Letter: Vote Democrat? Really?
by Peter Hennessey, Ph.D. This is in reference to the Letter: Think before you vote, Carson City Nevada News - Carson Now.Contrary to the writer's assertions, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barak Obama and...
View ArticleA free test drive will get the girls CHS Basketball team some tall dollars...
(Click image to play video) Capital Ford is trying to put $6,000 into the Carson High School Girls Basketball Team this weekend. And all Carson City residents have to do is head down to the fundraiser...
View ArticleFirefighters clamp cut gas line at Arrowhead Drive
Carson City firefighters responded this morning to the 2400 block of Arrowhead Drive after a report of a backhoe that cut into a gas service line. Firefighters were called to the area at around 10 a.m....
View ArticleNevada briefly
Nevada brieflyStaff Writer Girl dies after collapsing in Sparks SPARKS (AP) - School officials say a 13-year-old girl has died after collapsing at a Sparks middle school.A Reno newspaper reported on...
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.
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Man arrested after allegedly trying to hit woman with car
A Carson City man was jailed Sunday morning after allegedly trying to hit a woman with his car, and then eluding officers near Russell Way and Northridge.According to the arrest report, Anthony Todd...
View ArticleCarson City Road Report for Jan. 23-29
Due to a project to complete a new north-south water transmission line on the east side of Carson City, there will be utility work in the roundabout at Fairview Drive and E. Fifth Street from January...
View Article“Crowbar Robber” in custody
The very active “Crowbar Robber” has been identified as Kenneth Dale Jones, a Carson City transient who used either crowbars or a large screwdriver to pry open cash registers at two gas stations last...
View ArticleThe Case For Cuts: After Criticism, Many Defend Governor’s Budget
CARSON CITY – They speak of limbs hacked off, death and guts. In a war of words, critics of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s $5.8 billion budgethavelambasted his proposed cuts to K-12, higher education and health...
View ArticleAuto insurance bill would hit 40 percent of Nevada motorists
State lawmakers are debating whether the minimum auto liability coverage Nevada drivers need to carry should be raised for the first time since 1954. Assemblyman William Horne (D-Dist. A34) says some...
View ArticleNevada gas prices drop 11 cents in a month
Carson City's average price is $3.55, a 17-cent drop, and Elko's average is $3.82, a 3-cent decrease. AAA said the price decreases might be slowing as demand increases. “Increased demand for gasoline...
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Putting Main Street on a Road Diet
64722-mainstreet.jpg Jeff Moser On March 14th I attended a workshop presented by the Carson City Public Works Department. The presentation outlined a proposal to create a pedestrian-friendly...
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...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Having fun at Lake Almanor, Calif.
By Don Quilici Elaine and I just returned from a fun-filled trip to Lake Almanor, which is located in Northern California near the towns of Chester and Westwood.Our trip was the result of a chance...
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Outdoors with Don Q: What you need to know about ice fishing
By Don Quilici With the bitter January cold weather in the Sierra behind us, we do have plenty of water frozen on our creeks, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and reservoirs. And that ice covering...
View ArticleCarson City authorities arrest man with gas can, burglary tools
A Reno man faces several misdemeanor charges after Carson City authorities found him in an empty lot siphoning gasoline from a work truck. The 34-year-old man was arrested at 1:09 a.m. Dec. 18 in the...
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,...
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Riding is Interesting and an Adventure in Carson City
Jeff Moser I was recently reading local commentary over on Carson Now titled, Driving is Interesting and an Adventure in Carson City. The title is sarcastic, the article really expressing the author’s...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Take a Canadian vacation trip for 2014
By Don Quilici Last week, I wrote about our visit to the remote Ookpik Wilderness Lodge on Babine Lake in British Columbia. This week, I would like to offer a suggestion for taking a 2014 vacation...
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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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