e miracles happening outside are amazing and terrifying. I can go along with the baby deer and little cute cottontail rabbits as they hop their little cotton butts across the roads I travel. But. Yes, a so fluffy cotton covered “but.” I am not all that enthralled when I come across a new hatch of cat spiders. Let me tell you what happens when a momma cat spider’s egg pouch hatches.
First sign is that you get a hand or your face covered with web that has been strategically placed to both protect the new herd of spiders and catch food for the little spiders, or as I call them, spidies. When you hear the tearing of the web, it is too late. You have been caught. Will you be calm and just pull the web away? Nope! You do three hours of cardio in maybe ten seconds trying to escape. It is not until you have backed away that you see the entirety of the web you have become part of. Oh, and it is massive to say the least. It has a center that is really fascinating and perfectly executed into the regular spider shape. en it is expanded into and onto anything within spider web throwing distance.
at is where I found myself just a few short but memorable days ago. Now first I have to say that I have two rules about spiders. ese rules I have self-initiated. Because I made them up. One is that if I encounter a spider outside in its natural habitat, I pretty much leave it to go forth and capture and eat as many flies as it can. Two. Outside is a spider’s living and work place.
Oh but just let one of those little devilish multilegged so they can run faster than I can throw a shoe, yes, the multi-eyed buggers that can see me coming with said shoe from across the room. Just let one come into my house and it is curtains for it. See, the way I see it, if you don’t pay rent or put something towards the mortgage or up keep around here, it’s out you go. Spiders, feet first. All sixteen of them!
ere is a gray area in this rule. It has to do with windows and doors. And that is what happened two days ago. I was getting ready for window washing when I opened my dining room window and noticed them. Hundreds if not thousands of teeny, no bigger than the head of a straight pen, baby spiders flowing and swinging on various lengths of web. Well, that just would not do. Even though most were on the outside of the screen, there were more than an amount I would guess was 300 of the little spits of bright orange on my side of the screen. Aer I gathered myself, un-wrapped myself from the now strung out and sticky web that was torn by opening the window, I began the glorious task of ridding my air space of the %^&* things!
First with a wet paper towel I grabbed from the kitchen. Seeing that there were more than hundreds, yes, HUNDREDS, next came out the vacuum and the giant suck up began. Now do not write to me about leaving them be. e mother spider, the sneaky thing, had set her egg sack within my air space and these hundreds of soon to be growing to full spider size, were not welcomed here and they were not paying rent!
When I felt I had irradicated my side of the screen from the little neighbors I noticed I didn’t even make a dent in their numbers. at’s when I brough out the big guns. e “kills on contact” bug spray I keep at the ready in my house. It is a gallon with a spray nozzle that is tethered to the jug by a plastic tube. At any given moment’s notice I can grab and go. HEE. HEE. HEE. Said the spider to the fly. But in this scenario the fly, aka me, won!
I have seen this hatch many times where I live. It truly is an amazing thing to see what looks like a moving wall of these orange baby spiders. ey are born and immediately they start to get ready to fly to make their new homes and the circle starts all over. Fly? Yes fly. e spiders will gather up a small amount of web and the wind will carry them away. Far away from my dining room window. Creepy huh.
Trina lives in Diamond Valley, north of Eureka, Nevada. She loves to hear from readers. Email her at itybytrina@yahoo. Really!
Why Choose UNR for Your Child’s Secondary Education
By Trina Machacek
On May 19 a bus full of Wolf Pack athletes who are also students attending UNR, the University of Nevada-Reno stopped at the Opera House in Eureka. e tour bus was full of coaches, cheerleaders and of course Wolfie the UNR mascot. As the troupe emerged, they started enthusiastically chanting N-E-V-A-D-A as they led the crowd of onlookers up the steps to the auditorium. What a site to see on a quiet Tuesday aernoon in Eureka.
In an email to e Eureka County Star from the organizers and developers of this, “epic trip and a true joy to share the “Gospel of the Wolf Pack” in rural communities throughout Northern Nevada,” as Bill McGillis, Senior Advisor to the Director of Athletics put it, several of the tour participants discussed their ideas and reasons for this venture:
“e Nevada Coaches Caravan brought the Athletic Department's Director, Stephanie Rempe, her department staff, Head Football Coach Jeff Choate and Head Coaches of other teams. A dozen student athletes also accompanied, all but two of which were from Nevada towns.
