CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval and the state Board of Education have appointed their respective liaisons to the search effort for the next superintendent of public instruction.
Sandoval appointed Terri Janison, his director of community relations and a former president of the Clark County School Board.
The State Board of Education appointed board president Chris Wallace as its liaison. Board member Annie Wilson will serve as alternate.

Update 1:30 p.m.: Fire crews have contained a fire that broke out this morning near Old Clear Creek Road near the top of Spooner Summit, and Highway 50 has reopened.

The fire was last reported to be about 1.5 acres in size, and there was one home in the area that was threatened. Light winds and cool temperatures helped firefighters get a handle on the blaze, with a helicopter dumping water to help out the hand crews on the ground.

The fire is about a mile from the top of Spooner Summit, along the upper portion of Old Clear Creek Road. This road has been cut off to vehicle traffic for several years, and in places has disintegrated into little more than a path. The area is used by many hikers and mountain bikers, and some people have been known to camp in the area.

Kevin Carrick, 52, of Carson City, said he does not feel like a hero. However, he and his friends helped people — including a mother and child — escape the carnage Tuesday morning when a lone gunman with an AK-47 version began shooting inside the IHOP restaurant in Carson City, killing or fatally wounding four people before taking his own life.

As they do every Labor Day, residents of Fallon, Churchill County and other communities in Northern Nevada enjoyed the downtown Kiwanis pancake breakfast, Lions parade, Cantaloupe Festival event...