Four Corners USA
By Barry Smith
News from Four Corners communities in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, as well as random bits of journalism from Barry Smith, former director of the Nevada Press Association who is now living in New Mexico. Older episodes are from the Nevada Press podcast.
Four Corners USAFeb 13, 2018
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Visit from the new Interior secretary
Bears Ears gets a visit from Deb Haaland, and the conversation over land swaps with Utah begins anew. Also, Oljato Trading Post is one of 'most endangered' in the country. And we find out just how many BLM employees moved to Grand Junction. Four Corners Quiz #7.
Jun 12, 202117:52
Talking trash
Investigative story about garbage. Also, a new temple for Farmington and more about Bears Ears.
Apr 11, 202110:37
40 years of the D&SNG
How the Durango railroad became a tourist train and transformed the town. Also, Rep. Lauren Boebert invites Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to Grand Junction, and San Juan County, NM, achieves turquoise level. And Four Corners Quiz #5.
Mar 27, 202115:29
Language of landscapes
What’s missing from debate over oil and gas leading moratorium. Also, what is hidden in museums.
Mar 04, 202117:48
Dine engineer for Mars rover
Also, rushing toward nuclear waste, the Dullest Man and Four Corners Quiz #3.
Feb 20, 202112:14
COVID-19 and the Four Corners
News from newspapers in Farmington, Durango, Pagosa Springs. Blanding and Quiz #2
Feb 13, 202111:19
February 6, 2021
Feb 06, 202100:33
The end of coal
Navajo Generating Station, the Millwood Junction and what not to do in your RV. Also Four Corners Quiz #1.
Feb 06, 202110:05
Four Corners. New name, new location
Welcome back after a lengthy hiatus. News from the region where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona come together.
Feb 03, 202112:07
Don’t abandon the roads
Stuff you didn’t know from Battle Mountain, Weed Heights and Sparks. Dig in.
Sep 20, 201807:59
Don’t know your rights?
News from and about Nevada communities.
Aug 17, 201808:49
Selling what you don’t own
And more local news from Elko, Battle Mountain, Lovelock
Jul 26, 201805:08
Rolling giant water tanks
Also, little libraries and smashing computers.
Jul 20, 201806:31
Tesla’s in Sparks
Also, abandoned Kingston Mine, disappearing Walker Lake
Jul 17, 201807:25
Upside Down Church
Art, history and a recording studio
Jun 29, 201804:59
Epic biking, tribal marijuana, Ferrari racing
Epic biking, tribal marijuana, Ferrari racing
Jun 15, 201808:16
‘Trump of Pahrump’
Election Day, graduation days and fact-checking
Jun 12, 201806:51
Portuguese, drug dog and a fish farm
News from Nevada community newspapers.
Jun 08, 201804:50
Strange, sad stories
Babysitter in Elko, Amtrak victim, missing cows and dead burros.
May 31, 201805:08
Driving fast in Ely
Also, pot and murder
May 21, 201808:10
Deadly weapon
Rant on crime and courts coverage.
May 17, 201808:43
Marijuana killing?
More news from community newspapers in Virginia City, Sparks
May 11, 201807:37
Virtual reality, owl cam, infamous journalist
Fun stories from Nevada newspapers, because there’s too much bad news.
May 09, 201806:45
Dead horses, sage grouse, nuclear waste
Local newspapers covering national issues.
May 04, 201808:10
New school superintendents
Clark, Lander, Elko and Churchill all have new school chiefs.
May 03, 201805:09
Cemetery, pets and pot
News from Winnemucca, Ely and West Wendover
Apr 23, 201805:02
Art Bell death in Pahrump
Also, school superintendents, livestock auction
Apr 20, 201806:56
Mold in old middle school
Cell phones in Lyon, misdemeanor for ex-DA
Apr 19, 201806:50
Mental health crisis
Rural Nevada looking for solutions.
Apr 18, 201804:35
Drive-in news
Sparks, Lovelock, Hawthorne
Apr 17, 201804:52
Wisdom of letter to editor
National political news fatigue? Here the cure.
Apr 13, 201806:33
Crime and more crime
News from Lovelock, Yerington and Storey
Apr 06, 201807:51
Small town living
When they close the street for the Transportation Secretary
Apr 04, 201808:09
Missing couple
News from Mesquite, Tonopah, Boulder City
Apr 03, 201805:09
Tiregate
Fascinating stuff from Douglas County, Hawthorne and Ely.
Apr 02, 201807:46
Wells 4-day School
Nevada community news from Elko, Laughlin and Fallon
Mar 28, 201805:10
When local goes national
Mariah and Sister Jean, grave robbers, Yerington Senior Center
Mar 22, 201805:57
Interstate 11 through Nevada
Also, not smart criminals
Mar 21, 201807:29
One-sided stories
Snitching on a student, killing an elk, $5 million consultant
Mar 20, 201807:36
Wild horses
A look at the economic attraction of wild horses, new assessor for Mineral, new superintendent for Churchill
Mar 19, 201806:54
Rolling coal at protestors
News from around Nevada, including mining in Elko and an 85th anniversary of in Hawthorne
Mar 15, 201807:32
Five felonies, four counties
What reporters got right and wrong
Mar 09, 201808:07
Making the tough call
Some news, some advice
Mar 08, 201806:55
Bizarre robbery at Dottys
News from Nevada newspapers
Mar 08, 201806:38
Love Ranch suspension
News from Nevada
Mar 05, 201805:57
NRA and Boys & Girls Club
Mar 02, 201805:33
Threats and rumors at schools
Threats and rumors at schools \u2022 Nevada Quiz
Feb 22, 201805:15
Carson City soccer
Carson City soccer plans, flu deaths, Rye Patch power \u2022 Nevada Quiz
Feb 21, 201806:16
Missing woman in Pershing
Missing woman in Pershing, Lyon County religious flyers, no Bathtub Races \u2022 Nevada Quiz
Feb 19, 201805:26
Autopsy reports
Autopsy reports as public records. Great Basin glacier, no pot store for Elko \u2022 Nevada Quiz
Feb 15, 201806:25