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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 11:08am

It was announced Monday that the Safeway supermarket on North Carson Street would be closing Nov. 23 after spending 38 years in their location at 2035 North Carson Street.

But what wasn't apparent at the time is that Safeway's closing would mean an end to the second-oldest continually operating business in Carson City, according to retired state archivist Guy Rocha.

(Editor's note 10/21: After further review, Rocha found one other business that has been in operation longer, the Carson Hot Springs Resort, which began as a business in 1879, operating under different names and owners. That would make Safeway the third-oldest business in Carson City.)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 10:42am

Several law enforcement officers from Northern Nevada and South Lake Tahoe will volunteer their time Thursday by participating in the annual Applebee’s “Tip-A-Cop” fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Nevada. Officers and deputies will serve during the lunch and dinner-time hours shadowing the restaurant staff as honorary waiters and waitresses. A special envelope will be left at each table for those patrons wishing to donate.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 6:32am

CARSON CITY – Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has joined with her Utah counterpart Mark Shurtleff  in asking the U.S. Senate to take up consideration of Rich Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 4:00am

Motorists soon may notice traffic flowing a little more smoothly around town once the Carson City Public Works Department upgrades the city's traffic signals."The traffic signal upgrade (will) i...

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 4:00am

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying two men, described as "persons of interest," in the burglary of a Carson Street jewelry store this month. Accordi...

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 4:00am

Carson City District Attorney Neil Rombardo says an anti-gang symposium held last week at Stateline was "an amazing success."The fourth annual Northern Nevada Gang Symposium was held last Thursday ...

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 1:37pm

The American Association of University Women, Capital Branch is pleased to announce that Tania Villanueva and Alexis Fallon are the 2011 recipients of Branch scholarships. Both young women are currently attending UNR.
Each year the Capital Branch presents scholarships to graduating high school seniors. The money is raised through annual Holiday Pecan Sales and A Feast of Chocolate, which is held each February. The women of the Branch thank all who assisted them by participating in these local fund raisers.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 11:24am

C-A-L Ranch Stores, an expanding ranch and home store chain, will open a new store in Carson City in April 2012. The new store will be located in the existing Safeway building on Carson Street, north of the Carson Shopping Center. Safeway announced on Monday that it was closing the store, which had been in operation for 38 years.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 4:00am

Home improvement company Lowe's announced Monday that it is closing 20 "underperforming" stores nationwide - but the Carson City location is not one of them.The nearest store to close is in Central...

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 4:00am

Leah Wegner remembers as a freshman watching the Homecoming Court parading at the football game."Oh, my gosh, I want to be one of those girls," she thought.On Monday, she was introduced to the C...