Carson Now News (edition 7)

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PERS takes calm approach in stock market swings
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 3:01am

The stock market may be fluctuating like a yo-yo, but the man in charge of investing billions of dollars on behalf of thousands of Nevada public employees and retirees takes it in stride. "Buy low,...

Carson City is the jazz capital city
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 3:01am

Mile High Jazz Band Association presents the 8th annual Jazz! Carson City through the rest of August. This celebration showcases music and special events at a variety of locales in the Capital C...

Nevada Groups Criticize U.S. Immigration Agency On ‘Secure Communities’ Decision
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 3:40pm

CARSON CITY – A Nevada activist group is criticizing a decision by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to terminate all of its agreements with states regarding the operation of its “Secure Communities” program.
The information sharing program identifies criminal aliens for prosecution and deportation.

Fire crews mopping up small brush fire on east side of Carson City
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 12:37pm

Fire crews are finishing up work on a small brush fire that broke out on the east side of Carson City, south of Highway 50 East.

A Nevada Division of Forestry helicopter was seen dropping several loads of water on the area after personnel from Carson City Fire Department and the Bureau of Land Management contained the fire on the ground. There were no structures visible near the fire.

When it first started, a big column of smoke was visible throughout the city, and reports at the time said it is more than one acre and spreading toward Rifle Range Road.

Outdoors with Don Q: Go high to fish and stay cool
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 10:54am

If you’re someone like me, summer’s sweltering heat is not much fun.

I am an outdoors person who dearly loves the cold, frost, ice and snow of winter, and I absolutely and totally wilt at this time of the year.

I am miserable and grouchy during these hot weather months.

I hate the weather anytime it gets past 80-85 degrees. So, when it gets hot, I either hide in the tree shade in our backyard, stay indoors where it is delightfully air conditioned or go high in the Great Outdoors to avoid the miserable heat, especially in the month of August.

Two arrested for meth possession after traffic stop
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 8:29am

Note to people intent on carrying methamphetamine: Speeding in a Corvette through downtown Carson City probably isn't a good idea.

Two people found that out early this morning when a Carson City Sheriff's deputy stopped them near the intersection of Carson and Washington streets for going 41 mph in a 25 mph zone.

Teacher's heart transplant successful
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 3:00am

Teacher's aide Linda Peton, who has drawn the support of teachers and students during her struggle with a failing heart, received a transplant during a seven-hour surgery early Wednesday morning...

Secretary Of State Seeks $539K To Pay Counties For Costs Of Special CD2 Election
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 2:37pm

CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller is seeking more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the cost of the Sept. 13 special election in the 2nd Congressional District.

Two unhurt in Washoe Valley plane crash landing
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 10:29am

A student pilot and his instructor escaped injury Wednesday when their plane crash-landed in Washoe Lake State Park. According to Washoe County Sheriff's Deputy Armando Avina, crews were called ...

U.S. Department Of Transportation Won’t Push To Regulate Farm Vehicles On Public Roadways
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 10:27am

CARSON CITY – A federal agency that sought comment on rules that would have applied commercial motor vehicle regulations to farm vehicles on public roadways has decided not to go forward with any changes, bringing a sigh of relief to Nevada farmers and ranchers.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said in a statement that it has determined “that most states have already adopted common sense enforcement practices that allow farmers to safely move equipment to and from their fields.”

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