Editing West Wendover, Nevada (section)

==History==
[[File:USAAF Monument in West Wendover, Nevada.jpg|left|thumb|upright|United States Army Air Force Monument in West Wendover]]
West Wendover began to develop in the 1930s and 1940s with the introduction of legalized gambling in the state of Nevada. William "Bill" Smith founded a small cobblestone service station for travelers crossing the desert terrain of western Utah and eastern Nevada. Today this facility is known as the [[Wendover Nugget]]. It held the record as the oldest continually operated gaming license for a casino in the State of Nevada for over 66 years, until December 2001, when the former State Line Casino and Hotel came under new ownership.

Through the 1970s and 1980s, West Wendover began to emerge as a destination resort. Additional business arrived constructing more casinos, hotels and other service establishments, as well as recreational venues, such as the Toana Vista Golf Course. As growth continued to spiral up, the citizens of West Wendover, Nevada, then a township of Elko County, elected to incorporate under self-rule. On July 1, 1991, the city of West Wendover, Nevada, came into existence. Amber S Holt named the city seal of West Wendover encouraging people to "Come Grow With Us."<ref>{{cite web|title=West Wendover: Visitor's Guide: Historical|date=December 30, 2012|url=http://www.westwendovercity.com/visguide/historical.php|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091234/http://www.westwendovercity.com/visguide/historical.php|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In October 1999, the [[United States Department of Transportation|U.S. Department of Transportation]] moved West Wendover out of the [[Pacific Time Zone]] due to the strong economic ties between West Wendover and neighboring Utah. This made the city of West Wendover the only portion of Nevada legally in the [[Mountain Time Zone]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title49-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title49-vol1-part71.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184733/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title49-vol1/pdf/CFR-2013-title49-vol1-part71.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=live |title=CFR 2013 Title 49 Volume 1 Part 71 STANDARD TIME ZONE BOUNDARIES |work=www.gpo.gov |access-date=2014-07-05}}</ref> The communities of [[Jackpot, Nevada|Jackpot]], [[Jarbidge, Nevada|Jarbidge]], [[Mountain City, Nevada|Mountain City]], and [[Owyhee, Nevada|Owyhee]] in northern Elko County also observe Mountain Time, but only on an unofficial basis.

West Wendover has thrived under a lucrative [[gambling]] industry in Nevada, which has generated tax revenue for city services and better schools.

Residents in both cities have voted to annex Wendover into Nevada, saying they are one community that has been divided for too long. Some politicians in both the State of Utah and the State of Nevada have endorsed the idea, but the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] resolution permitting Wendover to leave Utah and join Nevada was stalled in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 2002 and did not become law.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2054/actions?KWICView=false |title=Actions - H.R.2054 - 107th Congress (2001-2002): To give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact between Utah and Nevada regarding a change in the boundaries of those States, and for other purposes. |website= Congress.gov |date=12 June 2002 |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref> However, the politicians in Wendover, Utah, placed a permanent halt to the annexation process through a vote on November 15, 2006. The motion made was to halt the annexation process. The vote was a tie, with two Council Members voting to halt the process and two Council Members supporting the continuation of the process. The tie vote was broken up by a vote of Wendover, Utah, Mayor Brett Shelton who voted to discontinue the annexation process. Previously, West Wendover had decided to halt any further work after Wendover, Utah, indicated they were going to discuss and make a decision as to whether or not they would proceed.<ref>{{cite news|title=West Wendover puts off decision |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Deseret News |date=March 8, 2006 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060308/ai_n16165463 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406022748/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060308/ai_n16165463 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 6, 2008 }}</ref> [[Article Four of the United States Constitution|Article IV]], Section 3 of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]] requires that any change in state boundaries be approved by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] as well as by the two state legislatures.<ref>{{cite web|title=Article IV|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiv#section3|work=U.S. Constitution|publisher=Cornell University Legal Information Institute|access-date=March 17, 2011}}</ref>

In December 2019, West Wendover's first recreational [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] dispensary opened. Because non-medical cannabis is illegal in bordering Utah, the dispensary mainly serves Utah residents visiting the town.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200103100822/https://kutv.com/news/local/utahns-buying-pot-from-new-west-wendover-shop-will-probably-break-the-law Utahns buying pot from new West Wendover shop will probably break the law]</ref>