Carson City Public Works reports the following road maintenance report for the week of Jan. 20-26. West Fifth Street will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21, between Nevada Street and Division Street during the mid-day. Detours will be signed.

On Monday, Jan. 20, there will be a lane closure on the south side of Northridge Drive between Eastridge Drive and Russell Way due to utility work. There will be flagger-controlled traffic. For the remainder of the work week, activity will move to the shoulder and no delays are expected.

Dennis Osborn, deputy Nevada Highway Patrol chief, will assume the duties as chief of the NHP beginning Monday. He replaces former NHP Chief Troy Abney who left the department in November 2013 after serving nearly 20 months with the agency.
The announcement was made today by Department of Public Safety Director James M. Wright.

Millions of workers could overlook a special federal tax credit because they don't know about it. As a result, they could miss out on up to $6,143 extra in their federal income tax refunds through the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. In 2011, on average, the credit boosted refunds for eligible workers in Nevada by $2,200.

The Board of Supervisors gave its preliminary blessing to a moratorium on acceptance and processing of applications for medical marijuana establishments in Carson City.