In remembrance
Memorial Day weekend events Today • Rides on the Virginia & Truckee Excursion Train between Virginia City and Gold Hill depart the depot at F and Washington streets in Virginia City between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday. Adult tickets cost $9 for d …
Read More »Dayton boy killed in gun accident remembered as vibrant, fun
DAYTON — A picture shows Gage Wilkinson when he wasn’t yet 2 years old. He’s riding a scooter, wearing his sister’s pink helmet, barely able to reach the handlebars. “He wouldn’t ride the one with two wheels in the back,” said his dad, Mike. “There …
Read More »Fallon DFA milk plant reaches halfway mark
Construction of the dry milk processing plant in Fallon is more than halfway complete and efforts to build up the local infrastructure needed to support the facility are underway. The Dairy Farmers of America plant is on track to open in December, fi …
Read More »Battle for Okinawa
TRAINING FOR OKINAWA New Caledonia — After the Guam operation secured that hard-won island in July 1944, the Corps formed the 6th Marine Division from the Provisional Brigade, which had the 4th, 22nd and 29th Marine Regiments. The 15th Marine Regim …
Read More »Overland murder trial off, hearing Tuesday
The trial of two Idaho men accused of second-degree murder is off and the pair is scheduled to appear at a change of plea hearing Tuesday in District Court. Kevin and Levi Travis plead not guilty to numerous charges in 2012, and are suspected of kill …
Read More »Carson High School seniors present final projects to community panels
Like most little boys, Ethan Spence was fascinated by dinosaurs. Living near the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, his curiosity was piqued. “I went there almost every day,” he recalled. “I actually knew most of the people who worked the …
Read More »Airport to get military aircraft museum
A museum to display military aircraft and vehicles is planned at the Carson City Airport, with a preview slated for summer and construction to start in the fall. Cactus Air Force received preliminary approval from the capital city’s Airport Authority …
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