Brian Sandford joins the Nevada Appeal as editor starting today.“I’m very pleased that our nationwide search has brought Brian Sandford to the Appeal and Carson City,” said Mark Raymond, Appeal publisher. “Brian’s work in two Western state capitals, his newspaper experience and his enthusiasm for community newspapering really impressed us. We’re looking forward to his leadership of our award-winning news team.”Sandford, 37, joins the Appeal after serving as the night city editor for the Olympian, in Olympia, Wash., since 2006, and in a similar capacity, simultaneously, for the Tacoma News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., since 2010. “Right off the bat, …