Nevada once boasted about 70 railroads with thousands of miles of track linking remote mining towns with the transcontinental railroads. The mercurial nature of mining spelled doom for many of Nevada’s railways, but the development of the country’s highways led to the demise of railroads as our expanding young nation once knew them.
The remote corner of Clark County known as Gold Butte remained unknown to most Nevadans until a recently proposed congressional act brought it unusual attention. The long-ignored region lying south of Mesquite, east of the Virgin River and the Overton arm of Lake Mead and west of the Arizona border, may gain recognition and protection under the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act, HR 7132.
After being sidelined by the writers strike last season, “24” (8 p.m. today and Monday, KVVU-TV, Channel 5) is returning to action in a brave new world.
Crazy Benny. Sounds like a used-car dealer. And with his red fedora, he looks like a guy who hawks them on TV.
We’re only four days into 2009 and already colors look brighter, music sounds sweeter and Tyra Banks seems less full of herself.
White Pine County’s annual Fire and Ice Show on Jan. 17-18 promises winter visitors two nights of fireworks, two days of competitive ice sculpting and opportunities for activities possible only where the snow is deep and the ice is thick. The event earned recognition with its recent listing as one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association for 2008 and 2009.
Today is your last chance to see “Mamma Mia!” and “Stomp Out Loud,” at least where they are now. “Stomp” may reconvene at the Sahara.
