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Community Narcan dispensers saving lives

More than 80,000 people died in 2021 of an opioid overdose nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control, including prescription opioids, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. To help counter this trend, Michael Quattrocchi, grant manager at NyECC, and his team have placed four Naloxone dispensers, which look like newspaper vending machines, in Nye County over the past five months.

Tonopah to be home to experimental hypersonic testing facility

Ambitious. It’s an apt word to describe Michael Grace’s vision for the future of his company, Longshot Space Technology Corporation, which, if all goes to plan, will build what he calls the world’s largest potato gun.

Tonopah justice named judge of the year

Tonopah Judge Jennifer Klapper is this year’s recipient of the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction’s “Judge of the Year” award.

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Air Force seeks comment on plan to expand Nevada range into wildlife refuge

The public comment period is now open for anyone with something to say about the Air Force’s plans to expand its vast training range and close off more of Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas.

1 dead in rural Nye County wreck

A special Nevada Highway Patrol team is continuing its investigation into a fatal two-vehicle crash in rural Nye County, a collision that killed a passenger in a Lexus.

Lithium mining claims lead to busy day at Nye Recorder’s office

The Nye County Recorder’s Office in Tonopah had a busy day in the second half of October when a group seeking to mine for lithium in the Railroad Valley area staked hundreds of claims.

Tonopah Test Range plans more than $12M in upgrades

Tonopah Test Range has recently received several updates to its telemetry system, and more renovations are on the way, officials said.

Smackdown Rodeo bucks through Tonopah

Dozens gathered in Nye County’s mid-July summer heat to enjoy the three-day event filled with bull riding, bucking horses and ATV action at the Tonopah Rodeo Grounds.

Tonopah wrestlers take part in camps

Both Tonopah High School and Tonopah junior wrestlers attended wrestling camps in three different states in an attempt to improve their craft.

Life Guard affirms support for Tonopah

A Las Vegas-based company that provides medical transport services to the ill and injured is reaffirming its commitment to Tonopah and the region, a wide geographic area that’s been without a hospital since August 2015.

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