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 ArticleBomb squad called out for suitcases
The Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad has been called out to examine two suitcases left in the parking lot of Southwest Gas on Eagle Station Lane in South Carson City.The suitcases were discovered about 3 p...
View ArticleAt $3.54 average, Nevada gas prices among lowest in country
Reno's average rose 6 cents to $3.67, Sparks rose 6 cents to $3.70 and Carson City rose 6 cents to $3.61. Elko has the highest average in the state after a 4-cent rise to $3.80. Demand for gasoline has...
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Carson City home destroyed; arson suspected as authorities search for homeowner
Carson City authorities remain on the scene of a fire which destroyed a home early this morning near the intersection of Garnet Way and Ruby Lane. According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, a search...
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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...
View ArticleOpen House to address trails, roads, air travel and transit issues
Plans for air travel, the future of bike trails in the region and other transportation improvement issues will be the subject of a public open house, May 18 from 4-7 p.m., at the Nevada Legislative...
View ArticleChromalloy investing $6 million to improve Carson City plant
An extensive renovation of Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLCs' Arrowhead Drive facility in Carson City will result in greatly improved operating efficiency and lower turnaround times that could open doors to...
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...
View ArticleSept. 4 consumer session in Carson City for proposed NV Energy rate hikes
A consumer session is set for Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Carson City to hear public comment regarding NV Energy’s application to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada that would, if approved, hike...
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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 ArticleBig natural gas leak at Clear Creek and 395
12:20: Leak stopped. Permanent fix ongoing. Intersection at Clear Creek and Frontage remains closed. A construction crew installing a new natural gas line hit an existing one sending natural gas into...
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Outdoors with Don Q: The first big outdoor weekend of the summer
By Don Quilici Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-27) is coming up, just around the corner, the weather is forecast for gorgeous conditions, and for countless folks in this general area, it will be their...
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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...
View ArticleNV Energy cuts electric, gas rates
Effective today, NV Energy is cutting 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 customers. W...
View ArticleRobber hits another Carson gas station
For the second time in two weeks, a man armed with a crowbar robbed a
View ArticleTahoe agency approves Boulder Bay project
NEWS RELEASE — In a board room still crowded following a 12-hour hearing, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted to approve the Boulder Bay Community Enhancement Project. Four years...
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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 ArticleDon Q's Nevada and Sierra fishing report for August 8-14
By Don Quilici Fishing spots in the Sierra, Lake Tahoe, Northern California and Nevada will be the place to be this week as temperatures will send thousands of anglers to dozens of rivers, lakes and...
View ArticleAAA: Nevada gasoline prices lowest since February
The average price for gas in Nevada is now the lowest it has been since February after a 21-cent drop in the past month, according to the AAA auto club. Prices fell across Nevada, with the new averages...
View ArticleLetter: Prison steals work and jobs from struggling Nevada companies
By Dennis Billow This is a letter I sent out to Gov. Sandoval, and multiple other State Representatives. I felt that the general public should know what our prison system is doing to multiple small...
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