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Carson City man donates Twain collection to library
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 6:07am

What Gerald Bartholomew calls an “accidental discovery” in the late 1960s grew during the years to a collection of more than 1,100 books and other Mark Twain-related items.
Although it took nearly a lifetime to amass the articles, he's now letting them go in a donation to the Carson City Library.

Democrats Continue To Outpace Republicans In Voter Registration, Gain 100,000 Edge In Clark County
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 12:38pm

CARSON CITY – Democrats continue to out-register their Republican counterparts, with the latest data from Clark County now showing a more than 100,000 voter advantage as the deadline to participate in the Nov. 6 general election draws ever closer.

Today just before noon the Clark County website, which updates registration totals regularly, showed 346,703 Democrats registered to vote compared to 246,479 for Republicans, a 100,224 advantage.

Dickey's Barbecue Grand Opening in Carson City
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 12:03pm

Dickey’s Barbecue is turning up the heat for its grand opening in Carson City. The event will be held on Friday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Dickey’s will be serving $1 Pulled Pork Big Barbecue sandwiches.

“Carson city is a wonderful community,” said franchise owner Farrokh Hormazdi. “The local barbecue aficionados truly enjoy our authentic, mouthwatering barbecue and we are looking forward to celebrating our grand opening with them.”

Board Recommends $100 Million Capital Construction Plan, Now State Has To Find Funding
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 11:27am

CARSON CITY – A state panel Tuesday recommended a $100 million capital construction plan to Gov. Brian Sandoval for the next two years, but finding funding for the many desperately needed maintenance projects is still a work in progress.

Sandoval will review the list and potentially make some revisions before submitting it to the 2013 Legislature as part of his overall budget.

Of the total construction budget, about $80 million will require some form of state funding.

Concert on the Grass in front of Carson City library tonight
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 10:55am

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all; a key tool in achieving academic success! A number of libraries are celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month with various promotions and events.
The primary event at the Carson City Library will be a “Concert on the Grass at Your Library” Friday, September 28th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in front of the library. Live music will be provided by “Deep Groove” a trio whose members are Mark Ashworth on drums and vocals, Dan Lancaster on sax, clarinet and flute, and John Shipley on keyboard and vocals.

Lawmakers Long On Ideas, But Public Education Funding Options Remain Elusive
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 5:31am

RENO – Northern Nevada state lawmakers and candidates in the November general election identified a number of public education priorities at a forum here Monday, from ending social promotion to paying the best performing teachers more to making much-needed capital improvements to older Washoe County schools.

Gov. Sandoval Will Seek Funding In 2013 For Creation Of Long-Term Student Performance Data System
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 3:53pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval will support some level of funding in his next budget to continue the work of implementing a statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS) to allow for the measurement of individual student performance over time.

Carson City Restaurant Health Inspection Report
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 3:06pm

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. See the full report below.

Food For Thought hunger program moves to new Carson City location
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 1:21pm

Food For Thought, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthy food to hungry children in Carson City, Silver Springs and parts of Douglas County, has moved its headquarters to a more accessible location.
Food for Thought is now located at the NorthTown Plaza, 3246 North Carson Street, Suite 118 in Carson City.

NHP releases more details on Douglas County weekend fatal accidents on Highway 395
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 9:51am

The Nevada Highway Patrol has released more information into two deadly vehicle accidents this weekend that resulted in four fatalities on Highway 395 in Douglas County. The accidents happened within a few hours of each other. The first accident, in which three people died, was reported at 11:45 p.m. Saturday night near Leviathan Mine Road on Highway 395.

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