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Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 9:03am

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is hosting stolen property viewings on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 14-15, for victims burglarized in the past year.

Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 9:00am

Here is the Carson City area road maintenance report for the week of Jan. 14-20. There will be work on Snyder Avenue between Bigelow Drive and Center Drive due to utility relocation related to the next phase of the Carson City Freeway. Most of the work will be on the shoulder, but there may be minor delays at times.

On Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the following roads will be closed due to a special event.
— Fifth Street between Carson Street and Stewart Street
— Plaza Street between Fifth Street and Sixth Street

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 2:30pm

The 'Fedora Bandit' who robbed banks in Carson City and South Lake Tahoe among several others, pled guilty Friday to three counts of armed bank robbery, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

David Griffith Osborne, 74, formerly of Carson City, made pleas to three counts of armed bank robbery, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner said. Osborne admitted he had robbed Bank of the West on 2976 North Carson Street, in Carson City. He also admitted to the Feb. 18, 2010 robbery at the Bank of the West, 2160 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe and the March 9, 2010 robbery at Bank of the West in Kings Beach and a March 31, 2010 robbery in Grass Valley.

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 11:53am

Please join us in helping Tiffani Bonaldi to fight her battle against brain cancer at High Sierra Brewery in Carson City, today, Monday, Jan. 21, beginning at 4 p.m.
Tiffani is a trainer at Carson City Crossfit and a hair stylist at Salon Chocolat. She is a graduate of Carson High. To help help Tiffani and her family with medical bills, please show at High Sierra Brewery. You can also donate to the Tiffani Bonaldi Relief fund at any US bank. You can also stop by at Carson City CrossFit and bring over a check or cash.

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 11:33am

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s hard fall from its peak seems to be over. The ugly years of shuttered businesses, massive layoffs and relentless cuts in education and government services are, for the most part, past.

But if this is the tenor of the state’s recovery, it will be a long and slow slog toward economic health, an improved education system and a government that doesn’t struggle to take care of the state’s neediest.

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 10:45am

Members of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 388 are ringing in the New Year by knocking on doors throughout Carson City. They are making personal visits to those who helped bring the Traveling Wall Memorial to Mills Park for “Battle Born Days” and the Nevada Day celebrations.

Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 5:30pm

This is my annual reminder that if you like to fish in the State of Nevada, you might be interested in entering the 2013 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:

Ormsby Sportsmen’s Association
OSA is a local sportsmen’s organization for hunters and fishermen, with 220-plus paid-up members last year.

Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 2:02pm

With widespread flu being reported around the nation, Carson City and Douglas County health officials say they have large supplies of flu vaccine.

Based on recent reports from the CDC, the flu has started to peak nearly 5 weeks early this year, with significant activity reported in over 41 states with 18 deaths reported in children thus far. The predominant current flu strain that is being reported with widespread activity, H3N2 (Influenza A), appears to have good match to the flu strains in this year’s vaccine, according to a news release.

Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 9:09am

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., told a group of 250 Wednesday that current levels of federal spending are unsustainable but Congress hasn't had the courage to make the tough decisions that will fix the problem.

Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 9:06am

Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell will address members of the Carson City Chamber and the community at the forthcoming State of the City address scheduled at the Gold Dust West on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Crowell will address the issues facing the city as we go forth into a very tenuous 2013.