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Look for a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms today, cooler temperatures with a high of 67 degrees.
The US Geological Survey reported a 4.1 quake 13.4 miles west of Preston just after midnight Saturday night, with several aftershocks following, with the latest a 3.3 around 10:30 last night. No reports of injuries or damage.
Nevada’s only oil refinery is restarting operations, and it’s located in Railroad Valley, about 60 miles southwest of Ely.
The Eagle Springs Refinery has completed about 300-thousand dollars in repairs and upgrades and received a new state air permit.
The refinery can process about 5-thousand barrels of crude oil a day, and Railroad Valley is currently the only area in Nevada with producing oil wells.
The refinery is owned by Utah-based Sky Quarry and operated by Foreland Refining. Company officials say the goal is to ramp up production and make Nevada-refined fuel a larger part of the region’s supply.
White Pine High School sports had a busy weekend.
The White Pine varsity boys soccer team picked up back-to-back shutout victories over Sage Ridge. White Pine won Friday’s match seven-nothing, then followed it up Saturday with an eight-nothing victory.
On the volleyball court, White Pine Ladycats’s four-match winning streak came to an end Friday against GV Christian. The Ladycats fell three sets to one, with scores of 25-12, 24-26, 25-22, and 25-21.
The loss drops White Pine’s record to 15-2-and-2, while GV Christian improves to 14-and-11.
White Pine will return to action Friday at 3 p.m., taking on Lake Mead Christian Academy after both teams had some extra time off.
Gerald “Jerry” Burton Charles of Ely passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on September 21st at the age of 88.
A Marine Corps veteran, Jerry worked in construction, mechanics, mining and maintenance, including with the Ely City Shops and Ely Shoshone Tribe, where he also served on Tribal Council.
He was known for his generosity, love of family, Native heritage, the outdoors and community.
A viewing is Friday, October 9th, from 5 to 7 at Mountain Vista Chapel. Funeral services are Saturday, October 10th, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ely, followed by burial at Ely City Cemetery.
Nevada schools facing enrollment-related budget cuts will be able to maintain their previously approved state funding levels under an emergency regulation signed Friday by Governor Joe Lombardo.
The move could help school districts avoid cutting staff and programs as enrollment declines put pressure on education budgets. State Superintendent Victor Wakefield says the regulation will also give lawmakers time to develop a long-term solution.
The action comes as Clark County School District faces a 51-point-6-million-dollar midyear budget shortfall after losing more than 10-thousand students compared with last year.
Clark County Superintendent Jhone Ebert says the district now does not expect to eliminate positions this school year.
Could permanent Daylight Saving Time leave Nevada kids walking or riding to school in the dark?
That’s one concern being raised as Congress considers the Sunshine Protection Act, which would keep the nation on Daylight Saving Time year-round.
Nevada lawmakers considered the opposite approach last session — permanent Standard Time — but the bill failed.
Supporters point to health and safety, while opponents of permanent Daylight Time note that winter mornings would stay darker. And there’s a history lesson: the nation tried year-round Daylight Saving Time in 1974, extending it through the winter. By October of 1974, concerns about dark winter mornings — including children traveling to school before sunrise — had grown, and Congress moved to end the experiment. Standard Time returned in late October 1974.
If Daylight Saving Time (DST) were made permanent, the latest sunrise in Ely, NV, would occur around 7:55 a.m. on the winter solstice (December 21).
The debate continues today over whether the clock should stay on Standard Time, Daylight Time, or keep changing twice a year.
That’s your morning news from White Pine County and the state of Nevada