Anne Simons Bows Out of District Three Commissioner Race, Supports Phillip Hilton The Teller spoke with Anne Simons today where she indicated she could not accept the job of County Commissioner should she win in the June primary. “When I filed my paperwork to run for Commissioner, I fully expected …
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Has Storey County Done Everything Possible To Protect The Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic? As the nation is caught in the stranglehold of the COVID-19 virus, much is being said about the way America is handling the crisis. With a couple of glaring exceptions, Storey County businesses reacted immediately and …
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The Impact of Covid-19: Storey County Businesses Impacted Negatively Editors Note: This article was updated on March 19th. The update is listed at the bottom of the article. Storey County Commissioners declared a State of Emergency on March 17th, 2020 in response to the Covid-19 Virus that is gripping the …
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County officials blast The Teller for writing about the facts they provide. What did I know about the payments and the Government Service Agreement (GSA) and when did I know it. Kris Thompson and Austin Osborne say Telsa is current with all their payments under the GSA. Austin Osborne makes …
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Tesla surges on Wall Street. Meanwhile on Electric Avenue, Tesla taps county resources. Tesla’s market capitalization is now in excess of $92 billion in 2015 Tesla and Storey County entered into a services agreement to help offset the massive burden the Gigafactory places on County services with tax abatements (original …
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What’s Up With The Teller? Greetings from Gold Hill. The above picture shows my home town as it was in 1914. Nice. I have received over a hundred messages, emails, and inquiries as to why The Teller went silent in October. I would like to share with you what happened …
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The Nevada Supreme Court ruled today that online reporters are indeed reporters and can enjoy the protection of Reporter Shield laws. This ruling is a major victory for online publications, Justices Unanimously Agree: Online Journalists are Real Journalists In its unanimous decision, Chief Justice Mark Gibbons wrote that “Just because …
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Sheriff Antinoro Cleared of Ethics Charges The Nevada Board of Ethics cleared Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro of Ethics violation charges yesterday. The charges were levied by Lance Gilman’s employee Kris Thompson and Carson City Sheriff’s Sargent Mike Cullen. Kris Thomson alleged that Sheriff Antinoro “violated NRS 281A.400(2) and (7) …
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Stewart Handte Arrested for Kidnapping Reno Police arrested one-time Storey County deputy, and former Mineral County Sheriff Stewart Handte on Thursday, August 15th on charges of assisting with an elderly woman’s kidnap. According to Reno Police, Stewart Handte assisted Roger Hillygus with kidnapping Sue Hillygus from a care facility in …
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…But Not With The Storey County Commission I often write about the topic of Public Comment in the Storey County Commission Meetings. My most recent article (not a blog post) about the matter drew some interesting chatter on the Virginia City Highlands email discussion board (not a blog). The reason …
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