Five 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...
View ArticleNevada Taxpayer’s Association Cites Concerns With Teachers’ Margin Tax Petition
Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY– The Nevada Taxpayer’s Association has identified several concerns with an initiative petition to impose a margin tax on Nevada businesses filed by the...
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 resident wins laughing-gas contest
Carson City resident Tiffany O'Day recently won $500 in gas cards as the first-place winner of Greater Nevada Credit Union's Laughing Gas Photo Facebook contest. The contest ran May 1 to June 12, a...
View ArticleWomen to Women with comedian and humorist Kat Simmons
Entertaining audiences for more than 25 years, comedian and inspirational humorist Kat Simmons is this week's guest on Women to Women Nevada with Carol Paz.You may have seen her at The Improvs, Catch A...
View ArticleAlpine 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...
View ArticleTrout fishing season opener at Alpine County's Heenan Lake
This is my annual reminder that a special window set aside for fishing begins on the Friday before Labor Day. Sept. 2, 2011 is the Opening Day of the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout fishing season at Heenan...
View ArticleNatural gas leak on Sneddon
6:00pm. Gas line clamped. Leak stopped. Emergency crews have arrived on scene of a natural gas line at a mobile home at 2380 Sneddon. Occupants have evacuated the home.
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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 ArticleBusinesses react to high gas prices, biodiesel competitive
As the cost of regular gasoline in Carson Valley approaches $4 a gallon, local businesses are reacting differently to a volatile marketplace where uncertainty itself seems the one stable commodity. .....
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 ArticleNevada Among States With Lowest Energy Consumption Per Capita, Gets C+ For...
Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY– Nevada ranks 40th among the states for the amount of energy consumed per person, according to the nonprofit website EnergyTrends.org.The state rankings...
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 ArticleOutdoors with Don Q: Fishing The California Alps annual edition available
By Don Quilici It’s that time of the year to pick up your copy of a widely-distributed and widely-read annual publication known as “Fishing The California Alps.” That outdoor newspaper is your...
View ArticleWashoe Valley business wither with new freeway
Northern Nevada Business Weekly Kelly Peitz spent much of the past few weeks packing up and removing everything inside Old 395 Station in Washoe Valley. Peitz’s garage at her Sparks home is now...
View ArticleSouthwest 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 ArticlePresident Obama Talks Up Natural Gas Development In Remarks Today In Las Vegas
Nevada News Bureau Staff President Barack Obama visited Las Vegas today on a swing through the West, talking up energy development to create jobs and reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil.In...
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 ArticleWoman slams car into pedestrian, gas station in South Lake Tahoe
A woman is in custody and a pedestrian was flown by air ambulance from South Lake Tahoe this afternoon after a hit and run accident that happened on 12th and Emerald Bay Road near James Street shortly...
View ArticleOutdoors with Don Q: Take a summer vacation at Nevada's only national park
How would you like to take a mid-to-late summer vacation at an out-of-the-way location, right here in the State of Nevada? If you are interested, did you know that our very own White Pine County is...
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