During the Lyon County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, September 7, David H. Rigdon, representing the City of Fernley, delivered a presentation on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Truckee Canal project, covering the potential impacts of the project and provided an update on associated litigation. In 2020, the Bureau of Reclamation completed an…

Appointed as the Fire Chief for the City of Sparks on November 28, 2022, Mark Smith found himself out of a job just a week into his tenure. Sparks City Manager Neil Krutz, citing alleged pending criminal charges against Smith, abruptly terminated him despite Smith’s protestations of innocence. However, investigations into the matter, including a…

In the twilight of their years, the Boomers stand, A generation shaped by time’s firm hand, They watched their predecessors slowly fade, As life’s unending march could not be stayed. The Greatest Generation, brave and strong, Whose battles fought, whose songs of life were sung, Now aged and weary, they began to pass, Leaving the…

For the sake of condensing the notation, we are going to assign the four letters, A,B,C and D to each precinct’s Early and Mail-in Vote totals for Berkbigler and Hill. Let A = Berkbigler’s Early Vote at a precinct. Let B = Hill’s Early Vote at the same precinct. Let C = Berkbigler’s Mail Vote…

Saeculum Prophets Indulged High Old Prophets die Nomads enter elderhood Heroes enter midlife Artists enter young adulthood Prophets are born Institutions strong Individualism is weak Society is confident collectively Conformity Turned Twenty to 22 years Nomads Under-protected Awakening Old Nomads die Heroes enter elderhood Artists enter midlife Prophets enter young adulthood Child Nomads born Institutions…

Oh look Something else That could never happen Happened If you believe In merit You are a racist Is the most racist Statement ever heard Whatever you do Do not cover the cameras with foam Or otherwise, make them Utterly inoperable How will the government Possibly Spy on you without them? You are a bad…

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There is a reason why Sam Clemens is glaring while holding a royal flush on a banner that hangs outside the Virginia City saloon that bears his nom de plume, which began in the early Spring of 1864, shortly after one in the morning during a friendly game of poker. “Sorry, gents, I’m calling it…

While delivering newspapers in the north end of Virginia City, I returned to my wife’s car and found it ticketed for a parking violation, a $295 fine. To say that I am not angry about this would be a lie. Honesty, I am more than angry, but I don’t know a word for that amount…

My clothes are old and worn threadbare Stained from sweat, but they’re clean My hands are dirty, workin’ hard for my share My hands are dirty, but my heart is humble The common man for whom they don’t care. Welcome to this shit show, welcome to this shit show Tickets ain’t free, hell, tickets ain’t…