A collection station led by PACE Coalition and the Elko County Sheriff’s Office will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Sherman Station at 1405 Idaho St.
Entertainer of the Year-winning Christian country musician Dennis Agajanian will perform at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship's 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services on April 28.
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Nevada Democrats see abortion rights as their political salvation in November. The Silver State is decidedly “pro-choice” on abortion.
Do Americans like this? Absolutely not. A political cartoon appeared on April 15. Two people are talking. One says, “How do we fix our tax system?” To which, the other replied, “Change election day to April 16.”
Cottonwood trees and sagebrush pull water up from the roots and absorb carbon dioxide from the air. Both use sunlight and photosynthesis to create sugars, releasing oxygen as a byproduct. The difference is sagebrush covers an entire landscape while cottonwoods are restricted to the edges of …
The jury is set in the hush money trial of Former President Donald Trump. It’s the first of Trump’s four criminal cases to reach trial, and it may be the only one to return a verdict before voters decide whether to elect the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
The driver of the pickup, Rueben Rojas, 70, and passenger Maria Rojas, 66, both of Murrieta, California, were pronounced dead at the crash site.
From April 12-14, Wendell competed in the USA Wrestling Women’s National Championships, in Spokane, Washington — achieving All-American Status and placing eighth in the 14U Girls 127-pound division.
Nearly every substitute teaching job in the Elko County School District is now designated a critical needs position as the district prepares to fill vacancies.
Chaplains, like most military officers, wear a simple uniform of sky-blue shirt and dark-blue Poly/Wool pants that resemble blue Dockers. We called the ensemble our “Blues.” Some of us rarely mess up.
Commissioners voted Wednesday to send the loan request to the Elko County Budget Committee to crunch the numbers before coming back to the entire board for action.
Upcoming religious events in the Elko region.
The move is part of an effort to make conservation an “equal” to other uses of public lands such as drilling and livestock grazing. Republican lawmakers contend the changes are a backdoor to excluding agricultural and energy development from vast areas primarily in the West.
Elko police officers investigate a shooting at Peace Park in Elko on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
A man suspected in an earlier shooting downtown took his own life at Peace Park on Thursday.
First Majestic Silver Corp. reported 5.2 million ounces of silver equivalent production in the first quarter of 2024, including 2 million silver ounces and 35,936 gold ounces, all from the company’s mines in Mexico, except for 647 ounces of gold from the Jerritt Canyon Mine in Nevada.
The Elko Area Chamber plans Business After Hours on Thursday with Safety First Training and Consulting at 1031 Railroad St., Suite 103B, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
On April 13 at the Elko County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser in the Elko Convention Center, members of Elko County Civil Air Patrol performed a color guard presentation and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.
On Friday, the game was a competitive affair — tied 2-2 through four innings — Fallon edging Elko with a three-run fifth for a 5-2 victory. But, the Lady Greenwave absolutely dominated Saturday’s doubleheader with mercy-rule wins of 10-0 in five innings and 17-2 after four frames.
McEwen Mining Inc. and Timberline Resources Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement and merger plan that will allow McEwen Mining to acquire all of Timberline’s shares to offer expansion potential for the Gold Bar Mine in Nevada and other opportunities in the state.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei were the keynote speakers at the Elko County Lincoln Day Dinner attended by approximately 235 Republican supporters along with state and local officials and candidates seeking to win the June primary.
On Monday, Elko split second during Lowry’s event, in Winnemucca — the Indians finishing second outright on Tuesday, in Fallon. Freshman Boden Goicoechea — in his first varsity event — shot a second-place 81 on Monday.
Registration officially opened Monday, which allows any new student to ECSD during the 2024-25 school year to enroll.
April 17, 2024, saw the Elko Junction's Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant opening to guests.
Customers of Chipotle Mexican Grill took their meals to-go or ate them outside as balloons flapped in the wind on opening day.
Elko County Civil Air Patrol performs a color guard presentation at the Elko County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner on April 13, 2024.
This week, let’s talk about getting your boat ready for the water. Hopefully, you winterized it, which will make the whole process of preparing for the lake a lot easier.
On Friday, the Lady Spartans won their series opener 9-7 against Lowry. But, the Lady Buckaroos turned the tables and the potential postseason outlook for both teams — taking the second game of the doubleheader 11-2 and claiming the series with a 9-6 victory in Saturday’s finale.
Elko customers packed the parking lot of the new Chipotle in the Elko Junction shopping center on Wednesday, forming a steady line which stretched through the restaurant.
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After speaking with several programs — including Napa Valley College and Folsom Lake College — Micheli has chosen to attend and play softball for Mendocino College, in Ukiah, California.
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On March 23, the Lady Railroaders came up just short in 6-4 battle with Coleville — despite a heroic effort from senior pitcher Danyel Micheli on 16 strikeouts and no free passes — the Lady Wolves sweeping the twin bill with a commanding 12-3 victory in the finale.
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On Friday, Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their musical source material? The Associated Press asked four experts to give a close reading of the lead single “Fortnight," featuring Post Malone. They found that while songwriting and poems are different mediums, Swift regularly uses poetic devices such as metaphor, enjambed lines, rhyme and unexpected rhythm. She also uses literary paradigms to think about truth, says Professor Elizabeth Scala, who teaches a course on Swift’s songbook at the University of Texas at Austin.
Mandisa, who turned her “American Idol” fame into a Grammy-winning string of hits and struck a chord with fans for sharing her struggles, was found dead in her Nashville home.
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