Heading Toward the Shoals of Social Insecurity
When our father died 13 years ago we got into a rather heated discussion of just who was going to take care of our mother with our siblings. The fight…
West Wendover Arraignments August 16, 2011
ROGELIO ALVAREZ GONZALEZ MARTIN RIVERA-MIRAMONTES FIDEL ALFARO ABRAHAM BUZ MORALES ANTHONY ROLAND BAIR CHARVEL MACNEIL ROCKY WAYNE JESSEE MARGIE GARCIA SALAVADOR ERNESTO TEJADA JOHN HUNTER REFUJIO RIVERA
Judge of Kody Patten and Toni Fratto Dies! What Now?
Apart from the tragedy, the untimely death of Elko District Judge Andrew Puccinelli and his replacement is the latest twist in the Fratto/Patten murder case. A case that has already…
Council Disses Workers, Overrides Mayor’s Veto
The West Wendover City Council overrode 4-1 Mayor Donnie Andersen’s veto and perhaps more importantly disregarded appeals from the city employees union to increase the starting pay of the now…
Judge Andrew Puccinelli Passes at 58
Elko District Judge Andrew Puccinelli, the man who was slated to preside over both the Toni Fratto and Kody Patten murder trials died Monday of pancreatic cancer. Puccinelli was born…
Gaming Win Up For June
Wendover casinos had one of the best months all year this June with a 7.7 percent increase in gaming win, reported the Nevada gaming Control board Wednesday. Local casinos raked…
Losing Andy/Just Desserts?
We lost a friend and Nevada and Elko County lost a judge this week, Andy Puccinelli. As the tribute pour in it is nice to know that so many people…
Antelope Playing Through
A small band of Pronghorn antelope was captured snacking on the Wendover golf course last week by local Jayme Christie. Once a rare occurrence visits from North America’s fastest land…
Women’s Clinic Returns To Wendover
Dr. Joseph Bell greets visitors to the Copper Canyon Women’s Clinic Open House held Thursday July, 11. Below Dr. Bell and Head Nurse/Midwife Lynn Atwood of the clinic. After an…