Mound House News

An ambulance is a vehicle of mercy, speeding its patient to the hospital, where additional care will be given.

IWhile there was a complaint from an in-county construction firm that it hadn't been considered for the consultant role, the Lyon County Commissioners, last week, approved the hiring of a Harris and Consultants, a regional firm with an office in Carson City, for the jail renovation/expansion project.

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners, at Thursday's meeting, will consider the appointment of a replacement member to the Lyon County Animal Control Advisory Board.

Among the students in Western Nevada College's recent graduating class were several Lyon County students including: DAYTON GRADUATES Associate of Applied Science: In Accounting, Stacey L. Patane In Criminal Justice, Kristopher L. Presswood In Drafting with Architectural Emphasis, Charles Earle Horn In Early Childhood Education, Paula L.

Lack of funding is precluding many transportation projects in the state, but Nevada Department of Transportation Director Susan Martinovich has told the Lyon County Board of Commissioners her department is proceeding with design of some big projects, in order to be ready in case more funding becomes available.

The Nevada Commission on Ethics has advised a Fernley employee who also serves on the Lyon County Planning Commission to abstain on any votes affecting the city.

The Pony Express re-ride left Dayton at 7:08 a.m., according to the SIERA radio folks manning the hotline.

Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court: A 29-year-old student from Santa Cruz, Calif., was arrested at 12:40 a.m. at Carson and Long streets on suspicion of misdemeanor probation violation.

Tad Walter Avera, 37, and Desiree Lynn Burke, 34, both of Dayton, were married April 7, 2009, in Carson City.

After a long discussion and by a split vote, the Lyon County Board of Commissioners, last Thursday, voted to follow a recommendation from County Manager Dennis Stark to hire a project manager and proceed with remodeling and limited expansion of the Lyon County Jail site in Yerington.

The Mound House Task Force has ambitious plans for community togetherness this summer.

Employees of the Moonlite BunnyRanch in Mound House recently donated $2,500 to help the Dayton High School Marching Band buy formal uniforms for their appearances and competitions.

The Lyon County School District Board of Trustees, at its May 12 meeting, formally accepted Jerry Peterson's resignation from the board.

For the second straight time--and maybe the first time in its history--the Lyon County final budget includes layoffs or reduced staff positions in an effort to balance expenses with reducing revenues.

A mild case of swine flu recently was confirmed in a north Lyon County juvenile, a spokeswoman with the Nevada State Health Division reported.

Congratulations to Susan Skaggs, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce executive director, and other members, for the role they played in organizing the 2009 'Oodles of Noodles' gourmet gala held May 9 on the historic streets of Old Town Dayton.

SILVER SPRINGS--The Lyon County Sheriff's Office recently conducted Alcohol Compliance Checks along the Highway 50 corridor, which resulted in four businesses failing the checks.

The Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Historic Society will visit routes, depots and artifacts associated with Carson & Colorado Railway in Lyon County at its annual convention Thursday through Sunday.

Bret Vernon Martin, 42, of Gold Hill was killed May 1, when he lost control of the 1992 Ford pickup he was driving northbound on SR 341 and was thrown from the vehicle just north of U.S. 50 near Mound House.

A former Illinois police officer suspected in his wife's disappearance may have a new job - on a TV reality show set in a Nevada brothel.