Virginia and Truckee Railroad season begins with annual Mother's Day train to...
V&T Railroad Mothers will be the star passengers Sunday, May 11 on a special edition train ride from Nevada's capital, Carson City to the 1860s boom-era mining town of Virginia City. Tickets are...
View ArticleGirl Scout Troop 196 Silver Award Project - Outdoor Education and Safety Event
By Mary Knight Carson City Cadette Girl Scout Troop 196 hosts a free Outdoor Education and Safety event May 3, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Washoe State Park.This event is part of the troop earning their...
View ArticleCTH Auxiliary Hosts Annual Benefit Rummage Sale
By Donna Moormann The Carson Tahoe Health Auxiliary hosts a rummage sale Friday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, May 3, 8 a.m. to noon at the Eagles Lodge, 1380 E. 5th St. (between Roop...
View ArticleNevada Supreme Court Removes Schaefer From Ballot
Sandra Chereb, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the removal of a state controller candidate from the June primary ballot because he doesn't meet residency...
View ArticleFundraisers for Greenhouse Project Set
Teri Vance, Nevada Appeal When The Greenhouse Project opened on the Carson High School campus in 2011, 20 students participated in the programs offered.Read the rest of this story
View ArticleSandoval Leads Trade Mission to Canada
Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Brian Sandoval is heading a delegation of Nevada business and education leaders on a trade mission to Canada.Read the rest of this story
View ArticleFive pound bear cub greeted at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
Paula Peterson, South Tahoe Now A 5.4 pound bear cub is the newest guest at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. The female, about 10 weeks old, was dropped off at the front door of the Bear League without a...
View ArticleBLM Tries to Contact Bundy, But Rancher Refuses the Message
By Ben Botkin BUNKERVILLE — The Bureau of Land Management has tried to contact Cliven Bundy ever since the federal agency released the rancher’s cattle on Saturday while facing a horde of protesters,...
View ArticleNevada Cattlemen's Association Gives Statement on Rancher Bundy
By Keith Rogers While distancing itself from the legal issues that prompted the Bureau of Land Management to round up Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s range cattle then release hundreds of them as...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff's deputies make two misdemeanor warrant arrests
A 22-year-old Carson City man was booked into the Carson City Jail on Wednesday, 4:45 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant charge of violation of a suspended sentence. The warrant was issued Jan. 23, 2013 out...
View ArticleCarson City Republican Central Committee candidate forum set for April 24
Carson City Republican Central Committee After a quick general meeting, the last of the pre-primary Candidate Forums will be held April 24, 6:30 p.m. at Silver State Charter High School, 788 Fairview...
View ArticleDoug 'Mack the Naw' Busey's Lake Tahoe area fishing report
By Doug Busey Hello fellow anglers. Well here we are only two weeks away from the California opening day fishing season. This when most lakes, rivers and streams open for the year, and some rivers...
View ArticleWatch it Live: Carson City Board of Supervisors
The Carson City Board of Supervisors meet today in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. The meeting began at 8:30 a.m. Go here for the agenda and here to watch it live. Read the rest of...
View ArticleOutdoors with Don Q: Final reminder to apply for big game hunting tags
By Don Quilici This is a final reminder that if you're one of many tens of thousands of big game hunters interested in drawing a 2014 hunting tag for Pronghorn Antelope, Black Bear, Mule Deer,...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About the New Combination Elk Management Hunts
By the Nevada Department of Wildlife New combination tags are available only to resident hunters. These combination hunts include an antlered deer tag and antlerless (cow) elk management tag, and a...
View ArticleColumn: Section 1244 stock loss is a big tax saver
By John R. Bullis We just recently helped a client close down and liquidate a corporation that was no longer wanted or needed. Since the stockholder had invested in the corporation stock when it was...
View ArticleCarson City restaurant and bar health inspections through April 16
Restaurant inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. Inspections through April 16, 2014 include several bars and lounges, convenience...
View ArticleUSDA rural business enterprise grants available
Economic development authorities, nonprofits and towns in rural Nevada that want to support rural business or create a revolving loan fund for business may now apply for USDA Rural Development’s Rural...
View ArticleEaster Egg Hunts Take Place Friday and Saturday Throughout Area
Event Date: April 18, 2014 - 2:00pmGet an early start on Easter egg hunting Friday when Skyline Estates Senior Living hosts its Easter egg hunt for all ages at 2 p.m. Organizers invite children,...
View ArticlePublic safety tops the list of Lyon County expenditures
Lyon County Manager Jeff Page presented a State of the County report to the Lyon County Board of Commissioners at its Thursday meeting. Public safety tops the list of where 2014 general fund money is...
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