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Carson City free daily news summary for Nov. 9

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 7:49am

Not much behind the paywall this morning that we haven't already covered:

There will be a ceremony to honor veterans at 9 a.m. today at Carson Middle School.
Secretary of State Ross Miller is asking the Attorney General to pursue former Assemblyman Wendell Williams for the $9,500 he owes the state for campaign law violations. Williams, who served 18 years in the Nevada State Assembly, failed to file campaign contribution and expense reports in 2002.
Learn how to make pine nut biscotti.

This morning's warning is just a test

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 4:00am

The federal government has scheduled a test of the nation's Emergency Alert System for this morning. The test will begin at 11 a.m. in Carson City and last for about 3 minutes, said Chris Smith, he...

City's 2011 Christmas ornament features First Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 4:00am

The First Presbyterian Church on North Division Street is the latest in a series of Carson City historical buildings to be featured for the city's Christmas ornaments.The church, built in 1864, ...

Man arrested for child endangerment

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 1:45pm

At around 11:30 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a dispatch from Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in regards to suspected child abuse. A mother returned home from work to discover that her 21-month-old daughter, who had been in the care of her father, had unexplainable injuries to the side of her face and thigh consistent with open-hand slapping.

Carson City free daily news summary for Nov. 8

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 8:11am

Greater Nevada Credit Union gained new customers on national Bank Transfer Day on Saturday, a protest against rising fees at large corporate banks. The protest called for people to move their accounts to credit unions and non-profit banks, and also coincides with the growing Occupy Wall Street protests.

GNCU wouldn't release any numbers, but said they had twice the number of people there on a Saturday, and people were definitely moving their money because of dissatisfaction with the big banks.

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The Nevada Appeal follows up on the Chobani yogurt factory story we broke last week, saying the reason the factory decided to locate in Twin Falls, Idaho and not Carson City is because we lack cows. According to Rob Hooper, executive director of the Northern Nevada Development Authority, Chobani needs 100,000 cows to supply their milk needs, and there are only 20,000 dairy cows in the entire state of Nevada. Twin Falls also bribed them with $29 million in "incentives."

Carson High School girl lives cheerleading dream

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 4:00am

Anyone who knows Maria Gonzalez knows her dream. "She always talks about cheerleading," said her teacher Karen Bianchi. "She even makes up cheers in class."But it was unlikely the 16-year-old wi...

'Phantom of the Opera' in outstanding production in Carson City

Monday, November 7, 2011 - 7:34pm

Stephanie Arrigotti has been directing and producing shows for the Western Nevada Musical Theater Company at WAC for several years and every year she brings greater casts and more entertaining shows to the Community Center in Carson City. Friday night she opened "The Phantom of the Opera" to an enthusiastic audience with possibly the biggest first-night numbers in the theater group's history.

And the audience got what it came for — a beautifully staged and directed show with a cast of very talented actors.

Carson City working out bugs in new traffic signal system

Monday, November 7, 2011 - 4:03pm

If you have recently noticed that some of the traffic signals in town don't seem to be giving you enough time to get through them, help is on the way.

The city implemented a new coordinated traffic signal system two weeks ago, and have been making adjustments to it since then to work out the bugs, according to Transportation Manager Patrick Pittenger.

Pittenger said they have had many complaints from citizens during that time about problems with traffic signal timing, especially being able to cross main thoroughfares from side streets.

Crime log: Weekend of Nov. 4 - 6

Monday, November 7, 2011 - 11:26am

The following are some of the incidents Sheriff's deputies responded to this weekend:

Erick Leroy Rogers, 46, a construction worker from Carson City, was arrested in the 1900 block of N. Carson St. around 2:30 p.m. Friday after officers responded to a call regarding a tip about several previous burglaries at laundromats in the Carson and Douglas area. Bail is set at $25,000.

Carson City free weekend news summary for Nov. 6

Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 10:39am

Did you remember to turn back your clocks this morning? If not, go back to sleep!