Christmastime Has Arrived in Eureka
By Trina Machacek
e main event, the tree lighting was de-lightfuly accomplished by Kitty McKay and her family of Eureka. e McKay family is a big part of the community. One of Kitty’s sons, Richard, “Rich” is a Eureka County Commissioner. He offered this narration of Kitty, her life and their family:
“Anna McKay (known as Kitty) is 96 years old has been a resident of Eureka for 78 years. She is the proud mother of 3, grandmother of 9 and great grandmother of 17, many of whom live in Eureka today and some of whom are part of this gathering.
Anna was born in Frankfurt Germany on August 24, 1929. She met her husband Richard “Dick” McKay in 1945 right aer World War II. Richard was born and raised here in Eureka and was in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. Richard was a staff sergeant in charge of logistics and Anna was one of the German girls that served the soldiers lunches. Due to his persistence and charm and much to her old-fashioned German grandmother’s dismay, Anna married
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By Trina Machacek
I love to drive. I am not an aggressive driver. I am a passive driver; I like to pass cars and trucks on the highways and byways that I travel. Of course I live in the rural part of the world so passing is done on long straight stretches where you can see for at least three miles. at’s my rule; three miles and let ‘er rip around the truck pulling triples. But! Yes, a but passing but. You have to know exactly how to pass a cow hauler. It will not take but one time to learn that you do not pass trailers full of cows on any part of a curve or turn, no matter how far ahead you can see. Splat!
Driving can give off some unique feelings. Euphoria is one. Recently I was in Reno, Nevada driving down a major street with stop lights on every corner. e street is Kietzke Lane. I have driven on that road for all the 55 years I have been a driver. And ridden on it for the blabbity blabbity years before that. I’m telling you; Reno has more stoplights than there are people in the entire county where I live. I know that if I hit one green light on Kietzke Lane, and if I travel at the posted speed limit, I can hit every green light from 2nd Street to North Virginia Street. ere are some really big intersections on that road. So hitting the green light? Well, that’s really a great feat of driving. e power one feels hitting a line of green lights is only surpassed by this; at feeling when you see all the green lights staring at you as you come up to and go through a HUGE intersection. Without even thinking you will have to tap your brakes. Without a hint of stopping you glide through while cars at every other lane are stopped. Waiting just for you. Like you are the master of the universe! Quite heady.
Another time I feel that driving power. Well here’s an example.
Traveling down a street or road and someone is at a corner or coming into the road from a side road and you are humming along and see them. Either they are coming onto the road from a parking lot or they have a stop sign.
I do this as I get closer and the other car seems to me is not going to stop. I put my finger—my pointing finger, not THAT OTHER finger. I put my finger up and say to no one in particular, “Sit! Stay!” Works every time. And that my fellow drivers is a real power surge.
I may not have full control of a lot of things in life. I might only know how to cook eggs 8 ways out of the 100 ways I am told there are to cook eggs. But by crikey, I can feel driving power.
AA and NA Meetings
We got a call from Scott in Crescent Valley reminding us that AA and NA meetings are still available in Crescent Valley on Tuesdays at the Crescent Valley Baptist Church. Friends of Bill W. and all others are welcome. Meetings are at 5 p.m. ere is strength and help in numbers. Call Scott at 775-927-6632 for more information and help. Reach out.
Eureka Elementary Christmas Program
e Eureka Elementary Christmas program is coming up and it is always an upliing event. Put some kid spirit and energy in your Christmastime. December 16, at 6 p.m. in Eureka Elementary School’s multi-purpose room.
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ere is an unwritten and little know thing we rural drivers, some of us with lead in our right foot, do while driving miles and miles getting to the nearest anything. We all know the speed limit and to cross that line is a no-no. Of course it is. Some of us older than the invention of the wheel, remember when Nevada had no speed limits on the roads we travel. Well, now there are limits that we all adhere too. Wink. Wink. But aer a few hours of cows and brush, that foot tends to get heavy, causing the speedometer to rise to levels above posted speed limits. It is not defiance of the law, it is just plain, “are we there yet” voices in our heads that are the causation. Well, to avoid seeing the pretty blue and red lights reflecting off the headliners of our cars we may sometimes do this.
ere is always, always someone who needs to get “there” first and will pass me and others like me, who travel in accordance to the posted limits. (Every friend I have is laughing out loud!) Moving on.
