Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 1:37pm
The American Association of University Women, Capital Branch is pleased to announce that Tania Villanueva and Alexis Fallon are the 2011 recipients of Branch scholarships. Both young women are currently attending UNR.
Each year the Capital Branch presents scholarships to graduating high school seniors. The money is raised through annual Holiday Pecan Sales and A Feast of Chocolate, which is held each February. The women of the Branch thank all who assisted them by participating in these local fund raisers.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 11:24am
C-A-L Ranch Stores, an expanding ranch and home store chain, will open a new store in Carson City in April 2012. The new store will be located in the existing Safeway building on Carson Street, north of the Carson Shopping Center. Safeway announced on Monday that it was closing the store, which had been in operation for 38 years.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 4:00am
Home improvement company Lowe's announced Monday that it is closing 20 "underperforming" stores nationwide - but the Carson City location is not one of them.The nearest store to close is in Central...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 4:00am
Leah Wegner remembers as a freshman watching the Homecoming Court parading at the football game."Oh, my gosh, I want to be one of those girls," she thought.On Monday, she was introduced to the C...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 4:00am
An outdoor park and a third-floor expanded teen science section are on the drawing board for one of Carson City's most popular children's attractions.The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada has...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 12:04am
Probation was revoked Monday for a 30-year-old Carson City woman with multiple violations including failure to make restitution for credit card fraud totaling $2,400.
District Judge Michael Gibbons ordered Tibbi Z. Way to serve 32 months in Nevada State Prison, and gave her credit for 92 days in custody.
Monday, October 17, 2011 - 11:48pm
On Saturday morning Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested William Lloyd Bennett, 35, for felony burglary and home invasion, after a report that the suspect had broken into an apartment in the 1600 block of Stewart Street and "trashed" the place, including writing on the walls in blood.
Monday, October 17, 2011 - 5:56pm
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval commended Sierra Lutheran High School's strong academic program and its overall approach to education during his special address at the school's Campus Consecration & Open House event yesterday.
Before an estimated audience of over 400 students, parents, and community members, Sandoval traced SLHS's success to the words of Matthew 7:24, "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock."
Monday, October 17, 2011 - 5:00pm
CARSON CITY – The National Governors Association (NGA) announced today that Nevada has been selected as one of six states to participate in a Policy Academy on strengthening post-secondary education performance measures.
Monday, October 17, 2011 - 4:34pm
The Safeway supermarket that has operated on North Carson Street since 1973 will be closing on Nov. 23, according to notice sent out by the company today.
The notice reads:
This morning, we informed our employees of our intent to close this store permanently effective November 23rd.
We have approximately 50 employees (full and part-time). All will be offered positions - at our Reno, Fallon or Lake Tahoe stores, should they so desire to transfer.
We've operated this store in Carson City since 1973 and we have truly appreciated the support of the community.
