Farmers' Markets in No. Nevada Jun 25, 2008
If you're heading out to Fallon, you can enjoy the Fallon Farmers' Market from June 10 through August 26. The market takes place every Tuesday, from 4 PM to 7 PM at the intersection of Williams Avenue and Maine Street. (Suite101.com)
Aviation record-holder Steve Fossett missing Jun 24, 2008
Helicopters and planes from Naval Air Station Fallon, in Fallon, Nevada, the Nevada Air National Guard and the California Highway Patrol are helping in the search. Steve Fossett. (Yahoo News -- Aviation and Aerospace)
Discover the Unspoken Life of the Navy -- New Book Tells An Endearing Story About a Sailor Who Struggles With the Unknown Aggression of His Heart and the Demands of His Twenty-Two Year Naval Career. Jun 21, 2008
Between his romantic endeavors, he is mugged in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; nearly attacked in San Francisco and Hong Kong; almost killed by friendly fire in Fallon, Nevada; culminating with his smuggling of a foreign national into the States on a naval vessel. With his life in disarray and his career facing ultimate disaster due to his illegal actions, how will Ken combat his Sayonara Heart and continue his navy career, as he searches for personal happiness. (Primezone Releases)
Tech: Track Pony Express Re-ride via GPS site Jun 21, 2008
It's great being part of history and showing it to my kids, said Erika Niday of Fallon. The original Pony Express was a delivery service, opened in April 1860 by Majors and investors William Russell and William Waddell. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Firstgold Corp., Adds Two Properties to its Exploration Portfolio Jun 17, 2008
The Fairview Hunter project is located in Churchill County, Nevada, roughly 50 miles east of Fallon, Nevada, approximately 15 miles south of the historic Wonder Mine. The property consists of 115 unpatented lode mining claims, underlain by a variety of volcanic lithologies. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Navy Identifies Pilot Killed In Crash Jun 16, 2008
According to the Navy, the two planes were participating in a training mission, about 50 miles east of Naval Air Station Fallon. Wise was assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-15), based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach. (WTKR.com, VA)
Aviator killed when Navy jets collide Jun 15, 2008
F-5 pilots eject and are picked up by crew from Fallon Naval Air Station. Most recent fatal crash involving aircraft from Fallon was in May 2007 ... FALLON, Nevada (AP) -- Two fighter jets from the U.S. Navy's elite training school collided Friday over northern Nevada's high desert, killing one pilot and injuring two others who parachuted to safety. (CNN -- US)
Navy: Pilot Killed In Jet Collision Over Nevada Jun 15, 2008
The jets collided shortly after noon on Friday about 50 miles east of the Fallon Naval Air Station, where they were based ... The two other pilots are being treated for minor injuries at a hospital in Fallon. (WNBC.com, NY)
Breach occurs in V Line Canal in Fallon Jun 13, 2008
No homes were damaged or injuries reported after a 12-foot section of the canal broke in Fallon and sent water from the V Line Canal back into the Carson River on Wednesday night, officials said ... The irrigation line takes water from Lahontan Reservoir to Fallon-area farmers in the Newlands Project operated by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District ... In January, a breach on the Truckee Canal in Fernley, a small community east of Fallon, flooded nearly 600 homes. (KRNV.com, NV)
Montana Sports Snapshots May 21, 2008
UGF inks volleyball player from Nevada GREAT FALLS (AP) Outside hitter Tosha Nunes of Fallon, Nev. has signed a letter of intent to join the University of Great Falls women s volleyball team. (Montana Standard, MT)
Legion, VFW to sponsor Memorial Day ceremony May 21, 2008
He was designated a Naval Aviator in June 1972, and reported for duty to NAS Fallon, Nevada. While flying the UH-1N helicopter as a Search and Rescue pilot, he accomplished 32 rescues in the Sierra Mountains. (Appomattox Times Virginian, VA)
IHSA Class AA Girls State Track Results May 17, 2008
