Carson Now News

Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 11:21pm

The jury is still out on whether a long-standing fight over state funding equity between Northern Nevada and Southern Nevada is over or just beginning in earnest.

But there are recent signs that a funding shift is occurring in several important areas, from public and higher education to the allocation of scarce road dollars.

Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 8:59am
Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 8:44am

Plenty of sunshine and warm weather for Saturday's Downtown Carson City Wine Walk. That will change, however, as a cold front moves into the region, dropping temperatures for Sunday and Monday, the National Weather Service reports.

Temperatures will be in the high 60s around Carson City with breezy conditions Saturday before the strong cold front is expected to bring gusty winds and showers by late afternoon and evening with much colder temperatures for Sunday and Monday.

Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 8:06am

Here is the Carson City road construction and maintenance report, provided by the public works department, for the week of Nov. 4-10. There will be intermittent one-way flagger controlled traffic on Fifth Street between Saliman Road and the freeway overpass.

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 6:26pm

Carson City fire and ambulance crews responded Friday night to an accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at the intersection of Fairview and Carson streets. The accident was reported at 7:19 p.m.
A Care Flight air ambulance was ordered.

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 12:55pm

At least 30 riders participated in the first Halloween version Blinky Man, a night-time bicycling-with-lights event through Carson City.

The free-to-ride all ages event saw participants dress themselves and their bikes with costumes and bright and blinking lights where they peddled around town, including a stop at the Governor's mansion. After the children's events finished the tour was geared toward adult riding with stops at The Tap Shack and the Haunted Alley Way at the Horseshoe Club.

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 9:20am

The reauthorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives, following the Senate’s introduction of the bill in August.

The legislation, sponsored by Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei, co-sponsored by California Representative John Garamendi, and Nevada Representatives Joe Heck, Dina Titus, and Steven Horsford, would continue another 10 years of federal government investment in the Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program.

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 8:55am

The Carson City Symphony Chorus, an extension of the select Carson Chamber Singers, will begin rehearsals on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7 to 9 p.m., at First Baptist Church, 1750 N. Mountain Street in Carson City.

The Chorus, directed by Michael Langham, is open to all singers, high-school age through adults. They will perform in the Holiday Treat concert with the Symphony on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Carson City Community Center.

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 8:29am

A 29-year-old transient was arrested in the 1800 block of East Long Street in Carson City early Friday morning. William Percy Gary faces a warrant charge of felony burglary, issued Oct. 21, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $20,000.

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 7:35am

The student veterans group of Western Nevada College celebrated the opening of the Western Nevada College Student Veterans Resource Center on Thursday, Oct. 31, 1-3 p.m., at the Carson City campus.

The four-room center located in the Cedar Building is the only one of its kind in Northern Nevada. It offers counseling services, student staff, access to VA benefit/medical information, and a study/tutor area with Internet access. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.