Carson Now News (edition 217)

Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 6:02am

When the fate of the Eagle Valley Golf complex next reaches the Carson City Board of Supervisors, teed up for debate will be too much effluent and too little affluence.

Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 12:12pm

Here is the Carson City road maintenance and repair report for the week of Feb. 11-17.
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, and Thursday, Feb. 14, the outside westbound lane on College Parkway will be closed east of the intersection with Lompa Lane near the Fire Station due to utility work. Any delays will be minimal.

Weather permitting, there will be road work on Silver Sage Drive between Sonoma Street and Stafford Way.

Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 10:06am

UPDATE: Duncan, the 8-month-old abused puppy brought to Carson Tahoe SPCA after its owner was incarcerated, has died. According to a SPCA Facebook post Sunday morning, Duncan had a set back and was taken to Animal Emergency Center in Reno.

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Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 9:06am

UPDATE 10:17AM: The Reno Gazette-Journal reports a 78-year-old driver died in a single-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 580 near College Parkway in Carson City. NHP tells the RGJ the driver was likely driving north in the southbound lanes when they struck a concrete bridge abutment.

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Friday, February 8, 2013 - 4:34pm

The name of the victim who died Friday morning in a pedestrian hit and run incident has been identified as John Boggs of Carson City, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

Boggs, 46, was married and had a son in high school. Boggs, who went by "Randy" was the owner of Randy Boggs Construction and was a general contractor, his wife told Carson Now.

His wife, who didn't want to be identified at this time, said the family is hoping the person who hit and killed her husband will turn himself into authorities.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 1:07pm

The pilot found dead in the wreckage of the downed airplane found in the Pinenut Mountain Range in Douglas County Thursday has been positively identified as Keith Jorgenson, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Jorgenson, 46, was reported as the lone pilot of the plane when it left the Minden Airport on Wednesday evening.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 11:56am

UPDATE 5PM: The name of the victim who died Friday morning in a pedestrian hit and run incident has been identified as John Boggs of Carson City, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

Boggs, 46, was married and had a son in high school. Boggs, who went by "Randy" was the owner of Randy Boggs Construction and was a general contractor, his wife told Carson Now.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 11:47am

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes a restaurant, bar and grill; a fast food restaurant, an ethnic food restaurant; casino restaurants and meat department and a convenience store. See the full report below.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 9:40am

Carson City and Carson Valley area casinos saw a slight decline in gaming revenue for December, while South Shore Lake Tahoe casinos had an impressive month, leading the state during the Christmas holiday period, Nevada Gaming Control Board figures show.

Carson City and Carson Valley area casinos pulled in $7,862,056 from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31 a decrease of 4.47 percent from December 2011 when casinos gaming revenues took in $8,230,093. The area surveyed includes Carson City, Gardnerville, Minden and all other areas of Douglas County except Stateline at Lake Tahoe.

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 7:13am

UPDATE 4:40PM: The name of the victim who died Friday morning in a pedestrian hit and run incident has been identified as John Boggs of Carson City, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.