One of several students who were on this tour, Cross country runner Soma Baligad, Gardnerville native and Biochemistry graduate told the crowd, “is is a lot of fun, getting to these towns and meeting people. I'm applying to Nevada Medical School now that undergraduate studies are over.”
In response to the question of why the group was on this mission, Nevada Athletic Director Stephanie Rempe said, “Our student athletes are great role models. Get out and meet people, other students, and help spread the good news about Nevada.”
e University of Nevada, founded in 1874,
has always lived by a mission to serve the state through education, research, and community engagement. In further remarks Stephanie Rempe relayed, “Opportunities like the Coaches Caravan gives the University and communities the chance to interact, and for people to learn about the Wolf Pack, our programs, and to plan for the future.”
Aer Stephanie introduced herself, each Coach and Student Athlete spoke about their own role with athletics and the University of Nevada and encouraged parents and Eureka students to become involved, to continue pursuing their own hopes and dreams.
is tour was not the first Coaches Caravan, but was the most ambitious, three days and two nights, a thousand road miles, 13 towns and meeting hundreds of rural Nevadans.
In some communities the Coaches went to local Boys and Girls Clubs. Coach Jeff Choate wanted to let people know, “e Wolf Pack wants to foster a love for sports and an active lifestyle. Younger children will remember these meetings and why being active is so important.”
ere is a real need for a high school graduate to choose a life path. ere are as many ideas, school, programs, and jobs to follow. It was and are the hopes that this type of “recruitment” will light a fire in the young students of rural Nevada to think about what UNR has to offer.
Aside from being closer to home, a student staying within their state and going on to college is afforded an in-state rate which can be a large savings. Even though this group hit the road to promote UNR, it is also a way to let parents and students know there are so many schools within Nevada that offer more programs and steps to new and exciting things to consider for their futures.
Election Night & Spaghetti
June 9 from 4:30 - 7 p.m. at the Eureka Senior Center
Join in the fun on election day with SPAGHETTI! St. Brendan’s Catholic Church is sponsoring a $15 per plate spaghetti feed on Election Day, June 9th form 4:30-7p.m. Come to town to vote, then sit down and discuss the day, or pick up dinner for the whole family and take some home. Serving spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert. For pre-orders or questions call 775-7240192 or 775-761-4282. Proceeds to benefit St. Brendan’s Catholic Church.
University of Nevada Reno school athletes, coaches and local residents enjoyed the quick stop the UNR tour bus made in Eureka.
Scarlett Buchanan Awarded 2026 National High School Spirit Award
By Rose Buchanan
Girl’s Club.
Over the past couple years we've watched Scarlett have to make some difficult decisions within the sport of rodeo. She endured months of physical therapy aer a goat tying injury ended her ability to safely compete in that event. During those months she couldn't ride. Aer she was cleared to ride again, her main best horse Johnny endured an injury that took him out of rodeo aer they had competed together for five years. Within months, Johnny's replacement was also pulled out of competition due to an injury. Yet, through it all Scarlett continued to chase her passion of rodeo by continuing to learn, help others reach their goals, and most importantly not give up when things didn't go the way we hoped.
Scarlett was awarded the Spirit Award at State Finals this year. So many people have stood behind her throughout the years of high school rodeo and we are so grateful. As she gears up for her last big high school rodeo this summer, we are so thankful for the team and rodeo families we have as she goes down the rodeo road.
These are the kids that will take over the world—and keep it going in the right direction.
Many Americans consider Memorial Day the “unofficial” beginning of summertime. It was celebrated as early as the 1860’s following the Civil War, but it became a national holiday in 1971. Memorial Day is a day to pause and remember and reflect on the many service members who risked and gave the ultimate sacrifice fighting for the United States. If you’re flying the American Flag, it should be flown half-staff until noon. ere is also National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time, where you are asked to pause for one minute of silence to remember our fallen. Remember today is a day of respect.
