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WNC pitcher selected in fifth round MLB draft
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 4:13pm

Western Nevada College pitcher Dylan Baker made history for his Wildcats team Tuesday while his own dream of becoming a professional baseball player came true. The Cleveland Indians selected Baker in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball draft, making him the highest-ever selection out of WNC.

The unbeaten hurler from Juneau, Alaska, was the 173rd pick of the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Questions for candidates running for Carson City Board of Supervisors
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 2:26pm

Access Carson City TV will be taping a debate tomorrow between candidates running for the Carson City Board of Supervisors. As moderator of the debate, I am looking for suggested questions to ask the candidates. You can email questions to me at kc@carsonnow.org. Thanks.

Proposal Seeking A Business Profits Tax To Support Public Education To Be Filed Wednesday
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 12:19pm

CARSON CITY – A proposal seeking to implement a business profits tax in Nevada to support public education will be filed with the Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday.

Supported by the state teachers union and the AFL-CIO, if the groups can collect 72,352 signatures by November 13, the issue of taxes will be dumped squarely in the laps of state lawmakers in 2013.

Crime Log: Carson City man arrested for shooting into apartment buildings
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 10:54am

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals for felony or gross misdemeanor allegations over the weekend:

  • Salvador Maldonado, 30, a Carson City man, at approximately 11 p.m. Sunday. Maldonado was arrested for discharging a firearm into a structure, as well as the misdemeanor allegations of first-offense DUI, resisting arrest, obstructing and delaying an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, and discharging a firearm within city limits. Bail is set at $23,150 plus administrative assessments.

Party Officials Agree Washoe Is Critical To Battleground State Nevada In 2012 Presidential Contest
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 1:24pm

CARSON CITY – Washoe County Republican and Democratic Party leaders may disagree on who the best choice is for president, but they agree on one point – Washoe is the “battleground” county in the battleground state that is Nevada.

Clark County is expected to go big for Democrats and President Obama, while Nevada’s rural counties are expected to go strong for Mitt Romney. But Washoe County, where Republicans lead in voter registration by 3,700, has gone for both parties in past elections.

Why is Nugget Project ballot question "advisory"?
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 9:35am

Since posting the City Center aka Nugget Project ballot question on Friday, I've had several calls about why the question is advisory.

After all, according to Nevada Revised Statutes 377A.030, the Carson City Board of Supervisors must seek a majority vote of the people to implement the quarter cent sales tax to fund the project. So why is it advisory?

Firefighting plane makes emergency landing at Minden-Tahoe Airport; 2 dead in Utah desert tanker crash
Sunday, June 3, 2012 - 6:05pm

A fire bomber air tanker owned by Minden Air Corp, made a successful emergency landing on its belly today at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in Carson Valley.

Carson City Mayor Brings Light to Crimson Moon

Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 10:12pm

The Carson City Mall celebrated the grand opening and ribbon-cutting event of Crimson Moon, a new fashionable boutique and intuitive arts center, on Friday, June 1, from 5 P.M. to 9 P.M.

Multiple fires burning in Douglas County
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 6:13pm

UPDATE 10:44PM: Multiple fires caused by lightning continue to grow in Douglas County on Friday night though homes are not immediately threatened, fire officials report. As of 10:45 p.m. the Preacher Fire has burned at least 700 acres, the Ray May fire, 40 acres and Buffalo Canyon 1/2 an acre. Sierra Front has described the Preacher Fire as moving at a moderate rate of spread.

Crime Log: Carson City man arrested for meth, intent to sell
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 3:00pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Devin Edward Keller, 43, a Carson City man, just before 6 p.m. Thursday. Keller was arrested for possession of methamphetamine (trafficking amount), as well as the misdemeanor allegations of obstructing an officer, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail is set at $21,900 plus administrative fees.

Officers also arrested the following individuals for misdemeanor allegations:

  • A 40-year-old Carson City man for failure to register as an ex-felon.
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