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As a warmup to celebrating our 250th birthday, I find myself reflecting upon memories regarding the discovery of the Fountain of Youth as I recall them from fourth-grade… The first European to see America, so far as we know, was a Norseman named Barney, sometime around A.D. 986. Barney
Tours/Events
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026 Time: Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Location: Fourth Ward School Museum, Virginia City, NV 89440 Virginia City, NV - The Historic Fourth Ward School Museum & Archives is delighted to announce a Victorian Tea Party: Tea & Bustles on Saturday, May 9, 2026,
Crime
Lyon County Community, On March 19, 2026, at approximately 7:04 p.m., Sparks Police Department, contacted me in relation to a criminal investigation, of a sworn employee of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. After being made aware of the investigation, myself and other members of the Command Staff
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Obit
Pierce Powell, born June 27, 1938, in Alhambra, California, was the oldest of eight children in a lively Catholic family of six boys and two girls. From an early age, it was clear he was different. Teachers once noted he wasn’t “applying himself,” yet he earned straight A’s
Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2026 Yerington, Nevada – The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners met on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Yerington to hear presentations, conduct public hearings, and take action on several significant development and policy items. Highlights from the meeting include: Presentations The meeting began with several
Crime
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2026 Dayton, Nevada – The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is providing an update to the fatal shooting that occurred on March 19, 2026, in Dayton. The suspect has been identified as 60-year-old Dayton resident Greg Kevin Roller. He was taken into custody and booked into
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Scenic Jeep run and Jeep-only Show & Shine will bring Jeep owners from Northern California and Western Nevada to the Comstock.
SPARKS, NV – Hot August Nights is gearing up for a milestone year and inviting the community to help make history. As the organization prepares to celebrate its 40th Anniversary in 2026, it is launching a volunteer open house and encouraging both longtime supporters and a new generation of volunteers to
The Storey County Clerk’s Office is preparing for the upcoming Primary Election scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The primary election determines which candidates will advance to the General Election in November of this year. Storey County voters will have three ways to cast a ballot: • Vote early from
Celebrating a timeless American legacy and joining the America 250 Anniversary
The historic Comstock landmark celebrates 150 years of art, history and community on March 16.
Yerington, Nevada – On Monday, March 16, 2026, the Lyon County Board of County Commissioners hosted a Code Enforcement Workshop to review a new draft of the Code Enforcement Ordinance as well as a workshop on the existing Lyon County building permit application, review, & issuance process. Code enforcement inspects and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2026 Silver Springs, Nevada – On March 17, 2026, at approximately 1:45 p.m., deputies assigned to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Central Command Patrol attempted to stop a reckless driver in the area of Idaho Street and U.S. Highway 95A in Silver
via Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties (HCC) believes in empowering individuals and families to make informed choices about their health, ensuring they have access to the resources they need to plan for their futures effectively. With this in mind,
The Lockwood Senior Community Center has received regional recognition from the American Society of Civil Engineers, selected as one of the top two projects in the Civil/Structural category. Located in Lockwood, the 8,506-square-foot facility was designed as a multi-use community hub, bringing together Senior Services, the Food Pantry,
According to local television reports, locals around this end of Nevada used St. Patrick’s Day to break loose from the Covid quarantine, and with Governor Sisolak relaxing the regulations, people celebrated, indicating they were ready to get on with their lives. Restaurants and bars around Old Town Dayton were
On March 12, the historic Gold Hill Hotel hosted an unforgettable evening as legendary Hollywood “Trainman” Jim Clark came to town to open his new presentation, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. Drawing on more than four decades of experience working behind the scenes in the film and television
There was a time when you could keep a family secret. Not anymore. But the real surprise isn’t that we can now discover things. It’s that the truth seems to have been waiting for us all along. I saw that the day my dad, Mark King, looked at