Well here’s what I’ve been told you can do. Let that speed demon pass. Let that speeder fly by. en, with that same finger you use to tell side winders to “Sit and stay,” you say to the car as it goes by, “get up there ahead big boy and get all the Highway Patrol guys out of the way,” as you follow behind at about half a mile—doing their same speed. Only though, only during the day time and when the roads are dry!
No, it’s not like I am telling any ole time driver secrets. Just keeping “ye ole wives’ tales” alive.
Christmas got a grand kick off with a Christmas parade. Bring in a tiny Santa was Lagertha, the puppy belonging to Linda Guire.
Kitty McKay proudly stands with her family as they kick off the Christmas Season in Eureka by lighting the town Christmas tree.
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Richard and moved her to the metropolis of Eureka, Nevada in 1947. e newlyweds took a troop ship from Germany to New York City. She wanted to see the Statue of Liberty but it was hidden by fog. From New York, they took the train to Reno, Nevada and then to Eureka by car.
Eureka in 1947 was a little different than it is today. e roads were mostly dirt and unmaintained, there wasn’t a lot of indoor plumbing and almost everyone had horses in their back yards. Dick taught Anna how to ride and she would ride her mustang Dynamite thru town in those early years. ey stayed with Dick’s mother Carrie Gibellini McKay when they first came but in 1948, they purchased their first home. It was a fixer upper. No bathroom, outhouse in the back, no insulation and a wood stove for heat and cooking. eir daughter Nancy was born and had to sleep with her parents in bed to stay warm. Her husband Dick worked at the Diamond Mine and at the State Road Department.
Anna and Dick purchased the Snowball Ranch South of Eureka in 1956 and she became a cattle rancher’s wife. It probably wasn’t what she signed up for when she moved from Germany but her husband was a cowboy and she adapted well. She lived on the ranch for 47 years with her husband and they raised their 3 children, Nancy, Pam and Rich. ey started with 2 cows and no equipment. e fields were all overgrown with brush. e house was yet another fixer upper, there were rodents in the attic and rattle snakes under the house. ey had no electricity so they used kerosene lamps for light and a stone cellar for refrigeration. Water was carried in buckets and a wood stove was used to cook and to heat the house. ey had a milk cow, a large garden and a potato patch big enough to keep all of the Eureka relatives in potatoes for the year. Venison was typically on the menu as the beef herd needed to expand and be used to pay the bills. It was a hard but good life and she misses life on the ranch. Her husband Dick passed away in 2002 and her kids now own and run the ranch.
Kitty lives in Eureka now in the little house she and her husband built in the 1940s. She still lives by herself with her two dogs and takes walks up to the high school and putters around in her yard and feeds her birds. She is surrounded and much loved by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and by her many friends and she keeps all of them in line!”
During and aer the tree lighting and excitement the Eureka downtown businesses were open and offered a variety of goodies and special savings for shoppers and visitors. e shops in town will be open extra hours and days through the holiday season offering locals many gi items, antiques, handmade items and Eureka treasures to give as gis and surprises to open on Christmas morning.
Brenna Rogne, Eureka County Events Coordinator added, “I would love to thank Kati Benson and the Honor Society for decorating downtown; the county guys, Lynn Bundy, Trent Gordon, and Nate Johnson for helping getting the lights on the tree and everything else they did to help me out; Roger Hubbard from the VFD for driving the old fire truck with Santa as a last minute request and Kristin Umina for the great suggestion; the Eureka County Sherriff’s Department for their involvement; the community members for coming out; and a special thank you to Rich, Kitty McKay and all
the McKay extended family for allowing me the honor to dedicate the 2025 Eureka County Christmas Tree to Mrs. Kitty McKay.”
