USFWS to Hold Meeting Nov 3 on Ruby Lake Refuge

     ELKO COUNTY - The Reno Gazette Journal has the article New plans for Ruby Lake Refuge that begins "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled a public meeting in Elko this week to gather input as it prepares a new 15-year management plan for the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge."

Challenger Files Lawsuit Over Elko County Absentee Ballots

     ELKO COUNTY - The Las Vegas Review-Journal has the article Secretary of state challenger files lawsuit against Miller which reports "Rob Lauer, said 51 absentee ballots requested by service members from Elko County were sent as many as 15 days late. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Las Vegas."

NV Ranch Bought For Wild Horse Sanctuary

     ELKO COUNTY - The Associated Press has the article Pickens buys NV ranch for wild horse sanctuary that begins "Madeleine Pickens, the wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, has bought a sprawling Nevada ranch to serve as a wild horse sanctuary that would keep mustangs on the range instead of in government-funded holding facilities."

DOJ Issues Release On Elko Co. Ballots To Oversea Citizens and Military

     ELKO COUNTY - The Department of Justice press release reports Elko County did not send in time absentee ballots to Nevada voters living overseas who had requested ballots.  The Nevada Secretary of State has adopted an emergency regulation to provide an additional six days for those 34 voters to return their ballots.

County Cleared in Suicide

     ELKO COUNTY - The Reno Gazette Journal has the report Elko County jail cleared in inmate suicide that begins "Prosecutors in Elko County have cleared the sheriff’s office of any wrongdoing in the death of an inmate who hanged himself at the county jail in June."

Report That County's Absentee Ballots To Military Miss Deadline

     ELKO COUNTY - Fox News has the article Advocates Cite Purported MOVE Act Violations in Seven More States that reports "An organization fighting to ensure that all overseas members of the U.S. military have the opportunity to vote has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder listing what it says are violations of the federal MOVE Act in two states and in multiple counties in five other states, FoxNews.com has learned" and "Matt Griffin, Deputy for Elections, Nevada Secretary of State, admitted that Elko County had not been able to get their absentee ballots out before the deadline, but he said White Pine County had no problems whatsoever."

County Picks Instructor To Work With USFS On Travel Management Plan

     ELKO COUNTY -  KTVN has the report Elko County Commission picks road plan facilitator that begins "The Elko County Commission has appointed a Great Basin College instructor to facilitate a motor vehicle use plan with the U.S. Forest Service."

Two miners killed in Nevada mine accident identified

     ELKO COUNTY - CNN has the report Two miners killed in Nevada mine accident identified that begins "Two miners who died this week in a Nevada mining accident were identified Saturday, according to the mine's owner."

Human remains found at bottom of NV mine shaft

     ELKO COUNTY - The Associated Press has the report Human remains found at bottom of NV mine shaft that begins "Authorities say they have found human remains at the bottom of a gold mine shaft in northern Nevada where two miners were trapped two days ago."

Rescuers reach area where Nev. miners are trapped

     ELKO COUNTY - MSN has the report Rescuers reach area where Nev. miners are trapped that begins "Rescuers reached the bottom of a gold mine shaft in Nevada late Friday where two miners were trapped more than a day ago."

Spokesman: Rescuers close to Nevada miners

     ELKO COUNTY - The Associated Press has the report Spokesman: Rescuers close to Nevada miners that begins "Rescuers were closing in Friday on two miners in a Nevada gold mine where a pipe had broken loose from a wall and severely damaged a cage that was lowering the pair into a shaft."

Search continuing for miners missing in Nevada underground gold mine

     ELKO COUNTY - The Reno Gazette Journal has the article Search continuing for miners missing in Nevada underground gold mine that begins "A spokesman for a gold mine where rescuers are searching for two miners says crews have made progress on how to safely access the men and hope to reach them today."

Two workers missing in Nevada mine

     ELKO COUNTY - CNN has the report Two workers missing in Nevada mine that begins "Rescue crews Thursday were searching for two miners after an incident at a mine in Elko County, Nevada, a U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration official told CNN."

Update - Missing Miners at Barrick

     ELKO COUNTY - The Associated Press has the report 2 missing miners feared dead at Nevada gold mine that begins "Two missing miners were feared to be dead in an accident Thursday at an underground gold mine that has seen three fatalities over the past 11 years."

     MyNews4 has the report MHSA: Several past deaths at Barrick’s NE mine complex that begins "After digging into the history of the Meikle Mine in Elko County, where crews are still looking for two missing miners,News 4 found that there have been a number deaths at the facility and the Goldstrike Complex that it is a part of."

Recovery Operations Underway After Incident at Underground Mine

     ELKO COUNTY - KTVN has the reports Recovery Operations Underway After Incident at Underground Mine that begins "Rescue crews at an underground gold mine in northeast Nevada are searching for two missing miners feared to be dead in an accident in a ventilation shaft."

     Update - The Associated Press has the report 2 missing miners feared dead at Nevada gold mine that begins "Two missing miners were feared to be dead in an accident Thursday at an underground gold mine that has seen three fatalities over the past 11 years."

Gas Pipeline Chief Hears Nevada Ranchers' Ire

     ELKO COUNTY - KCAL has the article Gas Pipeline Chief Hears Nevada Ranchers' Ire that begins "The chief of a 680-mile natural gas pipeline project from Wyoming to Oregon says he's surprised by the "firestorm" of complaints from ranchers about a company deal with environmental conservation groups."

Nev. county board considering Ruby Pipeline issues

     ELKO COUNTY - The Las Vegas Sun has the article Nev. county board considering Ruby Pipeline issues that begins "Elko County commissioners are due to consider several issues related to a $3 billion natural gas pipeline that would cross the county as part of its 680-mile route from Wyoming to Oregon."

Elko County Commissioners Meeting Today, El Paso Gas / Ruby Pipeline

     ELKO COUNTY - The Elko County Commissioners will hold a meeting today at 1:30 in Suite 201 of Nannini Administration Building, 540 Court Street, Elko, Nevada..  An agenda item is to discuss El Paso Gas Corporation/Ruby Pipeline today.

Gerber, Dahl Stabbed In The Back By Ruby Pipeline's El Paso Corp.

     ELKO COUNTY - The Standard-Examiner has the article Ranchers uneasy about pipeline that begins "With construction expected to begin any day now, public support for the Ruby Pipeline is disappearing quickly over what some ranchers are calling "blackmail money.""

Article - Helicopter crash caught on video

     ELKO COUNTY - KTNV has the article Helicopter crash caught on video that begins "Four Nevada first responders on a helicopter rescue mission -- need rescuing themselves when their chopper goes down."

     WMTW also has an article and video of the crash.