Yerington News

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to move forward legislation that would create nearly 1,300 jobs in Lyon County, Nevada.

Poker is pure Nevada. Combine it with motorcycles, add some classic cars, and for many people you've created the perfect triad.

Two days of scheduled jury selection in the murder trial for Cody Wallace of Silver Springs begin today, with the opening arguments expected to start on Monday in Third Judicial District Court in Yerington.

The title of Billy Currington's new album, Enjoy Yourself, says it all. "That's what I want people to think about doing when they hear my music," the happy-go-lucky Georgia native says.

An expanded version of the local Community 4th of July Celebration in Yerington is planned for this year; and, along with the popular fireworks display and a tribute to the troops, it includes a brand new feature: a water park activity.

The second annual Yerington Farmers Market begins on Friday, June 14, from 4-7 p.m. This year it is conveniently located at 215 Goldfield Avenue in Yerington, in the parking lot of the former Goldfield Auto Parts store.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection announced last Friday it has decided to issue a reclamation permit to Nevada Copper, Inc., to reclaim its Pumpkin Hollow Project, located about eight miles southeast of Yerington.

Incumbents Rita Evasovic and Ross Whitacre will retain their seats on the Yerington City Council for new four-year terms after finishing as the top two- vote-getters in last Tuesday's Yerington Municipal Election, besting challengers Steve Tognoli and Omar Lopez.

On June 4, 2013, Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law AB227-'Nevada Land Management Implementation Committee'-making Nevada the fifth western state to actively explore the transfer of public lands to western states.

The Sparks Farmers Market has stopped meandering. After several years of shifting sponsorships and a footprint that seeped along Victorian Avenue, the market, which opens today and runs Thursdays through Aug. 22, is now concentrated on Victorian Avenue and Victorian Plaza across from John Ascuaga's Nugget.

The Nevada Office of Veterans Services Veterans Outreach "ROVER" Program will be at the Yerington Senior Center at 117 Tilson Way on Tuesday, June 11, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m..

The annual Smith Valley Memorial Day ceremony was performed at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Smith Valley by the veterans of the valley and was observed by a number of valley residents and veterans.

South Lyon Healthcare Foundation is presenting "An Evening Under the Stars with Richard Elloyan" at the Weed Heights Gazebo Park on June 22. The gates will open at 6 p.m., with the concert starting at 7 p.m. Attendees need to bring their own chairs or a blanket.

The deaths of two Dwarf car drivers at Reno-Fernley Raceway Saturday night sent shockwaves well beyond the local region.

The course follows along the Walker River at the Cottonwood Ranch in South Mason Valley.

The deaths of two Dwarf car drivers at Reno-Fernley Raceway Saturday night sent shockwaves well beyond the local region.

One of the most pressing business concerns for rural Nevada at the Legislature is the funding on the two rural community colleges - Western Nevada College in Carson City and Great Basin College in Elko.

Lyon County sheriff's deputies say 67-year-old Leroy Kay, of Yerington, and 63-year-old David Richardson, of Truckee, Calif., were killed during a race Saturday night on a dirt track at the Reno-Fernley Raceway 30 miles east of Reno.

Yerington, and others in the outback were curious how Yerington's new 4th District congressman, Rep.