More Holidays, But Do They Pay? The esteemed legislators of Nevada, never ones to shirk a chance at a grand pronouncement, have taken it upon themselves to bestow fresh honors upon the calendar. Assembly Bill 82, now trotting through the legislative corral, proposes that the governor, with all due pomp and circumstance, annually declare “Diwali…

The Protestingest Protesters That Ever Protested A great sea of aggrieved humanity, numbering in the thousands–by their count, which, like a fisherman’s, is not to be taken at face value, assembled near the office of Congressman Mark Amodei, having taken mortal offense at his failure to indulge their demands for a town hall. They came…

Virginia City’s Muckers took to the road Saturday, but if there were any lingering ghosts from last season’s six-game losing streak, they exorcized them. They pummeled the Hug Hawks with a decisive 15-6 victory, putting an end to their skid in emphatic fashion. As fate would have it–Virginia City and Hug will be taking on…

Virginia City’s misfortunes persisted Friday as they suffered their fourth consecutive defeat, an 8-7 nail-biter at the hands of the Pyramid Lake Lakers. The Muckers were a single run away from snapping their losing streak, but fate had other plans. Adding an unusual twist to the affair, this marked the fourth straight game in which…

SILETZ, Ore. – Authorities in Lincoln County, along with the Oregon State Police and the FBI, are searching for a missing two-year-old boy who vanished Saturday afternoon. Dane Paulsen was playing in the yard of a residence near milepost 21 on Siletz River Highway at approximately 4 p.m. on March 1. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s…

This is a friend’s cousin… SILETZ, Ore. – Authorities in Lincoln County, along with the Oregon State Police and the FBI, are searching for a missing two-year-old boy who vanished Saturday afternoon. Dane Paulsen was playing in the yard of a residence near milepost 21 on Siletz River Highway at approximately 4 p.m. on March…

Jim Talbot had just sat down to a hot plate of venison and beans as the phone rang. He knew before he picked it up that it wasn’t good news. It never was at this hour. “Talbot,” he said. “We got a problem,” came Chief Henry’s steady voice. “State boys were transferring a prisoner. They…

In a contest where neither side could seize the upper hand, the Fernley Vaqueros and Needles Mustangs settled for a hard-fought 3-3 draw on Friday. It was a game of give and take, with both teams showing flashes of brilliance but neither able to land the decisive blow. The draw leaves Fernley sitting at an…

Reno’s New Gigafactory Stirs Debate When a new enterprise sets its sights on a place–it comes wrapped in the finest promises of prosperity, only to be met with the grimacing squints of those who must live beside it. Such is the case with Lyten, a green energy upstart from San Jose, which plans to raise…

There was no question about it—Excel Christian’s home opener on Thursday was a proper spectacle, and the Virginia City Muckers found themselves on the business end of a rout. When the dust settled, the Warriors had romped to a 13-1 victory, snapping a three-game skid that had shadowed them since last season. Tommy Schoech was…