By Dennis Cassinelli For several years, I worked as a Field Engineer in the 1970s for the Nevada Department of Transportation. At that time, my duties included traveling to highway construction project sites to prepare the final report of quantities used on the various projects. One of these was a project on U.S. 95 at Goldfield Summit south of town being … [Read more...] about Memories of Goldfield, Nevada
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Johntown, Nevada’s first ghost town
By Dennis Cassinelli Most Nevadans know where the principal towns and cities of the Comstock era are located. Most locals and tourists know about Virginia City, Gold hill and Silver City. What many people do not know is that the Comstock Mining District included many other nearby towns that contributed greatly to the history of the fabulous Comstock Lode. These included … [Read more...] about Johntown, Nevada’s first ghost town
77 residents, 66 staff members at facilities across Nevada test positive for COVID-19; 14 deaths reported
By Meghan Messerly/The Nevada Independent Nearly 150 residents and staff members in nursing homes, behavioral health centers and correctional facilities across Nevada have tested positive for COVID-19 and 14 have died, according to a new state dashboard released Monday morning. More than half of the cases are spread across more than a dozen skilled nursing … [Read more...] about 77 residents, 66 staff members at facilities across Nevada test positive for COVID-19; 14 deaths reported