Toxic Algae Bloom Swarms Utah Lake
A huge toxic algae bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farmers scrambling for…
Microsoft And College of Business Partner For DigiGirlz Camp
The University of Nevada Reno’s College of Business and software giant Microsoft partnered to present the seventh annual DigiGirlz camp for the high school girls from northern Nevada and California.…
BLM Accepting Bids for Commercial Pine Nut Harvest
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting sealed, written bids for the commercial harvesting of pine nut units in the BLM Battle Mountain, Elko and Ely districts. The deadline…
New Utah Law Let Drones Crash at Wildfires
Utah’s governor has signed into law a measure that makes the state the first to let authorities jam drone signals and crash the devices specifically for flying too close to…
Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council to Meet
Council (Rac) at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Caliente Railroad Depot, 100 Depot Ave, in Caliente, Nev. A tour of the Basin and Range National Monument is scheduled…
Letter of Appreciation To The Public
To The Citizens of Elko County: We would like to take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Elko County for the recent out-pouring of support and appreciation shown to…
Opinion
Obama, Reid, Their Pet Judges and Prosecutors Running Star Chamber in Las Vegas I would hope that the lawyers representing the Bunkerville 19 take the ridicules pretrial decisions all the…
Ely Blotter
WHITE PINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE July 26 REPORT OF POSSIBLE DRUG ACITIVITY Reporting party stated that she believes that her neighbors are involved in drug activity. Investigation continues. REPORT OF…
Ely Fandango/Pow Wow and Entertainment
The Ely Shoshone Fandango is this weekend. All the skilled and beautiful dancers will participate to the Pow Wow all day long, to the sound of the drums. Different categories…
“Pinto Fire” in Eureka and White Pine County Mostly Contained
The fire that approximately burned 1,912-acre in Eureka and White Pine counties, is now 80-percent contained. Full containment is expected by Tuesday evening, July 26, said a BLM official. The…