June 2012
Get out and vote today
Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 7:37amToday is primary election day, though with the advent of early voting, election day has been going on for two weeks. But today is your last chance the to cast your ballot and help determine who will face off in the general election. For Carson City residents, there are two polling locations, at the Community Center and Fuji Park. You can check out the city's Elections Department web page here for more details.
Open House and Garden Party to Welcome the New Dementia Resource Center
Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 4:10pm
Event Date:
June 14, 2012 - 4:00pm The Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care Community will host an open house and garden party to welcome the Dementia Resource Center of Northern Nevada to Carson City on Thursday, June 14th from 4 – 6pm. The center will be located inside The Lodge.
Former Assembly Speaker Maintains Big Campaign Fund Despite Not Running For Office
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 4:14pmCARSON CITY – Former Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley may not be a candidate for public office this year, but this apparent lack of political ambition has not stopped her from maintaining a campaign fund worth nearly half a million dollars.
Crime Log: Carson City officers busy over the weekend with numerous felony arrests
Submitted by T. Costa on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 1:36pm
Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals for felony or gross misdemeanor allegations over the weekend:
- David William Koapke, 32, a Minot, S.D. man, for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamines). Koapke was also arrested for the misdemeanor allegation of petit larceny. Bail is set at $2,750 plus administrative fees.
Southern Nevadans Oppose Plan To Eliminate Local Workforce Development Board
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 12:00pmCARSON CITY – Representatives and supporters of the Clark County workforce investment board today strongly opposed a plan being pushed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to consolidate the two local boards in an effort to make more money available to train the unemployed.
Carson City School Board meeting for June 12
Submitted by Molly Moser on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:35am
Event Date:
June 12, 2012 - 7:00pm The Carson City School District is holding a school board meeting on Tuesday, June 12 at 7 P.M., located at Sierra Room of the Community Center, 851 E. William Street.
Carson City Road Report for June 11-18
Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:30amThere will be nightly lane closures on US 395 from the junction of US 50W (Spooner) to 1st Street in Minden, Sunday through Thursday, between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. There will be flagger controlled traffic. Northbound US 395 will have grooved pavement from Ironwood Drive to
Jacks Valley Road. Please drive with caution.
There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Freeway Landscaping Project. No closures are expected unless otherwise noted.
- North Carson Street, in the vicinity of the freeway overpass.
Mile High Jazz Band presents Jazz & Poetry
Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:19am
Event Date:
June 12, 2012 - 8:00pm The Mile High Jazz Band and guest vocalist Pat Esters will be joined by several poets and readers for a lively evening of big-band music and poetry with an animal theme. Poets names will be drawn from a hat for each reading, followed by a big band tune. The event will be on Tuesday, June 12, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., at Comma Coffee, outdoors in the courtyard, weather permitting. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under.
Fernley 95A Speedway Race Report for June 9, 2012
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:12amThe weather was cool and the track fast as nearly 70 racecars competed at Fernley 95A Speedway on Saturday, June 9.
