NEVADA NEWS ARCHIVE
2018
Tree plantings celebrate Arbor Day
What do trees and horses have in common? Both were part of an Arbor Day celebration in Nevada’s oldest town on Friday. Read More …
The City of Fallon commemorates 158th Anniversary of The Pony Express Trail
We are pleased to announce the newest addition to Williams Ave.— a commemorative, silhouette statue of a Pony Express Rider. On Tuesday, Apr. 3, the City of Fallon celebrated the 158th anniversary of the Pony Express, which extends from Sacramento, Calif., to. St. Joseph’s Mo. Read More …
Fallon raises new Pony Express memorial statue
To send mail through the Pony Express from San Francisco to St. Joseph, Missouri — a distance of almost 2,000 miles — was a significant form of communication in the western states during the 1860s. Read More …
City of Fallon Celebrates 158th Anniversary of Pony Express Trail
A new Pony Express Trail statue will greet visitors along the ‘Loneliest Road in America’ along Highway 50 in Fallon. Read More …
2017
Making Art in Extreme Conditions
The Pony Express was founded to address the need, promising the delivery of mail from Missouri to Sacramento in as few as ten days. Mounted horseman riding at a gallop replaced cumbersome stage coaches and, crucially, the 2000-mile route was served by 184 stations, each positioned less than 20 miles apart. Read More ….
Nevada’s Fort Churchill
Just one year after silver was discovered in the Comstock Lode, a band of Paiute and Bannock Indians attacked several white settlers at Williams Station about 30 miles east of Virginia City along the Carson River. The station was burned and several men were murdered. Read More ….
Sierra Intermountain Emergency Radio Association Field Day: Getting Better Every Year
A couple of them were newcomers to the hobby or Field Day itself. Participating in this event fired them up for more activity. Even when the laptops overheated, they pulled out paper and pens and continued turning the dials. And there were no disasters! The general meeting to be held July 1 will be a … Continued
Pony Express relives, shares history
It’s 1860 and a young courier hops atop the fastest horse available and sets out across an arid landscape of prairie grass and sagebrush with his letters stowed safety in a leather saddle pouch called a “mochila.” He rides a certain distance to a relay station, where another young rider waits. The mochila is transferred … Continued
Pony Express relives, shares history
It’s 1860 and a young courier hops atop the fastest horse available and sets out across an arid landscape of prairie grass and sagebrush with his letters stowed safety in a leather saddle pouch called a “mochila.” Read more ….