Information About Yerington

THE CITY

§      Yerington used to be named Pizen Switch due to an establishment that used to sell liquor that tasted like poison

§      After Pizen Switch, Yerington was called Greenfield after our beautiful green valley

§      Our City was named Yerington after H. M. Yerington, a powerful railroad executive, in an attempt to flatter him enough to bring a rail line to our town

§      Yerington was incorporated in 1907 and is the County seat

§      Yerington sits at an elevation of 4,378 feet

CLIMATE

*         Average high temperature/Year              68.7 F

*         Average low temperature/Year                36.9 F

*         Average January temperature                 46.0 F

*         Average July temperature                        92.0 F

*         Record High temperature 2005            107.0 F

*         Record Low temperature 1937              -26.0 F

*         Average Precipitation/Year                      5.31”

*         Average Snowfall/Year                    10" or less

*         Average Annual Humidity/Year               20%

*         Average growing season               135 days/Yr

*         Average days of sunshine             300 days/Yr

UTILITIES

*         Water                                       City of Yerington

*         Mason Water                          City of Yerington

*         Sewer                                       City of Yerington

*         Gas                                      Southwest Gas Corp

*         Electricity                         Sierra Pacific Power

*         Telephone/Cellular                                Verizon

*         Cable TV                   Charter Communications

*         Irrigation    Walker River Irrigation District

SCHOOLS

§         Pre School

§         Yerington Primary

§         Yerington Intermediate

§         Yerington High School

§         Western Nevada Community College

RECREATION

§         3 City Parks

§         1 Regional Park

§         4 Ball fields (New Little League Coming)

§         1 Soccer Field

§         3 Tennis Courts

§         18 Hole Golf Course

§         One mile of walkway winding through Parks

§         Nearby Rock Hounding

§         Ghost Town Exploration

§         2 hours to Ski Resorts

§         1 ½ hours to Lake Tahoe

§         30 minutes to Lahontan Reservoir

§         45 minutes to Walker Lake

§         45 minutes to Topaz Reservoir

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS/EVENTS

(In Alphabetical Order)

§         13 Churches     

§         2-Senior Assisted Living Facilities

§         4-H Club

§         4^th of July Celebration

§         AARP

§         Airport (5,800' Runway)

§         Annual Air Show

§         Annual Harvest Festival

§         Annual Spring Fling

§         Beta Sigma Phi

§         Bowling Alley

§         Boy and Girl Scouts

§         Boys and Girls Club

§         Civil Air Patrol (CAP)

§         Convention Center

§         Ducks Unlimited

§         Fairgrounds w/Rodeo Arena

q       Annual Fair and Rodeo

q       Demolition Derby

q       Truck and Tractor pulls

q       Onion Festival

§         Fish Derby

§         Hospital Auxiliary

§         International Order of Odd Fellows

§         ISO 4 Rated Fire Department

§         Jeanne Dini Cultural Center

§         Lions Club International

§         Lyon County Museum

§         Mason Valley Trap Club

§         Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area

§         Masonic Lodge

§         Moose Lodge

§         Movie Theater

§         Optimists Group

§         Outdoor Swimming Pool

§         Police Department

§         Public Works Department

§         Rebeka Lodge

§         Rotary International

§         Search and Rescue

§         Seasonal Hunting and Fishing

§         Senior Center and Housing Area

§         Soroptimist International

§         South Lyon Medical Center

§         Sundae in the Park

§         Veterans of Foreign wars

§         Walker River Bowmen Club

§         Weed Heights Development

q       Community Center

q       Housing

q       Miniature Golf Course

q       Outdoor Swimming Pool  

q       Patio Eatery  

q       Tennis Courts

§         Wovoka Powwow

§         Yerington Chamber of Commerce