Nevada Department of Transportation officials on Monday closed a portion of the highway between Schurz and Hawthorne because of the heavy rocks that fell on the road.
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Conservationists have filed another lawsuit aimed at protecting wildlife in the area from the environmental threats of alfalfa farming and mining operations. This time, it’s on behalf of a rare minnow found in just one spring system of Fish Lake Valley in rural Esmeralda County, about an hour west of Tonopah.
This past weekend was life-changing for many living in and around the town of Tonopah, with Remote Area Medical bringing its free, pop-up health care clinic to the community for the very first time.
The Tonopah High School athletes are preparing for the spring sports seasons to kick off next week.
Set for Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, the Tonopah Remote Area Medical clinic will take place at Tonopah High School, 1 Tennant Drive. But the clinic needs your help.
After many years of financial strife, in 2015 the Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah officially shut its doors to the public, leaving the community and surrounding areas hours away from the nearest hospital. Although some medical services have since returned, community members all agree it is not enough and the Northern Nye County Hospital District has been doing all it can to remedy the problem.
Police say Jeanne Metzger, also known as Jeanne Winkler, made 10 separate purchases using money from the Tonopah High School Rodeo Club’s account.
A meeting will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 17 at Tonopah Elementary School for those interested in more information.
Lake Mead Christian Academy was the site for the 2023 Nevada 2A Southern Regional wrestling tournament over the weekend where 98 wrestlers fought for their spot in the state tournament.
Jeanne Metzger, 55, was arrested and is facing a charge of felony embezzlement, according to the Nye County sheriff’s office.
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation traces a plume of hydrocarbons to a former maintenance facility, and is asking the Legislature for money to build a new school in another location.
The Tonopah High School wrestling team participated in the annual Vaquero Classic wrestling tournament held at Fernley High School over the weekend.
Conservationists from the Center for Biological Diversity were monitoring the site where Tiehm’s buckwheat grows on Dec. 26, 2022, when they reportedly discovered a staging area for Ioneer’s drilling operations with a truck, water tanks and materials near the newly protected critical habitat for Tiehm’s buckwheat.
The Muckers’ game against the Panthers was their first action on the court since mid-December when they defeated the Beatty Hornets in the Kody Beach Memorial tournament.
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