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Extended unemployment benefits arrive this Saturday!
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 2:40pmMore than 6,000 Nevadans who have exhausted their unemployment benefits can expect to receive their first payment of the recently passed TIER III extension by Saturday afternoon, December 12th.
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Months of declining gaming revenues cause shut down of “Bill’s” Casino at South Shore
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 1:25pmThat small casino, just north of Harrah’s South Lake Tahoe is closing. “Bill’s” Lake Tahoe Casino is closing its doors after a long revenue slide.
Attorney General will not continue to press case against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki. It’s over.
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 1:25pmIt appears that Lt.
Carson City is getting a huge Christmas gift (sort of) from Douglas County
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 12:10pmAn alert Carson City Public Works employee has uncovered a gas tax collection snafu that has sent hundreds of thousands of Carson City gas tax dollars mistakenly to Douglas County.
Big, BIG! meeting tonight at the Community Center! The whole town’s future on the line…perhaps…
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 10:55amCarson City’s Board of Supervisors this evening is taking a closer look at an economic proposal from the Carson Nugget and the City’s Redevelopment Department that suggests a brighter future for the t
Be among those who whirl and fly from snow mound to snow mound at 10,000 feet…
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 10:55amA reminder that the Carson High School Ski and Snowboard Team needs our support to keep them up there on the slopes, and doing their best in various competitions.
Their community fundraiser is this
Gaming wins, and therefore tax revenues to the state, fall an additional 11.6% in October
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 9:40amThe economic recession continues to pull down gaming wins throughout Nevada, and therefore less revenues to the state for vital public services like health care, emergency services, schools and univer
Sheriff Furlong rolls his SUV. He and wife Phyllis OK.
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 8:25amWhile on their way to a Sheriff’s and Police Chief’s meeting in Mesquite, Sheriff Ken Furlong and his wife Phyllis earlier this week found themselves looking out their windshield at the world stood on
The snow returns off and on through Sunday, but mercifully it will be a little warmer.
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 8:25amThe Weather Service says we will see snow through Sunday but in amounts that will probably only maintain or slightly add to what we’ve already got on the ground.
The “Nugget Proposal” goes before the Supervisors Thursday, 6pm
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 3:42am(Click image to play video)
An $80 Million proposal to create jobs and boost Carson City’s economy is on the table before the Board of Supervisors, Thursday, 6pm, at the Community Center.
Carson City’s Rural Health Centers win the big one!!
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 3:42am(Click image to play video)
The Obama Administration, with a bit of guidance from Senator Reid, has awarded a huge grant to Nevada’s 30 year tradition of offering affordable medical care to Nevada fam
University Chancellor draws a line in the budget sand
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 3:42am(Click image to play video)
University Chancellor Don Klaich is just as adamant as his predecessor. He’s not even going to consider future cuts to their budget.
Taking another crack at legalizing marijuana
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 3:42am(Click image to play video)
Marijuana supporters are hoping another at bat at the polls with voters will make marijuana use on par with drinking a beer.
It’s Brrrrrrrrrrr cold out there!
Submitted by on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 3:42am(Click image to play video)
Yup, it’s cold. However, relief from the deep freeze should arrive by Saturday.
Carson City’s Rural Nevada Health Center receives $11.2 million for expansion
Submitted by on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 12:35pmPresident Obama today released a list of low income rural communities around the country that will be receiving huge economic recovery grant funds for expansion of their health care facilities.
And Ca
Bully’s Sports Bar files for bankruptcy
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:35pm(Click image to play video)
No….they’re not going to close. They’re just re-arranging things. In fact they say they expect 2010 to be a very good year for the chain.
Fire rips through mobile home/office off Highway 50E and Akron
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:35pm(Click image to play video)
The inappropriate use of a flaming space heater to keep water pipes thawed took down a mobile home/office Tuesday afternoon off Highway 50 East Tuesday afternoon.
Governor Gibbons predicts state worker layoffs coming up.
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:35pm(Click image to play video)
Declining revenues are tearing the Economic Forum’s earlier forecast to to shreds.
Just how much snow did we get Monday?
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:35pm(Click image to play video)
Snow accumulations were quite variable. Reno got 7″ while Carson City got more than twice that.
Traffic accident on Highway 50 East, just west of Nye Lane.
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:15pm4:40pm.
An accident with injuries has just occurred on Highway 50 East, just west of Nye Lane. Lanes are blocked and sheriff’s units are enroute for traffic control.
Governor Gibbons tries to cope with plummeting revenues – calls for reconvening Economic Forum
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:15pmGovernor Gibbons today told reporters that he would reconvene the Economic Forum to give him advice on how much revenue the state can expect to take in through the current two year budget cycle.
Office fire destroys everything in thick clouds of smoke.
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:15pmAn office for a mining company went up in flames at 1pm today on Brick Road, just south of Highway 50 and Nye.
Arriving firefighters saw smoke billowing out from under the crawl space under the mobile
Local aerospace consultant appointed to fill unexpired term of former School Board Trustee Barbara Howe
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:15pmOn a 3-2 preference, local aerospace consultant Randy Carlson won a seat on the CC School Board, besting co-candidate.Deonne Contine, a deputy state attorney general.
Carlson touted his managerial exp
NNCC inmate dies after forceful administering of his meds
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 6:30am(Click image to play video)
Autopsy and full investigation has been launched into the death of an inmate at NNCC over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Have you seen this person? If so, law enforcement wants to know where and when.
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 6:30am(Click image to play video)
Jay Fontaine was thought to be enroute from Boomtown to Death Valley. He never showed up,and no one’s heard from him. Can anyone help track him down?
Judge drops all charges against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 6:30am(Click image to play video)
Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki called it an early Christmas present that, in fact, was long overdue. But he’ll take it.
The big snow of the ran us over with a little more to come Thursday!
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 6:30am(Click image to play video)
It’s been a while since Carson City had a good snow dump. But we got one Sunday and Monday! And there may be more snow on the way later in the week.
The Kids’ Talking Wall is up at the Carson Mall, and they celebrated it over the weekend!
Submitted by on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 6:30am(Click image to play video)
What is hoped to be the start of a very long commitment to cherishing Carson City children and giving them a loud voice in the community was celebrated over the weekend at
Carson Schools likely will be back in session Tuesday. Lyon County will remain closed.
Submitted by on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 5:50pmSnow plows are expected to make Carson City streets safe enough for school buses by tomorrow morning.