Brenna also added that first reports from the downtown business are that the turnout was great. Kristan of the Aerlife Antiques said she got a lot of high school students in that had not been in before and they enjoyed looking at what the store had. e parade had side by sides and Santa arrived on the fire truck. e high school choir had 16 carolers and the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office was present adding 5 deputies and the Sheriff to the parade. She added “I greatly appreciate the turnout for our first Winter Wonderland Parade and cannot wait to build up from this point.”
Local Eureka Highs School teacher Kim (Archie) Archuleta bags her first cow elk. Kim (Archie) Archuleta and her son. All smiles after the hunt and score with her freezer filling antelope.
From Santa to Sheriff Umina, the evening was a grand way to ring the holiday spirit into Eureka.
to a 4day, ten hour a day work week with one half hour off for lunch New hours for offices involve, (see below) will be 7:30 a m to 5:30 p m closed for lunch from noon to 12:30 p m Below and posted in a legal notice in this paper, is the final resolution e new hours are on a trial period of one year beginning on January 2 2026 until January 4 2027
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the B oard of Eureka County Commissioners
APPROVED a Resolution named “CHANGING THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF CERTAIN COUNT Y OFFICES” on December 2
It was resolved as follows:
A e offices of the Eureka County
Sheriff Assessor Clerk-Recorder Treasurer and Comptroller (Auditor), District Attorney and Justice Court shall be open
for the transaction of public business, Monday through ursday from 7:00 a m until 5:30 p m , CLOSED for lunch between 12:30 p m and-1:00 p m , and CLOSED on Friday for a period of one year, commencing on Januar y 4, 2026, where the schedule will be revisited during a Januar y 2027 B OCC meeting to see if the schedule will be permanently implemented
B at the Public Works Department hours of operation for the transaction of public business will also be Monday through ursday from 7:00 a m until 5:30 p m , OPEN for lunch between 12:30 p m and 1:00 p m and CLOSED on Friday
C e B OCC agrees that the other County Offices not mentioned in NRS 245 040 or NRS 252 050 could also adopt a 4-10 work week or flex employee hours to remain on a 5-8 work week or do what best fits their departments and the citizens of Eureka County It will of course take some time to get used to We will no doubt go into the courthouse and find the doors closed change is hard to get used to Hopefully it will be well received and even save money to have the offices closed on Fridays
By Johnny Fitzgerald
As we move deeper into December, the holiday shopping panic begins to set in We all want to give gis that are useful and impressive, but with the cost of ever ything rising, staying on budget is harder than ever e good news is that you do not need to spend hundreds of dollars on a new iPad or game console to give a great tech gi
If you are looking for practical, durable, and genuinely useful gadgets for your friends and family in Eureka and far away, Amazon offers a variety of options that won't break the bank Here are five of the best tech gis for 2025 all for under $50
1 FOR THE WINTER WORKER: RECHARGEABLE HAND WARMERS ($20–$25)
Living in the high desert means freezing mornings whether you are feeding livestock, scraping a windshield, or waiting for the school bus Forget the disposable packets that only last an hour Rechargeable hand warmers (brands like Ocoopa are highly rated) are electric heaters that fit in your pocket ey heat up in seconds, last for hours, and can be recharged via USB just like a phone It is the kind of gi people don't think to buy for themselves but end up using ever y single day
2 FOR THE LONG C OMMU TER: ANKER NANO POWER BANK ($25–$30) In Eureka a trip to the store or the doctor oen means a long drive to Elko or Ely A dead phone batter y on Highway 50 isn't just annoying; it’s a safety issue
e Anker Nano Power Bank is a compact, lipstick-sized charger that plugs directly into the bottom of a phone eliminating the need for a separate, messy cable It is small enough to live in a purse or glove box but powerful enough to give a dying phone a full charge
3 FOR THE FORGETFUL: APPLE AIR TAG OR TILE MATE ($25–$29)
We all know someone who loses their keys five minutes before they need to leave the house A Bluetooth tracker is the perfect stocking stuffer for them For iPhone users the Apple AirTag is the gold standard For Android users, the Tile Mate is fantastic You simply attach the small disc
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Word on an octagonal sign 5. Aberdeen native
Kitchen appliance
Guitar accessory
“Citizen ___”
Burdened
Mars' Greek counterpart 18. Subj. for an M.B.A.
