Arts & Culture
St. Mary’s Art Center Celebrates 150 Years of History and Creativity on the Comstock
The historic Comstock landmark celebrates 150 years of art, history and community on March 16.
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Government
Lyon County Hosts Code Enforcement Workshop ― March 16, 2026
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
Crime
Silver Springs Man Arrested Following Vehicle Pursuit with Lyon County Deputies
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
Health & Human Services
Support Beyond Food Assistance at HCC Food Pantries
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,
Lockwood Senior Community Center Receives Regional Recognition from American Society of Civil Engineers
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,
History
Virginia City Irish Fenians Invade Dayton in 1866
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
Tours/Events
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: An Evening in Gold Hill with Jim "The Trainman" Clark
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
Columnists
King's Corner: In the Blood
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
Storey County
An Unlucky Traffic Stop
STOREY COUNTY, NV – On March 16, 2026, at approximately 6:35 p.m., a Storey County Sheriff’s Office Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with no license plates on State Route 341. Unfortunately (for him) the driver, identified as Ryan Rogers (age 39 of Reno, NV), had
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Recycling the Sun: A New Kind of Mining on the Comstock
Part 5 of the Comstock Chronicle Series: “From Gold to Green—The Evolution of the Comstock”
Tours/Events
Just Announced: Pop-up Show March 26 at Silver City Schoolhouse
via Evangeline Presents Please join the Silver City Preservation Society in welcoming Canadian singer-songwriter Seth Anderson to the Silver City Schoolhouse for a last-minute show! Seth had a show cancel on his tour and so we are trying to get at least 25 people to come support and
Columnists
Courage, Grease, and Missing Politicians
If a man wishes to learn the true character of Virginia City, he should attend its festivals. Parades will show you its pride, saloons will show you its honesty, and its cooking competitions will show you what it’s willing to eat when nobody is watching. Virginia City proved this