Tonopah senior Dustin Otteson has reached 1,161 career points and 166 touchdowns, establishing national 8-man football records in both categories while helping the Muckers remain unbeaten.
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Tonopah remained unbeaten with a 30-0 victory over Pahranagat Valley, the team that defeated the Muckers in last season’s Class 1A state championship game.
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Tonopah briefly fell behind Round Mountain before Dustin Otteson broke his own rushing record and the Muckers rolled to an 80-20 victory.
Tonopah opened its home schedule with a 70-0 Mucker Bowl victory over Virginia City as Dustin Otteson rushed for 318 yards and scored five touchdowns.
Andrew Sweeney played multiple roles as the prince, the beast, Monsieur D’Arque and the baker. “My favorite part of BATB JR was getting to be part of the team and meeting all the other cast members,” he said. “I didn’t feel nervous because we were very prepared for the performance.”
Ottesons leading the school’s football team to a three-game winning streak. Here’s what’s ahead.
It’s been nine months since the launch of Buy in Nye and as of the first week of September, eight families had been able to purchase their very own home through the program.
Officials said Klapper was nominated for the award because of her “passion and commitment to the community.”
Earlier this year, Nye County began to look into the process necessary to sell the Constitution mining claim but once residents of the Belmont area caught wind of the potential sale, they came out in force to oppose it.
Tonopah project pushes ahead despite obstacles to opening
The kits are equipped with first-aid and mental health treatments, defibrillators and Naloxone medication to reverse opioid overdoses.
The Tonopah Airport is set to see an all new fuel system following the awarding of a Community Development Block Grant by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
The changes on the school board come after months of back and forth between the board and Superintendent Warren Shillingburg after the board extended his contract in December.
In 2021, Nye County was awarded a $350,000 Community Development Block Grant to fund the renovation of major parking lots in Tonopah and though it has taken two years, the project is now officially underway.
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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.