19. Steer clear of 20. “Apollo 13” director/shock jock
23. Corp. bigwig 24. That girl
Ottoman commander
Auto parts giant
Disney mermaid
1836 battle site 38. PC network
NBA superstar/Ian Fleming character 42. “A Chorus Line” number 43. Sycophant 44. Thin cookie
45. D.C. baseballers
47. Like some humor
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61. Big name in cosmetics 62. Cart for hauling 63. Habituate 64. Barolo, in Bari 65. Dublin's home 66. Justice Ruth ___ Ginsburg
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Financial aid criterion
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Pastor Steve Estep
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It may be bitter
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Hawk's defense
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FROM OUR PAST 25 Years Ago
December 7, 2000
Update is Given on Cemetery Association Work
The Cedar Hills Cemetery association’s board of directors extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to the many contributors for their support, financially and physically toward the maintenance and preservation of our community cemetery. Also a special “thank you” to the county commission and the Nevada correctional system’s “honor camp” for their participation in fencing the ten-acre annex. Unfortunately, bad weather set in causing the project to be delayed. However, the perimeter has been cleared, most of the debris disposed of and corner posts set. Work will continue, weather permitting. Through recent contributions and the combined and continued efforts of al participants, the “association,” a non-profit corporation whose services and facilities are available to all persons have the distinct possibility of achieving its near them and long-term goals of care and improvement.Request for related information or offers of assistance of any nature are most welcome and appreciated. Direct them to Cedar Hills Cemetery association, Inc., Connie Hicks, secretary-treasurer, p. o. box 267, Eureka, NV, Rex M. Collingwood, chairman and members – John Brown and Ken Stenton.
50 Years Ago
December 6, 1975
4-H Achievement Night Held
Crescent Valley chapel was filled to capacity plus Friday night, Nov. 21, as 65 4-H club members, parents, leaders and friends gathered for the annual achievement program. President Frank Pitman, jr. was the master of ceremonies. Mrs. Bea Morris played the piano for the sighing of “America.” Mrs. Bernice Pitman, community club leader and Joe Marion, county agent, presented the year pins and awards. Efton Bohn, principal of the Beowawe school, presented the individual ribbons to the girls who made the prize-winning quilt and scrap paper “metal” flowers. He also presented officer pins. Mrs. Pitman then presented the leaders pins and hospitality pins to friends of 4-H, LaVonne Hubred, Buz and Louies Walters, Bill and Betty Tomporwski. She also recognized Frand and Fred Dann for outstanding enthusiasm, they achieved perfect attendance at the motorcycle project meeting even though they had to travel over 20 miles to make the meetings. She recognized Dee Pitman for interest; although she joined too late to complete a project this year, she has a good running start for next year and Nadine Garrard for trying so hard to only receive a “black thumb” instead of green, in her gardening attempt. Patty Walter and Debra Garrard demonstrated how they made the “metal” flowers out of an old shopping bag. The presented finished bouquets made in this way to Mrs. Marcia Elliott, 4-H Program Director and Joe Marion of the cooperative extension service. Martin Milano, the Eureka County commissioner for the north end of the county, praised the 4-H members and their leaders for the work they are doing…
100 Years Ago
December 5, 1925 Eureka School News
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Eureka Meetings, Courts and Arrest Recaps Nov. 26- Dec. 2, 2025
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Arrest Recaps
For the dates of November 26, 2025 – December 2, 2025, there were two arrests reported.
Monday, December 1, 2025, Jamie Pettit was arrested by Eureka County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Hicks, Deputy Madsen, Deputy Harris and Deputy Kemp on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of credit or debit card without cardholder’s consent, and possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance. An initial appearance and bail hearing were set for Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Monday, December 1, 2025, Alberto Reynosa-Lopez was arrested by Eureka County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Madsen, Sergeant Hicks, Deputy Harris and Deputy Kemp on suspicion of resisting a public officer. An initial appearance and bail hearing were set for Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Justice Court News
Monday, December 1, 2025, the Eureka County Justice Court, Justice of the Peace Dorothy Rowley presiding, conducted a status hearing in the matter of the State of Nevada v. Michael Dee Schilling, Case Number 25 CR 00059 7D.
