Friday, March 23, 2012 - 5:06pm
Here is the Carson City road maintenance and construction report for the week of March 26 to April 1.
Beginning Tuesday, March 27, through Thursday, March 29, Edmonds Drive will be closed to through traffic between Clearview Drive and Bennett Avenue. Detours will be marked. In addition, there will be striping activity near the National Guard at the Fairview Drive and Edmonds Drive intersection on Monday, March 26, and Tuesday, March 27. Minor delays are expected.
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 4:08pm
With any number of great restaurants and bars in Carson City, there are a number of sweet spots around town that are considered hidden gems. These are off-the-beaten path and favorites among the locals, according to the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 4:00pm
Two Reno men pled guilty to killing two bull elk without a valid tag at the 4th Judicial District Court for Elko County stemming from an incident that occurred in November 2010.
Marty Hall, 45, and Larry Hall, 65, each pled guilty Monday to a gross misdemeanor of killing or possessing a bull elk without a valid tag.
The men had shot two bull elk in the original incident more than a year ago.
Marty Hall was assessed a $1,000 fine, a civil penalty of $2,500, $200 meat storage fee, and he forfeited a 2003 Yamaha Kodiak ATV.
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 7:01am
Dr. Carol Lucey, who has been president of Western Nevada College in Carson City since 1999, has come under fire from Fallon residents because of declining class offerings and enrollment.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 11:58am
Carson City Health and Human Services inspection reports of local restaurants:
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 9:24am
If you are a trout fisherman and are new to our area, you may not be aware that some of our best Lahontan Cutthroat Trout fishing is at Pyramid Lake in the month of March.
Pyramid Lake (which is roughly the same surface size as Lake Tahoe) is about 30 miles north of Reno-Sparks, and it contains Lahontan Cutthroat Trout that run into “Double Digits” in weight.
The lake is the terminus of the Truckee River which begins at Lake Tahoe.
Pyramid Lake is approximately 15 miles long, 11 miles wide and measures about 350 feet deep at its deepest point.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 8:37am
Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Joseph Anthony Rodgers, 21, a Sparks resident, at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening at the 1900 block of North Carson Street. Rodgers was arrested for felony allegations of possession of a stolen vehicle and a probation and parole violation. He was also arrested on a misdemeanor allegation of violation of a protection order. No bail has been set because of the probation violation.
Deputies also made the following misdemeanor arrests:
- A 27-year-old Dayton woman for two contempt of court warrants in her name.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 7:15am
We want to wish our friend and contributing writer Sam Bauman a happy birthday today. He's 84 and still skiing.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 1:40pm
Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested the following suspects for felony allegations or warrants:
- Gregory Scott johnson, 38, a service tech from Carson City, on allegations of use of money derived unlawfully when a bill he attempted to use at a casino was discovered to be a counterfeit. Bail is set at $7,500.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 4:26pm
Here is this week's fishing report covering rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of March 21-27.
