The Pershing Post

Today, 10:06 AM On Wednesday, June 3, in the high school auditorium, PCHS senior Emma Blondheim signed to play volleyball for Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno as a libero. Family and friends attended the signing to celebrate her achievement. Blondheim will be part of the Mighty Lizards’ inaugural season as the program begins competition in the NJCAA Western circuit. Upload date: 06/11/2026 10:06 AM Views: 3 Comment Comments

Lovelock Elementary School hosted its annual track and field day on Wednesday, June 3. They introduced several new activities, including the long jump, yard games, obstacle courses, the softball throw, the 50 m dash, and an egg-and-spoon race. Color-coded T-shirts helped the adults keep track of their athletes. First through fifth graders wore orange, red, green, blue and purple shirts, respectively. Third grade teacher, Laura Duncan coordinated the event.

Salutatorian Vincent Gonzalez delivers his speech. Photo by Peggy Jones. Differences, gratitude and new opportunities were recurring themes Saturday evening as 54 members of the Pershing County High School Class of 2026 received their diplomas before family, friends, faculty and community members gathered in the high school gym to celebrate their accomplishments.

Visitors from near and far joined Lovelock residents for the annual Street Fever Show & Shine, a weekend-long celebration of classic cars and community. The event began on Friday with an ice cream social at Temptations Restaurant. It continued through Sunday with Pershing County DARE breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday, raffle drawings, a poker walk, a cake walk, a sock hop and an awards presentation.

Oscar is believed to be a Dachshund (wiener dog) and Border Collie mix, combining the best of both worlds into one sweet, lovable companion. Recently, he had the chance to spend a night away from the shelter, where he enjoyed plenty of treats, a good grooming session, and lots of love. During that time, he proved just how easy he is to be around. Oscar gets along well with other dogs, cats, and even farm animals. The only exception is bunnies, which he prefers not to have around.

The Pershing County Commission approved several routine but important county business items during its regular meeting Wednesday, June 3, including the county’s annual public agency insurance renewal, road maintenance bids, staffing changes, airport agreements and a paint bid for the Marzen House Museum. Commissioners approved the county’s renewal proposal through the Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool for fiscal year 2026-27.

Now that we’re up and running in the Winnemucca office, the real work of pulling all the pieces together into a well-oiled machine begins… For those of you new here, the quick version of this Local, Community News machine goes like this: In January of 2019, with the help of a dear friend who hated being recognized, I started The Fallon Post as an online news source for Fallon, with no intention of ever printing a newspaper.

The Pershing County Library Board approved an official library logo during its May 28 meeting as the library looks ahead to its centennial in 2030. Library Director Kameron Mitchell said the logo has been used informally for some time, but the board wanted to formally approve it before using it on future merchandise and promotional materials. Mitchell also explained the research he conducted on font licensing and copyright permissions for the design. The board approved the logo unanimously.

As Northern Nevada emerges as one of the country’s fastest-growing targets for large-scale data center development, officials in Humboldt County are moving toward a temporary moratorium on new projects while they study potential impacts to water, power infrastructure, agricultural land and rural communities.

Pershing County Library has a full summer planned, with programs for children, teens, adults and families running through June, July and August. The library’s 2026 Summer Reading Program, “Unearth a Story,” is open to second- through fifth-graders and will be held Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. beginning June 15 and running through July 20. Programs include painted rocks, fizzy dino eggs, dino dioramas, dino bone excavation, paper pulp painting and steppingstone mosaics.