ECSO was honored in assisting Eureka County VFW Post 8194 first flag raising at the VFW park on Main Street Eureka, Nevada.
Stop by the Eureka Veterans Park on Main Street, feel the glory of the flags and give thanks to those who gave their all for you and me and every American.
There is no other girl’s club that can outmatch or outride a Rodeo
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Johnny’s Tech Corner What Happened to My Google?
By Johnny Fitzgerald
If you have searched for something on Google recently and thought, “is feels different,” you are not imagining things. For years, Google Search worked in a familiar way. You typed in a question, and Google returned a list of websites. You clicked links, compared sources, and decided which answer seemed best. Google and Gemini AI are now changing that experience. Instead of mostly showing links, Google is increasingly using artificial intelligence to generate direct answers at the top of the page. You may have already noticed these AI summaries appearing before the traditional search results.
So what has changed, and what does it mean for the average person?
googlE iS BECoMiNg MoRE liKE A CoNVERSAtioN
e biggest shi is that Google Search is increasingly behaving less like a library index and more like a digital assistant.
Instead of simply pointing you toward websites, Google now tries to answer your question itself using AI-generated summaries. You can ask longer, more natural questions like:
• “Why does my WiFi slow down at night?”
• “How do I cook a roast without drying it out?”
• “What is the safest truck for winter driving?”
Google then attempts to combine information from multiple websites into one, hopefully correct, answer. In theory, this saves time because you do not have to open as many links yourself.
tHE gooD NEWS
For simple questions, the new system can work well. It is oen faster for basic explanations, recipes, product comparisons, travel planning, and general “how do I do XYZ” questions.
It can also help people who are less comfortable with technology because searches feel more natural. Instead of guessing the perfect keywords, you can simply ask the question the way you would ask another person.
tHE PRoBlEMS PEoPlE ARE NotiCiNg
e downside is that AI generated answers are not always accurate.
Sometimes the summaries leave out important details, misunderstand the source material, or confidently provide incorrect information. Unlike traditional search results, where you could compare several websites yourself, the AI answer can make it look like there is only one clear response.
Some people are also frustrated because the older style of search feels harder to find. You may now have to scroll past AI summaries, sponsored results, shopping links, videos, and other features before reaching regular website links.
In short, Google Search has become more crowded and more opinionated than it used to be.
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e good news is that you still have control. If the AI summary is not helpful, scroll down to the regular website links. For important topics, compare multiple sources. Add words like “official site,” “forum,” or “Reddit” when you want more specific results.
Be especially cautious with medical, financial, or legal questions. For those, AI summaries can be a starting point, but they should not be your final answer.
tHE BiggER SHiFt
What we are seeing is a major change in how people interact with the internet. Search engines are moving away from simply helping you find information and toward trying to summarize it for you.
Sometimes that will save time. Sometimes it may create confusion. Either way, if Google feels different lately, you are not imagining it. e internet’s front door is being remodeled right in front of us.
Johnny is an insufferable Gen-Xer who escaped Southern California before the next Big One sinks it into the Pacific. He now calls Eureka home and refuses to leave. He can be reached for questions, comments, and ideas at JohnnyFEureka@gmail.com
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FROM OUR PAST
Eureka has a varied and long history. e snippets we offer here are drawn from the Eureka Sentinels of our past. Enjoy!
25 Years Ago
June 7, 2001
Russell E. Conley Receives Major NAF scholarship
“ese your students,” said Nevada Agricultural Foundation (NAF) executive director Gail Munk of Lovelock, “certainly represent some of the ‘best and brightest’ in the state and it is highly gratifying that they will be among those feeding and clothing us in this nation and elsewhere in the years ahead.”
Munk referred tot hose provided NAF scholarships for the year 2001-2002 or those still on previously awarded grants.
e foundation at its annual spring meeting, May 11 in Reno provided $60,000 in educational grant to 26 Nevada high school graduates who intend on following agriculture or associated fields as their life careers…
Eureka county was represented by one scholarship recipient.
Russell E. Conley is a 1999 graduate of Eureka County High School and the son of Ken and Bev Conley of Eureka.