Amy Kus (Aurora Rosary), Lexie Tomcheck (Geneva), Janet Plonka (Glen Ellyn-Glenbard West), Ashley Conway (McHenry), Diana Defoe (Chatham-Glenwood, Marissa Goliday (Oak Lawn Richards), Kristen Willeford (Mascoutah), Elaine Patten (O Fallon), Ellen Chapman (Glenview-Glenbrook South) Monika Jakutyte (Naperville-Neuqua Valley). Flight 2. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Candidate filing ends May 17, 2008
drew a primary opponent, political unknown James Smack of Fallon ... Mike McGinness, R-Fallon, got a free ride into a final four-year term. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Our View: There once was a town that wanted to grow... Apr 23, 2008
wrote on Apr 22, 2008 3:28 PM:" sports complex started and completed along with the rest of the already in place plans for the development of West Hills College drafted years ago.What an attraction to awe a community! "Dafted" were the plans for the tax base to insure growth.The school thought the citizen's wouldn't mind a mutual desire to see the expansion of the JC college and that bonds would pass. "NO PROBLEM" to complete this higher learning institution.Some 100 acres of land was donated to... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Northern Nevada Celebrates Earth Day Apr 23, 2008
Students at Western Nevada College in Fallon and Carson City are offering several free events ... At 12:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. the Carson City campus is offering a free showing of the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." And on the Fallon campus there is a trash pick-up contest at 2p. (KRNV.com, NV)
New tax may be levied to help fix irrigation canal in Nevada Apr 18, 2008
(AP) -- Residents of Fernley, Fallon and parts of Churchill and Lyon counties may end up being taxed to help pay for necessary improvements to an irrigation canal that failed and flooded nearly 600 homes in January. The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District is proposing an assessment of $1. (KRNV.com, NV)
State Park merchants still uneasy about concession Apr 18, 2008
"They rescued the City Hotel and Fallon House concession when it needed rescuing, and they did a fine job of it. But people are worried that if they take over too many businesses in the park, we will cease to be a diverse community and all the businesses will look the same, like a shopping center.". The City Hotel Limited Liability Corporation, owned by Forever Resorts, oversees City Hotel, including its restaurant and What Cheer Saloon, and Fallon Hotel, including its ice cream parlor and... (The Union Democrat)
State park procedures questioned in concessionaire's award Apr 16, 2008
Other venues Forever Resorts oversees in the park are City Hotel, City Hotel Restaurant and What Cheer Saloon, Fallon Hotel, Fallon Ice Cream parlor and Fallon Theatre. Forever Resorts, which manages concessions in state and federal parks throughout the U.S., took over those concessions in 2006 when the nonprofit City Hotel Corporation was dissolved after struggling financially for several years. (The Union Democrat)
DOCENTS BRING THE PAST TO LIFE Apr 12, 2008
Virgil and Marge volunteered for years in Columbia, and Virgil oversaw the restoration of the Fallon Garden, a showplace of heritage roses and other historically-correct foliage. "We decided about six years ago that Railtown needed us more," Marge said. (The Union Democrat)
Twenty Adventure Athletes Selected to Compete in National Qualifier Land Rover G4 Challenge Nevada Passage Apr 10, 2008
Past competitions have included events such as back-country skiing in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, sand boarding near Fallon, kayaking on the Truckee River in downtown Reno and rock climbing in Red Rock Canyon, just outside Las Vegas. For more information on the Land Rover G4 Challenge Nevada Passage, visit. (PR Newswire)
Regional Roundup Mar 31, 2008
B.J. Hill, the Massachusetts teacher who walked through Lodi as part of a cross-country walk, arrived in Fallon, Nev ... Hill has walked 348 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to Fallon, as of last Thursday. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Post a comment Mar 19, 2008
Posted by: Paul Fallon NV 17 March 2008. Regarding Revern Wright - Hate is hate no matter what the root cause of that hate is. (International Herald Tribune)
