Eagle Valley Middle School Competes in State Science Olympiad
By Sandy Hawkins An extra-curricular activity at Eagle Valley Middle School, 11 Carson City students prepared for three months at after school meetings and on their own to compete in the state Science...
View ArticleNevada’s January unemployment rate falls to 8.7 percent
Nevada’s unemployment rate fell in January to 8.7 percent. January also marked the 37th month of year-over-year job growth, according to figures released Monday by Nevada’s Department of Employment,...
View ArticleIt's Your City: Bill Chernock discusses Green Business Improvement Group
This week on It's Your City, Bill Chernock, executive director of the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce, discusses the region-wide Green Business Improvement Group program, otherwise known as Green...
View ArticleWhat Works: Create Your Own Yellow Brick Road
By Diane Dye Hansen (Editor's Note: This is the second What Works column by Carson City Business Coach Diane Dye Hansen. This column appears every Monday on Carson Now.) I have a confession to make. I...
View ArticleSheriff's Log: Dayton man arrested for felony extortion
Robert Edwin Deuel, 43, of Dayton, was arrested Friday afternoon in the 3300 block of Highway 50 East for felony extortion and gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous weapon.According to the arrest...
View ArticleDon’t miss the new Salsa craze in Carson City, Truckee and Reno
By BB Flanders Latin dancers BB and Kiki sold out their beginner classes in March. To help with the demand they are adding more classes in April for Carson City, Reno and Truckee. Learn a social dance...
View ArticleDouglas County Sheriff's Office: Gardnerville man found dead in creek, foul...
A 24-year-old man was found dead in a creek at Lampe Park in Gardnerville, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The cause of death is believed to be drowning and foul play is not...
View ArticleCarson City man jailed on felony vehicle burglary charges, allegedly smashes...
A 19-year-old Carson City man faces three felony counts vehicle burglary after he allegedly smashed the windows of several vehicles in 700 block of Silver Oak Drive Wednesday night.Carson City...
View ArticleCarson City man arrested on suspicion of felony domestic battery with...
A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation after allegedly grabbing his girlfriend by the throat, holding her to the point where the woman...
View ArticleColumn: 2014 tax numbers for vehicle driving
By John R. Bullis 2014 standard business driving mileage rate is 56 cents per mile. IRS adjusted that down from the 56.5 cents per mile in 2013. If the business had four or less vehicles, it is OK to...
View ArticleEmergency planners prepare for 'cataclysmic flood event'
Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal Emergency planners gathered in Reno on Friday to prepare for an epic flood — an event of scope and scale so vast that participants hope to never see in their...
View ArticleMarine veteran amputee, cyclist Rob Jones to arrive in Carson City as part of...
A double amputee Marine veteran, Rob Jones, will be in Carson City today and Wednesday as part of his efforts to cycle across America, raise awareness and to "pay it forward" to veteran organizations...
View ArticleBattle Born Birthday Cake Celebration Friday at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical...
Nevadans are invited to be a part of history Friday and attend the Battle Born Birthday Cake Celebration taking place at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in Carson City from 1 to 6 p.m. A signature...
View ArticleUNR lecture to feature Robert Ballard, discoverer of Titanic wreckage
By Mike Wolterbeek Robert Ballard is known for his discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, the battleship Bismarck, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and President John F. Kennedy's PT-109. The...
View ArticleGovernor appoints Julia Teska as Nevada budget director
Julia Teska has been appointed by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval as state budget director replacing Jeff Mohlenkamp who will be leaving April 4. Teska is currently the deputy superintendent for Business...
View ArticleNHP reports two DUI arrests during St. Patrick's night revelry period
The Nevada Highway Patrol logged two DUI-related arrests Monday night in the Northern Command area that includes Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe counties during the evening hours of St....
View Article2014 Carson River Coalition Forum set for April 3 in Carson City
By Brenda Hunt Have you heard about the water and natural resource based programs and projects happening in the Carson River Watershed? Please join the Carson River Coalition and the Carson Water...
View ArticleFifth annual Nevada Moves Day celebrated Wednesday in Carson City, Lyon County
Carson City Health and Human Services On Wednesday, March 19, students in Carson City and Lyon County will join others from across the state to take part in the 5th Annual Nevada Moves Day. This event...
View ArticleFriends of Carson City Library bookstore finds new digs across the street
Friends of Carson City Library The Friends of Carson City Library will be closing their Browser’s Corner Book Store, currently inside the library, at the end of the day on Saturday, March 22. The...
View ArticleDayton pair arrested in Lyon County home burglary where several weapons were...
The watchful eyes of Dayton citizens who reported two men breaking into a Ring Road residence on March 13 led Lyon County Sheriff's Office deputies to them and their subsequent arrest.Tyler Wutch 20,...
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