Remote Surveillance Trailer in Fallon, NV

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The first telehealth center in rural Nevada is now opening to the public. “Access to quality healthcare should not be dependent on your geography,” said Cherie Glockner, the Director of SilverSummit Healthplan Marketing and Government Relation.

“The Hub” is located in the William N. Pennington Life Center in Fallon. Churchill County Social Services partnered with SilverSummit Healthplan to fill a need in the rural community.

“In the rural area, we have one hospital and even that can be sometimes unreliable. Furthermore, on top of that, some of our senior citizens and or other rural citizens live 10 miles outside of town and maybe don’t have transportation to make it to Reno for a doctor’s appointment or make it to Fernley for a doctor’s appointment,” said Myles Getto, the Chairman of Churchill County Commissioners.

The City of Fallon’s Mayor was on site cutting the ribbon. “That means so much to me. I have been touched by suicide and other troubled people and now I know they have a place to go and that makes me feel very good,” said Mayor Ken Tedford.

There are two rooms with two different tablets. “The first one is just a resource. Any person can come into the William N. Pennington Life Center and use that first tablet to figure out what services they need. You can click anything that you might be hunting for and that will direct you to go somewhere for that service,” added Getto.

This new free space offers a place for telehealth medical appointments between residents of all ages and their physician.

Using video-conferencing technology, residents may conduct virtual visits with out-of-town physicians from the privacy of a dedicated space without the need for travel.

“The equipment is there. We have a scale, blood pressure cup, and pulse examinator. The tablet is very user-friendly. It will show you how to put the cuff on,” said Glockner.

People of all ages can schedule an appointment by calling the Life Center at 775-423-7096 and access the telehealth office from 7 am to 4:30 pm weekdays, excluding holidays.

Monday, March 10 is the first day of operations.

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The Nevada Gaming Control Board has signed off on Las Vegas-based Clarity Game to take over the operations of Stockman’s Casino in Fallon east of Reno. Clarity purchased Stockman’s from Full House Resorts last September for $9.2 million.

Clarity owns the property and currently leases the casino to Full House for $50,000 a month until it is licensed to operate the property. The Nevada Gaming Commission will have final approval on March 27.

Clarity Game is primarily owned by gaming executives Michael Gaughan III, son of South Point Resort & Casino owner Michael Gaughan, and David Ross, who worked for the elder Gaughan. The duo, which have 46% ownership stakes, were part of a group that acquired two casinos in Colorado. The Michael J. Gaughan Family was listed in the application as a lender for the transaction.

Ross and Gaughan are joined by longtime sports gaming executive Joe Asher; he and Stephen Harris each have 4% ownership stakes.

The group paid $7 million for the property and $2.2 million for the casino operations. The 8,000-square-foot casino has roughly 235 slot machines.

Ross told the Board that everyone currently employed at Stockman’s will retain their jobs. The plans call for a remodel of the property and new slot machines.

“We see future expansion,” Ross said “Fallon is growing. This asset hasn’t performed for Full House, which has been focused on large properties outside Nevada and we’ll bring in products that are working in the market they currently don’t have.” Ross also mentioned that the food and beverage offerings will be revamped to bring a higher quality.

Like the South Point model, the plan calls for leveraging the players club and providing value to customers.

“They appear to have lost customers, and we need to regain trust by providing that value,” Ross said. “It will start with the database and immersing ourselves in the community.”

Full House ran table games on a weekend-basis only given the light demand, Ross said. There’s no longer any keno. There’s a William Hill kiosk, but Clarity plans to explore other sports betting opportunities. “We think it’s a great market for (sports),” Ross said. “Mr. Gaughan is legendary for that, and I’m involved with the Rampart Casino and we tie into the South Point currently.”

Board member George Assad said he appreciated the investment in Northern Nevada and cited the Gaughan involvement as a model to follow given the success at the South Point.

Michael Gaughan III, whose grandfather Jackie was a pioneer in the Nevada gaming industry, went through the licensing process without any issues.

The initial remodel over the next year will create a better sports betting environment for people to watch games in a traditional sportsbook, Gaughan told the Board.

During his questioning about registration as a minority owner, Asher, who was last licensed in April 2023, told the Board he’s been a fan of rural Nevada and has been to Fallon many times. When he read that Ross was buying the casino, he asked if he could be involved in some way. He’ll be a passive investor.

Asher said he’s been working on some projects and new business venture since his contract with IGT ended in June.

Harris, a former Gaming Board employee, said he’ll also be a passive investor. He thought it would be a great opportunity to get involved with ownership. Like Asher, the Board approved his registration as a minority owner. That action requires approval by the three-member Board only.

Amazon recently held a grand opening for its new Fallon facility an hour east of Reno-Sparks.

The grand opening was held on Feb. 13 but the facility has been operating since December, according to Amanda Keister, Amazon site lead.

“It’s been going great,” Keister said. “We’re doing about double the volume that we were doing in December so we’re all excited to be here.”

How many jobs were created at Amazon’s new Fallon facility?

Amazon’s 24,000-square-foot delivery station brings more than 50 jobs to the area, which include full-time and part-time workers, according to the company. Wages start at $19 per hour.

Part of the final portion of Amazon’s order process, delivery stations focus on last-mile delivery and help speed up package deliveries in locations such as Fallon and surrounding areas. Amazon’s Fallon delivery station covers a 50-mile radius and will support about 40 delivery routes for the company.

The new delivery station also helps boost the local economy, said Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford.

“Amazon’s expansion in Fallon underscores our city’s growing role as a key logistics and business hub in Nevada,” Tedford said in a statement.

“This new delivery station enhances our infrastructure, strengthens our local economy, and ensures residents and businesses benefit from faster, more reliable service.”

New Fallon facility opens just as Reno fulfillment center is about to close

The new facility opens as Amazon is set to close its Reno fulfillment center by August.

Amazon’s “RNO4” fulfillment center in Reno, which opened to much fanfare in 2015, is a larger facility and employs 500 permanent staff.

In October, Amazon confirmed it will transfer “as many employees as possible” to other Amazon facilities in the area.

“We weigh a variety of factors when deciding where we open new facilities, enhance existing facilities, and close others — including business need as well as how we can best improve the experience for employees, customers and partners,” Amazon spokesperson Steve Kelly told the Reno Gazette Journal at the time.

“With our lease expiring at our facility in Reno, we’ve made the difficult decision to end operations out of that site" in 2025.

Amazon was also listed as a tenant in permits filed for the 88-acre 580 South project at South Virginia Street and Mount Rose Highway.

According to Amazon, the company has created more than 20,000 full- and part-time jobs in Nevada while also investing more than $14.5 billion across the state.

Facilities such as Amazon’s are especially important for rural areas, said Tom Burns, director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

“Anytime we get great investment into rural Nevada, it helps the entire economy,” Burns said. “It brings great jobs to stabilize the local economy and allows for growth in the community as a whole.”