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VCH Candidate BBQ A Smash Hit! Adam Laxalt showed rural Nevada he doesn’t ignore them as he spent some time in Storey County last weekend. Virginia City Highlands resident and political junkie Breck Greninger held another of her “Meed The Candidate” Laxalt BBQ’s last weekend. Among the guests were Adam …

Mark Twain Veterans Honored on Memorial Day Scores of residents and officials from Storey County attended the Mark Twain Memorial Day Celebration and dedication at Mark Twain. The Ceremony was held at the Mark Twain Community Center at the new Mark Twain Veterans Memorial.   The Event was opened with …

Storey County Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) Volunteers Help Keep Senior Citizen Properties Clean The Storey County C.E.R.T. volunteers and representatives from the Virginia City Eagles Aerie came to the assistance of Storey County Seniors during the annual free dump services provided by Waste Management. Working with Stacy Gilbert of …

Kids Day In The Park A Hit Kids of all ages gathered at Miners Park in Virginia City On Sunday, May 6th to kick off the Spring season of Fun. The Storey County Fire Department had trucks for the kids to sit in and over a dozen vendors were there …

As we reported earlier, two local kids were up for awards at the Reno Tahoe International Film Festival. Virginia City Highlands resident Kayline Gavenda starred with her brother Otto in So Much Yellow, a short film telling the emotional story of the difficult day in a family’s life. The film …

Stacy Gilbert of the Storey County Senior Center has released the January Menu for the Senior Center. They have a new chef and word on the street is that the food is even mo’ betta than before. Yum!

January is National Radon Action Month, and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Storey County Residents on February 15th. Radon test kits are available at Cooperative Extension offices and partnering locations, as well as at presentations statewide. Radon is a …

In what has become somewhat of an annual tradition, Lacy J. Dalton announced she and Dale Poune will once again be performing in Virginia City. The Performance will be held on December 22nd at 8:00 P.M. Dalton, a longtime supporter of Nevada’s Wild Horse population, told The Teller they will …

The holiday season is getting off to a great start in Storey County with Craft Fairs at the Storey County Senior Center and St. Mary’s Art Center. Dozens of area artists have a remarkable assortment of hand made items for sale at both locations. Get a head start on your …

Rod from UPS advised The Teller that UPS has added a new delivery operator servicing the Virginia City Highlands exclusively. Rod wanted to advise the folks in the Highlands that the purple truck is operated by an official UPS employee, so they should resist the urge to fire a shot …