A Tip of the Hat to Nevada Day

November 3, 2026 Dear Members of the Nevada Day Committee, It has been said that a man should never turn down an honor, particularly when it comes from people who know him well enough to know better! My heartfelt thanks to the Nevada Day Committee for selecting me as Grand

Virginia City Tiles: Art as a Voice for Place

via UNR Extension Summary: This Community Art Project is organized as a collaboration between UNR Extension, NDOT, and St. Mary’s Art Center. The lecture-and-art class will be held on Nov. 14, 2026, at St. Mary’s Art Center in Virginia City, from 1 p.m. to 4

More than 300 Braved Dayton's Annual Haunted Hayride

Despite a brief sprinkling of rain on Thursday night, Oct. 29, the Historical Society of Dayton Valley’s annual Ghostly Pioneers of Old Town Dayton’s Haunted Hayride offered an old-fashioned way to celebrate the town and Nevada history. Approximately 300-350 people, young and old, climbed aboard one

Hollywood Comes to the Inshtein Inn: The Misfits Are Back with Another Zany Comedy!

via The Misfits Theater Group Get ready for laughter, mystery, and a little Hollywood glamour as The Misfits Theater Group returns to the stage with "Hollywood Comes to the Inshtein Inn", or "There’s No Business Like Show Business." This hilarious sequel to "The Inshtein

PINE NUTS: Biospheric Salvation 2027

In an attempt to better understand a terribly complex world, I just finished reading books about Iran and Russia. Within an ebb and flow of imperialism verses anti-imperialism, there seems to be an ebb and flow of clerical power verses secular power. Hierarchy imposes its laws and rules, and

King's Corner: Learning to See

By July 1943, Mark King had made up his mind. At 16, he had already traveled farther, worked harder, and survived more adventures than many men twice his age. He had ridden bucking horses, won rodeos, and learned that determination and ingenuity could overcome most obstacles. Now he wanted to

Storey County Commissioners Advance Justice Center, Approve Community Projects and Address Data Center Legislation

The Storey County Board of Commissioners advanced several major county initiatives during its Oct. 6 and Oct. 20 meetings, including approving a $7.25 million design contract for the proposed Justice Center, awarding community project funding, and they continued discussions on proposed state legislation affecting data centers. Commissioners also received

Lyon County Commissioners Meetings: November 2026

Board of County Commissioners Thursday, Nov. 5 @ 9 a.m. Lyon County Administrative Complex 27 S. Main St. Yerington, NV 89447 Board of County Commissioners Thursday, Nov. 19 @ 9 a.m. Lyon County Administrative Complex 27 S. Main St. Yerington, NV 89447 AGENDA CENTER https://www.lyon-county.org/AgendaCenter

The Last Voyage of the S.S. United States

A person ought to be able to keep some things they've had for most of their life. A childhood memory, for instance, a photograph of one's grandmother, or a good story that improves slightly with every telling. I have one of these stories, and it involves

2027 Reno Rodeo Tickets Available to Local Residents Starting Nov. 13

General public ticket sales begin Nov. 23

A Missed Call of Nature

I reckon every man who's ever walked God’s green earth has heard the solemn summons known as the call of nature, and when it comes a-knocking, a body better answer promptly, lest he find himself in a fix more public than a camp-meeting sermon. But

The Flying Car Arrives—Eventually

When I was a boy, I believed in flying cars with the same unwavering faith that other kids reserved for Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, and the notion that adults knew what they were doing. I had read science-fiction books about people going to work in automobiles that soared