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Vol. 3 No. 31 | e Week of January 22, 2026
Shining a light on all of Eureka County. Our Mission: Inform, enlighten, educate and entertain—Enjoy the journey.
Move Over Gold and Silver Here Comes Uranium (Maybe)
Is this you? Questionable Exciting Openings By Trina Machacek We all think, say and do things that we think are unique to ourselves. Rewards in life come when we least expect it. Here’s the story. Some time ago I wrote about something I have thought would be such fun. I got a lot of input aer I wrote of my “thing.” But. Yes, an individualized “but.” I like that I can cause a bit of a bubble with my words. When I get replies and notes and letters, it can and sometimes, means I am right about my thoughts; that we all have something in common. Not everything. at would be like saying we were all Stepford wives— or husbands. at would be too weird. And spooky. No, we all have differences.
Photo by A. Vargas/IAEA. By Trina Machacek Just talking about mining uranium brings up memories of the ree Mile Island incident in New York in March of 1979. Or maybe e China Syndrome movie in that same year. Both the fears and fallacies of uranium ring in the minds of anyone who has lived through the discovery or learned of uranium and its history and mystery. Uranium was discovered in 1789 and was used primarily to color ceramic glazes and in early photography. en in 1896 Henri Becqurele discovered uranium had radioactive properties. In Nevada uranium has been mined since the 1950’s. e Apex mine near Austin was the center of that mining. Geologist Charlie Steen made a big splash in the 1960’s in Reno, Nevada when he built a mansion with his fortune, he accumulated from uranium mining. Steen’s mining interests, however, were held in Utah.
e Apex mine south of Austin produced Nevada’s pocket of the fuel, and is again being looked at for the rich deposit there. Kracken Energy Corp., has valid existing claims, to pursue a Uranium Exploration Project that includes construction of seven (7) drill pads for core drilling to be initiated and reclaimed within 1 year of initiation. A Safety Plan has been prepared to mitigate potential impacts at the project. Kracken Energy Corp. was a junior uranium exploration company focused on high-grade US assets like the Apex Property in Nevada, but it was acquired by Aero Energy Limited in June 2025, becoming part of a larger North American uranium developer. On January 7,2026 the U. S. Forest Service held an informational public meeting in Austin, Nevada in regards to the possibility of a resurgence of a uranium mine south of that town. [ Continued on page 3 ]
Eureka County Offices Have New Hours Be sure to read the Eureka County Commissioners News and Notes in this edition to see the new schedules on page 5 for several county offices and services. And we added the Post Office hours there too.
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Meet Your Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Secretary State News . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Senior Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Ask A Doc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Johnny’s Tech Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Worship Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 From Our Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Commissioners News & Notes . . . . . .5 Market Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Urban Cowboy Feature . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Sheriff’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Courts & Arrest Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Classified and Legal Ads . . . . . . . . . . .6 Business Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 January Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
TIDDLES-N-BITTLES New-ish Internet Service Provider in Eureka For those who haven’t heard, Kyle Moore who started Internet Express and brought the internet into Eureka County some years ago, sold his company to Rango Broadband. To get information, hooked up with Rango, or for problems with the service call 775-847-4000. VP of Corporate Development is Mark Herr, email him if you have more questions: mark.herr@rango.net.
Have You Stopped Along Highway 50 Have you stopped along Highway 50 lately? Seen what amazing Nevada items are made only in Nevada? Followed the riders of the Pony Express Association? If you look at the top of the front page of e Star you will see three logos. We are proud to support Made in Nevada, Pony Express Territory and Pony Express Association. If you have a chance, we urge you to visit these three great organizations: • HOME - Loneliest Road in America, Nevada’s Highway 50 • Made In Nevada | A Year-round, Nonstop Celebration of All-things Nevada Business • Nevada – National Pony Express Association Like the movie says, “What a country!” NEVADA! Oh, you should see what you are missing. Enjoy.
What I wrote was, as I travel the highways and bi-ways, and I see a UPS or FedEx freight truck, I can’t help but wonder what is in all those packages inside the trailers? Going one step further I mentioned that wouldn’t it be a blast to open them all? Not that I wanted anything that was in there. I just am nosey enough to want to see all the stuff. Well, okay. I might want what would be in the little packages. Like little jewelry sized, diamond carrying packages. I am, aer all, a girl. e possibilities are nearly endless as to what one might find packed and, on its way, to be delivered. At least I can say I wouldn’t come across some cremations as they are only allowed to be sent via the U.S. Post Office. But the world, absolutely anything else in the world that fits into the acceptable parameters of those two shippers could be in those packages. How exciting. Well now I have been vindicated in my dream of at least seeing all the things that might be and could be riding down the roads in some of those trailers being pulled by those big rigs. I have found that there is something available that has been out there for some time, but I was unaware of it. Be still my inquisitive heart. I recently learned about buying bags full, and boxes full, and pallets piled high, with unclaimed, lost, or returned goodies. ere are businesses that sell that stuff. Yes! ese various businesses have been around for quite some time. Amazon occasionally has returned and unclaimed pallets full of these types of goods, as does the post office. But most of the “lost and not found” stuff is handled through companies. It’s a big business. I am not interested in buying a bag, box or pallet of these things. Why? Because in my world, I have not wanted the stuff, I just want to see what is in the packages. Have the fun of opening them. Like Christmas without having to have that “Oh, how nice of you” reaction you need to portray when you really are not that excited to see the sugar free fruitcake from Aunt Shirley—again. In our ever growing and changing electronic world there are a few people who have started blogs and YouTube channels who buy these items and then turn their new hobby into entertainment. What a country. Recently, because I was curious about this new adventure, I watched a lady somewhere in Wisconsin buy, bring home and open a pile of this kind of stuff. Oh, stuff was exactly what she got. Over and over again. Package aer package. Rip and tear aer rip and tear. It was so funny to see what I had only imagined. Just what all the stuff in all the packages that at one time rode in freight truck trailers turned out to be. It is not too oen that you get to have a daydream come full circle. Have that curiosity turn into a catharsis in your being. e best thing? I got to actually see some of the things that might have been in a UPS or FedEx truck, and unlike that poor lady that now has piles of stuff, I don’t have to figure out what to do with all that junk! Yep. What a country we have right? Trina lives in Diamond Valley, north of Eureka, Nevada. She loves to hear from readers. Email her at itybytrina@yahoo. Really!