He is a recipient of a Golden memorial of $2,500 and is currently attending UNR where he is majoring in agricultural engineering, maintaining a 3.8 grade point average. He is engages in campus activities and has participated in both 4-H and FFA.
50 Years Ago
June 5, 1976
Academic Honor Students Are Listed Academic honor rolls for the sixth six-week period of the school year and the second semester were released this week at Eureka High School by Supt. Carl Shaff…
On the academics list for the final six weeks were:
Highest Honors: Lester Bisoni, Gregg Collingwood, Teresa Palmore, Rhonda Shangle 40; Rosaleen O’Connor, Jill Peterson, Carolyn Rowley, 3.83; Judy Buffington Kris Corsentino, Daine Hendrix, Vickie DuBose, Kay Marion, Julie Petersen, Janice Sorholus, Jeaneen Stinette, 3.67; John Etchegaray, Rhonda Smith, 3.6; Connie Groth, Tom Johnston, Eric Pastorino, Kathy Roberts, Jenni Shaff, 3.5; Honors: Tanya Lani, 3.43; Shirley Allison, Ellaree Damele, David Labarry, Marianne Lower, Pam Petersen, 3.83; Marie Bisoni, 3.2; Bonnye Hooper, Dan Petersen, 3.17, Denny Blehm, Sharon Goldie, Paul Klindt, Vickie Leonard, Joe Sorholus, Kevin Whipple, 3.0. For the second semester: Highest Honors: Lester Bisoni, Judy Buffington, Gregg Collingwood, Rosaleen O’Connor, Teresa Palmore, Carolyn Rowley, Rhonda Shangle, Rhonda Smityh 4.0; Diane Hendreix, Tom Johnston, Eric Pastorino, Julie Petersen, 3.83; Tanya Lnai, 3.71; Kris Corsentino, Vickie DuBose, Larry Heson, Dave Labarry, Kay Marion, Jujll Petersen, Jeaneen Stinnett, 3.67; John Etchegaray, 3.6; Yvonne Edera, Suzi Kephart, Kathy Roberts, Janice Sorholus, 3.5; Honora: Connie Groth, Dan Petersen, Pam Petersen, 3.33; Marie Bisone, 3.2; Shirley Allison, Denny Blehm, Ellaree Damele, Sharon Goldie, Bonney Hooper, Paul Klindt, Marianne Lower, 3.17; Lynn Brown, Steve Henson, Dan Pasco, Debbie Stenton, 3.0.
100 Years Ago
June 5, 1926
by Mark McClain
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Legislation on the Horizon
A new proposed bill in Nevada would eliminate property taxes for certain longtime senior homeowners — specifically residents age 75+ who have owned and lived in their Nevada home for at least 10 consecutive years.
Supporters say the goal is simple: help longtime Nevadans stay in their homes as housing costs, insurance, HOA fees, and property values continue rising across Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson, Carson City, and rural Nevada communities.
Critics argue someone still has to make up the lost tax revenue that funds schools, roads, and local services. is possible new law will of course have an impact on Eureka County. What the impact will be cannot be calculated until all the nuances of the law would be ironed out. It certainly would be a helpful hand to our senior citizens. We are in a very unique position in Eureka County. We reap the rewards of our natural resources to a degree that has afforded our residents to have some of the lowest property tax rates within our state.
With so many retirees living on fixed incomes, especially in places like Summerlin, Sparks, Mesquite, Pahrump, and Lake Havasu-adjacent communities, the debate is already getting heated. Seniors are also choosing to have homes in the
Tax Legislation
bedroom rural communities like Alamo, Ely, Eureka, Caliente and Tonopah.
e new proposed bill does reflect that this savings would only apply to homes where seniors live as a primary residence. It would not bleed over to secondary homes, rental or other income properties.
ere are many ideas that have now come into the conversation on this idea.
e most prominent is that to wait until seniors are 75 years of age is far to long to wait. A better age might be 65 when the Federal Government says one becomes eligible for Medicare or even at 62, when people can start taking their Social Security. No doubt this idea will have more than a few hurdles to cross before and even if it ever becomes the law of the land in Nevada.
e next session of the Nevada lawmakers will meet February 1, 2027. Because Nevada operates on a biennial schedule, our legislature only meets for regular 120-day sessions during odd-numbered years.
is subject may be one you might want to bring up with representatives.
