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🌱 What led to multiple gun charges after threats on East Main Street?
Happening soon: Incline Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Fernley on the Fernley Patch calendar

Good morning Fernley! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What led to multiple gun charges after threats on East Main Street?
- How a Fernley-area rollover ended with no serious injuries reported
Also on today's calendar: South Tahoe JV Football @ Fernley and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Cool with clouds and sun, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Armed threat outside Fernley convenience store sparks investigation, ends in arrest (mynews4.com) — Lyon County deputies arrested a Fernley man after witnesses reported he threatened to shoot people outside a convenience store on East Main Street and fired gunshots while leaving in a vehicle. Investigators used surveillance footage to identify the suspect, later arresting him in Fernley on multiple firearm and assault-related charges.
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• Sheriff's office investigates Fernley-area rollover after driver declines treatment (mynews4.com) — Emergency crews responded late Wednesday morning to a single-vehicle rollover just south of Fernley, where a car ended up on its side in a retention pond off Walnut Drive. The driver was helped out safely, evaluated by North Lyon Fire paramedics, declined further treatment, and the Lyon County Sheriff's Office is now handling the investigation.
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📸 Around Fernley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fernley
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★ Featured events ★
- Incline Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
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Other local events
- South Tahoe JV Football @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
7:00 pm - South Tahoe Varsity Football @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
7:00 pm - Sparks Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
6:00 pm - Lowry Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
6:00 pm - Churchill County Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
4:00 pm - Owyhee Varsity Football @ Pyramid Lake →
Pyramid Lake Jr/Sr High School, 711 State St, Nixon
7:00 pm - Churchill County Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
4:00 pm
Friday September 11
Tuesday September 15
Friday September 18
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Tuesday September 29
📣 Fernley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- North Tahoe Girls Varsity Soccer @ Fernley →
Fernley High School, 1300 US-95 ALT, Fernley
5:45 pm - Fernley Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Dayton →
Dayton High School, 335 Dayton Valley Rd, Dayton
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Would love for any neighbors to bring their special vehicle(s) out to Fernley's Canal Nights Cruise-In at The Meadows at Inglewood (Under the big Flag🇺🇸), near the Out of Town Park.
It's Saturday, Sept 12th from 5-9 PM. There will be food trucks and vendors so bring the family, even if you don't have a car for the Cruise-In. It's… (Nextdoor Desert Lakes) - I just purchased a home in the area, closed on July 1st.
I received a letter from the HOA saying I have 400 in fines for front yard maintenance. Is there normally a warning letter first? Second I'm not… (Nextdoor Desert Lakes)
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Fernley. Apply here.
- Jacksons Food Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Cashier in Fernley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fernley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Silver Springs
- Federal Panel Halts What Would Be First Data Center on Public Lands (commondreams.org)
Fallon
- US Marines Corps envisions humans, machines fighting side by side (newsnationnow.com)
- From the Director's Desk to the Driver's Seat: Transfinder Delivers Results (stnonline.com)
- FDA's Own ByHeart Botulism File: 48 Babies, 17 Strains, a Death Complaint, No Root Cause, and Six Company Names Blacked Out (marlerblog.com)
Dayton
- Potable water project breaks ground in Northern Nevada (unr.edu)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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