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Along with 25 other teams, Eureka took part in the 20th annual Walter Marrietta Vaquero Classic in Fernley. Six Vandal wrestlers were involved. Now the Vandals are aiming at the league duals at Battle Mountain this weekend, then the 2A/1A Regionals Feb.7-8 at Pershing County High in Lovelock. At the Vaquero Classic, James Filippini (145) […]
Vandal Wrestlers getting ready for Regional Duals
Eureka’s First Jail
Weather historians in Nevada note the winter of 1869 was particularly hard. Bitter cold and snows held all of central Nevada in its grip. Since 1865, the bustling mining camp of Eureka, an offshoot of Austin, was rolling along nicely, producing a wealth of ore for the stamp mills. But the camp had its problems, […]
Unite Here Labor Union Staying Neutral in Democratic Primary
By Michelle L. Price and Nicholas Riccardi LAS VEGAS — The international union representing hotel and casino workers said Tuesday that it will not endorse a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary, casting doubt as to whether its influential Nevada local will follow suit ahead of the state’s caucuses. A statement from Unite Here, the […]
Vegas Airport Reports Record 51.5 Million Travelers in 2019
LAS VEGAS — McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas says a jump in the number of travelers in December pushed it to a record 51.5 million passengers in calendar 2019. An airport year-end report made public Wednesday came more than a month after officials held a ceremony marking the arrival for of a record 50 […]
The Fight for Free Speech Never Ends
Ten years ago this month the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the free speech portion of the First Amendment, declaring in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that a federal law prohibiting people from spending their own money to make their political opinions known could not pass constitutional muster. The decision has been […]
WOTUS Rule Change Returns Power to the States
The usual suspects in the self-styled environmental groups predictably collapsed into palpitating conniptions this past week when the Trump administration announced its final rule rolling back the Obama-era rule that overreachingly defined the waters of the United States (WOTUS) covered by the Clean Water Act of 1972 as every stream, ditch, wetland or muddy hoof […]
February 6, 2020
Navy Review Backs Planned Expansion of Bombing Range
The U.S. Navy released their final Environmental Impact Statement on Jan. 10 which addresses the expansion and modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex for the Naval Air Station Fallon. They concluded no significant environmental harm would come from its proposed tripling of the size of the Nevada bombing training range Calling for one last […]
Is This You: Pen Man Ship
Some time ago, a few friends and I were putting together a soiree, pronounced “swah-ray.” Fancy smanchie, right? OK, it was just a party. Thought I would get more sympathy for the following story if I approached you with some high-class stuff. I am not high-brow or high class. In some places, really fun places, […]
Sheriff’s Letter to Governor Getting Mixed Reactions
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez The Nevada Independent Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts issued an open letter earlier this month expressing “distain” (sic) for Gov. Steve Sisolak and accusing him of using the October 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas as a way to “show boat” and “grand stand” in order to further gun control laws. […]