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Great Nevada 'ShakeOut' set for Thursday

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 8:15am

The largest Great Nevada Shakeout in its three-year history, and part of the world’s largest public earthquake drill with 18 million participants globally, is Thursday, Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m. More than a half a million Nevadans are registered to participate in the annual statewide public earthquake drill, and with just a few days to go the Nevada Seismological Laboratory would like 100,000 more people registered.

Man who escaped Storey County Jail found near Mound House

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 6:48pm

Jeremy James Morales, the inmate who escaped from the Storey County Jail on Oct. 1 was found Monday afternoon, authorities said.
Morales was found near Mound House outside the Storey County line, said Sheriff Gerald Antinoro. He was dehydrated and had injuries to his feet. He was taken into custody and booked back into the Storey County Jail. He escaped by locking a deputy inside his cell when the deputy was doing bed checks.
He was and is being held on charges of sexual assault involving a minor. Morales was returned to the jail and faces additional charges.

Letter to the Editor: Make Ormsby House the New Library

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 3:29pm

If Carson City really needs a new library, I have an excellent idea. Let’s just buy the Ormsby House. Not for sale? Make em’ an offer they can’t refuse. Think about it.

On the 1st floor: foyer, auditorium, and changing exhibit area, all adjacent to an outdoor plaza (current valet parking). Second floor will have main library desk, space for newspaper and periodical reading, and restaurant without outdoor seating. Floors 3, 4, and 5 would be the main library collection. Floors 6, 7, and 8: computer labs, meeting rooms, and BRIC.

Political sign vandalism becoming more targeted, heated says Carson City Sheriff

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 2:07pm

Every political season brings out the candidate yard signs and every season, it seems, where Carson City residents are asked to vote, the ugly side of politics rears its head with vandalism. This year is no different. But what has changed over the years has been the aggressive nature of it, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

Nevada Agencies Request $6.46 Billion In New Budget, Up $279 Million From Current Spending Plan

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 1:02pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s next two-year general fund budget would grow by $279 million to $6.46 billion based on the initial spending requests submitted by state agencies, information released today by the Budget Division shows.

Graham Blog: Instant Replay Expansion Should Be Looked At In Baseball.....Carefully

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 12:27pm

The argument to expand baseball instant replay continues to get stronger and stronger as the seasons pass.

Nevada agencies put forward mostly flat budget requests

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 11:01am

State spending would bump up slightly to deal with more people seeking government assistance and state employees would still see their pay cuts and furloughs under agency budgets released this morning.
Total state general fund spending would increase 2.3 percent next fiscal year over the current year’s spending and then stay virtually flat the following year.

Carson City authorities make a number of assault, domestic violence arrests

Monday, October 15, 2012 - 10:42am

A Carson City man faces a gross misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment and a misdemeanor domestic battery charge after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her family. According to the arrest report the mother of the woman who was beaten called authorities saying that her daughter had been assaulted.

Carson City leaders to make appointments to airport, parks and recreation board

Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 6:18pm

Three people have applied for an opening on the Carson City Parks and Recreation Commission. The Board of Supervisors will move to make an appointment for the four-year position when they meet Thursday.
Applicants for the seat have been submitted by Joan Colburn, Lee-Ann Keever and Jennifer Veneziano.

Political song and dance satire 'None of the Above!' set to take Carson City stage

Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 4:56pm

With all the passions and intensities surrounding political issues, here's your chance to get some laughs in before Election Day. Tickets are on sale now for the satire-laced political song, dance and comedy revue "None of the Above!" premiering at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.
Staged by the Wild Horse Theater Company, Robert Leonard Reid’s “None of the Above!” is the ultimate show that lampoons the 2012 presidential election. Directed by Jeffrey Scott and produced by Norma Conway, “None of the Above!” is written and composed by Reid, creator of “I Say Nevada!”

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