August 2019
Carson City’s Shoe Tree Brewing Co. selected to craft the official Nevada Day beer
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 12:29pm
Long before Shoe Tree Brewing Co. was in existence, co-owners and brother Paul and Jeff Young have had a tradition of brewing a beer specifically for Nevada Day to share amongst friends and family.
This year, they are brewing the Official Nevada Day Beer for the first of hopefully many years.
NNDA's Business Edge meeting Wednesday to feature NV Energy CEO
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 12:12pmEvent Date:
August 28, 2019 - 7:30am
The Northern Nevada Development Authority will host its Business Edge breakfast series Wednesday in Douglas County. The topic is "Powering Business in Nevada" and features NV Energy CEO Doug Cannon.
Veteran Nevada Journalist Dennis Myers dies after suffering stroke
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 11:00amLongtime Nevada journalist Dennis Myers suffered a massive stroke last week. He was admitted to Renown Regional Medical Center on Thursday, Aug. 22, and declared brain dead on Saturday, Aug 24. A registered organ donor, he was kept on life support until Monday, Aug. 26, when he was taken in for surgical recovery of his organs for donation.
Carson City arrests: intoxicated man jailed after gun discharges into downstairs apartment
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 10:10am
A 46-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday in the 700 block of Hot Springs Road for suspicion of being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated after a bullet from a gun was discharged, by accident, into a neighbor's apartment, a Carson City sheriff's deputy report states.
Carson City teacher ties things up neatly as class prepares to honor Bow Tie Day
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 8:19am
Each day, while many parents are packing lunches for their school children, Mr. Patrick Turner, third grade teacher at Bordewich Bray Elementary School in Carson City, finishes tying things up neatly in a bow — more specifically, his bow tie.
A decade after emerging from captivity, Jaycee Dugard reflects on the life she lost, and the one she’s gained
Submitted by editor on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 8:36pm
Ten years ago, on August 26, 2009, Officer Todd Stroud reported to work at the Concord Police Department and, because of his experience as a school resource officer, was asked to look after a woman who was at the police station with her two young daughters.
That woman, he soon learned, was Jaycee Dugard who, 18 years before, had been kidnapped as she walked to a school bus stop in South Lake Tahoe one morning and had not been seen since.
Carson City emergency crews called to crash involving juvenile pedestrian at 5th and Saliman
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 7:36pm
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday night to a vehicle crash involving a juvenile that happened in the area of Fifth and Saliman streets.
Job fair at Carson Nugget, Relay for Life fundraiser and more: Tuesday events around Carson City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 6:40pm
Heading into Tuesday, August 27, 2019 we're looking at continued hot weather around the capital city, with daytime highs in the mid to upper 90s. Ahead is a job fair at the Carson Nugget, a Fat Tuesday business networking gathering, a morning walk, evening hike and a bike ride with Muscle Powered, free skin cancer testing offered by Carson Tahoe Health and Wellness Institute, a Relay for Life fundraiser at Firehouse Subs and more.
V&T Railway holds auditions for 2019 Polar Express at Carson City Eastgate Depot
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 5:20pmEvent Date:
September 5, 2019 (All day)
September 6, 2019 (All day)
September 7, 2019 (All day)
CARSON CITY — V&T Railway will hold auditions for the 2019 Polar Express season on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 7 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Eastgate Depot in Carson City. The railway is looking for actors, actresses and singers, age 13 and up to play roles from the popular movie including stewards and conductors, elves and Santa Claus.
Carson City man identified in fatal crash with RV near Gerlach
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 2:57pm
The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office has identified a Carson City man who died in a vehicle crash Sunday near Gerlach.
