Carson Now News

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.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 11:22am

Officers arrested Craig Lawley, 25, an unemployed man from South Lake Tahoe, at 6 p.m. Wednesday for felony possession of heroin and felony possession of prescription notepads. Lawley was also arrested for four alleged misdemeanors - possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and a first-time driving under the influence.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 8:34am
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 7:57am

As the holiday season begins, Karen and I are taking time to remember how much our community has come through — the challenges and sadness it has faced, and the grace and strength with which we've responded.

Karen and I enjoy Thanksgiving because it's a time to gather family and friends and take a moment to count our blessings. I invite everyone to look around, see where help is needed and take a moment, too.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 7:07am

Not much Carson City news trapped behind the paywall today. There's this story about the 14th annual Turkey Roundup at Mike's Pharmacy, which collected nearly 800 turkeys to help local families. And there is a scouting report on the Carson-Maogue playoff game tomorrow night that predicts the Senators will win again.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 8:34pm
Jimmy Fallon sings "Reading Rainbow" as Jim Morrison from The Doors:

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 3:02pm

The folks over at Virginia and Truckee Railroad (the V&T) and the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau are giving away a pair of tickets for the Polar Express train that will run on Saturday, Nov 26, at 8:30 p.m. If you're on Facebook, hit the "like" button and write what you would name Santa's 10th reindeer. A winner will be picked on Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 2:57pm

DAYTON, NV – Pack 100 of Dayton Nevada collected several hundred pounds of food for the Dayton Food Pantry during their annual “Scouting for Food” event this last week.
The boys of Pack 100 spent two weeks canvassing the Dayton and Mark Twain neighborhoods going door to door seeking donations with incredible success.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 2:26pm

At Western Nevada College, serving Carson City and six rural counties, the number of students is down nearly 25 percent at 4,277, the biggest percentage drop of any of the state's seven universities or colleges. Of these, 2,365 are full-time students, a 19.5 percent drop from a year ago.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 11:34am

Detectives of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are continuing their investigation into an apparent homicide which occurred at 4100 Gray Hills Rd, in the Topaz Ranch Estates residential area of south Douglas County.

On Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, deputies were called to the residence after a decedent was discovered inside the residence. Investigation has revealed the decedent, identified as 59 year-old Norman Welch, to be the victim of death by gunshot. It appears the death occurred sometime within the last two weeks.