Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 2:13pm
The Biggest Little Tennis Association has announced the selection of Diane Baker-Roberts of Carson City as its Tennis Hall of Fame inductee.
For the past 31 years, Diane has volunteered and been an important part of the life of hundreds of youth in the Carson City tennis community by giving her time and efforts with passion and dedication for the betterment of the Northern Nevada/Tahoe Tennis community.
Her accomplishments are many, including volunteering for the Carson City Tennis Club and working for the Carson City Recreation Department as an instructor.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 12:54pm
State agriculture officials are warning residents about a salmonella outbreak of Foster Farm chickens produced in California that have sickened eight people in Nevada.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert due to concerns that illness caused by strains of Salmonella Heidelberg are associated with raw chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three facilities in California.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 8:55am
A 41-year-old Carson City man was jailed Wednesday night on a charge of misdemeanor reckless driving after allegedly tailgating a motorist, throwing an empty plastic soda bottle at them and then hitting the right front panel of the vehicle.
The suspect was found at a Mound House brothel and taken into custody. According to the arrested report, officers were dispatched to the area of Highway 50 East and Fairview for a report of a road rage incident. It was reported that a green car with Nevada plates had thrown a soda bottle at a vehicle and was following them.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 7:34am
Because Nevada is coming up on its sesquicentennial, I’ve spent hours in the State Library and Archives in Carson City, squinting at microfilm images of newspaper pages.
Although I’m looking for particular stories, there’s no way to avoid the weird, curious or monumental articles that catch my eye.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 4:51pm
Western Nevada College President Carol Lucey announced that she is retiring from her post Wednesday, following more than 14 years at the helm of the Carson City and Northern Nevada-based college system. The announcement followed an earlier notice to the college community in the summer in which she relayed her intention to retire at some point during the 2013-14 academic year.
Pursuant to Board of Regents Policy, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Daniel Klaich has designated WNC Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Chet Burton as the Officer in Charge for WNC.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 1:54pm
UPDATE: Care Flight has taken an injured firefighter to Renown Medical Center in Reno after he was hit by a rolling log Wednesday afternoon near the top of Spooner Summit. The condition of the firefighter is unknown at this time. He was aided by Carson City Fire Department personnel who were called to the top of Spooner.
Rescue teams hiked into the backcountry to reach the injured man and then took him to an ambulance that then delivered him to the waiting helicopter at around 3:40 p.m.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 1:41pm
Thanks to the efforts of the Carson City Chamber under the leadership of former Chairman of the Board Stan Jones, the Carson City Community Center will receive a new state-of-the-art LED sign that is expected to be up and running by Nevada Day.
The less-than-historic old sign will come down by crane at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell, Chamber officials, Parks and Recreation officials and others will be in attendance.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 11:32am
Western Nevada College President Carol Lucey, a staunch supporter of higher education in Carson City and Northern Nevada, abruptly resigned Wednesday four months ahead of when she had said she was going to leave.
In the letter below addressed to the Western Nevada College Advisory Board, Dr. Lucey, who has served 14 years as president of WNC, states that she had hoped the national search for her replacement would have commenced after she announced in July that she would be leaving.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 11:03am
A 36-year-old woman was arrested at 3:20 p.m. Oct. 8, at the intersection of Reeves and South Edmonds in Carson City. She faces misdemeanor charges of failure to comply and domestic battery after allegedly hitting the victim with barbecue tongs causing him to bleed.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 10:59am
A small male dog was hit by two vehicles while trying to cross Highway 395 heading west in Carson City. He wasn't wearing a collar. There was nothing the driver of the SUV could have done.
The big delivery truck was beside in the outside lane and it was just too many wheels for the little guy. I stopped in the road with my emergency lights and picked him up and carried to the roadside. I then called Carson City Animal Services to come.
Please keep your critters safe and adopt a critter if you can so they aren't out there alone against 1000's of us and our killing machines.