A Conversation with Steel Raine
— Part One —
By Winnona Eversgerd
I had the pleasure to sit down with Steel Raine recently at the Eureka Depot. e transcript below is not a verbatim record, but has been modified to eliminate redundancies and unnecessary utterances commonly spoken during conversation. is is a two part story.
So tell me a little bit about yourself?
I’ve lived in Eureka my whole life. I have a [bachelor’s] degree from the University of Nevada Reno in Business. Part of the reason why I want to run for the board is as concerned community member. My whole life, I’ve looked at things going on in the community and in the local commission and just wanted to do my part. I was always saying that maybe we could save a lot of money in certain areas. So, I’m just a local citizen that is concerned and wanted to do my part to help my community.
You kind of answered my second question. Why did you decide to run for this office?
Well, I can give you a little more detail on that. Just because I go to a lot of commission meetings, especially lately, and just been disappointed in how things have been going in terms of different projects that are being authorized. Maybe the project is a good idea, but we’re not getting our money’s worth. It’s spending too much on that when we could have got the same thing for less. So, I want to get in there so I can try to help force some value engineering. I think the taxpayers are not getting their money’s worth on basically every project that’s going on. Just the ones that are going on lately, that they’ve been talking about a lot, is the Opera House. You know $365,000 was being spent there. I was just looking at different systems, and we could probably have gotten that for somewhere around the $20,000 range for the system I was looking at. en it’s just like, so why is it hundreds of thousands of dollars? You’re talking about a sound system.
It is sound and also the visual system, so that projector and display. And I think they have a 10-foot screen. So, why did it have to be that expensive? I just don’t think we’re getting our money’s worth. And that’s just one of many projects, but it’s just the most recent example. I’ve been looking at those since I was in high school, just things like, why are we doing that? at’s just such a waste, such a waste. I want to do my part to get in there and try to value engineer things from now on, so, the taxpayer isn’t taking on this horrible burden upon themselves.
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Any other projects? Like, what about the pool project? What did you think about that?
You know what? I don’t have lot of details on that, but different parts of it did sound like it was too expensive. I don’t know a lot about that one. at was decided on and I wasn’t at that particular meeting.
What do you think are the three most important issues that the county has?
One that’s been vocalized to me is by taxpayers in Crescent Valley was that they don’t have a sewer system. ere’s lots of stories of sewage flooding from one neighbor’s yard into the next, because the whole ground there has been saturated by so many septic systems too close together. I think that’s a huge public health crisis. ey’ve been treated as the redheaded stepchild of the county and not being taken care of in that sense. at’s unacceptable. I think we could fix that. Second issue, is probably just the overspending on different projects like that. And then, I have listened to a lot of the current commissioners, and they say that they don’t like how much spending is happening at the dump, and then they don’t follow through with their own convictions and their own votes. So, really, I guess I want to get in there to help them follow through with their own convictions. I mean, they say that they’re spending too much in this particular category, then they all authorize it when the time comes. It just doesn’t make sense to me. So, I don’t know. ere’s something wrong. ere’s just not a consistency with their stated beliefs and then how they’re voting. at’s a big problem. It’s just unacceptable.
So how do you feel about the budget for the county?
ere needs to be more transparency in it. Like, exactly how much is being spent for what specific things. It just kind of more of a blanket, and I’ve talked to a lot of members of the community, and that’s one of their complaints is that there’s not enough transparency. ey’d like to see more specifically where things are being spent and they have the right. It’s their money. To know exactly where each dollar is being spent. It’s kind of hard to show them every last receipt, but I think we could definitely give them a little more detail.
How would you do that? How would you show them?
I think we need to add more categories, more line items, and then maybe we could just have our receipts public. You know, I know they’re recording all that stuff, and it’s supposed to be public information. We could put it on our website, on the county’s website so it can be
publicly viewed in this digital age. It should be easy to just add a lot of these things into something that could be digitally viewed on the website. And it shouldn’t cost anything. People could view it at their own houses and that way we’ve got full disclosure. I think we could definitely record those things online.
e second part of that question is, where do you think the money should be spent?