Fallon car crash claims 72 year old Mar 18, 2008
A fatal car wreck about 50 miles east of Fallon is being investigated this morning. Nevada Highway Patrol troopers say bad weather probably caused the accident which left 72 year old Katie Myers dead. (KRNV.com, NV)
Wyeth appeals $58M award in Nevada case Mar 10, 2008
The $58 million award went to Jeraldine Scofield, 74, of Fallon; Arlene Rowatt, 68, of Incline Village; and Pamela Forrester, 65, of Yerington. On Thursday, a federal jury ordered Wyeth and Upjohn Co. to pay about $27 million to a Little Rock, Ark. (BusinessWeek)
Sports editor Ranson named editor of Fallon paper Mar 7, 2008
Steve Ranson, sports editor at the Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard, has been named the new editor of the northern Nevada newspaper, publisher Keven Todd said Wednesday ... "I have spent more than 20 years in Fallon and feel excited to keep a pulse on this community for news," said Ranson, a former educator who was named Churchill County Teacher of the Year in 1995. (KRNV.com, NV)
Report: Rare Q Fever Killed 2 in Nevada, Infected 8... Mar 4, 2008
Tammy Sneddon of Fallon says both her 41-year-old husband, Chris, and a 65-year-old man who lived next door had been diagnosed with Q fever before dying last year ... Since 1997, 17 children with ties to Fallon have been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. (Fox News)
Nevada agencies receive funding to help families facing foreclosure Feb 29, 2008
Some of the agencies to receive funding include the Washoe County Senior Law Project, the Nevada Housing Division and the consumer credit counseling service in Carson City Fallon, Gardnerville and Hawthorne. The White House has promised a veto of separate legislation some say is aimed at helping Americans facing foreclosure. (KRNV.com, NV)
Fallon school reopens after mercury spill scare Feb 28, 2008
Students will safely head back to school in Fallon this morning after authorities found no significant danger of mercury contamination ... A spokesman for the Nevada division of environmental protection, Dante Pistone, said last night tests show there was little contamination and no immediate health hazard at the Churchill County High School in Fallon ... The state has called off crews that EPA dispatched to Fallon. (KRNV.com, NV)
Quake-damaged Nevada town cleans up, awaits disaster status Feb 24, 2008
The Wells quake, the 15th of a magnitude of at least 6 in the state's 143-year history, caused the most property damage since a series of powerful temblors around Fallon in 1954, including one of magnitude-7. 1, Biasi said. (San Diego Union Tribune)
Judge slashes $134 million judgment to Nevada women in Wyeth case Feb 20, 2008
Jurors in the Reno case had awarded Jeraldine Scofield, 74, of Fallon; Arlene Rowatt, 67, of Incline Village; and Pamela Forrester, 65, of Yerington, a combined $35 million ( 23. 74 million) for medical expenses and physical and emotional pain and suffering. (International Herald Tribune)
Orr makes good with wrestling career Feb 15, 2008
He s aware of what separates him from the state s elite he discovered that in his loss by technical fall to O Fallon s Keith Surber in the sectional but he also knows how to bypass a nasty roadblock. Feeling that he should have never lost to Highland s Ryan Graminski, Orr finally toppled him in his third try. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Judge to rule if Wyeth must pay $134M to 3 Nevada women Feb 15, 2008
The jurors in Reno awarded Jeraldine Scofield, 74, of Fallon; Arlene Rowatt, 67, of Incline Village; and Pamela Forrester, 65, of Yerington, a combined $35 million for medical expenses and physical and emotional pain and suffering. The same panel then awarded the women $99 million in punitive damages. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Tourism officials laud new Nevada Passage deal with Land Rover Feb 14, 2008
Past Nevada Passage competitions included backcountry skiing in the Sierra Nevada, sand-boarding at the Sand Mountain Recreation Area near Fallon, kayaking on the Truckee River in downtown Reno and rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas. "When we launched the Nevada Passage in 2005, our goal was to further establish Nevada as an outdoor hotspot," Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki said. (North County Times)
