July 2013
Obituary: Kenneth George Streit
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/03/2013 - 12:03amDec. 14, 1936 - June 25, 2013 Kenneth George Streit passed away peacefully during the early morning hours on June 25, 2013 in Carson City, NV holding hands with his wife Joyc...
Obituary: Jack Downing Grim
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/03/2013 - 12:03amSep. 15, 1923 - June 30, 2013 Jack D. Grim, 89, died peacefully Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Carson-Tahoe Hospital with his family surrounding him. Jack was born in We...
Obituary: Patrick “Pat” Montell Fisler
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/03/2013 - 12:03amAugust 27, 1941 - June 27, 2013 Patrick “Pat” Montell Fisler of Fallon, passed away on June 27, 2013 with his family by his side, after a short battle with cancer. Pat was b...
Flash flood warning issued for Carson City area
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 5:22pmA flash flood warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Carson City and south central Washoe County until 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
The weather service Doppler radar shows flash flooding from a thunderstorm on the east side of Washoe Lake. This storm was producing rainfall of 1 to 2 inches per hour and is likely producing flash flooding for areas east of Washoe Lake and was said to be moving north of the Carson City Airport.
National Weather Service activates alert system for smart phones
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 5:10pm
The National Weather Service in Reno has implemented a weather text alert system for smart phones. A number of Carson Now readers have said they've gotten text message alerts already, the first being a dust storm from Monday. Here's the skinny:
Multiple lightning-sparked fires in Northern Nevada
Submitted by editor on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 3:50pmCrews are responding to at least three lightning-sparked fires in Douglas County. The fires are located off Leviathan Mine Road and in the Pinenut Mountains at the Sunrise Pass and Mount Segal areas, according to U.S. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Lisa Ross. There is no estimate to the fires’ size. No structures are immediately threatened.
Sandoval named Vice-Chairman of Western Governors’ Association
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 1:06pm
by ALEX POMPLIANO Gov. Brian Sandoval has been named Vice-Chairman of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA). The Republican governor was elected by his peers during the organization’s annual meeting held over the weekend in Park City, Utah. “From natural resources to human...
Comstock Casino in Carson City robbed at gunpoint Tuesday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 1:06pm
UPDATE: The Comstock Casino in Carson City was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning, the Carson City Sheriff's Office reports.
The robbery happened at 2:50 a.m. when an unknown man approached the cashier area of the Goni Road casino, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Detective Doug Speegle. The man showed the clerk a large dark pistol, demanded money and then left with a large amount of cash.
‘Grow Your Own, Nevada!’ classes return to cooperative extension offices
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 12:22pm
Nevadans can learn to grow safe, fresh, organic produce at home and in school and community gardens without spending a lot of money.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will help show residents how during eight “Grow Your Own, Nevada!” gardening classes featuring “back-to-basics” best practices for producing bountiful harvests. Classes will be presented Mondays, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., July 8 – Aug. 26, live in Reno and video-conferenced to Extension offices throughout the state, including those in Carson City, Gardnerville, Fallon and Yerington.
Watch: Highlights from the 2013 Nevada Humanities Chautauqua Festival
Submitted by Nevada Media Alliance on Tue, 07/02/2013 - 12:08pm
Nevada Media Alliance’s Jeri Chadwell speaks to Christina Barr, the Nevada Humanities Executive Director, about the Nevada Humanities Chautauqua Festival, while showing highlights from the festival’s performances on 06.27.2013.
