Lydia Snow

ELKO — In August, the City of Elko Building Department issued nine new permits for single-family homes, for a valuation of around $2.56 million and a total of around 24,800 square feet.

ELKO — On the morning of Sept. 2, participants in the Home Arts Exhibit at the Elko County Fair filed into the exhibit hall to enter homemade entries with volunteers putting them on display. Drawings and paintings, quilts, aprons, textile work, preserves, glass work, Native American jewelry, crochet and even LEGO sculpture were just some of the types of arts and crafts on display. The exhibit hall opens to the public on Friday at 1 p.m.

ELKO — Shabonya Dutton's 15th annual Community Coat Drive has started and is going through December.

ELKO — For the “First Tuesday” first responder community event on Sept. 1, firefighters and emergency personnel from throughout Nevada met Elko locals at the courthouse. Some of them were

In the month of August, Elko County received two applications and issued one permit for a new commercial building, for a total valuation of around $1.1 million.

WELLS — According to Elko County Fire Protection District, a semi truck and a smaller vehicle were involved in a crash on U.S. Highway 93 north of Wells, with one death confirmed.

First responders from around Nevada mingle during a First Tuesday event at the Elko County Courthouse, Sept. 1.

SPRING CREEK — Spring Creek Association is planning to look into local issues surrounding cell towers, with growing concerns about their placement and a lack of public hearings.

CARLIN — On Sept. 2, the Carlin Connections group gathered in the Carlin Courthouse to discuss available resources for people in Carlin, as well as the needs of local nonprofits.

ELKO COUNTY — There is a lot going on throughout Elko County this weekend, including the grand opening of the first-ever national cemetery in