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Hot wings dished up spicy this weekend in Carson City

Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 10:19am

Whether they come hot, mild or fire, there's plenty of heat to be found this early fall weekend in Carson City. The Ultimate Wing Wars, a chicken wing cook-off event at the Best Western Carson Station Hotel Casino in Carson City, continues through Sunday.
This second annual event was organized by W.R. “Willie” Davison the self-proclaimed “Chicken Wing King.” The festival features the region’s best bars, restaurants and catering groups who are dishing up their sauced-up wings to the public and are fighting for bragging rights as to who has the best wings.

Online and mail-in voter registration ends today; Oct. 16 is final day to register
Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 8:24am

Today, Saturday, is the last day to register to vote either online, mail-in, by field deputy or party registrations.
All Nevada residents who plan to register to vote or update their voter profiles online at www.registertovotenv.gov must complete the process before 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Voters can register today, Saturday, by 4:30 p.m. at the Clerk-Recorders office, 885 E. Musser Street, Suite 1025 in Carson City.

Candidates lay out plans for Board of Regents
Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 8:05am

Michon Mackedon, challenger to incumbent Ron Knecht for the District 9 board of regents seat, called the proposed funding model the No. 1 problem facing higher education.
“It would be absolutely devastating to Nevada,” she said during the candidate forum sponsored by the Associated Students of Western Nevada College on Friday. “It would change the landscape of rural community college delivery.”

Food for Thought celebrates new location with open house on October 24
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 3:54pm

Food For Thought, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthy food to hungry children in Carson City, Silver Springs and parts of Douglas County, has moved its headquarters and will hold an open house to show off its new digs.
Food for Thought's Grand Re-Opening will be on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 5:30-7 p.m. at the NorthTown Plaza, 3246 North Carson Street, Suite 118 in Carson City.

Letter: CC #1 — we got it on the ballot; now it's time to defeat it
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 11:23am

From the Carson City sample ballot for the general election on November 6:

Question CC1.

"Shall Carson City, Nevada, be authorized to impose an additional sales tax of up to ¼ of 1 percent pursuant to NRS Chapter 377A to finance the design, construction, and maintenance of a library and public plaza park in the downtown on lands donated by the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation?"

Where to begin....

BLM Closing Campground at Indian Creek Reservoir on Oct. 8
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 10:35am

Alpine County's Indian Creek Campground, adjacent to Indian Creek Reservoir, will close for the season at noon on Oct. 8, the Bureau of Land Management Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office announced.
The campground will be closed through winter, and reopen May 3, 2013.
The east side of Indian Creek Reservoir will still be available for access off the entry road maintained by Alpine County, weather-permitting.
For more information call the BLM-Carson City District Office at (775) 885-6000.

Motorcycle crash slows down Carson City traffic
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 6:18am

A motorcyclist was injured this morning after crashing at the intersection of Fairview and Saliman in Carson City. The motorcyclist was reportedly transported to the Carson City Airport where he was airlifted to Renown Medical Center.
The accident, reported shortly after 7 a.m. had the westbound lane of Fairview shut down as paramedics responded to the motorcyclist, who was conscious but suffered from a back injury, according to EMTs on the scene.
No other vehicles were said to be involved in this morning's crash, according to authorities at the scene.

Letter: CC-1, An irresponsible Action
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 3:19pm

A “Yes” vote on CC-1 will increase our Carson City debt to over $250 million in dire economic times. For what? Another library at a total debt over $4,500 for every man, woman and child in Carson City! San Bernardino, which just went bankrupt, has one-third that per person debt! What’s the need?

We already have 31 libraries - four separate public libraries, libraries in each of the 12 public schools, three museum libraries, 11 private school libraries and the Business Resource Innovation Center library. The present

Some Forest Service facilities at Lake Tahoe to close for season
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 3:13pm

The closure of some U.S. Forest Service recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin has begun. Campgrounds and day-use areas traditionally close around mid-October. While forest roads typically close around mid-November, you may consult the Motor Vehicle Use Map for specific dates by going here. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center will remain open through October, according to a news release.

Nevada online voter registration glitch could cause delay
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 2:56pm

Several hundred Nevadans who registered to vote through the Secretary of State’s online system Tuesday may not have received confirmation of their registration status. A record number of users, 3,221, accessed registertovotenv.gov on October 2, surpassing the 3,000-person daily cap set by the system.

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