Due to the absence of two members of the board of county commissioners, the remaining three decided to delay action on the controversial issues of Nevada Assembly Bill 291, and […]
Lincoln County
Congress or Trump Could Undo Monument Designation
There is a word for what President Obama did this past week in declaring Gold Butte a national monument: dictatorial. In just more than a year Obama has unilaterally declared […]
Ash Springs Recreation Site closure extended by BLM
The Ash Springs Recreation Site located alongside U.S. Highway 93 in Lincoln County, about 100 miles north of Las Vegas, will remain closed to the public for an additional two years, the Bureau […]
Aftershocks continue in Lincoln County
Aftershocks from the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Lincoln County continued this week, but no reports of any damage have been received. On Tuesday, though, there were two aftershocks that […]
Fatality higher on rural roads
This is the second in a two-part series on Nevada’s Rural Roads. Part One covered maintenance issues. There is always a risk of an accident, even a fatal one, when […]
Taxable sales jump 6.1 percent from a year ago
CARSON CITY — Taxable sales in Nevada jumped 6.1 percent in May from the same month a year ago, with gains fed by big boosts in construction and vehicle sales, […]


