Ralph Keyes News Today

Dear Editor: To the citizens of Wiscasset: I attended the Wiscasset Middle High School Class of 2024 Graduation ceremony. It was a celebration of the accomplishments of a wonderful group of young adults. I taught at WHS/WMHS for 34 years. I retired...

The virtual Feb. 19 program will be co-hosted by the new African Americans in the Civil War Era Round Table.

The virtual Feb. 19 program will be co-hosted by the new African Americans in the Civil War Era Round Table.

During the Esmeralda County Board of Commissioners’s Feb. 5  meeting, Mary Jane Zakas presented a letter from the Esmeralda County Republican Central Committee requesting to recall Elgin. Commissioners also discussed possible budget cuts to the elections department.

The English language offers a rich booty of words for our various body parts.

The Planning Board scheduled a site walk for Dec. 10, the next step toward hotel firm erecting a solar 5.4-acre solar array.

President M. Russell Ballard passed away on Nov. 12. His lifetime of service to God, family and church also included speeches where he quoted literary figures, poets and world leaders. Read more.

Everyone, it seems has their own truth, and cannot admit any validity on the other side. Is the the post-truth era in politics?

Esmeralda County is the least populated county in Nevada, a fact reflected by the county’s infrastructure and services. The county is built to support the roughly 800 residents who live there, but if the projected 600 construction jobs it will take to build the mine is accurate, the county population could nearly double within a couple of years.

Lithium mining development could nearly double Esmeralda Countys population. Not all who live here are happy about it.