Carson Now News

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 3:52pm

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management is cautioning local residents to follow proper procedures for discarding woodstove and fireplace ashes, after responding to two wildfires caused by disposal of woodstove ashes on National Forest System lands.

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 10:53am
See the interactive map of the fire below the fold.

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 10:14am

Carson City police officers made several arrests on Thursday, including that of Stuart Nichols, 43, an unemployed Carson City man. Nichols was arrested around 4:30 a.m. near Empire Ranch Road and Short Putt Drive.

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 6:52am

There is supposed to be a story here about a man being tried in the beating death of a boy, but instead the story is about a local family finalizing the adoptions of three of their 21 children. The full story about that family is here.

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The Carson City Board of Supervisors approved a plan to allow the Jump Around Carson bus service to place advertising on its bus shelters to earn extra revenue. The plan comes with some restrictions, such as limiting the size of ads and not allowing them in historic districts.

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Occupy Carson City held an impromptu demonstration in front of the legislature, coinciding with nationwide protests.

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 6:33am

Video of the fire as seen from Skyline Canyon in Reno. Warning: Language

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 8:55pm

A judge has agreed to clarify who can use the term "re-elect" in campaign materials under rules setting new voting boundaries in Nevada.

The issue centers on which legislators get to claim they are the district's incumbent when boundaries get redrawn and force two sitting candidates to run against each other in the same district. The language was sought by Legislative Counsel Brenda Erdoes.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 8:15pm

The Office of the Nevada Attorney General announced today that Tracy Lawrence, 43, a local notary, has pled guilty to one count of notarizing the signature of an individual not in her presence, a gross misdemeanor in violation of NRS 240.155.

Notary fraud carries a potential jail sentence of one year and/or a fine of up to $2,000.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 4:02pm

A portion of the Carson City Historic District, designated the “West Side District,” was recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The area was selected for inclusion in the National Register in recognition of its importance to the history of Carson City and the state of Nevada. The Carson City Historic District has been established in Carson City since 1982.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 2:26pm

Discount Tire opened up their first Carson City store this week on South Carson Street.

Manager Allen Ogas said this store is number 814 in the country, with locations in 27 states.

The new business specializes in tires and wheels.

"We strictly do wheels and tires, that's our expertise," Ogas said. "I think the things people will like the most is our customer service, our low prices and our tire selection. We can get almost any tire made."

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 11:24am

The Carson City School Board will meet at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. Williams St.

Several items will be on the agenda, including reports from the superintendent, a presentation regarding the American Citizen Essay Contest, a proclamation regarding National Parental Involvement Day, and a presentation of the district's new website.

Several issues about individual students and situations, including permission regarding home-schooled and charter school students to participate in athletics, will also be discussed.