Lyon County News

Silver Stage Middle School would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lane for their time spent training SSMS coaches and interested staff in first aid and CPR.

By Keith Trout With the 2010 filing period and primary election moved up two months by a change in state law, with three Lyon County elected officials are already saying they plan to seek reelection.

The advent of electronic voting machines in Lyon County earlier this decade brought on some storage issues, as the machines must be kept in climate-controlled rooms, something not required for the old voting machines.

SILVER SPRINGS--Over 40 teachers from four different District schools attended professional development training for math and language arts at Silver Stage Middle School.

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.

A former track star at Reno High School has agreed to accept more than $100,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing law officers in Lyon County of using excessive force against him at a country music concert in Yerington three years ago.

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.

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.

FERNLEY--After working as North Lyon County Fire Protection District for two years as the District Chief, Hector Blanco submitted a letter of resignation to the District Board at a meeting held on Oct.

Submitted Story Lyon County District Attorney Robert L. Auer proudly announces the addition of a new deputy district attorney, Lynn Rivera, to his staff.

Public parks in Lyon County have never been in better shape: there are more parks, all with modern play equipment and more space for people to enjoy.

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

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners at its Oct. 15 meeting agreed to a request to pay insurance costs for two buildings owned by the Lyon County Museum Society.

Lyon County Search and Rescue was dispatched to the area of Brunswick Canyon and Eldorado Canyon, where they were successful in finding a father and son.

Shortly after Lyon County Manager Dennis Stark moved into his Yerington home along the local golf course, he decided to find out if his young beagle hound 'Aggie' could find golf balls on their walks along the course.

Lyon County Sheriff's deputies can continue to use their shooting range facility near 9th Street in Silver Springs, despite protests from a handful of nearby residents, and after the Lyon County Board of Commissioners voted at its October 15 meeting to allow the Sheriff's Department to continue to use the facility.

The Central Lyon County Fire Protection District received $2 million in federal stimulus funding for a new fire station in Stagecoach, but needs more funding to complete the project.

SILVER SPRINGS--Central Lyon County Fire Protection District has opened Burn Season in central Lyon County.

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners, at its Oct. 15 meeting, granted county manager Dennis Stark the authority to create a committee to develop and recommend appropriations requests for federal funding.

It has been five years since the announcement of an agreement that local entities would support the transfer of the Yerington/Anaconda Mine Site to have the federal EPA as the lead regulatory agency, amd that the site wouldn't be listed as a Superfund site.