Present via Zoom was the Defendant’s attorney Kelly C. Brown, Esq., Eureka County Public Defender, and present in person at 701 S. Main Street in Eureka on behalf of the State of Nevada was Holli Else, Esq., Eureka County Deputy District Attorney. Defendant Schilling was not present and was not excused.
The Court heard from the parties regarding Defendant’s non-compliance with the Court’s previous orders then set a show cause hearing for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to determine if the imposition of the underlying 90 days in Jail was necessary or appropriate. Defendant Schilling was ordered to appear in person.
Eureka County Commission News from the December 2, 2025 meeting
The Board of Eureka County Commissioners met at the Crescent Valley Town Hall, 5045 Tenabo Avenue, Crescent Valley, Nevada beginning at 9:30 am on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 to attend to the business of local County government. Present for this meeting were Chair Rich McKay, Vice Chair Marty Plaskett, Commissioner Mike Schoenwald and District Attorney Theodore Beutel, Esq. The Vice Chair and District Attorney appeared via phone and videoconference, respectively. The Eureka Commission chamber was connected to the meeting via video conference, and a listen-only phone line was activated as well, so that members of the public who dial the phone number and enter the code listed on the agenda can listen to the meeting.
Also present for the meeting were various County department heads, local elected officials, and other County employees. Members of the public were also in attendance to observe and provide comments from time to time.
The agenda was approved with no changes. The Board called for public comment and received no comments in Crescent Valley or Eureka.
DeeAnna Colby, Assistant Comptroller, presented bills to the Board for approval and payment. Expenditures in the total amount of $1,025,051.49 were approved by the Board, with accounts payable adding up to $448,692.63 and payroll totaling $576,358.86. Questions were posed by the Board about Senior Center payments for lunch when an employee transports Crescent Valley residents to doctor’s appointments, Sheriff’s Office Xerox vouchers, and a Dash Lane software annual renewal payment. The Board reviewed the fund balance report.
The Board approved the retention of Marquis Aurbach Chtd. to represent Eureka County in Case
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CASE NO.: PR2508-254
DEPT NO.: 2
Attorneys for Petitioners Will Rankin DISTRICT COURT EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: RONALD JOHN RANKIN, NOTICE OF HEARING Decedent.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that WILL RANKIN and LIBERTY ROPER have filed an AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE AND FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE, APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND REQUEST FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE, in the above captioned case, and has set the matter for hearing on Friday, January 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the Seventh Judicial District Court, Eureka County Courthouse, 10 S. Main St., Eureka, NV 89316. Any person who wishes to be heard can appear through Zoom with the following instructions: Join Zoom Meeting
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Number CV 2511-267 - Jesse Watts vs. Eureka County.
The Board approved for the year 2026 the Board of County Commissioners deadlines for requesting agenda items and posting of the agendas.
The Board discussed with Jeb Rowley, Public Works Director, and proposed a draft ordinance containing recommended changes to Eureka County Code, Title 3, Internal Control Policy, Chapter 20, Purchasing Procedures, Section .100, to amend purchasing policies related to monetary thresholds to align with those identified in Nevada Revised Statutes. The title of the proposed ordinance is THE DECEMBER 2025 PURCHASING PROCEDURES ORDINANCE. The Board set a public hearing to consider adoption of THE DECEMBER 2025 PURCHASING PROCEDURES ORDINANCE for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
The Board then heard from Theodore Beutel, Esq., Eureka County District Attorney who presented three items. After a brief discussion, the Board approved increasing the one part time position in the District Attorney’s Office to a full-time position effective January 4, 2026.
The Board approved pursuant to NRS 252.050 entering into its minutes an order that the District Attorney Office hours will be Monday-Thursday, 7:00 a.m.-5:30p.m. with lunch between 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. effective January 4, 2026. This schedule is a pilot program and will be reevaluated in January, 2027 to determine if the modification was fiscally neutral or if it resulted in cost savings.
