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Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Closes $20 Million Forward...
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Closes $20 Million Forward Gold Purchase Agreement with Deutsche Bank
Initiative filed to raise Nevada casino taxes
A group backed by a conservative businessman took aim at Nevada's highest earning casinos Tuesday, filing an initiative to raise gambling taxes in a move that could intensify tax battles and test alliances going into next year's legislative session.
Nevada still studying multi-state foreclosure deal
Nevada's attorney general said Monday she's still studying a multi-state settlement over foreclosure abuses and isn't ready to sign on to a deal that would require the nation's five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 million borrowers.
Nevada Copper Files Feasibility Study on SEDAR
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Nevada Copper Corp. has filed its National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report, Feasibility Study for its 100% owned Pumpkin Hollow Copper project located near Yerington, ...
Messy caucuses in Nevada, Iowa raise questions
After back-to-back fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon.
Nevada's Masto Won't Decide Today on Foreclosure...
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto won't decide by today whether to join a nationwide settlement with banks over foreclosure practices, a spokeswoman said. A deadline for joining the accord was today.
FiveThirtyEight: What We Learned from Nevada
Now that Nevada has finally finished counting ballots, there are three interesting data-driven takeaways from the state.
Nevada's Masto Won't Decide by Today's Deadline on...
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto won't decide by today whether to join a nationwide settlement with banks over foreclosure practices, a spokeswoman said. A deadline for joining the accord was today.
Allied Nevada Announces 2012 Annual Meeting Date
RENO, NEVADA-- - Allied Nevada Gold Corp. announces that it will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 3, 2012, in Winnemucca, Nevada.The time and address of the location of the Annual Meeting ...
Nevada A Safe Bet For Romney And Start Of Likely...
Nevada is, in part, such friendly territory for Romney because of its place in the Mormon Corridor, a group of states fanning out from Utah which, besides Nevada, include Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho and southern California with significant populations of Romney's fellow Mormons.
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Re-starts Production at...
VANCOUVER, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (TSX: YNG.TO - News) (Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6) is pleased to announce that it has restarted production following commissioning of a new ore dryer, ...
Nevada basketball: Idaho snaps Pack's win streak
Nevada forward Olek Czyz shoots over the Idaho defense in the first half of their WAC game on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center. Idaho won, 72-68.
Romney scores Nevada win as race heads to other...
Mitt Romney swept into victory in the Nevada caucuses, sliding back into frontrunner status with his second win in a row as the race for the Republican nomination heads to other states.
Nevada caucuses suffer low turnout, surly...
Nevada Republican Party officials may be rethinking how they conduct caucuses after Saturday night's main event provided much lower-than-expected turnout and a bitter confrontation at a special evening caucus after people were turned away for not proving they were delayed from earlier voting because of the Jewish Sabbath.
Why Nevada's GOP caucuses were a jackpot of...
Nevada state GOP chair Amy Tarkanian boasted this week that her state will turn Republican in the next presidential election. Not likely if her state GOP runs that show like it ran the Nevada caucuses, which were an...

At the Courts
Names, ages, communities of residence, charges, pleas and dispositions in court are as released by the White Pine County Clerk's Office. Where plea agreements were reached in sentencings, original charges might not appear.
White Pine County Sheriff's Blotter Report
March 29 Report of a dog problem: City - Officer received a report of a barking dog. Officer contacted the owner of the dog who placed the dog inside his residence.
Getting out from under state control major '09...
Digging out of the county' financial emergency was a major milestone for the White Pine County Commission in 2009, according to Chairman Laurie Carson.
County fire district completes its first year
The White Pine County Fire District just completed its first full year in operation and it proved a busy time. The seven volunteer departments making up the district logged a total of 1,800 volunteer hours, while responding to 235 incidents; almost 150 hours and 20 calls per month.
Commissioners grant special use permit, variance...
It's still up in the air. The White Pine County Commission at its Jan. 13 meeting granted the Houston, Texas-based, Spring Valley Wind Project a special use permit and variance to construct a wind generation facility.
White Pine County has openings oon several...
The White Pine County Commission is recruiting new board members to fill vacancies on its advisory boards, town councils, and statutory boards.
Bell explains change of vote
During their first regularly scheduled meeting of 2010, White Pine County Commissioners reelected Laurie L. Carson as chairman, and RaLeene Makley as vice chairman. Commissioner Gary Perea was appointed Fire Commission Chairman.
White Pine County Sheriff;s Blotter
Jan. 11 Report of a civil problem: City - Reporting party was assisted by a officer on questions she had on evicting an individual who is renting a home from her.
