
Great Basin College needs to increase fees. Not just a little bit, by 8 percent. Students weren’t happy about the increases and asked regents to hold off, but although the college wanted to allow students to have a say, they couldn’t hold off on voting on the increase. “With my previous conversation with President Mahlberg, [...]
Posted on 15 December 2011
Great Basin College needs to increase fees. Not just a little bit, by 8 percent. Students weren’t happy about the increases and asked regents to hold off, but although the college wanted to allow students to have a say, they couldn’t hold off on voting on the increase. “With my previous conversation with President Mahlberg, [...] Continue Reading
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Posted on 03 September 2011
September opens with five more days for the Elko County Fair. The fair, which started on August 26th, runs through to September 5th, at the Elko County Fairgrounds. There is something interesting almost every day this month. September 10th will be especially busy, with the choice of five different events, Sky Fair, DBA Farmers Market, [...] Continue Reading
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Posted on 20 July 2011
Ashburton Ventures says their drilling program at the Deep Creek Project, 112 kilometers north of Elko, Nevada is almost complete. The company drilled twenty-seven core holes in the current program, a total of 3,178 meters (10,427 feet). They have cut just over half of the core and submitted it for assay. 20% of the core [...] Continue Reading
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Posted on 28 October 2010
Two more states have joined an effort in banning fake weed, widely known as "spice." Elko has recently passed a measure to ban it, though it hasn't caught on statewide. Recently, Oregon and Idaho have banned the synthetic pot, however Oregon intends to legalize it for medicinal purposes - a move that Nevada may share. The pharmaceutical aspect may eliminate the wait needed by legislature to ban it, as they could regulate it and eliminate the need for further voting. That route has repercussions for possession and sale of it as well. Continue Reading
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Posted on 23 September 2010
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated $280,123 during its quarterly oil and gas competitive lease sale held in Reno on September 14, selling 21 parcels that comprised 42,762 acres. Of the total sale receipt amount, $212,928 is bonus bid revenue. Continue Reading
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Posted on 23 September 2010
The Elko California Trail Center will host a dramatic Chautauqua presentation about Donner Party survivor Margaret Breen at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Dr. Doris Dwyer, history professor at Elko’s Western Nevada Community College, will portray Margaret. The presentation is sponsored by Nevada Humanities, and admission is free. Continue Reading
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Posted on 21 September 2010
Once again, Nevada leads the nation in unemployment. Figures released from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reveal more economic futility for Nevada. The unemployment rate crawled to 14.4 percent - a record high. However, that same rate in the Elko area fell from 8 percent to 7.7 percent since July - the second lowest rate in the state. Continue Reading
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Posted on 21 September 2010
A woman from Elko was nabbed by narcotics units Thursday afternoon. Officers acted on a tip from someone who said Melanie Ann Shaw was selling prescription pharmaceuticals. While it is unknown whether or not she had a prescription for them, investigators successfully purchased hydrocodone from the woman three times. Continue Reading
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