City swears in fire department officers

The Fallon City Council approved an election of fire department officers and announced the opening date for ice skating during their Oct. 17 meeting.

Mayor Ken Tedford swore in Fire Chief Jared Dooley, First Assistant Fire Chief Randy Sharp, Second Assistant Fire Chief Mitch Young and Third Assistant Fire Chief Kenneth “Russ” Jonte as the 2023-24 officers for the Fallon/Churchill Volunteer Fire Department. Before the ceremony Tedford told them on behalf of the council, “We’re always happy when you’re here and we appreciate your efforts.”

The Oats Park splash pad has been shut down for the winter, but ice skating and pickleball are on the horizon.

New surfacing, fresh paint, nets, benches and two water fountain/bottle-filling stations are in place, hinting that the six new Oats Park pickleball courts will soon be ready to use. New sidewalks, lighting, fencing and cement parking blocks surround the area and the playground swings have been re-hung.

The City of Fallon also released a teaser video on its Facebook page about “Fallon on Ice.” A temporary ice skating rink with real ice will open Nov. 18 in the parking lot behind city hall at 40 S. Carson St.

During public comment Churchill County High School Work-based Learning Coordinator Sue Segura expressed her appreciation to the City of Fallon for its support of the CCHS internship program.

Currently, 31 students intern with local businesses and Segura said her goal is to raise that number to 40 by the end of the school year.

Fallon Police Chief Ron Wenger presented the September police report. The 866 calls for service were up by 13 when compared to the same time last year. There were 49 total arrests: seven felony arrests, one gross misdemeanor, 17 misdemeanors and 12 juvenile arrests. Officers made 126 traffic stops, issuing 18 moving citations and 108 traffic warnings.

Volunteers in Police Service gave a total of 97 service hours to the community and also with Helping Hand, the Labor Day Parade and the city’s 9/11 ceremony.

Officers’ special detail included providing traffic control for the Labor Day parade, educating the Cub Scouts on “Stranger Danger” and collecting donated water from CVS Pharmacy. Officers also answered questions about police work for Oasis Academy, attended CCHS football games and the homecoming parade and assisted with a memorial escort for school bus driver “Ms. Linda” Diaz.