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Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau director Candy Duncan to retire
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 1:34pm

After 21 years serving as executive director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Executive Director Candy Duncan has announced her retirement.
She will officially retire on Jan. 1, she told the board in a letter. During her tenure, Duncan oversaw the transformation of Carson City as a travel destination, changing the tourism paradigm by highlighting the area's rich history and modern amenities as attractive attributes to luring visitors to the capital city.

Gov. Sandoval Says He Has Complied With Budget Disclosure Requirements
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 1:11pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today his administration has fully complied with a requirement in state law to provide preliminary state budget data to lawmakers and their staff.

“The agency requests have been presented to the Legislature in accordance with the law,” he said. “I don’t see any problems.”

Genoa Station Bar and Grill fire contained to kitchen and attic
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 12:50pm

Arson has been ruled out but an investigation is ongoing after a fire Friday morning at the Genoa Station Grill and Bar adjacent to Genoa Town Hall.
Douglas County Dispatch received a 911 call of a structure fire at the Genoa Station Grill and Bar, which is a newer business adjacent to the Genoa Town Hall. East Fork Fire and Paramedic District along with Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the scene, said DCSO Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Traveling Vietnam Wall at Mills Park through Nevada Day Weekend
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 10:06am

The Traveling Vietnam Wall at Mills Park in Carson City honors our fallen servicemen who made the ultimate sacrifice and paid the ultimate price in the name of freedom and duty.
The arrival of the Traveling Vietnam Wall marks the Battle Born Days Celebration highlighted during this year's Nevada Day, with a salute to America's military that includes living history re-enactments, tributes and military honors, aircraft and weapon displays, a USO dance and Bomber Girl Pin-Up Pageant.

Traveling Vietnam memorial stirs emotions in Carson City
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 7:09am

Rick Arnold’s voice caught as he described the first time he saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
“The first thing that struck me was how little I knew of the people on the Wall,” said Arnold, president of Vietnam Veterans of American, Chapter 388 in Carson City. “Yes, there are names I know. Names ...”
He stopped, but he wasn’t ready to quit talking. He started again, his voice softer, huskier. “But so many names I know nothing about,” he finished.

Graham Blog: What Can Be Done To Protect Pitchers On Batted Balls?
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 11:16pm

A batted ball comebacker to a pitcher is the single most dangerous situation in baseball that results more often than not in serious injury.

Can enough steps be taken to protect the pitcher in baseball from a batted ball comebacker that they cannot react fast enough to? Most pitchers throw a pitch with their follow through momentum turning their body to one side, on one foot, leaving them completely vulnerable and mostly defenseless to a screaming batted ball coming right at them.

Interest rate is now at an all time low for program designed to help you buy a home

Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 9:57pm

A popular, new program offered by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA) is making home ownership even more affordable. Through the Home at Last™ Access program, qualified home buyers receive a generous 4 percent down payment grant, which does not have to be paid back.

Now, the program is offering even lower mortgage interest rates on a conventional, 30-year fixed rate loan. Through participating lenders, the interest rates on FHA, VA or USDA-RD home mortgages have dropped from 3.75 percent to the current rate of 3.5 percent, which is an historic low.

Tased teen's Carson City mom speaks out (video)
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 6:43pm

The call from Crystal Sexton's daughter's Carson Middle School came as a complete shock. “I've been in tears the last couple of days. I can't sleep. I'm worried about her,” Sexton said.
District leaders said 14-year-old Brianna was tased because the Sherriff’s school resource female deputy couldn't restrain the cheerleader while the teen was being arrested for disrupting the classroom.

Watch it Live: Coverage of Nevada Day Governor's Banquet from We Shoot Video
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 5:54pm

The Nevada Day Governor's Banquet at the Grand Sierra Resort Summit Pavilion in Reno will be shown live, beginning at 6 p.m., tonight (Thursday) by Carson City-based We Shoot Video. Go here to watch it live. For the fourth year We Shoot Video will also produce live coverage and running online streaming commentary of the Nevada Day Parade beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Dispute Emerges Between Sandoval, Lawmakers Over Access To Budget Data
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 5:23pm

CARSON CITY – A dispute has emerged between Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Legislature over what information in the initial state agency request budget should be made available to legislative staff and the public.

At a meeting of the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee today, state Budget Director Jeff Mohlenkamp was asked about what is considered by legislative staff to be a departure from past practice regarding the budget information provided to legislative fiscal staff and the public.

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