Earthquake Preparedness Great Nevada Shakeout Great Shakeout Earthquake Drills promote both internal and community-wide earthquake readiness. Participants practice the “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” safety procedure and other aspects of their emergency plans. ShakeOut is designed so you can tailor the drill to your organization’s needs, and typically is not …
Read More »Storey County Republicans Endorse Candidate
Republicans Meet In Lockwood to Consider Endorsement Of Local Candidates On Monday, October 8th the Storey County Republican Central Committee met in Lockwood. There was a large gathering to hear from campaigns and candidates from all over Storey County. Folks from Mark Twain, Virginia City, The Highlands, and Lockwood came …
Read More »SCSO Incident Report Sept 17 – Sept 23rd
SCSO Incident Report Sept 17 – Sept 23rd Another week, another couple hundred interactions with the public for the Storey County Sheriff’s Office. These guys and gals really work hard for us and here is the proof. Some of my picks for this week: 18 YO FEMALE- NEG INJ/VEH VS …
Read More »Episode 24 – Sheriff Jerry and Jay Carmona
On Episode 24, we rebroadcast the Sheriff Jerry and Friends show. Storey County Commission Candidate Jay Carmona joins Sheriff Jerry to discuss his vision for the future of Storey County. In the interview, Mr. Carmona talks about a number of things of ionterest Tune in to learn more about Jay …
Read More »Pipeline Proposal Postponed Indefinitely
Back To The Drawing Board For Pipeline Proponents. In a surprise move today, County manager Pat Whitten announced that the pipeline proposal under consideration is off the table. After moving to combine 10 agenda items into one single item, Mr. Whitten announced to a surprised audience that one of the …
Read More »Teller Wins 4 Awards At NPA Convention
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, …
Read More »Will The Gigafactory Go Up In Smoke?
Storey County’s Diamond Getting Roughed Up I reached out to media pundit Josh Bernstein the other day and we talked about Elon Musk, Tesla and the Gigafactory. He’s done some reporting on Tesla and Elon Musk this year and he agreed to share his latest article with The Teller. Storey …
Read More »A Pimp, A Prostitute, and a Politician – Letter To The Editor
Letter To The Editor Of The Storey Teller A Pimp, A Prostitute, and a Politician A pimp, a prostitute, and a politician walk into a television station … and what should be the start of a raunchy joke instead becomes a political hit piece. Aaron Ford, the would-be Attorney General …
Read More »Meet The Candidates Night At The Canvas Cafe
Candidates Curtis Cannon and Patricia Ackerman are coming to Virginia City to press the flesh with the unwashed masses. Tonight is your chance to talk to these candidates in an intimate setting at the Canvas Cafe. Canvas Cafe Owners Alexia Sober and Richard Oates welcome you to taste snacks and …
Read More »Gilman v. Toll Hearing Date Set
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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