Yearly Archives: 2019

TWISCH – This Week in Storey County History

The Territorial Enterprise Lives Again We recently obtained a wonderful collection of Territorial Enterprise Newspapers from the Lucius Beebe – Charles Clegg era. The papers are amazing and represent a fascinating time capsule of Storey County History. But they are more than just a snapshot of Storey County. Back then …

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SCSO Incident Report January 28th – February 3rd

416 Calls. Lots of nonsense. Thank you to the hard working men and women of the Storey County Sheriff’s Office for dealing with nitwits and people who need your help. Y’all rock. This is why we need shooting ranges everywhere GUYS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHOOTING INTO THE …

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Rainbow Bend Candidates Night A Success

The River District Home Owners Association (HOA) held a Candidates Night on February 7th, 2019. This meeting allowed members of the HOA to ask questions of the candidates and hear how the candidates would represent the homeowners. HOA President Denise Fuller-Hilton invited The Teller to cover the event and report …

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SCSO Arrest Log January 21 - February 03

SCSO Arrest Log January 21 – February 03

SCSO Arrest Log January 21 – February 03 The following information was prepared by the Storey County Sheriff’s Office. All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Please don’t drink or smoke weed and drive. Seriously. Just don’t. Thank You For Reading The Teller! For those of …

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Key Facts on Nevada’s Spending Problems

Key Facts on Nevada State Taxes and Other Revenues

Key Facts on Nevada State Taxes Guest column gracefully written by former Nevada Controller Ron Knecht. This is the second in a series of columns summarizing my Controller’s Annual Report (CAR) for fiscal year 2018 (FY18). Based on the state’s official books and records, the CAR provides Nevada citizens, officials …

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County Commissioner Commits To Cannabis Cultivation

Gilman Supports Cannabis (hemp), Opposes Cannabis (weed for now) Teller Readers will remember the relentless effort Storey County fought alongside TRIC to force Storey County taxpayers to subsidize bringing in water to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) with the pipeline. Storey County officials and TRIC companies like Tesla and Switch …

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Gilman v. Toll

Gilman v. Toll Hearing Set for February 22nd

Perry Mason Style Hearing Set For February 22nd. For those of you new to The Teller, Mustang Ranch Brothel Owner, TRIC Broker and Executive, Blockchains Marketing and Government Relations Manager and Storey County Commissioner Lance Gilman is suing Sam Toll, Editor of The Teller for defamation per se. The background of the case …

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Virginia City Hill Climb

Virginia City Hill Climb Is Back!

Virginia City Hill Climb Set For September 21-22nd Car enthusiasts and Virginia City Merchants received some good news in January. The 49th Annual Virginia City Hill Climb will return to the Comstock. This year’s event will feature both exotic racers and vintage muscle cars zipping up the Truck Route on …

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Sunday Word Of The Day – Communication

4150 Out Of 4200 Storey County Residents Agree – Don’t Treat Us Like Mushrooms The Teller remains critical of the way Storey County communicates with its citizens since we started nearly two years ago. The county has a Public Information Officer (County Manager in waiting Austin Osborne) and an actual …

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