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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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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Lance Gilman Launches October Surprise Against Antinoro Lance Gilman’s Attorney Joey Gilbert released a letter to Nevada Attorney Adam Laxalt calling for Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro to face charges of sexual harassment today. The letter (attached below), which contains salacious details gleaned from interviews and depositions taken in the …
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Truth, Lies, and Consequences. In the most recent episode of the Comstock Chronicle, Marshall McBride is quoted asking for concerned citizens to call the Commissioners and other County Officials regarding concerns they may have. He accused me and Nicole Barde of being purveyors of misinformation and lies. He reasoned …
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$2,682,046.31 of Your Tax Dollars hard(ly) at work in Storey County in 2107 The Tax Foundation began tracking Tax Freedom Day in 1948. Tax Freedom Day is the day that the nation as a whole pays all the taxes to all the Federal, State and Local agencies they need for …
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This tit for tat went down on the highlands chat group between yours truly and Commissioner Lance Gilman’s spokesman, Kris Thompson. I’m sharing it here for those who don’t frequent that ecosphere. Since it was a blow by blow response to his email, I am changing the color Kris’s defense …
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The Storey County Commissioners and County Manager Pat Whitten sent Commissioner Lance Gilman and County Lobbyist Greg “Bum” Hess to Washington D.C. January 17th – 22nd. The trip to D.C. was authorized so Gilman and Hess could lobby for the zip code bill that died in committee last year. The …
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