Ruby Mountain Balloon Festival Why is the Ruby Mountain Balloon Festival only in Elko this year? This is our most frequently asked question, and there are multiple parts to your answer. In short, moving the entire event to Elko City Park was more economically feasible, and logistically appropriate. This year, we […]
Back to School: American Heart Association offers tips to keep busy kids focused on heart health // Submitted by Christopher Calloway // As kids head back to the classrooms, it’s important to recognize how young people spend their free time could impact their heart health. Too much screen […]
City of San Francisco Streamliner Catastrophe Submitted by Jan Petersen On August 12, 1939, on a bright moonlit night at 9:33 p.m., Southern Pacific’s ”crack streamliner”, the City of San Francisco, derailed near Harney, Nevada in the canyon just west of Palisade, Nevada. This catastrophe killed 24 people and injured […]