Treasure Not Included DAYTON, NEV.—The good people of Dayton have taken a break from their usual pastimes—watching sagebrush tumble by and debating which saloon has the best whiskey—to embark on a bold new venture: making the Sutro Tunnel a tourist attraction. Yes, after more than a century of doing what tunnels do best (being dark,…

It was a fine Saturday morning, but for me, it was less a call to action and more a polite invitation to lounge about. The day began as many do: the sun leaping over the horizon like a show-off rooster who’d won a bet. My to-do list, however, did not stir with such enthusiasm. It…

Who said democracy isn’t a hoot? Nevada’s got a lively bunch of initiatives coming up. We’ve got teachers who might strike with the full-on power of the ballot box. A group of petitioners got themselves 127,812 valid signatures, just a few more than the 102,362 they needed, all to free public school teachers from that…

If you’ve been out and about lately, filling up your gas tank, buying groceries, or dutifully handing over your rent money, you might’ve thought your dollar was just a tad lighter than it used to be. If you remember back to 2014, you might find yourself shaking your head in disbelief as you part with…

But Only If You Can Decipher Their Survey Ah, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is at it again, offering the fine folks of Nevada the opportunity to weigh in on their latest grand idea: a proposed waterpower plant in Steptoe Valley. They’ve put together a preliminary environmental assessment, and they’re eager to know what…

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office has been downright giddy this past week. Between January 26 and February 2, they’ve managed to snag 31 fine specimens of humanity—31! That’s 31 people so invested in local government that they thought, “You know what this town needs? More me behind bars.” Before you get all worried about Nevada’s…

After years of being left to the elements and the fine art of forgetting, the Black Springs Volunteer Firehouse has finally been handed a shiny gold star from the National Register of Historic Places. Now, instead of being just another neglected building in a community swallowed by warehouses, it can stand proudly as an officially…

Nothing Says Justice Like a Strongly Worded Letter Well, folks, Nevada’s Attorney General, Aaron Ford, has mounted his high horse and galloped straight into the halls of justice—or at least into the business of writing indignant letters. This time, he and 19 of his fellow legal eagles have taken up their quills to demand that…

According to the latest scribblings from the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office, the fine citizens of the Silver State have ever so slightly tilted their collective hat toward the Republican Party—by a margin so slim it could fit between a prospector’s teeth. The official tally stands at 618,539 Republicans, narrowly edging out the Democrats, who…

If there’s one thing Nevada’s Attorney General Aaron Ford has mastered, it’s turning legal action into an art form—or at least a competitive sport. Ford threw the legal gauntlet against then-President Donald Trump 33 times in his first two years. Thirty-three. That’s more battles than Nevada ghost towns, which is saying something. While Trump was…