Despite snowpack, Nevada reservoir still low due to canal breach Feb 12, 2008
The 32-mile canal takes water south to farmers around Fallon, about 60 miles east of Reno. According to officials, the Fallon-area reservoir held 101,900 acre-feet of water as of January 31st, about a third of its capacity of just more than 300,000 acre-feet ... Irrigation district officials say it's too early to say if Fallon-area farmers would receive a full allotment of water this year. (KRNV.com, NV)
Historic hotel's future remains unclear Feb 5, 2008
For 31 years, the nonprofit Columbia City Hotel Corp. ran the concession, which includes City Hotel, City Hotel Restaurant and What Cheer Saloon, Fallon Hotel, Fallon Ice Cream Parlor and Fallon Theatre. One of the corporation's missions was to be a training ground where Columbia College hospitality management students could get hands-on experience. (The Union Democrat)
Bush wary of Iraq drawdown Feb 1, 2008
William J. Fallon) and the Joint Chiefs, and I will have my own view," Gates said. "The president will have the benefit of all of that come March and April, in terms of making a decision. " Some in Congress have urged Bush to shift troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, where violence has escalated. Last year was Afghanistan's most deadly since the ouster of the Taliban in a U.S.-led invasion in 2001. More than 6,500 people mostly insurgents died in the violence, according to an Associated Press count... (USA Today)
I-Team: Department of Public Safety Employees May Face Charges Jan 23, 2008
John Drew, the acting chief of the Nevada Division of Investigation was the supervisor of the NDI office in Fallon, where the missing evidence was discovered. DPS director Phil Galeoto tells the I-Team Drew is not the subject of the investigation. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Nevada steps into the election spotlight Jan 18, 2008
Though Californians already are voting by mail, volunteers said the real action is in Fallon and Carson City, not Sacramento or San Francisco ... Those candidates are making two or three stops a day in Las Vegas and Reno, as well as in outposts such as Elko and Fallon, hoping to encourage Nevadans to spend Saturday morning caucusing on their behalf. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Bill Clinton paints Obama as 'establishment' candidate... Jan 16, 2008
"You got to ask yourself, 'Who is best equipped to bring about this change you are hoping for?" said Obama, who later campaigned in Fallon and Carson City. "I know how hard it is going to be to provide health care to every American. ... to fix our schools or reduce poverty. I know because I fought these fights," the former civil rights lawyer said. (The Drudge Report)
More on Obama and Babies Born Alive Jan 16, 2008
US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets supporters after a town hall meeting at Churchill County Junior High in Fallon, Nevada on January 14, 2008. The Nevada caucuses are January 19th. (Townhall.com)
Former President Clinton makes northern Nevada tour Sunday Jan 15, 2008
Former President Clinton campaigned for his wife's presidential bid Sunday and spoke in Reno at TMCC at 11:30 a.m., before going to Fernley, Fallon, and finally Minden at 6:45 p.m.. The Sunday Clinton campaign comes after a similar effort by Hillary Clinton on Saturday to reach Nevada voters. (KRNV.com, NV)
Nevada ALL STATE Football Team 2007 Jan 11, 2008
Brandon Lowrence - Douglas LB, Trent Debraga - Fallon DB, Tyler York - McQueen - DB, Corey Whitaker - WR from Reed, Frank Satterfield - GV- RB, Glenn Wallace - QB - Reno, Jeff Nady - Douglas - OL, Levi Stafford - Galena - OL, Mike Colyer - Douglas - C, Popp Kilioni - Hug, Mike Kahan - Reno, Jacob Anderson - QB -Galena, Phillip Payne - WR -Western (UNLV Committ), Preston Davis - Shadow Ridge - WR (IDAHO Committ), Styker Ngongeseke - McQueen - RB, Mike Ball - DP -RB (Nevada Committ), Raevon Samuel... (The Insiders -- Nevada Prep)
Cleanup continues in flooded Nevada town as residents await disaster status Jan 9, 2008
The 31-mile-long canal takes water from the Truckee River near Reno and delivers it to farms around Fallon, 60 miles east of Reno. A similar rupture in the same vicinity flooded 60 homes in December 1996. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
