Sierra Nevada Ally

Much of the attention around civics is dominated by the Nevada Legislative Session, which is underway. While lawmakers are proposing hundreds of bills, there are some other changes happening in northern Nevada that we wanted to focus on this week. Vaughn Hartung resigns as Washoe County Commissioner, Gov. Lombardo to...

Weekly motels have been a part of Reno’s fabric for decades. But, as the city grows and re-develops, much of these historic buildings – and their iconic neon signs – are being demolished. Local artist Jenny Kane has memorialized some of these fixtures into a new project that is...

I know, I know, the cows come first. Shoveling waist-high snowdrifts from my driveway for the umpteenth time I watch the cowboy drive past in the backhoe without even considering asking him to clear a path for me. Cows need to be fed first.  This amount of snow is tough...

Looking Down                   for Stephen You can see, right at the edges of things, the degradation: a chip here, a crevasse there, a loss of perspective, or perhaps, a gain. The flaws that form us are glaring in this light, rising into view like pillars, a temple of...

Two of the most iconic writers about the wild landscape and environment of the arid western United States are Wallace Stegner and Edward Abbey. They both brought so much to our understanding of our western landscape and people, and yet are so very different in both personality and approach:...

This year's National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko may be over, but a new song all about Nevada is here to stay. Mike Beck is a singer/songwriter and performer who is a mainstay at the Gathering, and he's got a new song, called Nevada is King. Music correspondent Will Houk...

As the region catches up with shoveling massive amounts of snow, the weather forecast hints towards change. Back-to-back atmospheric river systems are moving inland and forecasters are calling for high snow-levels and impressive amounts of rain. This is what meteorologists call a rain-on-snow event – and it is not...

Susan Thew. Marge Sill. Minerva Hoyt. You might not know these names at first, but if you’re an outdoor enthusiast in the region, it’s time to get acquainted. Women’s History Month makes for a good excuse to reflect upon female outdoor achievements. So, let us take you through a guided...