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Vandals coach Jeremy Auch took his growing group of wrestlers to the Pershing County Mustang Invitational in Lovelock last weekend. The boys earned 38.5 points for 17th place in a […]
Eureka Wrestlers Compete at Pershing County Invitational
Vandals Lose Close Games at Tourney
Not as successful a weekend as the Eureka Vandals would have liked at the Whittell tournament Dec. 12-14. Boys coach Fred Minoletti said, “We went 0-4. Our first three games […]
Governors Seek Funds to Improve Broadband, get Telemedicine, Education Initiatives into Rural West
By Shannon Miller The Nevada Independent Governors from the West, who hail from states with vast tracts of sparsely populated land, are making it a priority to implement technology that […]
Christmas Reflections
Did you know that the Pilgrims banned Christmas? Dec. 25 in the New World at the time of the Pilgrims was far from the joyous time some experience today. Most […]
December 26, 2019
Nevada Accuses US Government of ‘Secret Plutonium Smuggling’
By Scott SonnerAssociated Press RENO — Nevada wants a federal judge to declare illegal what it calls the U.S. government’s “secret plutonium smuggling operation” and order the removal of weapons-grade […]
All Provisions of State Constitution Must be Adhered to
The lawyers for Nevada’s lawmakers appear to have finally stumbled onto a provision of the state Constitution worthy of being adhered to. In mid-November the state Department of Conservation and […]
Laws Protecting Journalists Should Apply to Bloggers
The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously ruled earlier this month that online publications are protected under the state’s 1970s-era shield law that protects journalists for newspapers, periodicals, press associations, radio and […]
December 12, 2019
A Building Dilemma: Money Hampers a Rural District’s Desire to Retire Century-Old Schools
By Jackie Valley and Joey Lovato The Nevada Independent On a corner lot next to Little League fields, the walls forming a new school have taken root. The onestory building […]