National Night Out 2019 Over a hundred community members and organizations came out to support the community in the River District on Tuesday. National Night Out is a community-building event held on the first Tuesday in August to promote the relationship with local law enforcement and the communities they serve. …
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Supreme Court Sets Date for Gilman v. Toll The Nevada Supreme Court set September 5th, 2019 as the date to hear oral arguments in the Gilman v. Toll matter. In June, attorneys for The Teller’s editor Sam Toll filed a mandamus brief with the Nevada Supreme Court requesting a stay of …
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lThe Rainbow Bend Social Club hosted another Lockwood Bingo Night on Saturday, August 4th. 75 people showed up to enjoy hot dogs, chili, salad, and desert and play Bingo. There are usually between 35 and 50 people who regularly attend the festivities, but last night set the record. The July …
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Mad Props to the Storey County Sheriff’s Office for all their hard work. 364 Calls. 14 Citations – 51 Warnings. Thanks for the warning and not the ticket. Sisters fighting sisters. Brothers harassing sisters. Tailgaters, Bottle Rockets, return of “The Suspicious Person”, and are you sure that’s a snake? If …
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Lockwood Social Club Bingo Night The Teller attended the Rainbow Bend Social Club’s bingo night on Saturday. After a potluck dinner and dessert, the bingo fun started. There were roughly 100 people in attendance and the Bingo festivities lasted for about an hour and a half. Dave Hart was filling …
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SCSO Incident Report for the week of June 17th – June 23rd 390 Calls • 15 Butt Dials • 15 Citations • 62 Warnings (thanks guys and gals) As summer heats up, remember to be kind to others. Please don’t do drugs in public. If you are drunk and need …
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The latest episode of the Storey County Commission aired on interstellar TV. For those of you who missed it, Nicole Barde wrote about her observations on her underrated blog. During the meeting, Kris Thompson called me a liar for telling the truth and Steve Ayers referred to The Teller as …
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Storey County Arrest Blotter June 10-23. Driving is the most dangerous thing you do on a daily basis. Please don’t endanger others around you by texting or drinking and driving. Please.
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Hames Claims Wrongful Termination Lawyers for Former Fire Chief and Community Development Director Gary Hames filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus with the First District Court against Storey County. The petition, dated July 1, 2019, is in response to his abrupt firing and allegations levied by a whistleblower and …
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UNR and Silver City are hosting a science camp tomorrow from 10:00 to noon. Kids will learn about chemical reactions and the heat they produce in an event sponsored by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Jim Barcellos of UNR leads his popular interactive science activities where children can don goggles …
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