Walter Sylvester Hufford was born September 7, 1853, in Charleston, Lee County, Iowa  and passed away May 19, 1931, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.  He was elected as Corvallis County Recorder  and later as a Corvallis County Judge. Prior to becoming a judge he was also Corvallis County District Attorney Walter Sylvester is the son of David…

Have you ever wondered about the history of the nail in America? I didn’t think so, but I thought it polite to ask jus’ in case. This subject comes up after I found an old envelope with a handful of cut nails my Grandpa Bill gave to me when I was in my early teens.…

Yeah, I’ll probably catch hell for being a bleeding heart — but I jus’ have to share my feelings and thoughts about this situation. Forgive me for wearing my heart on my sleeve. A 13-year-old Reno boy is being charged as an adult in a shooting that left a man dead. Jose’ Cruz and three…

The Nevada Senate has approved a bill to include gender identity and expression in employment anti-discrimination protections. Democrat Senator David Parks of Las Vegas told the chamber the bill is a continuation of Nevada’s history of extending personal liberty to its citizens.  Senator Ben Kieckhefer of Reno was the sole Republican to support the bill.…

It was Mr. Costello, a Del Norte High coach and history teacher who asked: Why is there a statue of President William McKinley in the town plaza of Arcata? And why is it “McKinleyville” if it doesn’t have the statue or any relation to the 25th president? At the time I recall thinking, “Who gives…

Reno 2011 — Senator Harry Reid looks like he got his butt kicked in a bar room brawl, but an Aide to the 71-year-old Nevada native says he fell while exercising in the rain. The fall caused him to dislocate his right shoulder and left him with a black eye. Another report says the fall…

This is where I learned how difficult being a sprinter could be — as I had yet to be beaten. But then like that — big Mike McMillian from Eureka High slammed my big-ego into the ground. Worse yet — he did it by setting a new regional record. I learned this day that losing…

The national media is littered with jumbled up stories regarding the death Osama bin Laden. Much of the confusion has been caused by the Obama administration and the ever changing narrative they’ve been dishing out over the week. Original report: Bin Laden died in a firefight. Changed: Bin Laden did not engage in a firefight.…

A coalition of Nevada businesses is launching a $50,000 ad campaign for a change in tax laws to force Amazon and other e-commerce firms to collect state sales taxes when they sell goods to Nevadans. The Retail Association of Nevada and the Nevada Resort Association says that’s costing Nevada about $16 million a year. Talk…

A Virginia and Truckee Railroad train has a starring role in the movie, “Water for Elephants.” The 90-ton steam engine No. 18 was shipped to Los Angeles to be used in the film about a circus train. No. 18 has been in 15 movies including “Young Tom Edison,” “The Last Stagecoach West,” and “Frontier Badmen.” It…