A beloved high school coach and one of the founders of the Greenwave Hall of Fame died in his sleep Monday.
The director of the Nevada Department of Veterans Services announced her retirement Monday after spending 10 years with the state agency.
Longtime friend Gailmarie Pahmeier’s powerful words radiated the beauty of Valerie Serpa, who, along with her late husband Kirk Robertson, transformed the Oasis of Nevada into a cherished home for the arts.
An Army officer who described himself as a humble, yet disciplined soldier and likes to get dirty and train hard was promoted Friday at the Army Aviation Support Facility north of Reno to become the state’s newest brigadier general in the Nevada National Guard.
Col. Michael Peyerl will become the Nevada Army National Guard’s newest general on Friday.
Carson City’s Richard “Dick” Whiston died Jan. 2 after a lengthy illness.
Both Chief Petty Officer Joshua Sawyer, an air traffic controller at Naval Air Station Fallon, and Major League Hall of Fame player George Brett have one thing in common. Both men have been honored by the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation for their dedication of serving to the military and for dedicating their time to honor and recognize veterans.
Assemblywoman Robin Titus, who represents most of Lyon and all of Churchill counties, recently addressed voting and redistricting at the January meeting of the Fernley Republican Women.
An Oasis Academy eighth grader is this year’s state winner in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen contest.
The Churchill County Library has outgrown its present location, and as a result of increased usage over the years, Churchill County commissioners received the newest Library Strategic Plan at their last meeting.
George Brett spoke at the Bobby Dolan Baseball Dinner to benefit the University of Nevada baseball program.
The tree lighting behind Fallon’s Maine Street fountain, the youngsters talking to Santa, revelers sipping hot chocolate … hundreds of residents packing downtown to ring in the Yuletide season.
Storms that dumped multiple feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada over the holidays gave weather forecasters and water masters reason to believe 2022 would be a banner year like 2017.
The Fallon boys basketball team saw a lead slip through its hands in the second half Wednesday at the Elmo Dericco Gym with Fernley grabbing a 54-46 Northern 3A-East win against the Greenwave.
The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars attended Nevada’s Mid-Winter conference Jan. 6-9.
The Nevada Hospital Association reported last week that many of the state’s hospitals in Clark County and the rural region are experiencing a crisis in staffing.
Before the American Legion Post 16 members and community volunteers prepared containers to deliver on Christmas Day as part of the Meals on Wheels program, two longtime volunteers were recognized for their years of service.
“We texted back and forth even after his retirement until Thanksgiving.”
The holiday season is a festive time of community giving at Fallon Ford-Toyota. Every year since 2011, the Henning family along with their employees have handed out checks to many nonprofit organizations as part of their Pay It Forward program. When customers purchase a vehicle, they designate a specific nonprofit for Fallon Ford-Toyota to donate $50. “We ask them where they want us to donate the money,” said General Manager Tim Mitchell. “They have a pretty good idea where they the money will go.”
The countdown is on for Churchill County residents to turn the last page on the calendar in a few days and ring in 2022.
In less than 90 minutes, employees with Churchill County Social Services and CC Communications handed out on Dec. 22 large black plastic bags stuffed with toys, clothes and a blanket to 37 families as part of this year’s yearly Wishing Tree program.
Trustees expressed their satisfaction with the superintendent’s performance at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Churchill County School Board.
Ray East died Dec. 19 after a short illness. A funeral is set for Sunday at 2 p.m.
The superintendent of the Churchill County School District said she and the Fallon Police Department were being proactive in notifying parents and staff about social media posts on TikTok threatening gun violence.
FERNLEY — The frosty breath of a cold Saturday morning didn’t stop hundreds of volunteers from attending the annual Wreath Across America at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
The preseason especially against teams from the Northern 3A West division is definitely providing some insight to this year’s Greenwave boys basketball team.
The Lady Wave swept a pair of nonleague games at the Elmo Dericco Gym last week against North Valleys and Hug to improve to 9-2 overall.
Friends are mourning the death of the chairman of the Churchill County Democrats, who died in a single-car crash on Dec. 3 on U.S. Highway 50 west of Silver Springs.
Every December, Americans commemorate the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other Hawaiian military installations that killed 2,388 service members and civilians and plunged the nation into World War II.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago plunged the United States into a war on two fronts. On the following day, Dec. 8, 1942, Congress declared war on Japan.
Every year on the first Sunday of December, Fallon’s version of the “Blue Light Special” is a win-win for both the community and first-responders who serve Churchill County.
Longtime prep basketball coach Tom Maurer was happy to roam courtside Wednesday after an absence from pacing the sidelines.
Like two boxers who retreated to their corners for most of the match, the visiting South Lake Tahoe Vikings and Fallon Greenwave girls’ teams sized each other up for three quarters in their Northern 3A crossover basketball game Wednesday.
Wreaths Across America is conducted around the world Dec. 18.
The Vikings were ready to play in a solid win over the defending 3A champs.
Fallon delivered a knockout blow in the fourth quarter by breaking open a one-point game for a 44-31 win.
Fate and timeliness tied the past with the present when nine future chief petty officers from Naval Air Station Fallon were recently pinned during a 90-minute ceremony at Hangar 7.
Before the sun peeked over the Stillwater Range east of Fallon, Lance McNeil and his volunteers at American Legion Post 16 were busily preparing food for Thanksgiving.
Turkey, family and shopping. These are three traditions associated with the Thanksgiving holiday, especially the shopping season which extends four more weeks.
A veteran police captain with more than 20 years of experience in community law enforcement has been appointed Fallon’s new police chief.
Western Nevada President Vincent Solis is returning to his native Texas after accepting a similar position at Brazosport College south of Houston.
Speaking before the Fallon Rotary Club on Nov. 9, Congressman Mark Amodei, R-Congressional Dist. 2, said he doesn’t know if the modernization proposal for the Fallon Range Training Complex will be included in discussion this week as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022.
Virginia City's annual Veterans Day Parade on C Street.
Veterans Memorial Monument was dedicated in Virginia City.
Honor Flight Nevada made a 4-day trip to Washington, D.C.
Her life was spent overseas and on ship, but as this sailor’s career begins to wind down, the mountains are beckoning her to return.
Kevin Gehman said the 13 years he was Fallon’s police chief have gone by like the snap of a finger.
The soft breeze flapped the large U.S. flag overlooking the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery on an early autumn afternoon.
The commander of Fallon’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1002 knows with hard work comes the rewards of leading a community-based organization.
Area events are struggling this autumn with donations, and they seek the community’s support. Toys for Tots, Wreaths Across America and Wishing Tree said donations are slowly coming in to support their respective endeavors.