Nervous—very dreadfully nervous I had been and remain. The obsession had sharpened my senses—not dulled them—not destroyed them. Above all was the sense of hearing. I heard all things in the notifications, the pings, the buzzes of the digital ether, the silent hum of a phone on “Do Not Disturb”—a lie, a mockery! It is…

The Churchill County Sheriff’s Office, in a stroke of efficiency and brevity, has announced that both Nancy Griffiths and Jayson Daniel are safe. Where they were, what they were doing, and why they were doing it remain questions of profound mystery, as the authorities have chosen to keep such tantalizing details to themselves. Nevertheless, the…

Authorities have issued an Amber Alert after a 10-month-old child was kidnapped in the Fallon area early this morning. The infant was taken at approximately 8 a.m. by the child’s mother, Chelsea Daniels, in what authorities are describing as a non-custodial kidnapping. Daniels, believed to be armed, fled the scene in a black 2006 Ford…

Skinning a Cat Without It Yowling In the grand tradition of statesmen who solemnly assure the public that a fleecing is for their good, Washoe County Commission Chair Alexis Hill recently declared it’s time to have a “conversation” about raising taxes. Conversations is a polite term for reaching deeper into the taxpayer’s pocket with the…

“Now, ain’t that rich?” The Peanut Gallery roared as the Communist Party USA took to denouncing the firebombing of a Tesla collision center in Las Vegas, all while federal prosecutors point at Paul Kim, a man who, by their telling, harbored “far-left extremist ideologies.” Las Vegas police had themselves a busy spell, nabbing Kim, 36,…

A Lament for Lost Wagers There was once a time when Nevada’s gaming halls seemed incapable of losing at anything except humility. The dice tumbled favorably, the cards turned precisely, and the slot machines hummed a tune so profitable that one might think the laws of math were in the Silver State’s favor. But alas,…

Once upon a time, in the grand and bewildering expanse of the American West, there resided—albeit briefly—one Jairo Ivan Paredes Cota, a gentleman of Mexican birth with a peculiar fondness for unofficial border crossings. The enterprising traveler first became acquainted with the U.S. government in the spring of 2013, when the diligent fellows at Customs…

The Fernley women came into Saturday hoping to shake off Friday’s loss to Lowry, but fate had other ideas. The Vaqueros battled hard but ultimately fell 6-3, stretching their losing streak to four games. Despite the setback, Lauren Smith and Sara Moffett did their best to keep Fernley in the fight. Smith notched a 2-for-3…

The Virginia City women stormed into Saturday’s doubleheader against Smith Valley riding high on a four-game winning streak, and when the dust settled, they had stretched it to five. The Muckers took the Bulldogs to task in a 20-10 rout, marking their most decisive victory over Smith Valley since April 2021. Leading the charge was…

The Yerington Lions are packing their bags and heading into opposing territory to face off against the Oasis Academy Bighorns on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. Both teams roll into this contest fresh off commanding victories, their bats hot, and their pitchers dealing. Yerington’s latest triumph saw them blank Pershing County 14-0, with pitcher Erika Landa…