Month: January 2016

January 13 Commission Meeting Public Comments Ross Rivera – Addressed incorrect stats in agenda item. County has 8,876 sq. miles, Ely 33 volunteers, 2015 – 570 calls, city has 3.75…

Would You Rather Have Armed Militias? Or Beef For Dinner? The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has, for a long time, been considered the “Ninth Circus”. Continuing in that tradition…

On Thursday Jan 14 WWHS parents and community members rallied together to raise $14,000 for chairs. The chairs being purchased with the funds raised by parents will be a great…

Contributing writer Wendover High School celebrated Homecoming this year in a game against the Mt. Vernon Patriots. To start the celebration off, WHS held a “tailgate” party that afternoon where…

Big ideas, hard work and a final 10-page business plan were submitted by 18 teams for the Fifth Annual Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition. Five finalist teams were chosen based on the…

The Alignment Of These Five Earthly Neighbors Will Be Visible Until Saturday, February 20th. This month will see a passing moment where Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – the…

Scammers beware. 2016 is the year seniors resolve to fight back and stop becoming easy targets. Financial scams aimed at seniors are considered “crimes of the 21st century.” From email…

Producers, Including Beginning and Underserved Farmers, Have a New Option to Gain Access to Land WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2016 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that the U.S.…

Francisco Javier Haro, 22, suffered minor injuries during a vehicle rollover on Monday, January 11. Officers found Haro’s Ford Expedition on its top on the north side of Florence Way,…

Ely State Prison inmate James Ofeldt ended a week-long hunger strike last week after meeting with prison authorities. Ofeldt had begun his hunger strike by issuing a 47-page, handwritten manifesto…