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On a hot afternoon the final day of August at Crutchley Field, Eureka spotted Coleville a first quarter touchdown, then proceeded to score 46 unanswered points in taking a 46-6 win over the visiting Wolves. It marked the first time in four years the Vandals had topped the Wolves. The last time the teams played […]
Vandals Pick up First Win of the Season
Is this You? Listing to Port
Quick lesson for today could be how to tell the left side of the boat from the right side of the boat. Because if you are in a listing boat it just might come up in conversation with someone on a phone or radio when you report you are listing, just which way you are […]
Annual Wine and Art Fest on tap in Eureka
A small town in central Nevada is planning for a big-time event this September. Eureka, a quaint historic mining town in the center of the state, hopes to attract artists from around the region for a plein-air painting and wine event. The annual Eureka Wine and Art Fest is scheduled for September 18 – 21, […]
Festivals in Nevada Towns near Area 51 get Final Local OK
By Ken RitterAssociated Press PIOCHE — A rural Nevada county approved strict guidelines last Tuesday for a pair of festivals later this month in a desolate desert area well-known by UFO and alien hunters. Lincoln County commissioners took the action amid concern about the possibility of unmanageable crowds attracted by an internet hoax dubbed “Storm […]
Volleyball Team Gets Win
The Eureka County High volleyball team played Round Mountain Aug. 29, and won the match 3-2. Scores were 25-20, 16-25, 17-25, 25-18, 16-14. The team is off this week. The next matches are at home with Round Mountain and Tonopah Sept. 13-14.
Locals Don’t Want Area 51 Events an Annual Thing
Storm Area 51 is going to happen in Lincoln County in 2019 and nothing can be done to stop it this year. But will it happen again in future years? At the board of county commissioners meeting Sept. 3, several residents of the Pahranagat Valley requested that this event not be permitted to occur every […]
Eureka in the Silent Movies
Eureka, Nevada, was once in the movies, in 1919. Films which had been taken of the U.S. Army Motor Truck Transport that came through Eureka the month before were shown in theaters in Oakland, California and other theatres around the country. The Sept. 6 issue of the Eureka Sentinel ran the story on page 3. […]
Some States, Towns Skeptical Over Proposed Opioid Settlement
Associated Press An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is receiving growing pushback from state and local officials who say the proposed deal doesn’t include enough money or accountability. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Friday called for […]
58 Arrests at Burning Man, an Increase Over 2018
Associated Press RENO — Authorities arrested at least 58 people at this year’s Burning Man festival in the northern Nevada desert, 14 more than last year. One death was reported this year— a man who apparently died in his car from carbon monoxide poisoning. Most of the arrests were primarily for drug possession, the Reno […]
Annual Basque Fry will Tout Conservative Values
With Democrats holding strong majorities in the Nevada state Senate and Assembly, as well as every statewide constitutional office save one, there seems to be a sense of urgency about this year’s fifth annual Basque Fry coming Sept. 14 at the Corley Ranch in Gardnerville. The conservative speakers, family entertainment and lamb fries fest is […]