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Photo by Dave Maxwell
Dylan Frehner speaking at the Water Board workshop.
Home and RV burning during California wildfires.
Photo provided by Pioche Elementary School
Ribbon cutting ceremony
Photo by Dave Maxwell
Dry north marsh at Pahranagat Lake.
Photo provided by Caliente Elementary
Character ed day.
Photo by Dave Maxwell
Tom Johns, explaining about the Sithe Global Toquop power plant project.
Photo by Dave Maxwell
Vaughn Higbee at County Commissioners meeting explaining about impacts on alternative rail routes.
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Latest News
October 25, 2007
County Water Resources Workshop
By Dave Maxwell
A workshopto discuss and collect data for a proposed Lincoln County Water District Master Plan was held on Tuesday at the County Courthouse. Representative from community water boards,................. read more...
County Addressing System Progressing
By Dave Maxwell
Having the County's new 911 addressing system ready to go by the end of the year is quite likely, according to County Planning director Clint Wertz................. read more...
No Local Firefighters Sent to Southern California
By Dave Maxwell
The Pioche office of the Nevada State Forestry said they have not hyet sent any firefighters to the blazes in Southern California. ................. read more...
Pioche Elementary has a new playground
By Dave Maxwell
Pioche Elementary has a new playground? Well almost! They hae much of their playground covered................. read more...
Pahranagat Lake Update
By Dave Maxwell
An inspection of the dam at Upper Pahranagat Lake October 15 showed the problem with the dam structure could not be fixed this year................. read more...
Caliente Elementary School Celebrated Character Counts Week October 21 through October 25
By Pam Teel, Principal
Character traits and Character Celebration happened all week. The photo represents ................. read more...
BLM Keeping Same Fire Season Aircraft in 2008
By Dave Maxwell
A nationwide BLM proposal for 2008 to redistribute firefighting resources in an effort to provide better protection for next................. read more...
October 18, 2007
Toquop Draft Environmental Impact Statement Ready for Review
By Dave Maxwell
Thomas Johns, Senior Vice President of Sithe Global, from Houston, Texas, was on hand at the Lincoln County Commissioners meeting Monday to report that the EIS................. read more...
Draft EIS Given on Caliente Rail Corridor and Alternatives
By Dave Maxwell
Considerable impacts to range users and private property owners in Lincoln County are going to be experienced if any of the proposed or alternative railroad routes................. read more...
LC Power Looking to New Mexico for Additional Sources
By Dave Maxwell
With the cancellation of the Unit 3 coal fired power plant in Utah, Lincoln County Power is aggressively looking to New Mexico as a source of additional power for use in the county................. read more...
County Chamber of Commerce Hears about LCAT Tours
By Dave Maxwell
The regular meeting of the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce was held October 9 in Caliente. Kaye Medlin of Rachel reported on the Alamo tour................. read more...
Dils Medical Center Thanks County Commissioners
By Dave Maxwell
Lincoln County Hospital Administrator Jason Bleak read a letter of commendation to the Lincoln County Commissioners thanking them for their efforts................. read more...
Wounded Bird Takes Flight
By Linda Larson
On Saturday, October 13th, a Bell 407 helicopter belonging to Classic Lifeguard Air Medical Transport, which had been resting on Grover C. Dils Medical Center's helipad................. read more...
"Lincoln County's Got Talent" Winners
By Linda Larson and Ann Gloeckner
Lincoln County proved its "got talent" on September 29th at the "Lincoln County's Got Talent" contest, sponsored by the Caliente Elementary 6th grade class................. read more...
Hell's Half-Acre Off-Highway Vehicle Proposal
ByDave Maxwell
The BLM Ely Field Office is asking for public input on a proposal that would establish a managed Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail system in the area of................. read more...
Landsailing Event in Rachel
By Dave Maxwell
"Landsailing is like riding on a roller-skate with a big sail." A description by one avid fan getting ready for the next North American Land Sailing Association................. read more...
October 11, 2007
LC Power Rates Retroactive to October 1
By Dave Maxwell
LC Power Board members approved the final review of the cost of service study and rate design for the fiscal years ending 2008 to 2011.,................. read more...
Caliente to Raise Electricity Rates a Litle Bit
By Dave Maxwell
Raising electrical rates to the residents of Caliente was discussed at the regular meeting of the City Council last week.,................. read more...
Private Plane Crash-Lands Near Ash Springs
By Dave Maxwell
A man and wife, believed to be fromIdaho, were uninjuried when they had to crash-land their private plane in an open area between Ash Springs and the Bradshaw................ read more...
Lincoln County Power to Try Rural Magazine
By Dave Maxwell
Beginning in January 2008, Ruralite Magazine, specifically designed for consumer-owned electric utilties, will be maied free of charge to customers in Panaca................. read more...
Lease Agreement Approved with Bredero-Shaw
By Dave Maxwell
Caliente City Council members at last weeks regular meeting voted toaccept thelease agreement with Bredero-Shaw, the Texas-based pipe-coating................. read more...
The Case of the Missing Bees
By Dave Maxwell
Last winter and on towards spring 2007, beekeepers nationwide began to notice a serious decline in their colonies. Bees were dying off at alarming rates.................. read more...
LCAT Tours Begin
By Dave Maxwell
On a warm afternoon last Monday, the first and only two-day LCAT demopnstrtion tour was held in Alamo................. read more...
October 4, 2007
State Attorney General Visits Lincoln County
By Dave Maxwell
Nevada's State Attorney General Catherine CortezMasto made a tour through 12 of the states 17 counties the last week of September beginning with a stop on the 24th at the Alamo................. read more...
LC Commissioners Give Norcal 15 Percent Increase
By Dave Maxwell
Asking for a 30 percent increase in garbage collection fees from Lincoln County, Commissioners last Monday allowed Norcal only a 15 percent increase................. read more...
Traffic Fatality on U.S. Highway 93
By Dave Maxwell
Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies and troopers from the Alamo office of the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to the scene of a fatal traffic accident,................. read more...
County Ordinance for Developments at Toquop Accepted
By Dave Maxwell
Commissioners passed an ordinance last Monday for a Conceptual Development Plan known as the Eagle Falls Planned Community on land located in the Lincoln County Land Act................. read more...
Honor Flight Taking WWII Vets to Monument in D.C.
By Dave Maxwell
If you are a World War II vet and want to see the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C., it's possible that you could and at no, or very little charge to you.................. read more...
Difficult Question for County Commissin and LC Water District
By Dave Maxwell
To move or not to move, that is the question. A question of whether or not to transfer water applications made by Southern Nevada Water Authority to the Lincoln County Water District................. read more...
Unsung Hero in Your Area
By Jacqueline Hamiter
Dawn Dotson is a very special young lady. When we told her about Dad's kidgney failure four years ago, she immediately state that she would give him a kidney................. read more...
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