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Outdoors with Don Q: Drought poses serious problems this summer if snowpack...
By Don Quilici While the short-term forecast shows a change this week from the overall stubborn pattern of warm and dry conditions over the region, the drought for this part of the far west is severe...
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 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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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 ArticleCarson City Sheriff's Office arrest reports for Oct. 18
A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, Oct. 18, 12:52 a.m. at the intersection of College Parkway and Sherman. He faces misdemeanor charges of contempt of court warrant, minor consuming...
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...
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Is the V&T Ticket Price Too High?
by Scott SchrantzThere have been some pretty loud howls that the ticket price for the reconstructed V&T Railroad is too high. Last month it was announced that the tickets would cost $48 for a...
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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Outdoors with Don Q: Escaping Carson City in the wintertime
By Don Quilici For several years, Elaine and I have fled Carson City for a short time in the month of January or February to escape the cold, snow and ice of our area in the wintertime. This year was...
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...
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Outdoors with Don Q: Sightseeing and fishing adventures in the Far North
By Don Quilici This is the first of a short series of weekly articles about a fabulous, first-time-ever, 11-day, sightseeing and fishing trip that Elaine and I took in late June to the Yukon in...
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Virginia City’s only bookstore closing its doors
By Chic DiFrancia Another vestige of the Comstock’s proud history will come to a close when the Mark Twain Bookstore closes its doors later this year. The bookstore, has been in operation for the last...
View ArticleCarson City woman faces felony charges after stealing credit card, money from...
A Carson City sales consultant faces felony fraud charges after admitting to stealing her roommate's credit card and withdrawing more than $1,000 to keep her vehicle from being repossessed.Traci Renee...
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4th Annual Carson High School Safe Grad 5k Run/Walk
By Carson High School Safe Grad Committee Please join us on February 15th for the fourth annual Carson High School Safe Grad - Safe & Sober 5K Run/Walk. This event is organized by volunteers of...
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Carson City Little League BBQ Bash
Heidi Fettic (President) The Carson City Little League would like to invite you to purchase tickets for the raffle of a car and $250 gas card, Donated by Dick Campagni's Carson City Toyota, Scion,...
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Nevada gas prices notch first monthly drop since September
Prices within Nevada vary slightly. Las Vegas has an average of $3.67 while Henderson and North Las Vegas average $3.69 per gallon. Reno and Sparks each average $3.77, Carson City averages $3.73 and...
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GE Employees Come Together for Charity
By Holly Spiers The third annual Austinpalooza was a night of food, music and festivities that culminated in over $8,500 in funds raised for Austin’s House and the Society of Women Engineers at...
View ArticleTRPA launches online exchange to help property owners restore sensitive land
News Release Lake Tahoe, CA/NV - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has launched an online marketplace for property owners, realtors and land banks to use to increase the environmental improvements...
View ArticleThe Carsonist
There’s another new website to keep an eye on. The Carsonist is a site I found out about just the other night, when I met Jens Peermann who runs it. There’s a lot of interesting stuff there, mostly...
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,...
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