I have always believed that there comes a time when every cowpoke finds themselves on a hoss they cain’t ride, no matter the size of the outfit or the number of times that same horse ridden till its head hung low. I have found mine. His name was Lucifer. I did not name him. Had…

If you’ve ever looked at a bull and thought, “I wonder what that fella’s working with under the chassis,” then, by gum, do I have the festival for you. Come Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the fine folks of Virginia City will once again throw caution–and good sense–to the wind for…

Witch Hunter Sent Packing It was a fine day for reason and justice when the Nevada Commission on Ethics review panel gave a polite but firm boot to an ethics complaint lodged against former Lyon County School District Superintendent Wayne Workman. This bit of drama, stirred up by one Joe Hart, a reporter of the…

In a turn of events that might have left even the most seasoned scoundrels shaking their heads in admiration or pity, one Mr. Miky Sears, aged 53, found himself on the wrong side of the law after a traffic stop on Saturday led to a most enlightening discovery. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement…

Rolls On to 11th Straight Victory Turning regular-season triumphs into postseason glory is no small feat, and the Lowry Buckaroos learned that the hard way. For the third time this season, they got outmatched by the Churchill County Greenwave, this time in a 61-55 heartbreaker. Their latest brush with Churchill County had ended in a…

The V&T Railway’s Long, Slow Goodbye There once was a time when the Virginia & Truckee Railway puffed its way across Nevada like a proud old-timer telling tall tales—some true, some exaggerated, but all worth the price of admission. Today, however, the yarn it spins is one of dwindling dollars, political hand-wringing, and the ever-present…

1843, and Ethan Carver lived in a cabin near the Carson River, a mile from the water. He was a hunter and a trapper, quiet and sharp-eyed, with the endurance of a man who knew the wilderness well. For years, he lived alone, save for his dog. One winter, visiting a nearby Paiute Village, he…

The fine gentlepeople at Sun Silver Limited have set their sights on a grand undertaking in the wilds of Nevada, a land that has never lacked for folks with picks in their hands and gold dust in their dreams. With an eye toward fortune and formality, the company has commenced environmental surveys at its Maverick…

The Nevada Legislature, in its infinite wisdom, has set its sights on a grand and noble cause—enshrining a collection of taverns and dance halls as a historical landmark. A resolution, tendered by Democratic lawmakers on Thursday, seeks to recognize the “Fruit Loop” in Las Vegas, a cluster of establishments that cater to the city’s LGBTQ…

Why the VA Needs Fewer Hands to Do More Work It has come to the attention of Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen that the Department of Veterans Affairs is engaged in a most peculiar practice—dismissing those individuals charged with caring for the nation’s veterans. The unexpected development has left the senators and…