Lyon County News

Approximately 60 law enforcement and search and rescue personnel are combing Lake Lahontan and the adjacent desert looking for a 6-year-old boy who disappeared Saturday night.

DAYTON COURIER The Lyon County Education Association has filed a grievance regarding the approximately 25 teachers who are slated to not be rehired for the coming school year.

Based on a new state law, the Lyon County Board of Commissioners was to be asked Thursday to propose an ordinance that would add fees in district court and could possibly be used to fund a request for a bailiff for Department 2 in that court.

Submitted Article Storyteller Jim Cogan delighted an audience of children and adults with fabulous tales during Lyon County Library's summer reading program, and Flowers for Kids, presented by Tracy Foster from Twiggs Flower Shop, demonstrated great tips for floral design and care of your own floral bouquet.

FERNLEY--North Lyon County Fire Protection District Board member Chris Murphy submitted a letter of resignation to the District office indicating he was resigning his seat effective immediately.

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

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.

After the cities of Fernley and Yerington have agreed to participate, the Lyon County Board of Commissioners, on Thursday, will be asked to approve a proposal for professional services regarding work involved with an EPA Brownfields grant.

Submitted By Quest Lakes Officials from throughout Lyon, Mineral and Storey Counties, as well as State Assemblymen and Senatorsm have been invited to a dinner with youth leaders from throughout Nevada on August 5 during an annual Youth Leadership Conference at Lake Tahoe.

SILVER SPRINGS--The following is the daily call report for the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Silver Springs substation.

FERNLEY--Officials from the Lyon County Sheriff's Office are disappointed with the City of Fernley's handling of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bryne Discretionary Grant in the amount of $300,000. Speaking on behalf of Sheriff's Allen Viel, Lieutenant Albert Torres told Fernley City Council members during a Reports session of last Wednesday's ...

On behalf of the residents of the Riverpark development, I would like to offer our sincere thanks to Mr.

A small matter of interpretation! As part of his justification for the continued location of the jail facility, our esteemed sheriff pointed out the fact that his office has to be located in the county seat.

FERNLEY--Lyon County is the recipient of federal funds to establish a Neighborhood Stabilization Program to provide a down payment assistance program to homebuyers interested in purchasing a bank-owned home in Fernley or Dayton.

June 18 was Pony Express Day in Nevada, as proclaimed annually by the state's governor to honor the 18-month history of the Pony Express and its young riders who braved danger and the elements to move mail in a horse-and-rider relay westward from St.

SILVER SPRINGS--The Lyon County Planning Commission voted last Tuesday to recommend approval of a Special Use Permit for Gene Kelly of Collectors Arms Trading Company to use a steel storage container to store sporting arms ammunition used in production of education videos.

Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court: William H. Geiger, 35, of Carson City, was arrested at 3:20 a.m. Friday at Carson and Bath streets on suspicion of gross misdemeanor second-offense drunken driving, misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence, making an ...

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.

Two Lyon County commissioners hope to convert a closed women's prison into a vocational high school despite opposition from the Nevada Department of Corrections.

FERNLEY--Following a lengthy discussion, North Lyon County Fire Protection District Board member Garret Burleson agreed to postpone an agenda item to terminate North Lyon District Chief Hector Blanco for six months, and instead the pair will meet in an attempt to reach common ground.