Well, probably the first is reduced spending in a lot of these wasteful projects, like the I was just talking about. I would transfer our savings, so to speak, in probably two projects, maybe three. One is at Crescent Valley. I think they really do deserve that sewer system. Deserves is probably the wrong word. It’s a public health crisis. People in a town site within Eureka County can’t be having sewage rolling in their yard. ere’s been a lot of recommendations to have zoning or some sort of building code of to solve it. I don’t think that’s going fix the problem. I mean, that’ll just aggravate the citizens and shoving laws down people’s throats is not the way to fix that. e infrastructure is. I know there was an engineering study to be done by Day Engineering. He had it figured out that it was going cost about $19.5 million in 2010. I was looking at those particular drawings, and I think we could have shaved off some of that by not having to relocate the airport by reorientation of the sewer ponds that he had put in. So that would have saved about $5.5 million of that. So, I think we could save a lot, just in that particular project.
But you said it was the engineering that was done in 2010?
Yeah, that’s already done. Dean Day did the engineering, but the project was never constructed. e plans are made up. ey’ve got all the grading and the pipes, showing what diameter pipe and how to install them and where to put the ponds. So, basically all the drawings are complete.
So, is it a water treatment project?
Yeah, it would require relocating the airport. at was part of the thing because all of the sewage was floating to the east because that’s the downhill side. e original design was showing the sewer pond would have been right on top of the runway. We could just reorient it the other way
Editor’s note: Due to time and space constraints, instead of heavily editing this interview, we have opted to publish it in two parts. e second half will be in next week’s edition.
BOARD OF EUREKA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF
MEETING
The Eureka County Board of Commissioners finds it necessary to CANCEL the regularly scheduled Commission meeting of June 16, 2026. The meeting conflicted with the 2026 Primary Election being held on June 9, 2026. The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will now be held on THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026, pursuant to NRS 293.387 to Canvass the Vote.
If you have questions or would like more information please contact the Commissioners’ office at CountyCommission@eurekacountynv.gov, PO Box 540, Eureka, NV 89316, by calling 775-237-5263 or faxing 775-237-5614. This agenda was posted in Eureka at: County Courthouse; County Administrative Facility (Annex); US Post Office; and public bulletin board at 10 S. Main Street. This agenda was posted electronically at Eureka County’s website (https://events.eurekacountynv.gov/meetings) and Nevada’s public notice website (www.notice.nv.gov). Notice to people with disabilities: If you require special assistance, please notify the Commissioners’ Office prior to the meeting at the email address, mailbox, phone number or fax number listed above. Published in The Eureka County Star May 21, 28, and June 4, 2026.
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Eureka Meetings, Courts and Arrest Recaps May 21–27, 2026
Editor’s note from Trina Machacek, Publisher-Editor of e Eureka County Star
Dear Residents and Readers,
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Arrest Recaps
For the dates of May 21, 2026 – May 27, 2026, there were no arrests reported.
Justice Court News
Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Eureka County Justice Court, Justice of the Peace Dorothy Rowley presiding, was present and prepared to conduct a misdemeanor bench trial in the matter of the State of Nevada vs. Michael Scott Wilsey, Case Number 25 TR 00071 7D.
Present at 5041 Tenabo Avenue in Crescent Valley was Defendant Wilsey representing himself. Present on behalf of the State of Nevada was Eureka County District Attorney Theodore Beutel, Esq.
The State began to present testimony from the citing officer, and during that testimony Defendant Wilsey decided to plead
guilty to one count of driving without a valid license, a misdemeanor in violation of NRS 483.550. The Court accepted Defendant’s plea of guilty and delayed sentencing to allow Defendant Wilsey an opportunity to get his driver’s license. The Court set a review and sentencing hearing June 25, 2026.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Eureka County Justice Court, Justice of the Peace Dorothy Rowley presiding, was present and conducted a show cause hearing in the matter of the State of Nevada vs. Michael Scott Wilsey, Case Number 25 CR 00037 7D.
