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ELKO – Sheriff Aitor Narvaiza was scheduled to appear in court this week on a writ of habeas corpus filed by a defendant in a car theft case, but the matter was continued at the request of the district attorney’s office due to a medical emergency.
ELKO – The Bureau of Land Management Elko District invites the public to join members of BLM’s Fire staff at Great Basin College Wednesdays in the High Tech Center room 108, starting Dec. 7 through Dec. 28, 5-7 p.m., to find out how to apply for BLM Fire jobs that are open now for the 2023 f…
Documentaries about Brooke Shields, Judy Blume and Michael J. Fox are among the world premieres set for the Sundance Film Festival in January. The upcoming festival in Park City, Utah, will also include films from veteran directors like Nicole Holofcener, an adaptation of the viral New Yorke…
A man accused of kidnapping and killing a Fernley teenager in March has been found competent to stand trial and ordered to appear at a two-day preliminary hearing in February.Â
ELKO -- The Annual Choral Music Department Christmas Concert is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Elko High School Performing Arts Building Theater.
Peter Richardson arrived in Elko on July 31 to start learning the ropes as the incoming executive managing director of Nevada Gold Mines. He worked with Greg Walker, who has been the executive managing director of NGM since the joint venture between Barrick and Newmont was launched in July 2…
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Spring Creek opened the tourney Friday with a 40-30 loss to McQueen, dropped a 31-23 ballgame Friday against Portola (California) and closed the trip with a 38-24 defeat Saturday to Douglas.
At the Winter Tip-Off, the Lady Indians went undefeated and rolled to a 3-0 record — beating Galena 47-21, Sage Ridge 57-24 and Portola (California) 38-26.
Head coach Michelle Nicholls — the 2022 3A North Coach of the Year — said Jacaway now hold the EHS career records for shots attempted in a career and a season, as well as the most assists for a single season and a career.
Locals are remembering retired judge and former boxing referee Mills Lane, who died Tuesday in Reno at the age of 85.
Hundreds of residents from the mainland United States are traveling to Honolulu this week not only to remember the 81st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor but also to participate in holiday-themed events.
On Monday, Jade Corkill and Clay Tryan shared the win with a blazing-fast 3.8-second run — each claiming $25,822 in winnings — sharing the victory with Coleman Proctor and Logan Medlin.
ELKO – A Wells man was arrested Saturday at an Elko motel after being accused of biting and strangling a woman until she was unconscious.
In the end, turnovers, a lack of an offensive flow, missed free throws — Elko going 4-for-11 at the line — defensive lapses and missed shots culminated in a 56-29 loss for the Indians.
The Raiders took a 62-61 lead with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Spartans made stops and shots down the stretch — closing the game on a 17-9 run for a 78-71 victory.
ELKO – The Great Basin College Health Sciences and Human Services Department will now have the opportunity to hire a full-time faculty position and equip the skills lab for the Respiratory Therapy Program, thanks to recent funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Tot…
Winter Festival, Snowflake Festival, Parade of Lights this week
It was the second time in recent days that the Elko Special Response Team was called to assist federal law enforcement on the upper Elko Indian Colony.
ELKO – Elko County invites citizens and visitors to provide feedback as the process of redesigning the County website begins with the release of a completely confidential survey to the public which will be available through January 2023.
ELKO – An Elko mom was arrested on felony child neglect charges after police found her passed out on a couch and unresponsive.
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Nevada lawmakers have secured legislation that would triple the size of a Naval air station bombing range near Fallon. The bill is set to be included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual appropriations bill that must pass in order to fund the military, and will grant the Navy’s request for nearly 600,000 […]
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WASHINGTON — North Carolina Republicans appeared to have at least three of the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on their side Wednesday in a case that could determine the future of elections nationwide, and leave decisions about federal elections in the hands of state legislatures and beyond the reach of state courts. The Supreme Court […]
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