Festival organizer Rudy Herndon said that everyone he talked to who attended this year's Humboldt Hideaway and previous Schellraisers said that "this was far and away our best event yet.”
- Tim Burmeister
This weekend's California Trail Days at the California Trail Interpretive Center has a full schedule with plenty of activities to get involved in.
- Lydia Snow
On June 6, Carlin City Park saw the opening of a new water play area, the Nevada Gold Mines Carlin Splash Pad. To celebrate, Wells Rural Electric employees dumped a bag of beach balls from two cherrypickers.
- Lydia Snow
The Lamoille Highway/Blackstone Drive property in Spring Creek now features a metal sculpture of a stagecoach and horses by Albuquerque, New Mexico-based artist Bennie Duran.
- Lydia Snow
The Spring Creek Association has opened a water play area for children at the Spring Creek Boys and Girls Club.
- Tim Burmeister
The inaugural Humboldt Hideaway music discovery festival will bring 17 bands to the city park in Wells Friday and Saturday, May 29-30
- Tim Burmeister and Lydia Snow
When Molly Popp and her husband Mike decided to purchase the Colorscapes Greenhouse & Nursery in Spring Creek in August 2020, during the heart of the pandemic, it didn’t seem like the ideal time to be launching into business ownership.
The 21st Annual Women in Business event is coming up this Saturday, April 18, at the Elko Conference Center. The theme this year is “The Devil Wears Prada.” The sold-out event, which is sponsored by the Elko Daily Free Press and Edward Jones Financial Advisor Kaitlin McMullan, features guest…
The Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group is holding their 27th annual dinner meeting on Friday, April 17.
Dionne Stanfill, who filed one of the eight appeals to the Elko County Planning Commission’s approval of a private ski area in the Ruby Mountains, said the proposed ski area raises a lot of concerns “relating to the impacts on the ranching, wildlife, access, infrastructure, and the character of the Ruby Mountains.”
The church is observing Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday.
After failing to convince Elko planners to approve a public ski area in 2024, the board OKs California businessman’s pitch for a private facility.
Hundreds attend the health fair on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the Elko Convention Center. Over 700 people had free blood screenings.
Hundreds of people received free bloodwork at Saturday's Health and Fitness Fair at the Elko Convention Center.
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Elko County Natural Resources Director Curtis Moore said Mormon cricket numbers are down for 2026.
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