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Chamber Leadership Class of 2012 raising funds to Modernize Senior Center Media Room
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 12:01pm

Chamber Leadership Alumni donates to Senior Center project fundraiser, wins tickets to San Francisco Giants game

Carson City, NV, July 10, 2012: Karin Mracek, Communications Manager of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and graduate of the 2011 Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute, is the lucky winner of four tickets to a San Francisco Giants game. Karin was “honored to make a donation to help the Leadership Class of 2012 raise funds to refurbish the Media Room at the Carson City Senior Center and is thrilled to have won tickets to see the Giants play.”

Don Q's Fishing report for week of July 11-17
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 3:45am

Great fishing is being reported throughout Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and Sierra this summer. Here is this week's fishing report, through July 17, for rivers, lakes and streams in the region.

Outdoors with Don Q: The White Pass and Yukon Route train ride
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 3:20am

This is the second in a series of four articles on a recent sightseeing and fishing trip that Elaine and I took to the Yukon in June. This one is about an unforgettable train ride over White Pass Summit.
We arrived in Whitehorse late on June 18 and the next morning, we left, bright and early, for an all-day combination tour bus and train ride from Whitehorse, Yukon to Carcross, Yukon; to Fraser, British Columbia; to Skagway, Alaska; and then the return to Whitehorse.

GOP Members Of Congress Ask Governors To Reject Health Exchanges, Nevada Program Already Well Under Way
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 12:30pm

CARSON CITY – A letter from 12 U.S. Senators and 61 members of the House to the nation’s governors asking them to oppose the creation of health care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act comes too late to have any effect in Nevada.

Heller Senate Campaign Calls Patriot Majority Attack Ads On Medicare Votes False
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 11:50am

CARSON CITY – A television ad campaign sponsored by the pro-Democrat Patriot Majority attacking GOP Sen. Dean Heller on his Medicare votes has expanded to Las Vegas and is again being called false by his campaign.

The ads say Heller voted to “end Medicare,” twice, once while serving in the House from the 2nd Congressional District and once after being appointed to the Senate by Gov. Brian Sandoval in April 2011

Public invited to grand opening of Sierra Nevada Health Center
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 8:54am

The Sierra Nevada Health Center in Carson City will hold a grand opening July 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will feature a reception, with refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, raffle prizes and guided tours. Keynote speakers include: Mayor Bob Crowell, William G. Gordon, Board Chairman of Nevada Health Centers, Inc., and Thomas G. Chase, CEO of Nevada Health Centers, Inc.

House Ethics Committee Appoints Investigative Subcommittee To Review Rep. Berkley Ethics Questions
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 3:24pm

CARSON CITY – The House Ethics Committee announced today that it has established an investigative subcommittee to review ethics questions raised about Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., and whether she inappropriately furthered the business interests of her husband, Dr. Larry Lehrner.

The committee voted unanimously on June 29 to establish the subcommittee.

Federal Agency Names New Accountable Care Organization in Nevada
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 11:30am

CARSON CITY – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that Nevada is among 40 states where people with Medicare can receive health care from an Accountable Care Organization (ACO).

ACOs are organizations formed by groups of doctors and other health care providers that have agreed to work together to coordinate care for people with Medicare.

Crime Log: Carson City man allegedly discharges gun Sunday evening
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 9:47am

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following individuals on felony or gross misdemeanor allegations:

Carson City Road Report for July 9-16
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 8:06am

There will be nightly lane closures on US 395 from the junction of US 50W (Spooner) to 1st Street in Minden, Sunday through Thursday, between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. There will be flagger controlled traffic.

There will be lane closures in the southbound direction of US 395 from Eastlake Boulevard in Washoe County to the Carson Street Interchange between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

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