A rural county in Nevada is moving to name a road after former President Donald Trump. Commissioners in Lyon County voted 4–1 on July 1 to rename Old Dayton Valley Road in Dayton as “Pres. Trump Way.” The road stretches half a mile. County staff are moving to draft plans to change the name, which will be subject to approval by the planning commission. More than 69 percent of voters in the county supported Trump in the 2020 presidential election, giving the former president a lead of 41 percentage points, or 12,441 votes, over then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden out of 39,238 votes cast. Commissioner Ken Gray, a Republican, told News 4 & Fox 11 that he asked county staff to submit the agenda item after a constituent approached him seeking to change the name. Gray said he chose Old Dayton Valley Road because there were only a few government facilities on the street …
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