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Carson City Board of Supervisors to make January appointments to committees
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 3:12pm

The Carson City Board of Supervisors will be appointing new members of various committees and boards at it next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19.

Those appointments include the city's Redevelopment Citizens' committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Also on tap will be a performance review of City Manger Larry Werner, and approval of a $1,456,110 contract to install a solar power system at the city's wastewater treatment plant.

See the full agenda below:

Gaming Policy Committee Appointments Made, First Meeting Set For Mid-February
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 2:42pm

CARSON CITY – A panel of key gaming figures and state officials will begin meeting next month to consider the impact of Internet gaming and other technological advances on Nevada’s major industry.

Gov. Brian Sandoval announced his five appointments to the Gaming Policy Committee yesterday. The full 11-member committee has not met since 1984. Sandoval will serve as chairman.

Crime log: Man attacks chef at Carson City charity dining room
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 2:16pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Tammy Laurene Davis, 40, an unemployed Carson City woman, around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday near the 2600 block of College Parkway. Davis was arrested for two failure to appear warrants in her name - a felony out of Carson City and a misdemeanor out of Douglas County. No bail has been set.

Fishing report through Jan. 17
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 2:39am

Here is the fishing report through Jan. 17 for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

Outdoors with Don Q: Enter the OSA fish contest, catch a nice fish and win money
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 1:51am

If you like to fish in the State of Nevada, you might be interested in entering the 2012 Ormsby Sportsmen’s Association (OSA) fishing contest. This annual contest is inexpensive, you can have fun fishing during the year and you might even win some nice cash, just before Christmas. If you’re interested, here is all kinds of information on that contest:

Nevada Moving Forward With Waiver For Flexibility From Requirements Of No Child Left Behind Act
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 4:48pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada is joining with many other states in seeking a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, a state panel was told today.

Names released of couple found in Carson River
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 4:05pm

Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released details of the investigation of two bodies found Tuesday in the Carson River near Carson River Road. The victims were identified as Darrell Crossman, 53, and his wife Kelley Crossman, 43.

While the investigation continues, Furlong said that they suspect that one of the victims fell into the frigid water of the Carson River, and the other attempted a rescue, and both were overcome by hypothermia.

Here is the statement issued by Furlong:

Carson City crime log for January 11
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 3:05pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Shelbie Kae Montgomery, 26, a sales associate from Carson City, for gross misdemeanor posession of prescription drugs without a prescription, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Montgomery was arrested at around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at the 4200 block of South Carson Street. Bail is set at $4,100 plus administrative fees.

Not long after this, Carson City Detention inmate Kyle Montgomery Carpenter, 23, was booked on two additional felony warrants in his name for battery with a deadly weapon.

Nevada Attorney General to chair meeting on domestic violence
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 2:15pm

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will chair the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Statewide Team meeting on Thursday, January 12 at 9:30 a.m. at the Best Western Plus Airport Plaza in Reno.

The group, who is meeting for the first time, is comprised of prosecutors, police, domestic violence service providers, treatment providers and community and faith leaders.

The fatality reviews will create a greater understanding of the tragedies associated with domestic violence and will lead to the implementation of preventative interventions.

State Tax Department Seeks Funding To Monitor Cigarette Sales To Protect Nevada’s Tobacco Payments
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 3:16pm

CARSON CITY – A state panel today supported a request from the Department of Taxation for $260,000 to hire a team of auditors to track cigarette sales to protect a $40 million a year payment to Nevada from the nation’s major tobacco companies.

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