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Fundraising for the Knowledge and Discovery Center progresses
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 11:31am

In the three months since the Carson City Board of Supervisors approved the Carson City Center Project (aka Nugget Project), proponents of the project's Knowledge and Discovery Center have been gearing up their fundraising efforts to meet the $21.5 million commitment.

Carson City School Board to discuss extending superintendent's contract
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 9:48am

The Carson City School Board will meet next Tuesday to discuss extending the contract of Superintendent Richard Stokes.

The board will also review Stokes' job performance over the past year, and discuss his goals for 2012.

The meeting will be held on Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. at in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center. You can see the live video here. The full agenda is below:

Crime Log for Dec. 22, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 1:01am

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Anthony Eugene "Tony" Wygant-Woolery, 43, an unemployed Carson City man, around noon near the 900 block of East Long St. Wygant-Woolery was arrested for a previous felony possession of a controlled substance warrant. No bail has been set.

Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday evening, officers arrested Billy Wayne Campini, 39, an unemployed Carson City man, near the intersection of Carson and Corbett streets. Campini was arrested on a felony Fugitive from Justice warrant issued in his name, out of Placerville. Bail is set at $10,000.

CHS Chamber Choir cheers up the DMV (VIDEO)
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 12:46am

The Carson High School Chamber Choir - the most advanced group of choir students at the high school - gave an impromptu, and much applauded, selection of Christmas and Hanukkah music to the surprised (and delighted) patrons and employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles this Thursday afternoon. This is the third year they have appeared at the DMV.

Beware of holiday scams
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 2:52pm

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is warning Nevadans who may be participating in last minute holiday shopping to be aware of identity theft, charitable donation scams, and text message scams.

Tahoe tourism surviving without snow
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 9:48pm
The ski resort industry drives much of the Lake Tahoe economy during the winter. Despite the lack of snow, tourism hasn't slowed down yet. Go here for the story and video from KOLO Reno News Channel 8.

Carson City restaurant inspections for Dec. 21
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 5:30pm
Health inspections of Carson City restaurants:

Fitness on the Wire: Cold Weather Muscles
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 3:42pm

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Cold weather exercise has its drawbacks. Some of the drawbacks are mental. But a lot of them are physical. Cold stiff muscles don’t lend themselves to quick fitness and sports moves. A person’s range of motion also takes a big dip when it’s cold.

The human body functions best within a very narrow range of outside temperature, usually between 65 and 75 degrees with a humidity reading of about 45 percent. The further you get from this ideal temperature range, the harder it becomes for your body to compensate.

Crime Log: Officers discover US Marshall's warrant during booking
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 1:41pm

At approximately 8 a.m. Monday morning, an officer accepted Omar Segura-Hernandez, 28, a Carson City resident, into the Carson City Detention Facility on Musser St. Segura-Hernandez was originally arrested for a felony failure to appear warrant issued in his name. Upon arrival at the detention facility, the booking officer accessed Segura-Hernandez' records and discovered a felony US Marshall hold for felon in possession of a firearm and a misdemeanor NHP failure to appear for a traffic violation hold. Both felony charges carry no bail.

Fishing report through Dec. 27
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 8:49am

Here is this week's fishing report for the week of Dec. 21 through Dec. 27. This report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

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