Fernley News

The Commodity Distribution at the Senior Center day has changed to the fourth Thursday of each month at the same time.

Residents south of the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District canal are asking the city of Fernley to repair Desert Shadows Lane, which is full of rocks and holes and makes travel difficult.

The North Lyon County Fire Protection District Board of Directors has tabled until its May meeting the approval of a contract with new chief Scott Huntley after deciding revisions were needed for several clauses, including health insurance and retirement.

With the prior resignation/retirement of Nolan Greenburg as principal at Riverview Elementary School in Dayton, the Lyon County School District Board of Trustees at its April 16 meeting approved the hiring of Barbara Harris as the new Riverview principal to replace Greenburg.

Nevada Highway Patrol trooper William "Bill" Murwin was promoted Thursday at the Department of Public Safety/NHP headquarters office in Reno to the rank of sergeant and was assigned as the immediate supervisor to the Hawthorne and Yerington duty stations.

In 1989, when I was a fledgling reporter for the Mason Valley News and Fernley Leader/Dayton Courier, Gov. Richard Bryan and acting Lt.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office and the Lyon County Human Services Department have joined hands on a grant to establish a jail diversion program to provide mental and behavioral health support for certain people instead of incarceration.

The Fernley City Council has voted to extend its moratorium on medical marijuana establishments for six more months to answer questions about what other jurisdictions are going to do and how procedural issues will be solved.

Churchill County Sheriff Ben Trotter says the body found Saturday in a shallow grave along I-80 near Fernley is that of an Idaho man.

Banner Health Center broke ground Wednesday on a new medical center being constructed in Fernley.

In the story, one boy says to the other as they stare at an Egyptian mummy, "I wonder what's wrapped up in there?" Then, Salika is supposed to turn to the kindergarten students and help them write their own creative answer to the question.

A new city logo, better communication with residents and existing businesses and a less cumbersome process for new businesses were the highlights of the recommendations from the University of Nevada, Reno class working on the rebranding of the city of Fernley.

The Fernley branch of Bank of America is one of 10 Nevada branches that have been sold to Washington Federal Bank, and customers will see the transition take place May 2. In the notification and welcome package it is sending to customers, Washington Federal included information about debit cards, automatic payments and deposits, checks and other ... (more)

The Commodity Distribution at the Senior Center day has changed to the fourth Thursday of each month at the same time.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on Interstate 80 eastbound near Derby Dam.

Fernley and Silver Stage high schools are among the six target high schools in Northern Nevada taking part in the University of Nevada Reno's Upward Bound program, which helps first-generation, income-qualified students gain information on college, careers, study skills, financial aid and standardized test preparation.

Have you noticed the colorful new "Battle Born" seven-starred badges Lyon County Sheriff's deputies are wearing? These badges are classy and historic, too.

In Carson City, people called Joe Dini "Mr. Speaker," Dini's former campaign manager Marty Bibb said during his eulogy of the Nevada Speaker Emeritus Tuesday morning.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, a woman was killed when she was hit by a car while crossing the street in Fernley.

CHRURCHILL COUNTY, Nev. -- Churchill County Sheriff's are looking for answers this evening after a body was discovered buried in a shallow grave east of Fernley.