White Pine Goes VOIP
The land line is dead long live VOIP, at least for White Pine County Government offices. After a month of startup glitches the entire White Pine County telephone system has…
Robbing A Stranger’s Future
Everyday now for a couple of weeks we have been getting boxes. Big boxes, small boxes, medium boxes all filled with baby things. They are a delight to our wife…
Local Kids Honor Vets
Over 50 Wendover area children submitted artwork for the High Desert Advocate’s annual Veteran’s Day Poster contest. Started two years ago to instill patriotism and gratitude toward veterans the number…
West Wendover Court November 8, 2011
Victor Rivera Status Hearing Jose Luis Perez Criminal Arraignment Manual Murillo Criminal Arraignment Steven Glen Johansen Criminal Arraignment David Timothy Przbyla Criminal Arraignment Kevin Argueta Status Hearing Scott Mark Ratliff…
Fratto Sticks To Confession, Lawyers Target Kip Patten
Eight months after her arrest, accused murder Toni Fratto is still standing by her man Kody Patten and refusing to recant her confession sources close to the case reveal. Despite…
2015– Gold Boom!!!
In a little more than three years the gold rush may come to Wendover and Wells, according to officials from Newmont Mining. In their second appearance before the West Wendover…
NV AG Names ESP Killer
Four months after his cell mate was found strangled and beaten to death, Ely State Prison inmate James Ofeldt, 28, was formally charged with Erik Houser’s murder by the Nevada…
NB&T Wins 5 Star Rating
While many banks are being taken over by the FDIC or forced to close their doors, rural nevada’s Nevada Bank and Trust was given the coveted five star rating by…
The Content Of Character
Our grandfather wasn’t so thrilled with black people, shwatzes he called them. Funny thing was he was the only insurance salesman who sold them policies. Back in the 1920’s the…
Ruth Attempted Murder
One month after he tried to kill himself a Ruth man is in the White County Jail facing the attempted murder charge of a 14 year old girl. Earl E.…