Bicycles as Transportation in a Disaster
Jeff Moser In the aftermath of the super storm that battered the Northeast, many have found themselves with no transportation. Cars were destroyed, roads were washed away, subway tunnels were flooded,...
View ArticleSaddle Up For KIds Event a Success
Food For Thought Food For Thought would like to think all the people who came out and supported us at our Saddle Up For Kids Events. Friday, June 28th’s dinner at the Governor’s Mansion and Saturday,...
View ArticleCarson City road report for the week of July 18-24
The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project to mill and overlay a section of US 395 from the junction with US 50 (Spooner) in Carson City to south of Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville. The...
View ArticleNobody Asked Us, But ... Get ready for 'Thieve's Carnival' at Children's Museum
Carolyn is thankful for the gas company, because you can get a "
View ArticleFishing report for Aug. 17-23
Here is this week's fishing report for Northern Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra. The following report is for the week of Aug. 17-23.ALMANOR LAKE, CALIF: Shasta Cascade...
View ArticleState Contractors Seek Support To Preserve Highway Funding Revenue For Road...
Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY– About $87 million in state taxes that could be parlayed into 10 times as much to pay for critical road improvements are ready to flow to the state...
View ArticleCarson City begins emergency notification telephone system
Carson City has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System which is described as an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications.This system allows Carson City...
View ArticleNevadans should see relief to high gas prices
Yun Long, Reno Gazette-Journal Gas prices across Nevada continue to rise in March, but relief is on the horizon. The average price for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.83 a gallon, according to the...
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Business brieflyStaff Writer Retail gas prices highest in a year(AP) - Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets...
View ArticleGas prices soar in Nevada and nationwide
Chris Ciarlo, KTVN Gas prices are trending up, leaving many motorists pretty frustrated. Even with the recent climb, GasBuddy.com said gas prices are about 13 cents higher year-over-year. But that...
View ArticleCarson City Supervisors to vote on increasing fees for services
Carson City Supervisors will be voting at their Aug. 4 meeting on whether to increase fees for a host of services, including water, sewer, right-of-way-toll, electric and natural gas franchise fees,...
View ArticleCar wash Saturday for family of Dayton man who died
Event Date: July 13, 2013 - 9:30am By Jodee Eller-Elder There will be a car wash fundraiser Saturday, July 13, for a local Dayton family to raise money to recover the remains of their beloved family...
View ArticleGas, electric rates to drop this winter
Northern Nevada customers of NV Energy will get a break on gas and electric rates this winter thanks to decreases in what NV Energy has to pay for fuel and purchased power.
View ArticleSome Nevada Welfare Recipients Have Fun on Taxpayer Dime But Most Spending...
Sean Whaley CARSON CITY – There are a few withdrawals in vacation destinations like New Orleans and Hawaii. There are a few from such tourist locations as Angel Stadium in Anaheim, SeaWorld San Diego...
View ArticleCarson Chamber Home and Garden Show comes to Carson Mall on Saturday
By Ronni Hannaman This is the second year the Carson City Chamber of Commerce has organized a Home & Garden Show to showcase the many businesses that can help homeowners improve their homes and...
View ArticleGov. Gibbons says he wants answers as to why gas prices are still rising,...
(Click image to play video) Governor Gibbons has given orders to his ‘energy czar’ to figure out why wholesale gasoline prices are so high while the cost of a barrel of crude is going down.
View ArticleCarson City trio face felony charges in scrap metal thefts
A trio who allegedly stole scrap copper from a Washoe County construction site and brought it to Carson City to strip and burn it of its insulation, face felony theft charges.Aaron Clack, Melissa...
View ArticleGas prices falling, along with the rain…
(Click image to play video) Good news for motorists!
View ArticleGOP Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain Visits Las Vegas
Businessman and radio host Herman Cain stopped in Las Vegas last week as part of his preparation for a possible presidential run in 2012. The Republican is the first potential candidate so far to have...
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...
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