Present at 5041 Tenabo Avenue in Crescent Valley was Defendant Wilsey with his court appointed counsel Jane Eberhardy, Esq., Eureka County Public Defender appearing via Zoom. Present on behalf of the State of Nevada was Eureka County District Attorney Theodore Beutel, Esq.
The Court heard from the parties regarding Defendant’s non-compliance with the Court’s previous order. After hearing from the parties, the Court found Defendant guilty of contempt and sentenced Defendant Wilsey to serve 48 hours in jail. The Court set a hearing for June 25, 2026.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Eureka County Justice Court, Justice of the Peace Dorothy Rowley presiding, was present and conducted a status hearing in the matter of the State of Nevada vs. Heather Marie Stevens, Case Number 25 TR 00067 7D.
Present at 5041 Tenabo Avenue in Crescent Valley was Defendant Stevens, representing herself. The State of Nevada was excused.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Eureka County Board of Commissioner is in receipt of a water right application proposing to change the respective points of diversion and places of use of water rights within Eureka County.
APPLICATION - 94959T proposing to change the respective points of diversion and places of use of water right permit 57144 within Eureka County.
In accordance with NRS 533.563, at its regularly scheduled meeting of June 18, 2026 at 11:00 am in the Eureka County Courthouse Commissioners Chambers, the Board of County Commissioners shall consider the requested water right changes and any recommended course of action to the State Engineer regarding the requested changes including the provisions of NRS 533.438 and NRS 533.4385. Public comment will be accepted before the Board considers any recommended course of action.
APPLICATION FOR WATER NO. 95104
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 20th day of March 2026 Deanne M. Hicks and Denise L. Moyle of Eureka, Nevada made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to change the manner of use of 1.0 c.f.s., 2.0 a.f.a., a portion of water heretofore appropriated under Permit 77569. Water will be diverted from an underground source at a point located within the NW1/4 SE1/4 of Section 14, T21N, R53E, MDB&M, or at a point from which the NW corner of said Section 14 bears N 41 degrees 28 minutes W, a distance of 5,145 feet (approx. 4 miles East of the intersection of SR278 and 9th Street, Diamond Valley, NV). Water will be used for irrigation purposes (CNRWA buyback program) from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Water was used for irrigation purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year.
Joe Cacioppo, P.E. State Engineer JC/mh
Published in The Eureka County Star May28, June 4, 11 and 18, 2026
APPLICATION FOR WATER NO. 95105
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 20th day of March 2026 Deanne M. Hicks and Denise L. Moyle of Eureka, Nevada made application to the State Engineer of Nevada for permission to change the manner of use of 1.0 c.f.s., 2.0 a.f.a., a portion of water heretofore appropriated under Permit 31113. Water will be diverted from an underground source at a point located within the NE1/4 NW1/4 of Section 11, T21N, R53E, MDB&M, or at a point from which the S1/4 corner of said Section 11 bears S 18 degrees 00 minutes 58 seconds E, a distance of 4,182.4 feet (approx. 4 miles east-northeast of the intersection of SR278 and 9th Street, Diamond Valley, NV). Water will be used for irrigation purposes (CNRWA buyback program) from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Water was used for irrigation purposes from January 1st to December 31st of each year.
Joe Cacioppo, P.E. State Engineer
The Court heard from Defendant Stevens regarding her ability to pay fines and fees. The Court ordered the fines and fees totaling $1,480, which were set forth in the judgment and sentence October 20, 2025, suspended on the condition that Defendant Stevens provide proof she maintains insurance on her vehicle through December 31, 2026.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, the Eureka County Justice Court, Justice of the Peace Dorothy Rowley presiding, was present and conducted an initial appearance and advisement of rights hearing in the matter of the State of Nevada vs. Zane Stephen Wright,
Case Number 25 CR 00032 7D. Present at 701 South Main Street was Defendant Wright representing himself. Present on behalf of the State of Nevada was Eureka County District Attorney Theodore Beutel, Esq. The Court heard from the Defendant regarding his non-compliance with the Court’s previous orders in the judgment and sentence filed November 20, 2025. Due to the Court considering imposing jail time, the Court appointed the public defender for future proceedings. The Court set a show cause hearing for June 17, 2026.
