The Storey Teller Wins Best Platform Writing at Nevada Press Association Annual Convention Newspapers gathered from across the state to take in The Nevada Press Association (NPA) annual convention in Las Vegas this weekend. The event recognizes outstanding journalism, from across the state including editorial, breaking news, photojournalism, graphic design, …
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Hearing Date Set in Gilman v Toll Defamation Suit Nevada First District Justice James Wilson has set December 20th for a hearing in Gilman v. Toll. The hearing, to be held at the Courthouse in Virginia City, will determine whether 1) Sam Toll is a journalist, and 2) if The …
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Storey County Commission September 19th Meeting In the Storey County Commission September 19th Meeting, the board pushed the pipeline can down the road with taking the next step in the Special Assessment District. They also approved giving a part of K Street to Steve McBride, Commissioner McBride’s brother. At first, Commissioner …
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Heavy Horse petting gets them aggressive. Horses stuck in holes. Horses and Bovines struck by cars. Dogs Barking. Dogs Chasing. Animal Husbandry and Community Based Policing Run Hand In Hand… My favorites from the SCSO Incident Report Sept 03-16: RP THINKS HE HAS AN IDIOT AROUND HIS HOUSE ASKING FOR …
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Bret Black Murder Trial Postponed On September 13th, Storey County District Attorney Anne Langer filed a motion to address Bret Black’s potential incompetence. According to the Court Order issued by Judge James Wilson, Ms. Langer based her motion on a letter from Dr. Dickran H Gulesserian dated September 18th, 2017. …
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Storey County FY 17-18 Taxable Sales Tax Figures Continue to Disappoint The final taxable sales report for fiscal year 2017-18 was released by the Nevada Department of Taxation (NDT) last week and the news is mixed. With the final month of FY17-18 in the books, we can look at the …
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Packed House For Lockwood Pipeline Meeting A standing room only crowd of nearly a hundred River District residents packed the Lockwood Senior Center to hear Storey County Commission Candidate Nicole Barde address the facts of the TRIC pipeline proposal. The crowd was nearly twice the size of the Lockwood Pipeline …
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Storey County Commission Job Description I attended Nicole Barde’s “interview the candidate” event in Virginia City last week. One of the handouts she provided was a job description of the County Commissioner. Because her format was “interview the candidate”, she provided a job description for the job of Commissioner. Her …
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4th Annual Basque Fry at Corley Ranch Conservatives from all over Nevada gathered in Gardnerville for the 4th annual Basque Fry at the Corley Ranch. The event was hosted by Morning in Nevada and served as a rally for Guberntorial Candidate Adam Laxalt. Attendees from last year remember the sweltering …
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Coverage of Pipeline Deal in Local Media Outlets On August 7th, the Storey County Commissioners voted to move forward on the proposed Pipeline Project at TRIC. Four places wrote about the meeting; the Comstock Chronicle, Storey County, bardeblog.com and The Storey Teller. In this article will compare and contrast that …
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