No. 7 Auto racing runs hot in the valley Jan 8, 2008
Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard - Sports ... Although the Funny Cars and Top Alcohol Dragsters did not compete in Fallon, the Sportsman Motorcycle Series, the Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman Series and the Hughes Performance Top Dragster Series added diversity to the weekend divisional ... com Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard - 562 North Maine Street - Fallon, NV 89406. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Nevada Levee Break Strands Thousands Jan 6, 2008
"Some folks were standing in their driveways and some were on top of their buildings," said Zip Upham, a spokesman for the Fallon Naval Air Station, which provided two helicopters ... The canal brings water from the Truckee River, starting just east of Reno and running to the farming community of Fallon, about 60 miles away. (Fox News)
Levee breaks in Nevada Jan 6, 2008
The nearby Fallon Naval Air Station provided two helicopters and by midmorning had rescued 18 people. "Some folks were standing in their driveways and some were on top of their buildings," said Zip Upham, a spokesman for the Navy training facility. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nation: Levee breaks in Nevada town, strands 3,500 Jan 6, 2008
The nearby Fallon Naval Air Station provided two helicopters and by midmorning had rescued 18 people ... The canal brings water from the Truckee River, starting just east of Reno and running to the farming community of Fallon, about 60 miles away. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Obama watch parties across Nevada today for Iowa developments Jan 4, 2008
Fired up supporters will gather to cheer on Senator Barack Obama while awaiting the results of the Iowa caucuses at events in Boulder City, Carson City, Elko, Fallon, Las Vegas, Pahrump, Reno and Winnemucca ... In Fallon it will be at Pizza Barn on 1981 West Williams Avenue also at 6:30 p.m. In Carson City it will be at 172 West Winnie Lane, in Elko at Obama Headquarters located at 423 5th Street, in Winnemucca at 508 West Winnemucca Boulevard, Suite C and in Las Vegas the watch party will be at... (KRNV.com, NV)
Fatal Fallon fire kills one Jan 3, 2008
Authorities in Fallon are hoping that a man arrested on unrelated charges may have more information about a fire that left Connie Jean Winterton, 41, dead on Monday ... Winterton, along with her boyfriend and six year old daughter had been in the Fallon area for the last several months and came from southern Nevada. (KRNV.com, NV)
Caucus race scrambles for numbers over weekend in Nevada Jan 1, 2008
Some unique caucus locations include the Fallon Fairgrounds in Churchill County, a fire station at Lake Tahoe, the Cowboy Caf in Montello, Nevada, near the Utah border and the Wolf Run Golf Course Cloub House in Reno. In Las Vegas, caucuses will be held at the Las Vegas Marathon office, the Opportunity Village, the North Las Vegas Airport and the Nevada Cancer Institute. (KRNV.com, NV)
Reclamation real estate transfers title Dec 27, 2007
The Bureau of Reclamation decided on title transfer of the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Fallon, Nevada ... 5 acres of land for its Fallon Field Office. (KRNV.com, NV)
Public access to Nevada's court system improved Dec 21, 2007
Thomas L. Stockard, Fallon, Churchill County Deputy District Attorney (State Bar appointee). All content. (KRNV.com, NV)
Washington state man convicted of 1985 Yuma murder Dec 14, 2007
Troy, 55, was living in Fallon, Nev. when she was arrested in 2006. (AZCentral -- News)
Dollar buys less and less school than it used to Nov 25, 2007
Similarly, Tom Fallon, president of Pace Contracting, said: "Because the School District is bringing in more competition, you have more subcontractors who are bidding prices down. "Everyone has had to cut their prices to keep their share of the market. Right now it's a war out there for not only contractors but suppliers. (Las Vegas Sun)
U.S. Class I Railroads Dominate Top 25 in List of Military-Friendly Employers Nov 22, 2007
