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Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:36am

Greater Nevada Mortgage Services (GNMS) has promoted Nick Serrano to Vice President of Sales. His responsibilities will include managing the sales production of mortgage consultants throughout northern Nevada and helping to guide the company’s strategic vision.

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 4:00am

Citizen activists on Wednesday urged the Government Affairs Committee not to adopt amendments they say would weaken a bill designed to expand public comment at governmental meetings.Assembly Bil...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 11:50am

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Legislature finally took up the issue of reforms to the state’s public employee retirement system today, but the proposed changes from Democratic Assembly Speaker John Oceguera are modest.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 11:50am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd6sA1ewQC4&feature=channel_video_title

AroundCarson.com reports that historian and author Dennis Cassinelli has started a new web video series about the history of the area, titled “Chronicles of the Comstock.”  It’s based on his book, newspaper column, and website of the same name. 

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 11:44am

CARSON CITY – The days are lengthening, but lawmakers are still finding good reason to be inside the Legislature from dawn till dusk.
This Friday is a deadline for bills to pass out of committee, leaving many legislators scurrying from committee room to committee room to keep their bills alive.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 9:32am

An interesting story in the Virginia City News, which reports that a deal was struck between Comstock Mining Inc., and the owners of the historic Gold Hill Hotel. Click here to read the story.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 2:39am

By Teresa Moiola / Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
The Nevada Arts Council presents "Thick Dreams," a series of mixed media artwork by Nick Larsen, in its Carson City office now through June 3 as part of the Office eXhibition Series. An artist talk and reception will be held Thursday, April 14 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 1:39am

By Don Quilici
Mark your calendars for April 24-26 for the highly-popular John Riordan Invitational Fishing Derby. John is the Assistant General Manager for the Carson Station Hotel and Casino in Carson City, and this will be the 14th version of his annual, fun-filled, fishing event at Topaz Lake.
His derby is traditionally co-headquartered at the Topaz Lake Marina and the Topaz Lake Lodge at Topaz Lake, which lies along the Nevada-California state line about 40 miles south of Carson City.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:28pm

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – In the end, only acrimony prevailed.
Legislators did not immediately vote on a bill from Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Las Vegas, but a hearing on Senate Bill 343 provoked heated testimony over how local governments and public sector unions bargain their contracts.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:24pm

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A proposed amendment to the Nevada constitution to allow a future Legislature to create a school voucher program so parents could get state funding to send their children to private schools, including religious schools, was heard by a Senate panel today.