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Crime Log for Carson City: March 20, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 10:28am

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals for felony or gross misdemeanor violations from Friday:

  • Brett Steven Jones, 32, an electrician from Carson City, for a felony parole and probation hold in his name. No bail has been set.
  • Jeremy Randall Hoover, 22, a Brentwood, Calif. resident, for a gross misdemeanor allegation of violation of a suspended sentence. Bail is $1,000 cash-only.

The Nevada Attorney General's Office and a court clerk are accused of illegally backdating court filings
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 9:09am

The Nevada Attorney General's Office and a court clerk are accused of illegally backdating court filings. Story coming up Wednesday on KRNV MyNews4:

State Sen. Greg Brower Criticizes His Opponent For ‘Quitting’ On Her Constituents
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 2:21pm

CARSON CITY – State Sen. Greg Brower, R-Reno, today criticized his Democrat challenger for “quitting” on her constituents when she resigned her Senate seat and then filed to run against him. Brower is running for election to a full four-year term in what is now Washoe District 15 after the state’s legislative districts were redrawn following the 2010 census. Leslie, who was in the middle of a four-year term in what is now Senate District 13, formerly Washoe Senate 1, resigned when she moved into District 15. She then filed for election to the Senate 15 seat.

Carson City Road Report for March 19-26
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 2:09pm

There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Freeway Landscaping Project. No closures are expected, but traffic control will be in effect. A description of the work being done at each location is included below.

  • College Parkway in the vicinity of the Freeway – The Comstock Lode is the theme at College Parkway where images of ore veins will be complimented by steel cutouts of miners working under the bridges.

Last day of candidate filing in Carson City has a few surprises

Friday, March 16, 2012 - 6:11pm

There were a few surprise candidates who threw their hats into the ring for this year's elections on the last day of filing.

(Update: Change in the candidates for school board, below)

Stacie Wilke-McCulloch, who currently serves on the Carson City School Board, filed to run for Carson City Board of Supervisors Ward 2. She joins three other candidates looking to succeed current Supervisor Shelly Aldean, who decided not to run again. Brad Bonkowski, Dennis Johnson and Maurice White are the other candidates.

Western Nevada College - Wildcats Softball
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 5:47pm

Wildcats' Melanie Pfeiffer dives safely back to second base under the tag of College of Southern Idaho's TJ Surrage during a college softball game in Carson City, on Friday, March 16, 2012. CSI defeated WNC 12-3, 11-3 and 14-0. Weather permitting the teams will face off Saturday, March 17 at noon at the Edmonds Sports Complex.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source

Nevada 2012 Political Races Crystallize As Candidate Filing Period Ends
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 5:42pm

CARSON CITY – After months of prognostications and political maneuvering, Nevada’s 2012 election season crystallized today as the state’s two-week filing period for public office came to a close.

Next up: A June 12 primary followed by the Nov. 6 general election, which will see a lengthy ballot topped by the presidential race, a competitive U.S. Senate race and four congressional contests.

Also at stake is control of the state Legislature, particularly the state Senate, where Democrats have a razor thin 11-10 majority.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this weekend Carson City style
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 11:22am

The luck of the Irish will be celebrated in Carson City this weekend with plenty of music, traditional fare and beverages to go around.

Carson City restaurant inspections for March 16
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 11:18am

Carson City Health and Human Services inspection reports of local restaurants:

Carson City shifts open space program focus from buying to managing lands
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 7:15am

Yesterday the Carson City Board of Supervisors heard the person in charge of the city's open space program outline new goals for the future.

After the city's buying spree of hundreds of acres of open space lands in recent years, Open Space Manager Juan Guzman said they are now shifting to better managing those lands.

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