" UP has held military-specific recruitment events such as the November 16th "Hire A Vet" All Veterans Job Fair in Tucson, AZ; December 4th "TAP Class" Military/Veterans, in Fallon, NV and the November 16th Military Veteran Career Fair in Cheyenne, WY. Kansas City Southern (KCS) includes targeting military personnel in all of its recruitment efforts. The company's efforts include job fairs, placing hiring stories in the media and advertisements in magazines such as G.I. Jobs. For more... (PR Newswire)
Americans mark Thanksgiving the way their forebears didn't Nov 22, 2007
" Today's Thanksgiving dinners are often digested in front of the television, while a football game is aired. The reason why a big to-do is made over the dinner of 1621 is that historians believe it was the first time native Americans and English settlers celebrated a harvest together, said Curtin. Adam Fortunate Eagle Nordwall, a tribal elder on the Fallon Indian Reservation in Nevada, agreed. "Native Americans were having harvest festivals forever, and so were the English back in England ...... (Yahoo News)
Obama campaign will host debate watch parties Nov 15, 2007
Latest Local Headlines. On Monday afternoon we received a call from a KRNV News 4 viewer who said a business near downtown Reno was flying a Mexican flag above an American flag. (KRNV.com, NV)
Murder charges filed in Nevada party deaths Nov 1, 2007
Samisoni Taukitoku was charged with three counts of murder with the use of a firearm for the Oct. 28 shooting deaths of Charles Coogan Kelly, 21, of Truckee; Derek Kyle Jensen, 23, of Reno; and Nathan Viljoen, 23, of Fallon. Tauikitoku and Saili Manu, who police say crashed the college party with Tauikitoku, were each charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon and with coercion for the beating of University of Nevada basketball player , 20. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Paranormal Probers to Scour Virginia City, Nev. Oct 31, 2007
Eric Sellers of Fallon, who's the lead investigator with Nevada Spirit Seekers, told the Lahontan Valley News he uses an electromagnetic force device to measure the amount of electricity pulsing in a room and a voice recorder to capture inaudible sounds. The Virginia City Ghost Conference features guest speakers like electronic voice phenomena specialists Mark and Debby Constantino, co-star of "Haunting Evidence," and Jeff Belanger, an author and explorer of the unexplained. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Nevada player beaten up at deadly party off team Oct 31, 2007
"We're trying to get all the facts right now. So I don't want to answer that without the facts,'' she told reporters. Saili Manu and Samisone Taukitoku, both 19 of Reno, were arrested on suspicion of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing a firearm. Their bail was set at $500,000 each. Police said they may also be charged with the deaths of Derek Jensen, 23, Reno, a senior at the University of Nevada, Reno; former UNR student Nathan Viljoen, 23, Fallon; and Charles Kelly, 21,... (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Nevada athletes at party where three killed Oct 30, 2007
and Derek Jensen of Reno and Nathan Viljoen of Fallon, Nev. Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
Nevada player hurt at party where three killed Oct 30, 2007
The names of the other two 23-year-old victims were released earlier, Derek Jensen of Reno and Nathan Viljoen of Fallon. Police Lt. Robert McDonald said a preliminary investigation determined the gunshots were fired after a shoving match over people bumping into each other on the dance floor. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
3 men fatally shot at Halloween party in Nevada Oct 29, 2007
Two 23-year-old men, Derek Jensen of Reno, and Nathan Viljoen of Fallon, were among the victims. The name of the third victim was withheld pending notification of family members. (KRNV.com, NV)
Putting perfection Oct 26, 2007
Twelve-year-old Luke Fallon of Port St. Lucie may have been the youngest golf fan at the inaugural Ginn sur Mer Classic ... Brian Fallon called it a reward for his son's six years of straight A's ... "My daughter is a little jealous," the elder Fallon admitted. (The Palm Beach Post)
Robinson sets record Oct 21, 2007
Todays Local Sports for Logan Utah and Cache County. Sunday, October 21, 2007. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
