CARSON CITY — Today, the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office announced that it is accepting applications for the 2024 Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Scholarship, which awards $5,000 scholarships to four college students across Nevada who are working towards becoming an educator. The Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Scholarship was created in 2011 and has provided scholarships each […]
State Treasurer’s Office accepting applications for the 2024 Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Scholarship
Nevada Health Centers’ Mammovan offering mammography screenings in Ely & Eureka
CARSON CITY – Early detection is key in the fight against breast cancer, so access to screenings is critically important. To accommodate women who are due for a mammography screening, Nevada Health Centers (NVHC) continually crisscross the state and stop in communities of all sizes. It’s headed soon to both Ely and Eureka. Call 1.877.581.6266, […]
Eureka High School boys basketball team wins state championship
The Eureka High School boys basketball team is this year’s 1A state champs as they completed their undefeated season in convincing fashion last weekend in Reno. Meanwhile, the girls had a good showing but their season concluded in the semifinal round. The 2024 Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Class 1A State Basketball Playoffs comprised the top […]
March 1, 2024
Full Moon
The photographer was traveling through Eureka on Friday, Feb. 23 and caught an amazing photo of the full moon just outside of town.
BAARX mascot Draco suffers life-threatening illness
No-kill animal shelter raising funds to cover medical costs Draco, a seven-month-old Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix and Bristlecone Animal Aid Rescue & Xpress mascot, has been diagnosed with what medical experts think is life-threatening Precursor-Targeted Immune-Mediated Anemia. “Draco’s veterinary expenses have climbed to more than $5,000. BAARX covered nearly half that amount with monies collected […]
Berg and Filippini win state wrestling championships
Two Eureka High School wrestlers won state titles during the NIAA 2A State Wrestling Meet in Bullhead City, Arizona on Friday, Feb. 16. Giovanni Berg won in the 113-pound division while Quinn Filippini took first place in the 157-pound class. Also among the top finishers was Orlando Class, who took third in the 132-pound division. […]
Extension offers Nevada agriculture conferences to celebrate National Ag Month
Conferences gather agriculture producers, beekeepers and others to share knowledge and expertise LAS VEGAS – In celebration of National Agriculture Month in March and to help provide education and support for Nevada’s agriculture producers, associated businesses and others, University of Nevada, Reno Extension is partnering with other organizations to host three agriculture conferences throughout the […]
Cooperative effort seeds over 26,000 acres in Eastern Nevada
Federal and state agencies, and a nonprofit conservation organization over the weekend finished aerially seeding 26,000-plus acres of eastern Nevada’s fire-scarred public lands. Neil Frakes, emergency stabilization and rehabilitation program manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s Ely District, said the seedings will enhance natural recovery and curtail invasive weed spread. “Increasing desirable perennial grasses, […]








