Virginia City NewsLocal news for Virginia City, NV continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lighting strikes set off several area fires- June 30, 2008 Fire crews are busy today as lightning has sparked several fires in the area. The largest fire at 4 p.m. was the Chalk Fire, estimated at around 15 acres.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/lighting-strikes-set-off-several-area-f... V&T Railway project on track for a comeback- June 28, 2008 Steam is back on the Comstock! Members of the Historical Society of Dayton Valley joined the members of the Virginia Truckee Railroad Historical Society at the Ramada Inn in Virginia City for a discussion with ...http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/v-t-railway-project-on-track-for-a-come... Old West treasures in Virginia City, Nevada- June 26, 2008 The Wild West lives on just 23 miles south of Reno in Virginia City. This old mining town struck it rich with the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode , which turned up $400 million in gold and silver.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/old-west-treasures-in-virginia-city-nev... Area events, activities- June 24, 2008 Orphic Excavations, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Art Center, 55 N. R St., Virginia City.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/area-events-activities?fromrss=1 Discovering Reno's most historic places- June 22, 2008 Photo courtesy of Jackie Schwartz One of Reno's surviving historic sites is the Mission-Spanish-style McKinley Park School, erected in 1910, and now used as an art center.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/discovering-renos-most-historic-places?... Step back to 1800s at annual rendezvous- June 20, 2008 Roping is one of the activities at the Carson City Rendezvous. Janet Jones file, 2000 Sometimes the smallest towns put on the best parties.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/step-back-to-1800s-at-annual-rendezvous... Stations at a Virginia City station weren't built for $4-a-gallon fuel- June 18, 2008 Early 20th-century cars sit on dirt roads in landscapes airbrushed on the windows and gas pumps of the Virginia City Station.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/stations-at-a-virginia-city-station-wer... 'Dusty Roads Artists' Trail' comes home to the Comstock for exhibition- June 16, 2008 Special to Carson Times VIRGINIA CITY -- In August, 2007 six Nevada visual artists were selected to spend a week creating at the historic St.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/dusty-roads-artists-trail-comes-home-to... Sagebrush Serenade set for June 28- June 14, 2008 Submitted Story Cowboy poetry and music lovers, mark your calendars Saturday, June 28, for the 2nd Annual Sagebrush Serenade.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/sagebrush-serenade-set-for-june-28?from... Storey County approves Sierra Pacific power station- June 12, 2008 After more than a year of contentious meetings and debates, planning commissioners approved a new substation for southeastern Storey County.http://www.topix.net/city/virginia-city-nv/2008/06/storey-county-approves-sierra-pacific-p... |