Sheriff Watts cautions the public about Haiti...
The White Pine County Sheriff's office cautions the public that there have been reports of fraudulent attempts seeking donation money allegedly for the victims in the Haiti earthquake.
Clerk's office in gear for 2010 election year
White Pine County Clerk JoAnne Malone is the first elected official in the county to announce her intention to seek re-election in November.
Great Lakes Airlines seeks school supplies during...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., is helping to refuel school supplies during the month of January with its "Flying 4 Futures" campaign to benefit the White Pine County School District.
Ely City Councilman implicated in bank theft
An Ely City Councilman whose wife is chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Reno has been implicated in the disappearance of money from a bank where he worked, White Pine County Sheriff Dan Watts said.
White Pine Country Sheriff's Blotter Report
Dec. 14 Report of a motorist assist: City - Officer assisted a motorist who's vehicle had stopped and was in the roadway. The vehicle was moved to the side of the road.
Commissioners opt for cheaper audit
White Pine County Commissioners still want to find out if money is missing from the county clerk's office.
From the Chamber ~ Pinneo named to 'Who's Who'
The Directors of "The Heritage Registry of Who's Who(tm)" have announced the inclusion of Evie Pinneo of the White Pine Chamber of Commerce in their forthcoming 2009-2010 Edition.
DUI checkpoint set
The Nevada Highway Patrol and the White Pine County Sheriffs Office, will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on U.S. 93 near McGill from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12.
No need to hibernate; go to the museum!
Surely, many of you are having visitors and loved ones here throughout the holidays. If you are looking for something worthwhile to do that is fun, educational and historic, why not visit the White Pine Public Museum? We have over an acre of property and are located on Aultman Street across from the cemetery. Next year the museum will be celebrating 60 years. We have so many wonderful displays and items that have been donated ( mainly by the locals) to see and enjoy. If you have never been...
Death row inmate found dead in Ely prison cell
White Pine county authorities say an inmate on death row for a Las Vegas murder has hanged himself in his Ely prison cell. The sheriff's office says Timothy L. Redmen was found dead from an apparent suicide on Nov. 18. They say the cell door was wedged shut and had to be removed so prison officials could gain entry.
Ely wind farm could take shape next year
Officials say construction of White Pine County's first commercial wind turbine farm could begin as early as next summer and bring up to 200 workers to the rural area. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is currently finalizing Pattern Energy's plan of development for its Spring Valley wind project.
White Pine County takes bids for emergency center
White Pine County has started taking bids on a new $1.2 million emergency services building. Bidding for the project is open until Oct. 6. Public Works Director Kerry Sprouse says construction is expected to start in April and will likely last eight months.
Robin Bell named to White Pine County Commission
An Ely man who serves on a state land use advisory panel has been appointed to the White Pine County Commission. Gov. Jim Gibbons announced the appointment Tuesday of Edward John Bell III.
Nevada county worries rumble strips will hurt race
White Pine County commissioners are worried that a Nevada Department of Transportation plan to install rumble strips on State Route 318 will ruin the twice-yearly Silver State Classic Challenge speed race. State officials say the grooves keep distracted and drowsy motorists in their lanes.
NRC panels admit 8 parties in Yucca Mountain case
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says eight petitioners and 299 challenges will be heard during upcoming hearings on the Energy Department's application to open and operate a national nuclear waste dump in Nevada. The NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards issued an order Monday designating Nevada and California, the Nuclear Energy Institute, Nevada's Clark, Nye and White Pine counties individually, California's Inyo County, and Churchill, Esmeralda, Lander and Mineral counties as a group as...
Education cuts opposed
A busload of students and teachers from rural Nevada traveled overnight to urge state lawmakers on Tuesday to reject Gov. Jim Gibbons' proposed education budget and pump more money into K-12 schools. About 35 teenagers and teachers from White Pine High School left Ely about midnight Monday and made the six-hour trip to speak at a Senate-Assembly budget subcommittee. The students, part of a group called "Ely Kids Kount," wore shirts that read "Defend education - Don't defund education." The day...
Plans for 2 coal-fired power plants on hold in Nev
A privately owned company has at least temporarily pulled the plug on plans to build a coal-fired power plant in White Pine County, less than a month after the state's largest utility did the same with its plans for a similar one near Ely. White Pine Energy Associates LLC, an affiliate of LS Power based in East Brunswick, N.J., notified state regulators in a letter Thursday it was withdrawing its application to build the White Pine Energy Station.

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