Southwest Gas and Butler Gourmet Celebrates Summer
By Molly Moser Enjoy the first day of summer and Chamber Mixer with Southwest Gas and Butler Gourmet Meats June 20 at 5 P.M. Butler Gourmet Meats will be presenting a menu with some favorite summer...
View ArticleSouthwest Gas increase hearing Monday
The Public Utilities Commission has set a Monday hearing to give the public a chance to comment on Southwest Gas applications to raise rates in northern Nevada.
View ArticleComment on Nevada is greening…slowly by Dave Morgan
Unfortunately it is becoming more and more apparent that the countries and environments of the world are much more tightly connected than we’ve been willing to acknowledge. Coal fired plants in China...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor for April 14
Musical theatre program at WNC needs savingThe times are terrifying. Not only are we scared of wars, acts of nature, terrorism, radiation from Japan and the ever-increasing price of gas, we are mor...
View ArticleSouthwest Gas proposes cuts to monthly bill for Carson City customers
Southwest Gas customers can voice their opinion on the utility's annual rate adjustments on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada in Carson City. A decrease in monthly bills...
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Carson City man jailed on rape charge; bail set at $100,000
A 34-year-old Carson City man is being held on $100,000 bail and faces a felony charge of rape. Juan Hugo Rodriguez-Ramirez was arrested Friday, March 29, 7:35 p.m. in the 1300 block of North...
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Sagebrush and Steam: A Ride on the V&T Railroad
by Scott SchrantzSource: http://aroundcarson.com/2009/09/30/sagebrush_and_steam_a_ride_on_the_vt_railroadA deep, melodic whistle pierced the morning silence. It echoed off a dozen surfaces in the...
View ArticleNV Energy electric bills to decrease
Effective Saturday, Oct. 1, NV Energy will decrease its overall electric rates by 2.43 percent for northern Nevada customers and decreasing overall natural gas rates by 10.72 percent for Reno-Sparks...
View ArticleLesson learned! Senators gain split of double header against Fallon
Even after surging to a 6-0 lead in the home half of the first inning, the Carson High softball team wasn't ready to relax during the second game of its Sierra League double header against Fallon on...
View ArticleReport Suggests Economic Growth May Soon Be Under Way In Nevada
By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – While much of the economic news about Nevada is gloom and doom, a new report prepared for Secretary of State Ross Miller shows new business filings in...
View ArticleWarren Buffet's Berkshire buying NV Energy for $5.6 billion
Associated Press Warren Buffett has found another elephant. Berkshire Hathaway's MidAmerican Energy utility said Wednesday that it will buy Nevada electric and natural gas company NV Energy for $5.6...
View ArticleFire restrictions for Western Nevada begin today
Bureau of Land Management Tinder-dry vegetation, lingering drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures and several human-caused fires have prompted the Bureau of Land Management Carson City...
View ArticleNatural Gas rates likely to rise 9% in near future
Southwest Gas, seeking to legally recover the higher wholesale price of natural gas it pays, will be asking the State Public Utilities Commission to grant it a 9% rate increase on all of its customers...
View ArticleBerkley, Heller, trade jabs over gas prices
Republican Sen. Dean Heller and Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley are pointing fingers at each other for rising gasoline prices and trying to tie consumers' pain at the pumps to each other's votes on the...
View ArticleFive Guys Burgers Coming to Carson
AroundCarson.com I guess it's a good sign to see new retail going up, even if there are empty storefronts nearby. Some new construction is happening in the parking lot of the south Walmart, on the...
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Clean Energy Summit Sparks Political Events, Debate Over Government Role In...
Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY– With U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s 5th annual National Clean Energy Summit set to kick off today in Las Vegas, the debate over alternative energy development and...
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Contractors Group Asks State Officials To Consider Increased Highway Funding...
CARSON CITY – A contractors representative told the state Transportation Board today that officials missed out on opportunities to increase road funding in the 2011 legislative session, and that...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Things you need to know about ice fishing
By Don Quilici With the arrival of winter weather in this area, we certainly have plenty of water frozen on our creeks, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and reservoirs. And, that ice covering effectively...
View ArticleFire destroys Carson City home on Wialaki Street
A home was destroyed in the 400 block of Wialaki Street near Mono and South Curry streets in Carson City on Sunday afternoon. One Carson City firefighter was injured in the blaze, officials said. The...
View ArticleGas prices falling, along with the rain…
(Click image to play video) Good news for motorists!
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