Public Notice Eureka Conservation District
SUPERVISOR VACANCY
The Eureka Conservation District is currently accepting letters of interest from individuals to fill a Supervisor vacancy on the Eureka Conservation District Board of Supervisors.
The term that is to be filled will only be until the term expires on December 31, 2026. If the appointed supervisor wishes to continue to serve on the board they will have to be nominated during the November 2026 election on November 2, 2026. (See NRS 548)
*** Must be a registered voter of Eureka County *** Please submit letters of interest to:
Hallee Dechambeau, Eureka Conservation District Clerk Department of Natural Resources 701 S. Main Street PO Box 323 Eureka, NV 89316 hdechambeau@eurekacountynv.gov
*For more information on the duties of the Conservation District Supervisors and/or election procedures, see Nevada Revised Statutes Ch. 548 (https://leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-548.html).
Published in The Eureka County Star June 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2026.
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA NOTICE OF JOINT APPLICATION AND PREHEARING CONFERENCE
On May 7, 2026, Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“NPC”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (“SPPC” collectively, “NV Energy”) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) a joint application, designated as Docket No. 26-05007, for approval of their 2027-2046 Triennial Integrated Resource Plan and 2027-2029 Energy Supply Plan. 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.
NV Energy filed the joint application pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters 703 and 704, including, but not limited to, NRS 704.741 et seq. and NAC 704.9005 et seq. Pursuant to NRS 703.190 and NAC 703.527 et seq., NV Energy requests that certain information in the joint application receive confidential information. Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 electronically through the Electronic Filing System on the Commission’s website or at either of the Commission’s offices on or before WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026.
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.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to NAC 703.655, the Commission has scheduled a PREHEARING CONFERENCE in this docket to be held as follows:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 1150 East William Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO:
Hearing Room A
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 AND VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS
Parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing conference either in person or remotely via Microsoft Teams. Members of the public can access the prehearing conference at the time noticed herein via the Commission’s live stream link on its website at https://puc.nv.gov. Participants who wish to appear via Microsoft Teams should provide title/role in associated business or organization, business address for each person who intends to participate in the prehearing conference to Commission Administrative Attorney Sai Swamy at sswamy@puc.nv.gov no later than MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and simplify issues involved in this proceeding and set a hearing and procedural schedule. At the prehearing conference, the Commission may take any action authorized by NAC 703.655.
The Commission is not responsible for providing clerical or administrative assistance or materials to parties during Commission proceedings. If such assistance is necessary, parties must make other arrangements for this type of assistance.
The joint application is available for public viewing at 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 in order to receive any further notices in this matter.
By the Commission, TRISHA OSBORNE, Assistant Commission Secretary
Dated: Carson City, Nevada
5/22/26
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO EUREKA COUNTY CODE TITLE 6, HEALTH AND WELFARE, CHAPTER 60, PROSTITUTION AND MARIJUANA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Eureka County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on June 18, 2026, beginning at 10:00 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 proposed changes to Eureka County Code Title 6, Health and Welfare, Chapter 60, Prostitution and Marijuana. 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 June 4 and 11, 2026.
E ureka County Clerk Recorder
In compliance with NRS 293.560 (3)(b) the Eureka County Clerk Recorder does hereby give notice of the registration deadlines to vote in the 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION, held JUNE 9, 2026.
PLEASE VERIFY YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION on the Nevada Secretary of State’s online registration link (www.registertovote.nv.gov) or by contacting the County Clerk Recorder’s Office at (775) 237-5263 prior to the below deadlines.
MAY 12, 2026 Last day a person may register to vote by mail and by appearing in person at the Clerk Recorder’s Office
MAY 26, 2026 Last date to update your registration and be mailed a ballot
JUNE 9, 2026 Last day a voter may register online at RegisterToVote.NV.gov
JUNE 9, 2026 In-person registration for anyone with a valid and current Nevada Driver’s License, Identification Card or Tribal ID. Anyone appearing to register or update an existing voter registration must provide identification, and if applicable, proof of residency. New voters will receive a provisional ballot.
/s/ Katherine J. Bowling, Eureka County Clerk Recorder
