Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 7:28am
Jeanette Champagne doesn't just make her jewelry in Nevada, she oft en makes it from pieces of Nevada.
“I go out and actually pick up most of the rock I work with, and I work with local rock first,” she said. “It's like redesigning Mother Nature a little bit. I love to do that.”
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 7:25am
Here is the fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Nov. 29.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 1:39pm
CARSON CITY – A federal emergency unemployment benefit program will expire on Jan. 2, cutting off about 25,000 Nevadans from the program, a state agency reported today.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 9:27am
Nevada bucked a national trend on Election Day when it posted the highest percentage increase in voter turnout in the country compared with the presidential contest four years ago, officials said Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 12:01am
Friends and family of a missing Carson City man are concerned about his whereabouts and have asked the public for help finding him. The man's name is Jerry Santos, 68. He is 6 feet tall, weighs 175 pounds, gray hair, with hazel or green brown eyes. He is a resident of West Long Street, where he was last seen. Santos went missing, his friends report, at around 3 p.m.
"We're concerned about his well being," said friend Truckee Paxton.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 6:04pm
A car driven by an elderly man crashed into the El Torito Bakery and Butcher shop in the 300 block of Winne Lane in Carson City at around 5 p.m. Tuesday. It was the second time within a week that a motorist had driven into a business.
The driver told Carson City fire and rescue that he doesn't know what happened and wasn't hurt but would like to go to the hospital. No one else appeared injured and drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor, said Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Eric Bero.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 3:25pm
Proscenium Players will hold open auditions at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City for their March 2013 production of “The Underpants” directed by Jeff Whitt. Auditions will be held on Sunday, December 2 and Monday, December 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Maizie Harris-Jesse Theater, 449 West King Street, Carson City.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 1:17pm
Come join us for coffee and find out what YOU can do to fight back against cancer! The Carson City Relay for Life committee needs volunteers who are interested in helping us raise funds to further cancer research, help those who are currently struggling and remember those who have lost their battle. Help us to celebrate a world with more birthdays! We will buy the coffee if you give us your time.
9:00 AM, December 1, 2012
Foodies Bystro in the Brewery Arts Center
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 10:29am
The Carson City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 2012 would like to thank several contributors for their recent donations to the Carson City Senior Center Media Room. With their help our Media Room Project turned out fantastic and has brought much joy to the Senior Citizens of Carson City! Without their generous donations this could not have been achieved. Thank you again and Happy Holidays!
Special thanks to the following donors:
Ronni Hannaman - Chamber of Commerce
Toby De Luca - EmpRes Healthcare Management, LLC
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 9:02pm
The 150-year-old Nevada State Prison in Carson CIty has been gathering cobwebs since it closed Jan. 4. And in a state without funds for anything new, its destiny might be a wrecking ball.
But there is a glimmer of hope that the capital city icon can be saved.
