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When my dad, Mark King, was young, he didn’t believe much in staying put. He worked at dude ranches in Wyoming, herded cattle, and rode in rodeos from the Texas/Mexico border all the way up to Canada. He loved the image and the lifestyle of the “Old West.
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Reno, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that wild horses and motorists should no longer play a game of “Guess Who Gets Hurt First” along the Virginia Foothills. To this noble end, the city has forked over a cool $702,000 to a company called Soli-Tech, which sounds like a
Silver City
The Silver City Preservation Society (SCPS) is gearing up for its 6th Annual Pi Day Pie Auction — a delicious blend of math, merriment, and generosity on Saturday, March 14. Doors open at 5 p.m. at the charming Silver City Schoolhouse on 385 High St. Bidding kicks off at 6
Tours/Events
Events are subject to change; please verify details with event hosts. Send your community events to advertising@thecomstockchronicle.com for posting. DAYTON Dayton High School Mar 20: DHS Boosters present Safe & Sober Grad Bingo Night, 5:30pm - 9pm Every Thursday: Silver Squares family-friendly square dancing, 6:30pm -
Storey County
In late 2025, Storey County announced its new designation as a Dementia Friendly Community under the Dementia Friendly Nevada (DFNV) initiative, part of the national Dementia Friendly America program. This statewide initiative is focused on, "cultivating and strengthening communities in becoming more respectful, educated, supportive, and inclusive of people
Tours/Events
The Virginia & Truckee Railroad takes guests back in time to help solve a murder mystery and robbery of the missing Shamrock of Killarney on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
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Most friends who have visited Twain Haven (my home) over the past nine years have met Huckleberry, my pet Steller Jay who stops by every afternoon at Happy Hour for a Beer Nut. We have a special relationship, a bond we only wish we could pass along to our more
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When most people think about emergency management, they think about disasters. But according to Storey County Emergency Management Director Adam Wilson, much of the work happens long before an emergency ever occurs. “Most people don’t realize Emergency Management exists,” Wilson said. “Those who have heard of us don’t
After leaving its original location more than two months ago, Dayton's beloved RoadRunner Cafe fired up the grills once again on Saturday, Feb. 28 — this time in its new home inside Carson Plains Casino. If opening morning was any indication, the community was more than ready. The parking
Recently, 18 students from Silver Stage High School stepped out of the classroom and into the future of clean energy with a visit to Comstock Metals’ truly sustainable, closed- loop solar panel recycling and critical mineral reprocessing facility in Silver Springs. The field trip gave students a firsthand look at
Tuesday, March 3 @ 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 @ 10 a.m. Storey County Courthouse 26 S. B St Virginia City, NV 89440 March 3 Agenda Future Agendas: storeycounty.org/AgendaCenter/County-Commission-2 Members of the public who wish to watch the meeting remotely may do so by accessing the Storey
Storey County residents will soon see new stop signs installed in several areas as part of ongoing traffic safety improvements. Public Works Director Jason Wierzibicki reported that new STOP signs are being installed in Mark Twain, the Virginia City Highlands and the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, also known as the TRI-Center,
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Events include 35th annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry, St. Paddy Made Me Do It Saloon Crawl, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, live Irish music and more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2026 SILVER SPRINGS, NV – On Feb. 24, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m., deputies with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Central Command Patrol Squad and members of the LCSO Sex Offender Task Force responded to the 2700 block of Highway 50 East
The Sunday, Feb. 22 Odeon Oldies talk at the Historic Odeon Saloon in Dayton was one for the books, thanks to Audie Robinson, Senior Warden of Amity Lodge No. 4 F. & A.M. and State Records Manager at the Nevada State Archives. Robinson delivered a lively, heartfelt, and deeply
Dayton Main Street (DMS) held its first community meeting on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Dayton Valley Community Center to outline the goals of this new hyper-local nonprofit, introduce its volunteer board, and gather feedback from attendees about which revitalization projects matter most to Dayton residents and Comstock supporters. DMS
It was a Friday evening over a year ago in Virginia City, the only place I know where a person can drink history by the glass and still owe for it later. I was occupying my customary post at the Tahoe House, engaged in the serious civic duty of reducing
On his thirteenth birthday, my dad, Robert “Mark” King, gave himself a present: a one-way ticket west. He walked into a Greyhound station in New Jersey with $23 in his pocket and more determination than common sense. He asked the ticket agent how far $12 would take him. He chose