Commentary

Letter to the editor

August 20, 2023 An Open Letter to Lyon County Republican Leadership: As Lyon County Democrats, we get it. You are…

8 months ago

Group of paid, organized citizens seeks to cause chaos at meetings, strike fear into elected officials, Washoe Commission Chair says

By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Meetings of the Washoe County Commission have been interrupted and extended for hours by a…

8 months ago

U.S. Army does not do enough to fight suicide among its ranks, retired colonel says

By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Despite much "lip service" about mental health issues by U.S. military leaders, suicide rates for…

9 months ago

NV Energy CEO predicts sharp drop in energy cost by 2025

By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers NV Energy CEO and President Doug Cannon predicted on Nevada Newsmakers recently that energy costs…

9 months ago

Local news is good for business

Dean Ridings, America's Newspapers It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A…

9 months ago

Gilman touts ‘TRI-II’ in Fernley as future data-storage hub

By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers With all the land in the expansive Tahoe-Reno Industrial Complex (TRI)  sold to tenants like…

9 months ago

On vacation

The Fernley Reporter will be on a short vacation starting today. I will be returning Sunday, July 30th. If any…

9 months ago

Commentary: Fernley a prime example of small markets doing big things

By Akki Patel It seems everywhere you look there are headlines about shuddered store fronts, the death of retail and…

9 months ago

Secondary airport for Las Vegas will cost more than $12 billion, Clark Commission chairman says

By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Building a secondary airport for Las Vegas in the Ivanpah Valley will cost more than…

11 months ago

Business leaders see great economic potential in proposed Ivanpah airport

By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers With Harry Reid International Airport nearing capacity and the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 19…

11 months ago