The federal government has given the green light to Nevada’s initial plan for $416.6 million in taxpayer-funded grant money to expand access to high-speed Internet across the state. According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Nevada’s plan outlines strategies to deliver high-speed Internet access to areas lacking coverage or connectivity. Nevada is among…

Local and regional solar energy initiatives in Nevada receive a significant boost with over $218 million in federal taxpayer funding, announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition. The Nevada Clean Energy Fund is the primary recipient, securing $156.1 million to advance its Solar for All…

When I first became employed by the radio station, I found a large ceramic coffee mug, covered in dust, in the back of the cabinet. After asking who it belonged to, I learned it was the property of nobody. That day, I declared myself ‘nobody’ and began using it every air shift. Hot coffee, hot…

In pop culture, certain things have the uncanny ability to overshadow their original purpose and become symbols of an era. Such is the case with Crocs, the ubiquitous rubber clogs that have garnered ridicule and adoration in equal measure. Yet, their journey from movie prop to global sensation is worth exploring. Released in 2006, Mike…

I am tired of the Nevada Democratic Party lying and not being called out for doing so. Once again, they have engaged in the age-old “fact check” routine using the very-left-leaning online newspaper, the Nevada Independent, claiming they have debunked Joe Lombardo’s assertion that he vetoed legislation for universal free meals for Nevada students because…

For half a century, the Harris family stood as stalwart defenders of justice in Elko County, committed to upholding the law as etched in the gleaming gold of their iconic badge. As custodians of order in the vast expanse of the fourth-largest county in the contiguous United States, they navigated the rugged terrain with a…

it is spring season all the beautiful colors standing in the rain

In March, elders of the Battle Mountain Band of Western Shoshone Indians stumbled upon a bulldozer digging a trench on their daily walk on the Battle Mountain reservation. Surprised by the unauthorized activity, they sought answers upon their return home. With no negotiations or agreements regarding the purchase of a right-of-way—legal authorization to use the…

Georgia Ann Thompson, the first female parachutist, and inventor of the rip cord, became famous under the name Tiny Broadwick. She weighed only three pounds at birth on April 8, 1893, in North Carolina and never grew past foot tall and 80 pounds. She married at 12 and bore a daughter, Verla, at 13. After…

It started when Bill Findley invited me to tour the Chollar Mine, where he worked as a tour guide. Readily accepting, he led me to the farthest end of the shaft. “Wanna see how dark it is down here?” he asked. “Sure,” I said. He disappeared back the way we had come. I heard him…