Delmo Andreozzi News Today

Having known Brian Gale for over 18 years I can tell you he is well educated with a degree in manufacturing engineering and then "The School of Hard Knocks."

ELKO — Elko County commissioners have approved an agreement with the Nevada Department of Wildlife for the county’s donation of water rights for the planned community fishing pond project in

The proposed county budget spends about $5 million more than revenue, dipping into surplus.

MedX started in Winnemucca in 2015 and added service to the Elko hospital in 2016.

Commissioners voted Wednesday to send the loan request to the Elko County Budget Committee to crunch the numbers before coming back to the entire board for action.

Elko Countys population has grown by 2.02% to 57,538 people for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, up 1,142 from 56,396 in the previous year.

Elko Boys and Girls Club had planned to build the center on the Herrerra ball fields, but a legal encumbrance stood in the way.

Elko County Manager Amanda Osborne said the county can only issue bonds for $40 million if pursuing a 10-year bond with payments of roughly $5 million a year, including nearly

AB519, signed by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, states Elko County should levy a tax from between 1 cent and 25 cents for school projects, or the state will step in and levy 25 cents.

Elko County doesn’t have enough in the treasury to build such a complex, but Elko County commissioners agreed county staff should contact specialists and report back to commissioners on financing options, such as bonds.