Yearly Archives: 2017

Storey County Taxable Sales Drop 47%

Last week I donated a couple hundred bucks to the Hayek Group to help them work to improve High School student financial literacy in Northern Nevada while playing golf at Arrow Creek. After the round we had dinner and one of my table-mates told me he was considering moving to …

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Spring Forward

Storey County 2018 – Spring Forward or Fall Back?

Daylight savings time happened this past Sunday morning. As we settle into the new rigors of this nonsensical government mandated time/space continuum adjustment of the days getting darker earlier, I can’t help thinking about what things will look like for Storey County and Nevada a year from now. When we …

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community chest

Community Chest Fundraiser at Pipers Opera House

PIPER’S OPERA HOUSE VIRGINIA CITY, NV DOORS 7:30PM SHOW 8PM Friday October 27 Don’t Delay, Get Your Tickets TODAY! Join us for another exciting night of music, friends, and good times at Community Chest’s 2nd Annual Haunted Halloween Fundraising Concert! This year we are proud to welcome THE NOVELISTS for a very special …

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TRIC Executive Kris Thompson

TRIC Executive Shoves Foot in Mouth – Part Three

Another Storey Teller post, another slam dance in the mosh pit that is the Virginia City Highlands email chat group with TRIC Project Manager, Storey County Planning Commissioner and Lance Gillman bunkmate Kris Thompson. This time, Mr. Thompson took umbrage with the article we posted about the residence he used …

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Barde Blog

October 17 Commissioner Meeting – Nicole Barde

Summary of the October 17th Storey County Commission Meeting IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS AN UNNATURAL ACT OF THE HIGHEST ORDER THE STOREY COUNTY LEADERSHIP WORM HAS TURNED AND IS NOW CONSUMING ITS OWN TAIL. OUR COMMISSIONERS DECLARED IN AN OPEN MEETING THAT THERE HAS BEEN INAPPROPRIATE USE …

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Teller Files Criminal Complaint with Storey DA, Sheriff

On March 28th, 2017, The Storey Teller filed a public record request with Assistant County Manager, Planning Director and all around busy guy Austin Osborne. In this request we asked for the zoning of the Mustang Ranch Compound, specifically to see if any section of the property was zoned residential. …

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Corporate Welfare Checks to Roll into TRIC – Again

The Governors Office of Economic Development’s (GOED) board meets in mid-November and the agenda contains an item that will consider GOED’s effort to build an effluent pipeline from Sparks to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC). Once built and fully deployed, this pipeline will carry 3.7 million gallons a day of effluent …

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