Carson Now News

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 8:53am

Inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division.
 This report is for the week ending Sept. 13, 2013. Inspections include restaurants, fast food restaurants, a bar and lounge, a butcher, and a mobile food vehicle.
See the full report below.

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 8:43am

The owner of a dog euthanized by Carson City Animal Services against her wishes will receive $41,500 in a settlement if she signs a waiver of claims and the Board of Supervisors approves the pact Thursday.

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 8:26am

Women to Women Nevada's newest segment is with Debbie Sullivan, co-owner of Sunshine Bakery and Deli in Incline Village. Host Carol Paz interviews Sullivan about Incline's newest restaurant.

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 12:14pm

The Nevada Department of Emergency Management building on Fairview Drive in Carson City was on lock down from 11:20 to 11:45 a.m., Thursday after a landscaping crew informed onsite officials that a man with a hooded sweatshirt jumped the security fence earlier in the morning, Nevada Guard spokesman Dennis Fournier said. No such person was found.

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 11:05am

This is my annual reminder that a number of nearby fishing waters will be closing for the year at sunset on September 30. Those waters include the following:

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 9:55am

Lyon County Commissioner Virgil Arellano formally has proposed an ordinance that would use zoning laws to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries, and District Attorney Bob Auer said his office is prepared to defend that action.

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 9:47am

A 20-year-old Carson City man was booked into Carson City Jail on Wednesday with two outstanding warrants, including a felony in which he had failed to appear for his sentencing hearing on a charge of attempted burglary.
Jordon Michael Galloway was booked at 4:56 p.m. Sept. 11 on the felony charge and a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant. Bail: $23,000.

In other arrests:

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 6:11pm

There is an unusual obituary that appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal that has gone viral. It is scathing and is written "on behalf of the children."

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 5:18pm

Enrollment at both rural campuses of Western Nevada College has increased this fall, after six years of state budget cuts that drastically reduced programs and available classes.

Full-time equivalent enrollment, which measures the number of credits a student takes and is a key factor in determining state funding levels, rose 4 percent at the Fallon campus to 415 and 3 percent at the Douglas campus to 371. At the Carson City campus, full-time equivalent headcount rose by 2 percent, indicating that individual students are enrolling in more credits.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 3:28pm

The 7th Annual “Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope” will take place on Sept. 13-14 in 11 different communities across the state. The goal of the event is to increase awareness of the devastating effects suicide has on our nation and state, and to remember those who have been lost to suicide.

In Douglas County the Saturday, Sept. 14 walk will begin at Douglas City Historical Museum, 1477 Hwy 395 North, Gardnerville. Registration begins 8:00 am. In Yerington, the walk will be at the Boys and Girls Club, 124 N. Main St., Yerington. Registration begins at 10:30 am.