Yerington News

Want to take a family vacation ... without leaving town? Then bring your entire family to the ancient city of Rome.

Bar-coded tickets will be scanned at the gates to permit admission into the fairgrounds/arena and once those admission tickets have been scanned, secondary entry will be prohibited as part of the security activities this year.

An online 'Anaconda Document Library' has been established for those wishing to view the many documents that have been prepared as part of the remediation/cleanup of the Yerington/Anaconda mine.

In the past several months, as part of an increased effort to concentrate on areas in Lyon County that have higher numbers of crimes and gang-related offenses, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office has applied for, and received, many grants to fund both new and existing crime prevention programs.

In an effort to evenly distribute criminal cases in Lyon County, the Walker River Justice Court in Yerington will now be handling any offenses committed in Silver Springs.

A Dayton man charged in the killing of an Oregon girl 11 years ago waived extradition in a Yerington courtroom Wednesday.

At Monday's meeting of the Yerington City Council, Yerington Police Department officer Steve Banta was surprised by being presented with a lifesaving award by Mayor Doug Homestead and YPD Chief of Police Darren Wagner.

Plans are continuing for the annual community Fourth of July celebration but Soroptimist International of Yerington organizers are seeking additional vendors and donations for the fireworks show.

The restaurant located at the Yerington Municipal Airport will be open for business under new ownership as Big Fannie's on Monday of next week.

Submitted Story The costs of water rights are increasing and the need to understand the Nevada Revised Statutes is paramount to the purchasing and selling of these rights.

The Lyon County Library System Board of Trustees is seeking an applicant for the trustee seat for the Yerington area, which will become vacant in July.

Although its plans aren't definite at this point, a media company that operates the local radio station--Rural Nevada Media, LLC--has been awarded the bid for one of the translator frequencies at Singatse Peak in Lyon County.

Yerington local Mike Hardesty has his priorities firmly set with his family, and is going back to his roots by following in the footsteps--as well as the office space--of his father Gary, owner of Hardesty's General Repair.

For Republican lawmakers representing western Nevada, the 2009 Legislature was an exercise in frustration they say solved very little.

A search warrant served by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division early last Friday morning resulted in the arrest of 26-year-old Yerington resident Aureliano Rodriguez on multiple drug-related charges.

Submitted Article The wait is finally over. A Class Reunion will be held this Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, right here in Yerington.

FERNLEY--The City of Fernley will participate along with the City of Yerington and Lyon County in applying for a grant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfield Coalition Grant for $1 million, which would be divided among the three agencies.

Douglas fir flooring, French doors, formal rooms, cathedral beamed ceilings, river-rock fireplace, pine cabinets, tile countertops in 2,826 square feet Zoe Rose * June 17, 2009 Perfectly suited to its picturesque surroundings of purple mountains, sparkling river and lush green fields of alfalfa and grass, the 2,826-square-foot cedar lodge-style ...

Ron D. Remington died June 8, 2009, at his home, after a long battle with liver cancer.

Dear friends in Yerington, Smith and/or Mason Valley: You are invited to our yearly get-together on Saturday, June 20, at the home of Manual and Tess Barcellos at 124 Meadow Lane in Yerington.