More layoffs at Chromalloy plant in Carson City; 148 let go in less than a month
By Jeff Munson In another round of layoffs in less than a month, 48 salaried and hourly employees were let go from the Chromalloy plant in Carson City, the company confirmed Wednesday. About 100...
View ArticleGov. Gibbons frets about gas prices
(AP) — Gov. Jim Gibbons says gas prices are up as much as 50 cents from just one month ago in tourist-dependent Nevada and other states in the West, and he wants to know why.
View ArticleOutsider's View of Carson City
by Scott SchrantzFrom the Fever blog, on vacation from Philadelphia:Carson City was smaller and white trashier than I imagined it to be. The casinos were sad. Everything was a casino, in true Nevada...
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Federal Cut To Energy Assistance Program Means Thousands Of Nevadans...
CARSON CITY – Thousands of Nevada residents who rely on financial assistance to pay their power bills likely won’t get help this year because of federal funding cuts, a state agency reported today....
View ArticleTake a “Joy Ride” and help Carson High School Girls Basketball Team in the...
Here’s the deal: Take a test drive in a new car, and twenty bucks goes to support the Carson High School girls basketball team. Yup, take a ride and the girls get the money, up to $6,000 total this...
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Alpine County's Heenan Lake opens Friday for fishing
By Don Quilici This is a reminder that a special trout fishing season will open on the Friday before Labor Day. August 31, 2012 is the Opening Day of the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout fishing season at...
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Women to Women Nevada second season opens with contest, prizes
Women to Women, a television interview program on Charter Cable that puts the spotlight on important issues in Northern Nevada and the women behind them who are making a difference, has begun its...
View ArticleSustainable Lifestyles: Dirty Driving
By Nicoletta Florio /Big George Green Consulting Traveling green is no mean feat. We can walk, cycle, skateboard or even pogo to a destination. Getting in our accustomed vehicles however, presents a...
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Romney Rolls Out Economic Plan in North Las Vegas
NORTH LAS VEGAS — Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday presented a detailed economic plan he said would generate 11.5 million new jobs, lead to 4 percent annual growth, and turn America into a “job machine.”...
View ArticleNV Energy giving V&T reconstruction commission $100,000 check
Written by NV Energy Public Information Officer Karl Walquist:The effort to reconstruct the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad is receiving a boost from NV Energy with a $100,000 grant to the...
View ArticleFresh Ideas: Americans burying heads in sand on climate issue
Fresh Ideas: Americans burying heads in sand on climate issueBy Anne Macquarie For the Nevada Appeal Last month India and China signed a major agreement on combating climate change, and the government...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Memories from an unforgettable six week adventure
Bob and Lorraine (my cousin) Scholes of Dayton plus Elaine and I just returned from a six week vacation trip to Italy, Sicily and Switzerland. It was the Scholes’ second trip to Italy and our...
View ArticleCD Release of 'Welcome Back To Markleeville' at Cutthroat Saloon
Event Date: April 28, 2012 - 7:00pm"Welcome Back To Markleeville" a music CD by Beans Sousa and Friends, includes duets with Lacy J. Dalton, Mary McCaslin, and The Slade Rivers Band. A portion of the...
View ArticleLake Tahoe fire agency advises to celebrate the holidays safely
By Tia Rancourt The winter holidays are a time for celebration with family and friends, and that means more cooking, entertaining, home decorating and an increased risk of home fires due to increased...
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A Personal ‘Stimulus Check’ Might Be Waiting For You At Nevada Unclaimed...
CARSON CITY – I checked with high hopes, but alas, my dreams of finding a pot of gold did not materialize. Maybe you will have better luck. The state has $490 million sitting around that it wants to...
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 gas prices still 6th highest nationally
Despite rising unemployment and a colder, wetter winter nationwide, Nevada’s gasoline prices are still higher than the national average, and in fact are the 6th highest in the country. Of course,...
View ArticleRelief Is Coming
The wholesale price for unleaded gas has dropped 14 cents today. This should translate into lower prices at the pump within the next few days. So don't fill up too early, as long as there are still a...
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 ArticleCurry closed south end due to gas line rupture
Construction crews have damaged a gas line at Betts.
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