Dayton News

With some criticism being aired about how the county is handling the new jail issue--including its location--Lyon County Sheriff Allen Viel and other county officials recently spoke about the reasons for their support of expanding the jail facilties in Yerington.

Carson City The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court: A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Nevada and 10th streets on suspicion of misdemeanor probation violation.

The Misfits Theater Group is presenting an original melodrama, "Klondike Gold or Shenanigans in the Far North," directed by Jan Duke and written by Tony Thornburg.

Dayton residents should have a community center again come next spring thanks to $100,000 provided by the Nevada State Legislative Cultural Affairs board through the State Historic Preservation Office, Lyon County grant funds of $7,000, and Dayton Valley Days volunteers' donation of $10,000. Today's Dayton Valley Community Center, built in 1917 as ...

Tens of thousands of people converged in Carson City on Saturday to celebrate Nevada's admittance to the Union.

Those involved in last week's Lyon County Board of Commissioners workshop retreat in Smith Valley felt that it was both succuessful and gave them a good chance to talk freely.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection recently decided to issue a Water Pollution Control Permit to Eden Research, LLC located on Air Park Vista in Dayton.

The Lyon County Planning Commission will hear several requests from developers for changes from what was originally planned for the Santa Maria Ranch subdivision.

This is the final story in the Nevada Appeal's month-long series Literacy for Life.

Thanks in part to an English language and adult literacy program at Western Nevada College, Beatriz Britting is living the American dream.

Pretty brown-eyed Tuscani Ramos is 18 months old; but instead of toddling around like she should at her age, she's fighting off a wicked brain tumor.

Oftentimes people tend to overlook or take for granted the things that make where they live fascinating to outsiders.

A potential outdoor lighting ordinance for Lyon County that incorporates shielding and filtration as well as types of lighting has been discussed several times by the Lyon County Planning Commission and they approved the latest draft version and forwarded it on to the Lyon County Board of Commissioners for consideration.

Submitted Story FERNLEY--The North Lyon County Fire Protection District which now operates the community ambulance service has instituted the Frontier Saver program.

Dayton's history has many facets. Although I'm more fascinated with the town's oldest past that began in 1849 with Nevada's first gold discovery, the town has changed 100 fold since then.

A grant for advertising has been received for the Dayton Valley Events Center on Schaad Lane in Dayton.

Community partnerships are forming to ensure area children have a special Christmas this year.

The Nevada Army National Guard has inducted three new members into its Hall of Fame, including a Reno High grad with 30 years of military service.

The Spanish Program at Dayton High School is noticing a change this year. In recent years the program has been taught by Julie Lozada, Karl Watts, and Rob Turner.

The Lyon County Commission hasn't been totally pleased with the reporting of billing and costs on the jail project, in particular dealing with a consultant hired, and it delayed approval of a task order No.