The Board approved authorizing the District Attorney’s Office to spend an amount not to exceed $5,250.00 for the integration of Prosecutor by Karpel software with Sunridge RIMS software. A previous action item approved by the Board November 18, 2025 covered the cost of Karpel software used by the DA’s Office; this additional expense is for Sunridge RIMS software used by the Sheriff’s Office.
After a brief discussion, and consistent with the DA Office hours pilot program, the Board approved a resolution changing the hours of operation of other County Offices, with a modification of the lunch hours for certain offices, with the resolution to be modified outside the meeting and be available in its final version at a later late.
The Board approved Senior Center Program Director Linda Gordon sending a letter to the Nevada Department of Transportation forgoing the FTA Section 5310, FEY25-26 Funding Application Operating Assistance 50/50 grant.
The Board had a lengthy discussion with Ben Rowley, Owner/Publisher of The Eureka Sentinel. The Board approved a request for the County to pay not more than $360.00 a month to the Eureka Sentinel Newspaper for advertising County job postings and events beginning in January, 2026 and running to the end of the fiscal year in June, 2026. The Board will revisit this request at the beginning of the next fiscal year.
Misty Rowley, Chief Information Officer (CIO), provided an update on IT projects and activities. Ms. Rowley answered questions from the Board. The Board approved Quote #021422v1 from Quest in the amount of $49,616.82 to run fiber from the Annex building to Tank Hill in Eureka. The Board also authorized the CIO to sign the quote for this work outside of the meeting.
The Board approved accepting the donation of an enclosed trailer from Truckin Water Inc., to be used to store and transport park recreational equipment.
Next up was Pernecia Johnson, Eureka County Treasurer, who presented the Treasurer’s Report for October, 2025. Ms. Johnson answered questions from the Board.
Christina Lopez, Human Resources Director, provided an update on Human Resource projects and activities. Ms. Lopez answered questions from the Board.
Sheriff Miles Umina with Undersheriff Chad Cobb presented a report on Sheriff’s Office projects and activities. The Sheriff and Undersheriff answered questions from the Board. The Sheriff and Undersheriff encouraged all members of the public “if you see something, say something”. There has been an uptick in motor vehicle burglaries in Eureka County, but people are not always reporting these break-ins to local law enforcement. The Sheriff requested that we lock the doors to our residences; lock the doors to our vehicles; and report any questionable occurrences to law enforcement. The Board approved ratifying an increase of $2,000 to Sheriff Umina’s credit card for the month of November for the USCCA CCW Instructor class.
Scooter Mentaberry presented a report on Road Department projects and activities.
The Board heard from Jeb Rowley, Eureka County Public Works Director, who presented a report on Public Works projects and activities. Mr. Rowley answered questions from the Board. The Board approved procuring a replacement vehicle for the County Assessor; specifically, a new 1/2ton, full size crew cab, short bed pickup truck from Champion Chevrolet utilizing State Purchasing Bid #99SWC-S3138 for a not to exceed amount of $44,616.25.
The Board also approved out-of-state travel for two Public Works employees to attend Power Generation Training in Arizona on February 2-5, 2026.
The Board reviewed correspondence with Katelyn Ziemann, Deputy Clerk Recorder.
Public comments were called for and there were no comments in Eureka or Crescent Valley.
The Board meeting for December 2, 2025 then adjourned. The next meeting of the Board will be December 16, 2025. On that day in 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, was born in Bonn, Germany. In 1773 the Sons of Liberty protesters threw tea shipments into Boston Harbor in protest against the British imposed Tea Act. In 1777 Virigina became the first State to ratify the Articles of Confederation (the first U.S. Constitution). In 1950 U.S. President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a state of emergency against “Communist imperialism”. In 1973 O.J. Simpson became the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. In 1980 Colonel Sanders, American founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, died at 90 years old. And in 1985 John Gotti assumed leadership of New York’s Gambino crime family after he ordered the executions of Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti.
