Advocate Publishers Corinne and Howard Copelan escaped serious injury around midnight when a car smashed into their house around midnight Saturday. “Whoever was driving took a left at very high speed lost control and hit the house,” said Howard Copelan. “Luckily for us he smashed through the deck we keep our vendor boxes and the boxes [...]
A man hit by a semi-truck in near Wendover early Friday morning is listed in critical condition. According to Utah Highway Patrol reports the victim whose name is not yet released was driving a car in the right lane of travel when he came to a complete stop near the six mile marker just east of [...]
A body discovered last week on a hill facing the Wendover Catholic church was identified as William Matthew Richmond a 35 year old Salt Lake City man, said Tooele county Sheriff’s Detective Travis Scharmann. “We received an attempt to locate and welfare check request from Salt Lake police on May 1st,” Scharmann said Tuesday. “Richmond was [...]
As temperatures begin to heat up in March so did the action in Wendover’s casinos which recorded their highest total gaming win in over five years at $16.75 million according to this week’s report from the Nevada Gaming control Board. According to the report Wendover’s total win increased 7.66 percent from last March and was the [...]
Posted on 23 May 2013
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT DEPARTMENT 1 COURT SCHEDULE LAW & MOTION CALENDAR May 20, 2013 CR-FO-12-79 Hofhine, Jamie Lynn (DA/Evenson) Sentencing (Obtaining and Using Personal Identifying Information of Another for an Unlawful Purpose) CR-FP-11-1307 Larsen, Ian Martin (DA/Macfarlan) Change of Plea (Driving Under the Influence with Two or More Prior Convictions) CR-FP-12-12-799 Ferguson, Brianna Ranae (DA/Stewart) Sentencing (Possession of a Controlled [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 May 2013
Keith Wiley Arraignment Kelsey Rae Corkum Probation Revocation Hearing Anthony M. Ferriolo Arraignment Daniel Norgaard Arraignment Antoinette Ooshawe Arraignment James Allen Repinec Sentencing Curtis Blaine Williams Arraignment Devon Zerrance Bishop Sentencing Continue Reading
Posted on 19 May 2013
Advocate Publishers Corinne and Howard Copelan escaped serious injury around midnight when a car smashed into their house around midnight Saturday. “Whoever was driving took a left at very high speed lost control and hit the house,” said Howard Copelan. “Luckily for us he smashed through the deck we keep our vendor boxes and the boxes [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
A man hit by a semi-truck in near Wendover early Friday morning is listed in critical condition. According to Utah Highway Patrol reports the victim whose name is not yet released was driving a car in the right lane of travel when he came to a complete stop near the six mile marker just east of [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
A body discovered last week on a hill facing the Wendover Catholic church was identified as William Matthew Richmond a 35 year old Salt Lake City man, said Tooele county Sheriff’s Detective Travis Scharmann. “We received an attempt to locate and welfare check request from Salt Lake police on May 1st,” Scharmann said Tuesday. “Richmond was [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
As temperatures begin to heat up in March so did the action in Wendover’s casinos which recorded their highest total gaming win in over five years at $16.75 million according to this week’s report from the Nevada Gaming control Board. According to the report Wendover’s total win increased 7.66 percent from last March and was the [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
Accused child killer Patrick Cody McCormick has new attorneys including one who was on the legal team that was found to be incompetent by the Nevada Supreme Court last November when McCormick original conviction was over turned and the Carlin miner was granted a new trial. McCormick fired his public defender earlier this month and in [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
A West Wendover girl once at the bottom of her class became the top cadet in Naval Basic Training. Sarah Fyke a 2010 graduate of West Wendover High School was given the singular honor of carrying her basic training class banner during graduation last month in Pennsicola, Florida. Leading her platoon of cadets was a far cry [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
A Wendover man is in stable condition at a Salt Lake Hospital after sustaining serious injuries while long boarding Friday. Myke Lavaka, 35, sustained severe head injuries Friday afternoon while long boarding in West Wendover without a helmut. A long board is a longer variant of a skateboard. It is commonly used for cruising, downhill racing, slalom [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
A 270 mile walk to protest the proposed Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) groundwater “theft” from Nevada’s Great Basin, traditional homelands of the Great Basin Shoshone (Newe), was completed Saturday May 11, one day ahead of schedule. Nevada Indian Tribal members, children through elders, made the 270 mile trek across the Great Basin from Wells NV [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2013
With the holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost) almost upon us we dfind ourselves out of time to write an editorial. So we lend our space to our good friend Janine Hansen. By Janine Hansen Every county in Nevada has been teaching sex education since the 1980’s. The State formula has been particularly suited to this sensitive subject. [...] Continue Reading