As I strolled down the freshly shoveled boardwalk in Virginia City, I saw Frost the Snowman crafting frosty treats for passersby. I recognized him from the animated film he starred in back in 1969. Intrigued, I just had to approach him. “This is quite a unique gig you’ve got here. What made you start selling…

In 2021, during the legislative session, Blockchains Inc. pitched Nevada lawmakers to allow the cryptocurrency company to create its local government, or Innovation Zone, within Storey County. The Innovation Zone, backed by then-Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, would have carved out a separate tax base, policing agency, and government outside Storey County but within county borders.…

Virginia City witnessed a heartwarming event on Saturday, December 9, as Jeremy Renner’s RennerVation Foundation hosted an enchanting Christmas experience for 150 foster kids. The actor, known for his roles in various films, established the foundation following a snowplow accident last winter that left him severely injured. Romilda De Luca, CEO of the RennerVation Foundation,…

In the 1960s and early 70s, when I was a youngster, my grandmother faced immense financial hardship. My parents and our aunt and uncle often covered her monthly expenses, including food and utilities. Yet, despite her struggle to make ends meet, she would give my brother, me, and later our sisters, each a single roll…

At the dimly lit end of an empty bar, Cthulhu slumped over the counter, its tentacles occasionally knocking over the peanut bowl. The bartender, a friendly human named Joe, wiped a glass and listened intently to Cthulhu complain. “You know,” Cthulhu grumbled, “it’s tough being a legendary horror figure in this day and age. The…

A salty breeze cut the air as I stood on the deck of the good ship Lollipop, watching the Island of Lollipops fade into the distance. The sun dipped low, casting long shadows across the water, and I couldn’t help but feel a lump in my throat. Leaving those chocolate-coated streets behind wasn’t just about…

Two years ago, Robert received a Christmas gift that would turn his life in Virginia City upside down – an “Elf on a Shelf.” Now, this wasn’t your typical Elf on a Shelf scenario. Robert lived in a cozy nook beneath the Roasting House coffee shop, and the Elf was his sole attempt at festive…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced a new Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to crack down on the illicit financial networks supporting the cartels and drug traffickers that help funnel the drug into the United States on Monday, December 4. “The Treasury Department Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force will allow us to bring the Department’s unrivaled expertise in fighting…

Here is a potential method for election fraud that doesn’t involve electronic voting machines or traditional ballot box stuffing but exploits the vulnerabilities in the ballot counting process. In this hypothetical scenario, ballot manipulation happens during the counting process without changing the actual vote counts by allowing the sorting of absentee or mail-in ballots into…

A lawsuit was filed against Nevada’s Senate Bill 406, known as the Election Worker Protection Bill, in June by four plaintiffs represented by Attorney and Republican National Committeewoman Sigal Chattah. The lawsuit targeted Republican Governor Joe Lombardo and Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, questioning the legality of the recently enacted legislation. The Election Worker…