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County OK’s $950k for Tonopah hospital tear down

By Robin Hebrock Times-Bonanza & Goldfield News
February 22, 2023 – 9:55 am
After many years of financial strife, in 2015 the Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah officially shut its doors to the public, leaving the community and surrounding areas hours away from the nearest hospital.

Although some medical services have since returned, community members all agree it is not enough and the Northern Nye County Hospital District has been doing all it can to remedy the problem.

Northern Nye County Hospital District Chair Donald Kaminski went before the Nye County Commission this month, seeking their approval for the district to move forward with securing a loan to fund one major hurdle for bringing in new services, the continued existence of the old Nye Regional Medical Center. Once the antiquated, contaminated facility is removed, the hospital district would be able to apply for a variety of available grants that could then be used to replace the old center with a brand new Critical Access Hospital. Continue reading here…

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Manuel Linares – Recognized For Dedicated Service

Manuel Linares was Recognized by the Tonopah Town Board at the January 25, 2023 Board Meeting for his 15 Years of Dedicated Service to the Town of Tonopah.

He has been employed by the Town longer than anyone currently employed.
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Cobb tapped as new Tonopah High athletic director

By Danny Smyth Times-Bonanza & Goldfield News
August 17, 2022 – 12:38 pm

Charles “Chad” Cobb has been announced as the new athletic director of Tonopah High School starting this fall.

“The school contacted me about the position. Being the resource officer, they thought this would be a good fill-in for me to do,” Cobb said. “I didn’t want to see the program go downhill or lose any momentum that he [Steve Stringer] had started. They were really good about it, it was an exciting adventure.

Chad has been a resident of Tonopah going back to his elementary school days when he and his family first moved to the town.

Cobb was a three-sport athlete at Tonopah High School, participating in football, wrestling and baseball.

Following graduation, Cobb enlisted in the military and served in the U.S. Coast Guard for five years.

He left the military to pursue a career with the sheriff’s office in Tonopah, where his dad was working at the time.

Cobb will be taking over for Steven Stringer, who had been the school’s athletic director since 2015, but left the position following the 2021-22 school year.

Chad currently has two kids at Tonopah High School. His daughter, Kaya, is a junior and a member of the school’s wrestling team, while his son, Remington, is a freshman at THS and is playing football for head coach Duffy Otteson.

“I feel like the town was a little bit more busy when I was a kid here. But the whole small-town atmosphere is still the same. I’m actually pretty excited to have my kids grow up where I did.”

By the end of his first year, Cobb is hoping to increase the participation from the town residents at the school’s events. He did mention that the town is very supportive of the school and the students, but he added that he would like to increase the crowds that attend games.