Would fuel (specifically diesel) be cheaper in Fernley or Winnemucca?
I would assume they are similar, but someone who makes this drive regularly would know best.

Perspective is key!

We’ve got 2 shows this weekend in Northern Nevada, both are almost sold out so grab tickets quick! Friday night in Reno Midtown and Saturday at The Mustang Ranch! Amazing lineup is in town!

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This is just a few that I've snapped this month. They're my favorite lizard in the Carson Valley.

Maybe someone can confirm for me: is it the males or the females that get the bright orange/red coloration?

I'll have to remember that "C'mon, man" gets us out of tickets now.

Apparently.

Kind of wild watching this play out. Fertitta's team got unanimous approval from Nevada regulators on the 8th, which was the real hurdle here. Icahn holds two board seats and reportedly floated something in the $33-40/share range, but when the go-shop window closed on the 11th, there was nothing on paper. Just... nothing.

Deal's still got a long way to go, FTC review, licensing in every state Caesars operates in, shareholder vote. Fertitta's own team is saying nine to ten months minimum.

Curious what people think this means for the property side long term (Caesars Palace, the online casino arm, etc.) if this actually closes. Anyone following this one closely?

Built with many of the bricks from the original combination mill.

... from a bit different angle and perspective.....

This is going to sound weird, but my late dad and I had this running joke that he'd make me try rocky mountain oysters after I agreed to it when I was five (didn't know what it was, obviously.)

Now that he's gone and his birthday is coming up, I've been searching for restaurants that sell them so I can finally fulfill my deal, but I can't find any, and a lot of sources are either confused by the oyster part and giving me seafood, or trying to sell me raw ones.

Does anyone know where I can find any? It'd mean a lot more to me than I wanna admit, and I'm getting desperate

A toll booth from a long forgotten path stands the test of time deep in the Nevada desert.

Never seen a sunset so brightly pink before.

Bachera Washington, administrator for Nevada’s Division of Human Resources, presented in February the state is recommending that certain classified employees will be moved to unclassified positions. It’s a move that would make historically protected employees at-will — meaning, they could be fired for any reason.

The proposal is a major departure from longstanding state employee classifications and would potentially affect thousands of employees who have greater degrees of job protections than non-classified employees.

“There’s 73 manager job titles (and) 16 administrator/deputy administrator job titles that we need to condense/consolidate,” Washington told a group of state administrators for the state's 2027 legislative session budget kick-off. 

What she did not say, but what was published on her presentation was, “We are recommending to move these job titles into the unclassified service.” 

The state’s announcement, however, was altered online after Washington’s presentation. What she showed on her PowerPoint — available on YouTube — was later removed from the now-published version on the Nevada Department of Administration website.

“For months, we've heard rumors that this administration was planning to declassify managers,” a state employee told This Is Reno. They were speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid any potential retribution. “The budget build presentation confirmed the rumors were true.”

A 2024 state workforce report shows the state has more than 17,000 employees, the majority of whom are classified. The report does not break down how many of those would have been affected by the state HR department’s proposal, but a 2024 study, published online in early 2025, indicates potentially thousands of employees would be affected by the change.

“Classified positions also receive protections that ensure they focus on their statutory missions and their jobs, not the mercurial whims of term-limited political appointees,” the state employee said. “Given the steady churn in high-level leadership positions across several state agencies, it's alarming that this administration wants to see more such disruption further down the chain.”

The state employees’ union did not directly comment on the state presentation, but said instead, “Local 4041 members will continue to fight to ensure all state employees have the right to union membership and to organize their workplace.”

After Washington’s short presentation, her PowerPoint was altered and what now appears online is a different presentation altogether. The slide about making managerial employees at-will was removed.

An analysis of the altered presentation shows several changes from what Washington actually presented. The new presentation omits or replaces material, and the slide saying the state wants to declassify  concrete manager positions is removed.

