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Yesterday | Reno Gazette-Journal

Charles Benjamin: Canceling plant is a giant step for Nevada's economy

By Charles Benjamin On June 15, NV Energy formally terminated plans to build a 1,500-megawatt coal-fired power plant near Ely.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Route 66 News

Route 66 traveler dies in accident

Ken Vetrovec, 59, of Racine County, Wis., died Monday in a motorcycle crash near Ely, Nev., while heading home after completing a Route 66 trip from Chicago to Los Angeles, reported the Journal Times of Racine.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

EDITORIAL: Lights out

Our 'alternative' energy future really means no energy at all Do the forces now in charge of our energy future prefer that the American economy continue to grow based on the exploitation of plentiful and less-expensive coal and other fossil fuels, or by replacing those older power sources with wind, solar and other "renewables," regardless of the ...

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

Heller feels pressure to take on Reid

A sign in Ely, Nev., reflects political challenges for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has weak poll numbers but still lacks an opponent for the 2010 election.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

Analysts: Weak economy could hurt NV Energy rating

Thu, Jun 25, 2009 NV Energy One day after receiving a 6.9 percent rate hike in Southern Nevada, NV Energy was on Wall Street's radar Thursday because of the weak Nevada economy and the company's debt load.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

KTVN Reno

Ely schools chief recovering after hit-run

White Pine County's school superintendent is recovering at a Las Vegas hospital after being injured in a hit & run accident in downtown Ely.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

NV Energy backs off coal-fired Ely Energy Center; solar plant hits snag

As state officials considered how much money electric utility NV Energy could recoup for construction of power plants, the power company pulled the plug on a coal-fired power plant that would have been one of its biggest generators yet.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

KTNV-TV Las Vegas

Stargazers to gather at NV national park

Nevada's Great Basin National Park, which features some of the darkest night skies in the U.S., will hold a special event for stargazers Saturday night.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Broadcasting & Cable

PMCM Wants To Move Stations

Proposed Ely, Nevada and Jackson, Wyoming to Monmouth, N.J. and Wimington, Del., respectively By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/16/2009 4:53:31 PM MT During a Hill hearing Tuesday, New Jersey Deocratic Senator Frank Lautenberg praised the digital transition for the improved signals it sent New Jersey's way, but also pointed out that the ...

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Times-Herald

Motorcycle Accident affects one of our own - a valuable lesson to all - Belt Drive Betty

Layton Park , our Backroads Scholar was involved in a motorcycle accident in Ely Nevada a week ago.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

Read the story from 1999 for more details.

The state Board of Examiners Wednesday agreed to pay a $1.35 million out-of-court settlement to a former prison inmate who was paralyzed from the chest down when he fell out of an upper bunk at a conservation camp in Ely.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Lahonton Valley News

East Ely's historic homes and buildings

Some of the most historic homes and buildings still standing in the eastern Nevada town of Ely are found in a district known as East Ely.

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Fri May 29, 2009

KTVN Reno

ATVers damage new Ely high school track

Authorities are looking for two ATVers who drove across White Pine High School's new running track in Ely and caused an estimated $20,000 in damage.

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Mon May 25, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

Governor rejects four bills

Gov. Jim Gibbons found himself in a shouting match during a town hall meeting in Ely when a handful of angry state workers challenged him on his planned 6 percent salary cuts.

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Sat May 23, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Gov. Gibbons' rural tour blasts tax increases

On his final leg of his Road to Recovery Tour last week, Gov. Jim Gibbons' black SUV rolled through the U.S. 50 towns of Fallon, Austin, Eureka and Ely.

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Thu May 21, 2009

KLAS-TV Las Vegas

Gibbons meeting turns into shouting match in Ely

Gov. Jim Gibbons found himself in a shouting match during a town hall meeting in Ely when a handful of angry state workers challenged him on his planned 6% salary cuts.

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Wed May 20, 2009

RGJ.com

Gibbons draws praise, criticism during Ely visit

A town hall meeting hosted Wednesday by Gov. Jim Gibbons turned into a shouting match when a handful of state employees challenged his plan to cut wages by 6 percent.

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Mon May 18, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Governor Gibbons schedules series of community meetings

In a series of meetings with residents in rural communities to discuss Nevada's budget crisis and hear comments and ideas, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons continues his 'Nevada Road to Recovery Tour." 'I think many elected officials now meeting in Carson City sometimes forget the needs and wishes of the citizens who sent them there,' Gibbons said in a ...

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Sat May 16, 2009

RGJ.com

Gibbons continues 'Nevada Road to Recovery Tour' with swing through rural Nevada

Gov. Jim Gibbons continues his 'Nevada Road to Recovery Tour' with a trip through rural Nevada next week.

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Thu May 14, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Grants awarded to construction organizations

The Nevada State Commission on Construction Education has awarded grants to four Nevada organizations totaling $170,800 for furthering their educational services in construction.

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Ely, Nevada is located in White Pine County. Zip codes in Ely, NV include 89301, and 89315. More Ely information.

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