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO REVISE TARIFF
On November 21, 2025, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“Sierra”) filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) under Advice Letter No. 686-E, designated as Docket No. 25-11021, to revise Interruptible Irrigation Service Schedule No. IS-2 to update the IS-2 penalty rate.
This notice serves only to notify the public that the Commission has received the abovereferenced filing. It is the responsibility of interested persons to review the filing and monitor the proceedings to determine their desired levels of involvement based on how this matter may affect their unique situations. The details provided within this notice are for informational purposes only and are not meant to be an all-inclusive overview of the filing. The Commission may consider and adopt alternative proposals not contained within the filing but which are related to the subject matter of the filing and supported by substantial evidence.
Sierra filed the application in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703 and 704, including, but not limited to NRS 704.100, NRS 704.225, and NAC 703.400.
Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene made pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 on or before WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2025.
A person who wishes to participate as a commenter may file written comments pursuant to NAC 703.491. A commenter is not a party of record and shall not take any action that only a party of record may take. Pursuant to NAC 703.500, only parties of record are entitled to enter an appearance, introduce relevant evidence, examine and cross-examine witnesses, make arguments, make and argue motions and generally participate in the proceeding.
The application is available for public viewing on the Commission’s website: https://puc.nv.gov; and at the offices of the Commission: 1150 East William Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701 and 9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148. A person must request in writing to be placed on the service list for this proceeding to receive any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission, TRISHA OSBORNE, Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada 11/25/25
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Contact: trina@theeurekacountystar.com,
HEARING ON EUREKA COUNTY ROOM TAX ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Eureka County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on December 16, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m. (during a regularly scheduled Board meeting) in the Eureka County Commission Chambers in the County Courthouse at 10 South Main Street, Eureka, Nevada.
The reason for said hearing is to invite public comments and consider making changes to the County Room Tax Ordinance, specifically Title 4 Licenses, Permits, Fees and Taxes, Chapter 50, .010 Definitions, G. Information on the proposed changes can be acquired from the Office of the County Clerk, by emailing ClerkRecorder@eurekacountynv.gov or by calling 775-237-5263.
Board of Eureka County Commissioners /s/ Rich McKay, Chairman Published in The Eureka County Star Nov. 27, Dec. 4, and 11, 2025.
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NOTICE:
CHANGING THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Eureka County Commissioners APPROVED a Resolution named “CHANGING THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICES” on December 2.
It was resolved as follows:
A. The offices of the Eureka County Sheriff, Assessor, Clerk-Recorder, Treasurer and Comptroller (Auditor), District Attorney and Justice Court shall be open for the transaction of public business, Monday through Thursday, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., CLOSED for lunch between 12:30 p.m. and-1:00 p.m., and CLOSED on Friday , for a period of one year, commencing on January 4, 2026, where the schedule will be revisited during a January 2027 BOCC meeting to see if the schedule will be permanently implemented.
B. That the Public Works Department hours of operation for the transaction of public business will also be Monday through Thursday, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., OPEN for lunch between 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., and CLOSED on Friday.
C. The BOCC agrees that the other County Offices not mentioned in NRS 245.040 or NRS 252.050 could also adopt a 4-10 work week or flex employee hours to remain on a 5-8 work week, or do what best fits their departments and the citizens of Eureka County.
The full resolution can be acquired from the Office of the County Clerk, by emailing ClerkRecorder@eurekacountynv.gov or by calling 775-237-5263.
DATED this 2nd day of December 2025.
Board of Eureka County Commissioners /s/ Rich McKay, Chairman
December 2025 Events Calendar
Eureka Library Mon. 10-4, Tue 10-4, Wed. 12-6, Thurs. 2-8, Fri. 12-6 Adult Craft Program: Thursdays 4-8 p.m. Sewing machines are available for use. Story time Mondays at 2 p.m.
Valley Library Thurs. 2:30-7, Fri. 10-2:30 Story time Fridays 10:30 Carlin Library Tues 9-12,12:30-3:30, Wed-Thurs 1-4, 4:30-7:30, Fri & Sat 11-2, 2:30-5