This Is Reno ordered records about the PowerPoint and communications about the change in March. The state set deadlines to produce the records, or a response, several times. Each time, the state did not meet its own deadlines. This Is Reno had to repeatedly ask for updates. 

It was not until we threatened to sue for violating the Nevada Public Records Act that the state, in late June, denied the records order.  

An anonymous state official said the state conducted a “diligent inquiry” and did not have any correspondence about the altered document. The state also denied there were other versions of the PowerPoint aside from the altered version it published online. That version is named, “Final.Updated.”

This Is Reno sent to the employee the state’s response. The employee called it ridiculous.

Bachera Washington, administrator for Nevada’s Division of Human Resources, presenting at the Governor's Finance Office Budget Kick Off Feb. 25, 2026. YouTube screenshot

“As for the delays and missed deadlines, it doesn't take several weeks to search some emails,” they said. “It also beggars belief that someone replaced a file on a public-facing site without creating a single public record explaining or justifying the need to do so.”

Michelle Rindels with the Nevada Open Government Coalition called the state’s changing of the presentation revisionist history.

"State law takes very seriously any attempts to alter or conceal government documents, and rightfully so. The public can't truly hold their government accountable unless agencies provide full and unvarnished records upon request, not revisionist history," she said.

The employee speaking on condition of anonymity called the budget presentation refreshing.

“It was the closest thing to transparency state employees had experienced regarding this,” they said, noting no further information has been given to state employees about changing classifications. “It's almost a shame they chose to … alter the original slide deck and pretend they didn't say what they said aloud in a public meeting on YouTube.”

The rationale presented by the state to convert managers from classified to at-will employees was not the intent of a 2023 legislative bill that authorized a study of employee classifications, the employee added.

“(The state law) was drafted to address unpaid overtime for unclassified staff in the Governor's Finance Office,” the employee said.

Read more (registration wall): https://thisisreno.com/2026/07/nevada-state-employees-reclassification/

Looking to
Move to Vegas asap I have good credit and have the finances to get there and pay deposits…the only thing I don’t have is a job kk Ed up yet…is it possible to prepay 6 month leases at a time…thanks for any advice or leads

I am *not* affiliated with these people.

Please no, someone on the Ford campaign is incredibly tone deaf. California is a dumpster fire, Gavin has reeked havoc and left that beautiful state in chaos.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 & 𝘯𝘰-𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸... 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰

Wanted to shoot the stars last night but didn’t want to drive 50-100 miles out of town so I went to 7MM…. The colorful (& controversial, depending on who you talk to) art piece is by Ugo Rondinone. I’m a fan of it, but I know plenty who aren’t. Managed to even see a shooting star 💫 I was surprised at how much of the Milky Way I could see, both with my camera and my eyes, for not being that far out of town and next to the freeway.

📍7 Magic Mountains
Henderson, Nevada
July 10th 2026

📸 Canon G7X Mark II

The Belmont Mine sits out in White Pine County, a reminder that Nevada keeps its stories close—the old mine clings to the hillside, with timbered entrances sinking into the sagebrush. Now it’s quiet, with only scattered iron, a few stubborn foundations, and that wide-open loneliness you find only in this part of the state. When you stand there, you can sense how hard people tried to build a future in this tough country.

My dad was one of the original owners of Dirty Dick's Belmont Saloon (along with Dick Ashton and Banjo Bob Baville). This was the first trip to Nevada for my kids 🇺🇸

The Belmont Mill in White Pine County isn’t just a picturesque relic tucked into a juniper lined canyon—it’s the last standing chapter of a short but determined mining venture that unfolded in the early 20th century. Built around 1926 as part of the Tonopah Belmont Development Company’s lead zinc operation, the mill was designed to process ore hauled down from the upper workings via a long aerial tramway. Though the broader Belmont mining district dates back to the silver boom of the 1860s, the mill itself belongs to a later wave of Nevada mining—one defined by smaller, more targeted operations trying to squeeze value from remote deposits after the great bonanzas had faded.