• Carson Now on Facebook
  • Follow Carson Now on Twitter
  • Follow Carson Now by RSS
  • Follow Carson Now by Email

November 2012

Sandoval Announces Education Grant Agreement

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today that the Clark County School District’s  $40 million Race to the Top grant application will move forward with the support of the Clark County Education Association.

Obituary: Dennis Primrose

In loving memory, wonderful husband, loving father, unwavering friend. He shall be missed. There will be a celebration of life at his home on Friday Nov. 2nd from 5 p.m. onwards.Copyright 2012 ...

Obituary: William Charles Hatton

"Billy" was the grandson of Judge William D. Hatton of Tonopah. His son, William D.; his grandchildren, William and Chelsea of Thousand Oaks, Calif., survive him. He also leaves behind a wife, ...

Obituary: Mary Lea Cushman Morton

Mary and her family lived for a while in Silver City. They moved to Carson City in approximately 1943. Mary moved to Oregon in 1967, where she lived until her death. She passed away peacefully ...

Obituary: Gail Patricia Dowell

"God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be, So He put His arms around her and whispered "Come with Me". We're thankful she did not suffer, just exhausted these last days, although we ...

Death Notice: Harry John Galperin

Harry John Galperin, 92, passed away October 30, 2012 in Carson City, Nevada. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. Thi...

Carson City restaurant and food inspection report

The following restaurant inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. Two restaurants and a convenience store were reviewed. Read the full report below.

Dry conditions forces Carson City to ban fall season backyard burning

Open backyard burning in the Carson City limits has been canceled because of dry fire conditions, fire officials announced Thursday.
The Carson City Fire Department typically allows open backyard burning in spring and fall, however, the persistent drought in the region has played a role in several significant "off-season" wildland fires in the region.

Outdoors with Don Q: Wildlife in the area of the 'Quilici Cabin'

By way of background, the “Quilici Cabin” is located in a rural area of Plumas County at an elevation of exactly 6,000 feet on a steep hillside between Portola and Davis Lake in Northern California; and it is jointly owned by Jim, Kathi, Don and Elaine Quilici, all of Carson City.

That two-story cabin was built back in 2003, and from our deck, you have a spectacular, world-class view of the surrounding groves of pine trees and quaking aspen trees plus the nearby and the faraway mountains.

Nevada Again A Focus Of Presidential Campaigns

RENO – Proof of Nevada’s importance in the outcome of the horse race that is the presidential election continued to be on display today, with President Obama visiting Las Vegas and GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan making stops here and in Southern Nevada.

Ryan, appearing in front of a crowd estimated by local law enforcement at about 600, continued to push the Romney-Ryan ticket message calling for change, pointing to Obama’s failed efforts at job creation.