July 2011
Art and nature hike in September
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amExperience art and nature in a completely new way during the Trails and Vistas "Reflections and Rhythms" art hike on Sept. 17 or Sept. 18 at Spooner Lake in the Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park. Ticket...
Commentary by Chuck Muth: Governor was against letting courts decide before he was for it
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amOur friend and political pundit Jon Ralston - who supports bigger government and higher taxes - is gonna need a chiropractor after all the contortions he's going through to cover Gov. Brian Sandov...
Train Ride: annual Soroptimist benefit
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amSoroptimist International of the Comstock will host the second annual Train Ride event on Tuesday, with proceeds benefiting the lives of local women and children.The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at ...
Gardnerville man killed in head-on accident
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amGardnerville handyman Terry Lyn Elmer, 46, was identified as the driver who was killed in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday morning.Elmer was an independent contractor who owned Elmer's Mainten...
Calif. fires mucking up Nevada skies
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amA lightning-sparked wildfire in Tulare County, Calif., seven hours southwest of Carson City, is making Northern Nevada skies hazy, according to the Nevada Division of Environmental Health. "We a...
Heller pitches bill withholding pay for lawmakers until budget OK'd
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amSen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has introduced legislation that would require Congress to pass a budget in order to get their paychecks."Clearly Washington is broken," he said. "It's been more than 800 d...
Soroptimists' train ride set for Tuesday
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01am--Soroptimists' train ride set for TuesdayJuly, 28 2011 11:37 pm MST...
City looks at hiring Calif. company to operate municipal landfill
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amA local man who says he's qualified to operate the Carson City Landfill is angry that the city is considering contracting an out-of-state firm to do the job."With a San Francisco or California c...
Friday Fodder: Nevada Wolf Pack not a 3rd-place team
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 4:01amSports fodder for a Friday morning ... The Western Athletic Conference coaches and media have just handed the Nevada Wolf Pack all the motivation they need to repeat as conference football champion...
Nevada Delegation Splits On House Speaker Plan To Reduce Federal Spending, Raise Debt Ceiling
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 6:41pmCARSON CITY – Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., announced today he will back a spending reduction plan put forth by House Speaker John Boehner because it proposes a balanced budget amendment that will protect the United States’ AAA credit rating.
A vote on the plan scheduled for today was delayed, however.