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Gov. Sandoval Appoints New Executive Director To Oversee Stalled Yucca Mountain Waste Dump Project

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 12:43pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today appointed Robert Halstead as executive director of the Agency for Nuclear Projects, the agency responsible for oversight of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. He will start in the job Sept. 19.
Halstead will replace Joe Strolin, who has been serving as acting director since January.

Missing flower basket turned in to Sheriff's Office

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 8:26am

One of two flower baskets missing from outside downtown businesses was turned in to the Sheriff's Office on Wednesday evening. Deputy Jessica Rivera said the department got a call from someone clai...

Live: Carson City Board of Supervisors at 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 7:32am

Watch the live video here. The agenda is here.

City tries to enforce water limits with less personnel

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:01am

As temperatures continue to soar into the 90s this summer, some Carson City residents are frustrated because, they say, the city is not cracking down on water wasters.Tim Holdsworth, who lives o...

Treasurer warns about bogus unclaimed property emails

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:01am

State Treasurer Kate Marshall is warning Nevada residents about a scam involving fraudulent emails being sent to people nationwide advising them they have unclaimed property.These emails state that...

Russell names three masters to handle redistricting

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:01am

District Judge Todd Russell has named three people including Carson Clerk/Recorder Alan Glover as masters to handle the process of redistricting both Nevada's four seats in the House of Representat...

Inmates lose PlayStations for using them as XXX-Boxes

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:01am

A pilot program allowing inmates to use PlayStations at Nevada State Prison has come to an abrupt end after inmates were caught using them to play pornographic movies -- and a group of prisoners is...

Meet Your Merchant: New kids' dentist puts down roots, aims to please with Old West theme

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:01am

There's a new dentist in town, and youngsters will feel like they've walked right into an Old West town when they go in for a visit.Dr. Kevin Olson, who opened his doors Wednesday, said he looks...

Wildflowers along the Winnemucca Lake Trail

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 12:00am

Last week, I wrote about the large snow drifts and huge snow fields that Elaine and I encountered on our hike toward Winnemucca Lake from the top of Kit Carson Pass on California S.R. 88.

Our purpose for the hike was three-fold: To walk on snow (which we did), to photograph some wildflowers (which we did) and to fish for Brook and Kamloop trout at Winnemucca Lake (which we did not, due to too much snow and too much wind).

This week, I am suggesting that you take the time to hike on that same Winnemucca Lake Trail to admire and photograph the wildflowers.

Here’s how to do so:

First glance: New Nugget Project plan

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 11:33am

Taking a look at the new plans for the Carson City Center/Nugget Project, there are several new things that stick out.

First, the announcement that partnership with P3 Development has been terminated because they could not come to an agreement. It was revealed earlier this summer that the the project partners switched architects because they weren't happy with what they were getting from P3. But now it seems P3 is out of the picture entirely. Not only was P3 slated to build the project, but it was supposed to handle the financing.

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