Carson Now News (edition 217)

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 2:31pm

A Carson City School bus was involved in a minor accident Monday afternoon. No children aboard the bus were injured. the driver of the SUV that was clipped by the bus said she was shaken up but not injured.
The accident happened at the intersection of Nevada and Long streets. It was reported at 2:29 p.m. The children were transferred to another bus as officers investigated the accident scene. The bus had some minor damage to the front bumper. The SUV had some damage to its rear side.

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 1:02pm

Carson City Symphony’s “Strings in the Schools” ensembles, conducted by Education Director Sue Jesch, will perform on Tuesday, March 26, 6:30 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street.

The Spring Concert will include a new work, "Reflections," written for the advanced orchestra, STRAZZ, by Gary A. Edwards, a composer from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Guest artist Tom Stryker, a noted harmonica player, and composer Edwards, a guitarist, will play the piece along with the students.

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 11:37am

Carson City authorities remained busy over the weekend, making several DUI and drug-related arrests.
Officers responded to cases involving stalking, threats and assault, arrest records from this weekend show. Also, the investigation continues into Sunday's vandalism discovery on the west side of Carson City where several vehicles, a church, school and homes were damaged either by BB gun shots or rocks.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said that as of Monday morning reports of vandalism were still coming into the sheriff's office. There have been up to about a dozen reports of vandalism done to cars, houses, schools, businesses and a church, he said.

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 9:39am

The Sunset Rotary Club of Carson City has partnered with the Sunrise Rotary Club of Bishop, Calif., to send used and new camisoles, sports bras and bras to Free the Girls, a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving women a sustainable income once they have been saved from the sex trade and human trafficking industries in Africa and South America.

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 9:27am

In the latest edition of It's Your City, Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell provides an update on the activities of the Board of Supervisors. Topics include the strategic planning meeting held at the sheriff's office, recommendations made by the city's Audit Committee for the internal auditor, and the dissolution of the Sierra Forest Fire Protection District.

The mayor also speaks about the wild horse herd recently removed by BLM from the Deer Run Road area.

Monday, March 11, 2013 - 9:20am

WE of the World, a business and professional organization for women, will feature Carol Paz, hostess of the TV program Women to Women Nevada, at its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 14. The luncheon will be at Sassafras Cafe in Carson City, from 11:30 to 1 p.m.

Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 11:00pm

Members of the 152 Airlift Wing are back home in Northern Nevada after a four-month deployment to Kuwait. Friends, family and fellow guardsmen were on the flightline waiting for them when they landed.

Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 5:21pm

If you just started a new sport or fitness program, chances are you jumped in without giving your body much thought. Whether you workout with an instructor or alone, you need to consider the effect and result of your exercise movements. Deciding on a safe form of exercise and finding out the advantages of that particular sport can help you to maintain safe levels and still get the best results.

Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 1:42pm

UPDATE: The Carson City Sheriff's Office is investigating at least eight instances of vandalism Sunday in which homes, vehicles, Carson Middle School and a church were hit with BBs shot from a gun and rocks thrown into windows. Vehicle windows were also shot along the same block as the Governor's Mansion.

Officers began getting reports at around 6 a.m. of vandalism where residential and vehicle windows were hit with BBs and rocks, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Capt. Clay Wall. The vandalism appears to be on the west side of Carson Street.

Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 12:28pm

The unique Nevada law that allows voters to cast a ballot for “none of the above” is coming under new scrutiny over whether it’s constitutional.