January is flying by with lots of activity at all our sites as we wrap up the first half of the school year and now start the second half. Our classrooms are busy with mid-year progress checks, intervention updates, Professional Development, and of course working through our standards. Our ...

Question: I’m wondering about a light that seems to only be on at night on the traffic lights. It’s a small purple or blueish light that’s near the traffic lights. I’ve tried to figure out what its use is or if it’s a camera. I’ve asked other people what it means and I’ve never ...

Although a school, supported by subscription, had been conducted in what would become Lyon County as early as 1869, school districts were not organized until 1871. The first school district of Lyon County was established by the board of county commissioners on March 18, 1871. At the meeting, ...

Thank you, Lyon County for your superhero efforts in 2024 with recycling and waste management. This year, we are diving into the whys and why-nots of recycling — why some items get a green light and others a big red stop sign. Plus, we will tackle how to properly bid farewell to those ...

At 5 a.m. every day, a voice would come floating up the stairs; “Ronnie, it’s time to get up.” That was my father’s voice telling me it was time to get up and do the morning chores. Some days it was difficult to heed those words, and on other days, I got up and got busy. No matter how ...

I enjoy a challenge and the intricacies of angling, but I also love to catch fish. My bass bag has been whittled down to about five or six go-to plastics, from the dozens and dozens of worms, lizards, tubes and creature baits I had stashed in it as a younger angler. I’d rather set up, drop ...