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Crime Log: man arrested near Koontz water tower
Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 1:29pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Clyde Renville Hawkins Jr., 52, a mechanic from Reno, at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Hawkins was arrested near the Koontz water tower for a felony burglary warrant out of Reno. He was discovered near the water tower in a parked vehicle, and told officers that he had been working out of Gardnerville and was "chilling out" after work.

Bail was set at $7,500.

Carson City restaurant inspections for Dec. 28
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 8:43pm

Health inspection reports for Carson City restaurants:

Take advantage of the warm weather with outside activities
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 9:12am

The unseasonable warm weather around Carson City makes it ideal to get out and take advantage of some of the area’s outdoor activities including ice skating, hiking, mountain biking and golf. Check out the latest blog from the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Fishing report through Jan. 3
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 9:02am

Here is the fishing report for the week of Dec. 28, 2011 through Jan. 3, 2012. The report covers rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and southern Oregon.

The Annual Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 8:33am

Each year, as my last article for that year, I present my Annual Don Q Awards for a number of different reasons: Outstanding, good, not so good, bad, serious, funny, dumb, head-scratching, are-you-kidding, etc.
Those annual awards are presented to all kinds of people or places or things for what has occurred throughout the year. It’s an interesting way to end the year, so here are my 2011 winners:

Christmas weekend a busy one for Carson City officers
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 9:03pm

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested David Scott Illig, 25, an unemployed Carson City man, at around 11:30 p.m. Monday. Illig was arrested for a felony probation violation and a felony posession with intent to sell warrant, near the intersection of Goni Lane and College Parkway. No bail has been set.

At around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, officers arrested Jacob Allen Jarrard, 23, a Carson City resident, near the intersection of Sherman Lane and Airport Road. Jarrard was arrested for a felony warrant on file and a misdemeanor contempt of court. No bail has been set on the felony.

Three Reno residents identified in head-on fatal crash near Tonopah
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 2:02pm

Monday afternoon, shortly after 3:00 pm, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to a head-on collision on US 95 in Esmeralda County, approximately 10 miles north of Tonopah. The details of the crash investigated so far indicate that a black 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty crew cab pickup was traveling southbound on the two-lane highway driven by its sole occupant, a 55-year-old Harvey A. Gee from Manning, North Dakota.

Three Northern Nevada Residents Killed in Head-On Crash Monday near Tonopah
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 9:48am

On Monday afternoon, shortly after 3:00 pm, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to a head-on collision on US 95 in Esmeralda County, approximately 10 miles north of Tonopah. The details of the crash so far indicate that a black 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty crew cab pickup was traveling southbound on the two-lane highway driven by its sole occupant, a 55-year-old man from Manning, North Dakota.

Merry Christmas
Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 11:54pm

Wishing everyone an merry Christmas. Here's some Christmas humor from Larry the Cable Guy:

Movie Review: 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' heady, violent, excellent
Saturday, December 24, 2011 - 11:18pm

Director David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," currently showing at the Fandango Galaxy multiplex in Carson City, is an exciting thriller with dramatic overtones. It's based on the novel by Stieg Larsson which was a big best seller.

Daniel Craig stars as a Swedish journalist facing a big fine over slander in an article he wrote about a Swedish industrialist. Rooney Mara plays Lisbeth Salander, computer wizard and extreme individualist tendencies.

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