Columnists
It is time to provide the life story of Ruby McFarland, one of Dayton's longtime residents, an active member of the Historical Society of Dayton Valley, and the lead docent at the Dayton Museum for years. Sadly, Ruby passed away at the age of 97 at the VA
Dayton
As many Dayton people know, one of our most revered Dayton, Nevada Italian natives, Joe Sbragia, passed on during heart surgery at Stanford on Nov. 1, 2025. Word of Joe’s untimely death spread fast; Stony and I got word from Danny Howard, another Dayton native who lives in Maui.
History
Nevada’s first dance was held at Spafford Hall’s in Dayton to ring in 1854.
History
On Saturday evening, Dec. 13, more than 60 members of the Historical Society of Dayton Valley gathered at the Dayton Community Center to celebrate another successful year of preserving Dayton’s 176-year old history. Thanks to Vicki Kinney and Margie Sidener for chairing the event. Their efforts made the historic
Columnists
I am writing this article with tears flowing and heart aching because it honors the full life of our daughter Sheri Ayn Brantingham Millhollin who lost a two and a half year valiant battle with a rare and aggressive cancer. Sheri was devoted to her husband, children, grandchildren, siblings, nieces,
History
Dayton’s residents were happy to hear that during the Aug. 21 Lyon County Board of Commissioners meeting in Yerington, the commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of allowing the rebuilding of the historic 1881 Carson and Colorado Railroad Dayton Depot and to allow the signing of the contract with the
Columnists
History
Columnists
Camels were first imported to the United States for military purposes in the mid 1850s, when Lt. Edward Beal, with the US Army, evaluated the animals for possible caravan operations in the southwest deserts.
Columnists
History
At the age of 100, Dayton’s Bertha Scott looked back on life in April 1990 when her history of growing up in an often forgotten era of the mid to late 1800’s