Yearly Archives: 2019

Gilman v. Toll

Gilman v. Toll Hearing Postponed – Again

Judge James Wilson granted Lance Gilman a continuance this afternoon. Apparently, the airport in Las Vegas shuts down when snowflakes fall. Las Vegas airlines canceled 80% of their flights today. The hearing will decide if Sam Toll is a journalist and this site, The Teller, is a modern-day equivalent of …

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Lockwood Archers Take Second Place

Lockwood Archers Punch (way) Above Their Weight On Friday, November 1st Hillside Elementary participated in a remote Nevada State Archery tournament in the multi-use room at Hillside Elementary. There were 29 shooters from the Storey County school district and 9 from Alpine Academy. Typically, what happens during a tournament versus …

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TWICH – February 18th 2011

This Week In Comstock History – February 18th 2011 The Comstock Chronicle wasn’t always known to locals as the Comstock Comical. Angela and Richard Mann owned the paper for 9 years and ran it as a serious local news venture. Angela went to all the meetings (Commissioner, VCTC, School Board …

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LIncoln Day Fundraiser

Lincoln Day Republican Fundraiser on the V&T

GOP State Party Dignitaries Come To Virginia City The Storey County Republican Committee held it’s annual Lincoln Day fundraiser in Virginia City yesterday. The event celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, the Republican Party’s first elected President.  The Delta Saloon hosted the event for the past several years, but the party wanted …

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Key Facts on Nevada’s Spending Problems

State Health Care Spending: The 900 Pound Gorilla

State Health Care Spending: The 900 Pound Gorilla Guest Column by Ron Knecht This is the third in a series of columns summarizing my Controller’s Annual Report (CAR) for the fiscal year 2018 (FY18). The first two columns (click here for the first and here for the second) showed that …

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Masked Marauders Terrorize Town

Masked Marauders Terrorize Town

Brazen Banditos Mete Mayhem   This press release arrived at The Teller on February 8th from the Storey County Sheriff’s Office. There has been reports of these banditos circulating on C Street for years. Great to see Storey County Sheriff Deputies on the job. Almost three years to the day, …

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Lockwood Birthday Party

Lockwood’s Merilee Miller’s Surprise Party

The community of Lockwood celebrated another 39th birthday of Merilee Miller. Miller is a stalwart community member who volunteers at the Senior Center and helps with just about everything. John Miller did a great job of organizing the event and the community kept it a secret for 2-4 weeks. Husband …

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