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KNPR's State of Nevada

Charting The Future Of Health Care In Rural Nevada

Nov 27, 2019

In the fall of 2015, Tonopah’s hospital closed, leaving thousands of central Nevada’s rural residents with no urgent care for a hundred miles.

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Officials Seek To Revive Rural Tonopah Hospital

Nov 22, 2019

When Tonopah’s hospital closed in 2015, it didn’t just leave the town without an emergency room – it left the region without one, too.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Turquoise Fever In Tonopah

Jul 23, 2019

A new reality-TV series, "Turquoise Fever" follows the Otteson family of Tonopah as they mine for turquoise.

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Clown Motel Featured In Straight-to-DVD Movie

May 29, 2019

Tonopah’s Clown Motel is the featured site in a new movie set for release on DVD next week. 

The Pahrump Valley Times reports that “Clown Motel: Spirits Arise” tells the story of a group of ghost hunters seeking to find out whether it’s abandoned and haunted. 

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Jim Butler, Not Golden Knights, The Weekend Focus In Tonopah

May 28, 2018

Over the weekend, not everyone in Nevada was thinking about hockey.

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Nye County Sheriff's Deputy Hurt Responding To Car Fire

May 23, 2018

A Nye County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized with serious injuries Monday after being hit by a car while responding to a car fire in downtown Tonopah.

The crash was reported just before 10 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 95.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Northern Nye County Still Struggling For Health Services

Dec 07, 2017

Areas near Tonopah have suffered since the region's hospital closed two years ago.

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Reno-Based Company Provides Temporary Solution To Tonopah's Ambulance Problem

Nov 20, 2017

A Reno-based company providing ground ambulance services will fill in temporarily for Tonopah’s volunteer ambulance service.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

Clown Motel Up For Sale, 600 Clowns No Extra Charge

Aug 08, 2017

Bob Perchetti, owner of the Clown Motel in Tonopah, is selling the famous, or for those who hate clowns, infamous lodging.  

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Tonopah Town Board Backs Proposed Rail Project

Jan 23, 2017

Tonopah's town board has voiced support for a proposed high-speed rail link connecting Las Vegas and Reno.

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Tonopah Solar Plant Temporarily Offline

Dec 02, 2016

A new solar plant in Tonopah has been taken offline temporarily.

The Tonopah Times-Bonanza and Goldfield News reports a salt leak has caused the plant to shut down.

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Tonopah Weighing Annexation

Sep 23, 2016

Tonopah is considering expanding its city limits.

The Tonopah Times-Bonanza and Goldfield News reports city leaders have developed a plan where they'd annex 516 square miles of unincorporated Nye County.

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Tonopah Town Board - Tom Seley- Nonpartisan Office

Aug 15, 2016

Name: Tom Seley

Office: Tonopah Town Board

Party Affiliation: Nonpartisan Office

Website:  

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Tonopah Town Board - Mike Sain - Nonpartisan office

Aug 15, 2016

Name: Mike Sain

Office: Tonopah Town Board

Party Affiliation: Nonpartisan office

Website:  

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Tonopah Town Board - Roni Link - Nonpartisan office

Aug 15, 2016

Name: Roni Link

Office: Tonopah Town Board 

Party Affiliation: Nonpartisan office 

Website:

 

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Tonopah Town Board - Don Kaminski - Nonpartisan office

Aug 15, 2016

Name: Don Kaminski

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Petition To Void Tonopah's Role As Nye County Seat Fails

Jul 15, 2016

A petition that would've put a measure on this fall's ballot to void Tonopah's role as the home of Nye County government did not get enough signatures to move forward.

For now, the effort is dead.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

John L. Smith: Ice Hockey And Tonopah

Jun 27, 2016

John L. Smith wonders what the new Las Vegas ice hockey team should be named. 

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New Medical Clinic To Open In Tonopah

May 04, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A health facility is opening up in Tonopah, nearly a year after the only hospital in the area for 100 miles closed down due to financial troubles.

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Feature
Road Trip

Desert Companion’s great big road trip in Search of the Soul of Nevada (and clean bathrooms)

Apr 28, 2016

We confess. We used to think like a lot of locals do, imagining the rest of the Silver State beyond our city as little more than Las Vegas’ ramshackle and somewhat embarrassing backyard.

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Business
Ruby Mountain Brewing Company's Steve Safford

Starts and crafts

Apr 28, 2016

From a 20-year brewer outside Elko to a fledgling brew pub in Virginia City, Nevada has its share of the micro-beer market.

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DC Road Trip 2016

When you look into the Clown, the Clown also looks into you

Apr 02, 2016

My night in Tonopah's Clown Motel.

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Solar Plant Capable Of Generating Power At Night Now Online Near Tonopah

Feb 22, 2016

There’s now a new plant running near Tonopah that can store solar energy and generate power day or night.

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Group Of Pahrump Residents Wants Nye County Seat To Move

Jan 12, 2016

Residents in Pahrump are lobbying to move the seat of Nye County's government there from Tonopah.

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Tonopah Mining Project To Proceed

Dec 08, 2015

A new mining project near Tonopah is set to go forward.

The Pahrump Valley Times reports the project is west of the city and about 720 acres in size.

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