Columnists
So few institutions in government are more devoted to efficiency than two counties sharing one inmate. It is a fine arrangement, rather like neighbors borrowing each other's lawn mower, except this particular piece of borrowed property possessed the inconvenient habit of walking away. Storey County had been entrusted
Government
Monday, Aug 3, 2026 @ 9 a.m. (Data Center Ordinance Workshop) Thursday, Aug 6, 2026 @ 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug 20, 2026 @ 9 a.m. Lyon County Administrative Complex 27 S. Main St. Yerington, NV 89447 Agendas: lyon-county.org/Agendacenter Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83368686463.
History
via Comstock Foundation for History and Culture The Comstock Foundation for History & Culture is excited to announce the recent acquisition of two 1929 Ford Model AA trucks from the Pierce Powell Estate. Based on their serial numbers, both trucks date back to 1929 and represent another important piece of
Tours/Events
Read the entire 2026 Night in the Country After Action Report at the Pizen Switch Times. 2026 Night In The Country After Action Report (summary below) Date: July 22 – July 26, 2026 Author: Cdr. Ryan Powell Location: 115 US 95A E, Yerington, NV 89447 Calls for service: 92 Arrests: 8
Crime
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2026 Fernley, NV – The Lyon County Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Task Force recently arrested two registered sex offenders for violating Nevada's sex offender registration requirements during separate investigations in Fernley. On July 28, 2026, members of the Sex Offender Task Force
Columnists
There are few institutions in America more dependable than a Nevada highway, where the desert stretches to eternity, the sagebrush minds its own affairs, and people periodically interrupt the peace by discovering fresh and inventive methods of rolling an automobile onto its roof. Such was the thing provided on Friday,
Crime
July 28, 2026 The Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) has successfully located and taken 23-year-old Chase Orput back into custody following a coordinated search after he walked away from a Washoe County Sheriff's Office inmate work crew on Monday, July 27, at approximately 1:
Tours/Events
Scheduled for the Third Week in August. Aug. 13-16, 2026
Tours/Events
Events are subject to change; please verify details with event hosts. Send your community events to advertising@thecomstockchronicle.com for posting. DAYTON Aug 1: Nevada Jeep Club Summer BBQ with Como Tower Trail Run, 4:30pm Aug 22: Green Waste Collection Day (71 Enterprise Way), 10am - 3pm Dayton Area Chamber
Columnists
When I was young, I fell in love with a dark blue 1930 Ford Model A Coupe with a rumble seat. It took nine loads to bring the parts home and another nine months before it became a car again. In Southern California, where freeways ruled the landscape, it barely
Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2026 Yerington, Nevada – Lyon County will host a public workshop on Monday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. to review and discuss a proposed Data Center Ordinance that would establish development standards for future data center projects within the county. The workshop is part of
History
July 30 Update: The Odeon has extended the exhibit through Aug. 23, 2026, so stop by during business hours to enjoy! Long before computers, desktop publishing, and digital shortcuts, producing a newspaper was a true labor of love. Every page was painstakingly assembled by hand, from artwork and layout to