5, 2025]—The Boone and Crockett Club recently voted unanimously to expand the boundary for Shiras’ moose to include the state of Nevada. The distribution of moose in the western United States was updated in 2015 to include northeast Nevada and management through the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has allowed the state’s […]
Nevada Division of Insurance Seeking Public Input on Essential Health Benefits
CARSON CITY, NEVADA – The Nevada Division of Insurance (Division) is seeking public input on revisions to Nevada’s essential health benefits (EHB) plan. The EHB benchmark plan establishes the required set of healthcare services that all individual and small group health insurance plans must cover in the state. Since 2017, Nevada’s EHB benchmark plan has […]
