Yerington News Archives

With some criticism being aired about how the county is handling the new jail issue--including its location--Lyon County Sheriff Allen Viel and other county officials recently spoke about the reasons for their support of expanding the jail facilties in Yerington.

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners at its Oct. 15 meeting agreed to a request to pay insurance costs for two buildings owned by the Lyon County Museum Society.

The Yerington Paiute Tribe will receive $2 million in economic recovery funding for housing projects.

GE Energy announced recently the successful installation of its Bently Nevada Essential Insight.mesh wireless condition monitoring technology at the NV Energy Ft.

NV Energy will shut down its customer service office in Carson City on Friday. But Customer Service Executive Bruce Bullock said the utility offers several other options, including paying on the company Web site.

Shortly after Lyon County Manager Dennis Stark moved into his Yerington home along the local golf course, he decided to find out if his young beagle hound "Aggie" could find golf balls on their walks along the course.

The 17-year-old former Yerington resident who didn't return to his Fernley home after a weekend visit to Yerington late last month was found last Friday.

Submitted Story Soroptimist International of Yerington, an international volunteer organization for business and professional women, is currently seeking applicants for its recognition program targeted to young women who make the community and world a better place.

Submitted Story What, or better yet, who, is Boyz Nite Out? Well, BNO is a five-part vocal group from San Francisco, CA, that has electrified audiences with its musical talent and impressive style for over 15 years.

Dini's Lucky Club will host the inaugural Yerington's Fall Festival on Virginia Street next to the local casino's parking this Saturday, October 24, from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Billed as fun for the whole family, the day will feature a Trivia Contest and disc jockey, as well as Festival booths featuring buttons, scrapbooks, toys, face painting, ...

Most defendants facing incarceration want to delay it as long as possible; but in Third Judicial District Court Law and Motion proceedings on Oct.

Lyon County Sheriff's deputies can continue to use their shooting range facility near 9th Street in Silver Springs, despite protests from a handful of nearby residents, and after the Lyon County Board of Commissioners voted at its October 15 meeting to allow the Sheriff's Department to continue to use the facility.

Yerington resident Sue Bradford has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Lyon County Fair Board.

A 19-year-old Fallon man pled no-contest Tuesday morning to conspiracy to commit an obscene, indecent, or immoral act.

Story and photos By Zoe Rose While the views of the surrounding mountains and farmlands are nice from the home at 9 Wyatt Drive, situated just off of Highway 339 on the outskirts of Yerington proper, the amenities that come with the home are even better, like an orchard, huge workshop and the lot next door.

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners is scheduled, on Thursday, to hear a presentation from architect Bill Rutherford, of the Florida architectural firm of Clemons Rutherford, chosen previously by the board to design the planned remodel and expansion of the Lyon County Jail in Yerington.

Coin presentation highlights Budd's life Rusty Goe will give a PowerPoint presentation sponsored by the Carson City Historical Society at 6 p.m. Oct.

Submitted Story Caring for elders can prove to be an unnerving situation for which many may not feel prepared; and as a result, the Sanford Center for Aging, the Aging and Disability Services Division and the Nevada Geriatric Education Center , will hold a free workshop on caring for older adults in Yerington on Wednesday, Nov.

Studies in recent years on reveal a lot about movement of potentially contaminated groundwater from the Yerington/Anaconda mine site, but scientists involved said there are still a lot of data gaps that are under investigation.

It has been five years since the announcement of an agreement that local entities would support the transfer of the Yerington/Anaconda Mine Site to have the federal EPA as the lead regulatory agency, amd that the site wouldn't be listed as a Superfund site.

The first snowstorm of the season in Smith Valley last weekend knocked down tree limbs and power lines, leaving a mess that was still being cleaned up into the middle of the week.

While the early season snowstorm last Saturday night/early Sunday morning left Mason Valley white and dropped even more snowfall in Smith Valley, it didn't do much for the early snowpack, according to SNOTEL data.

Kim and Rick McCann, a car savvy couple who recently moved to the area, have taken over Mason Valley Auto Body, a collision repair shop on West Bridge Street, and plan to work hard to provide top-notch service and support to customers in Yerington.

Coming to the Mason Valley Southern Baptist Church for a second visit is Justin Todd Herod, who will be entertaining on Friday, October 16, at 7:00 p.m. at 5A Second South Street in Mason.

A Fernley teenager's been missing for more than a week, and authorities hope you may know where he is.

In a step designed to give students taking agriculture-related classes a chance to earn dual college credits, the Lyon County School District Board of Trustees approved as a first reading a memorandum of understanding with the Great Basin College of Technical Prep Department.

A sandy course in Winnemucca contributed to the Yerington High cross country runners not achieving their goals of running faster times on that 3.3 mile course than prior times.

In a step to 'make sure Native American students don't fall through the cracks,' the Lyon County School District Board of Trustees approved a 'Memorandum of Agreement' Sept.