Yerington

YERINGTON — The Lyon County Sheriff's s Office with the assistance of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conducted a series of brothel work card compliance checks Wednesday of prostitutes who obtained work cards contrary to Lyon County Code and in possible violation of U.S. immigration law for the following Mound House brothels: Bunny Ranch, Kit Kat Ranch, and the Love Ranch.

Lyon County experienced flash flooding early Wednesday night in the Mason Valley area east of Yerington, according to County Manager Jeff Page.

Yerington High School in Lyon County has been named one of 31 Shining Star schools recognized by the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) for achieving four- and five-star status while also serving a high percentage of students in poverty.

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Grow Your Own, Nevada! Program presents four classes to help Nevadans get on the path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food. The next class on Sept. 18 discusses composting and fertilizer basics.

It’s nice that the beginning of the school year is almost immediately rewarded with a three-day weekend. You’ll find annual events like Civil War Days in Virginia City and the Best in the West Rib Cook-off in Sparks, in addition to smaller happenings like the monthly Downtown Carson City Wine Walk and a roller derby double-header. If you haven’t made plans to head for the hills, take a look at your options and have a fun and safe Labor Day weekend.

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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Grow Your Own, Nevada! Program presents four classes to help Nevadans get on the path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food.

CARSON CITY — As summer ends next month, the Nevada Department of Transportation is looking ahead and preparing to keep state roads clear when winter snow flies.

YERINGTON — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday that Nevada’s newest state park, the Walker River State Recreation Area, will officially open to the public at the Pitchfork Ranch on Saturday, Sept. 22.

The Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties Thursday, August 9 breakfast meeting includes guest speakers on three important topics. The Coalition will also honor the AmeriCorps and VISTA members who have served the Lyon County region during the last year.

For the first time, the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon County, reportedly established in 1861, will start its day in Yerington, Nev. on Thursday, August 2 with Hindu invocation, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.

A Yerington man convicted in May of killing his wife who worked as a rural mail carrier was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with the eligibility for parole in 25 years, according to Lyon County District Attorney Stephen B. Rye.

Thick smoke from the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park returned Friday to western Nevada and is affecting air quality in Carson City, Carson Valley, Lyon County and the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to the National Weather Service.

Free training opportunities for the public will be offered this July in Silver Springs, Yerington, Fernley, and Dayton regarding how to reduce risks of accidental overdose using Naloxone treatment resources.

An 18 year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Saturday morning at 4:38 a.m. in the 3900 block of Pheasant Drive for misdemeanor obstruction and minor consuming alcohol following a chase that began after she refused orders to stop, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

The Dayton Farmers Market has opened for the 2018 summer season. The market takes place every Saturday through September from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 60 Second Avenue and Highway 50.

A passenger inside a vehicle that was stopped early Wednesday for traffic violations was arrested for alleged possession of methamphetamine, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College has named 340 students to the Spring 2018 Dean’s List. To earn this recognition, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Students meeting these requirements are:

A Lyon County jury found a Fernley man guilty Wednesday of multiple counts of sex crimes against children including sexual assault and child pornography.

YERINGTON — In its commitment to improve the enforcement of current firearm laws, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office has launched its Denied Firearm Transaction Initiative aimed to investigate anyone who attempts to buy or possess a firearm as a prohibited person per Nevada Revised Statute 202.360.

Western Nevada College recognized 41 associate degree nursing graduates during the nursing program’s traditional pinning ceremony on Monday, May 21 at the Carson City Community Center.

Leon Aberasturi, candidate for Nevada Supreme Court, will be the featured speaker at next Monday's Democratic luncheon. A former Lyon County District Attorney, Aberasturi is a judge for Nevada's Third District Court in Yerington. He was first elected to the court in 2006, and was re-elected in 2014. He is running for the seat currently held by Justice Michael Cherry, who is termed out.

A 77-year-old Yerington man has been identified in the officer involved fatal shooting Saturday night south of Carson City in northern Douglas County in which a Douglas County sheriff's deputy was injured.

Western Nevada College is holding is 2018 commencement Monday, May 21 at 10 a.m. in the Marv Teixeira Pavilion, 111 E. William Street at the east end of Mills Park in Carson City.

YERINGTON, Nev. — Lyon County voters will more than likely be voting on a brothel ban question in November, after county commissioners voted Thursday morning to change the language of the proposed advisory question.

Lyon County crews are addressing heavy rainfall and lightning issues that developed Wednesday during a series of storms. Lyon 911 dispatch reports the loss of communications sire on Rawe Peak, said County Manager Jeff Page.

A 29-year-old Yerington man was found guilty by jury Thursday of first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the death of his wife, a rural mail carrier, the Lyon County District Attorney's Office announced.

SILVER SPRINGS — For more than a decade, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties has hosted monthly breakfast meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. Diverse local, state, federal and tribal groups and community volunteers share news and collaborate on system changes that improve access to affordable, local food and to health care, and that support community-based, sustainable economic development.

Carson City marketing, communications and public relations agency, In Plain Sight Marketing LLC, has hired Danny Miller, an award-winning graphic designer, to lead its creative and digital operations. The agency's client base includes organizations in Carson City, Reno, Douglas County and Yerington.

Kyra Gonzales, 11, of Carson City, claimed the top prize of $500 cash at Carson’s Got Talent, the regional talent competition benefiting Meals on Wheels Carson City, last Saturday evening.

Carson’s Got Talent, a talent show featuring performers from Reno, Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Douglas County, Dayton and Yerington, lifted the audience Saturday while raising money for the Carson City Meals On Wheels program.