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.
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.
Nye County School District trustees will negotiate a $25 million contract with Texas-based CORE Construction to build a new Tonopah Elementary School.
Tonopah Judge Jennifer Klapper is this year’s recipient of the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction’s “Judge of the Year” award.
Preserving history for generations to come while simultaneously boosting tourism – that’s the goal of Tonopah Main Street: Historical Storytelling, a project that’s using the digital age to promote all of the fascinating facts about the bygone days of Tonopah.
GOLDFIELD – If you were driving by the Dinky Diner in this rural town the other day and didn’t see anyone home, don’t worry.
Six months after opposition from rural Nye County residents scuttled an annexation that would have made Tonopah the largest town in the continental U.S. for land size, the town is pursuing another sizeable annexation involving hundreds of square miles.
TONOPAH — A wild horse adoption event is planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 24 at the Tonopah Rodeo Grounds.
The countdown is on for Tonopah High School’s homecoming celebration Sept. 23, with at least one alumni group making a parade float.
BELMONT — For supporters of the Belmont Courthouse restoration effort, love of the historic building extends well beyond the tiny community in rural Nye County.
TONOPAH – Faced with no hospital and staffing/financial challenges with the ambulance service, the Tonopah Town Board soon could be taking a closer look at funding options.
TONOPAH – Not only is the new head volleyball coach not that new, but she is a former Mucker to boot.
When a Tonopah couple and their kids moved to town from upstate New York about 18 months ago, they found the community had no youth soccer program. So they decided to start one. It’s a huge success as its second year gets going.
Senior quarterback Tanner Otteson rushed for 112 yards, threw for 138 yards, scoring three touchdowns to lead the Muckers past Sierra Lutheran 62-13 on Friday.
A longtime Nye County government official from Tonopah is resigning, ending more than 15 years of service.
The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to transfer ownership of the ghost town to Esmeralda County, ending a decadeslong property dispute that has prevented residents from getting clear title to the land.
The town of Tonopah is all set to see a new addition to the fleet that provides emergency medical transportation to the community and surrounding areas.
