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Five safe after Carson River mishap

Saturday, June 18, 2011 - 9:34am

Carson City Fire Department and rescue teams plucked a man and a woman from a log in the middle of the Carson River at Riverview Park in Carson City this afternoon.

The pair had apparently become stuck when their raft hit barbed wire, according to fire personnel on the scene. A second raft with a family of three, including a small child, capsized as it attempted to rescue the two in the water, said Carson City Assistant Fire Chief Tom Tarulli. The mother and child swam to shore and a man was rescued further down the shore, Tarulli said.

Gloves Come Off The Night Before The GOP Battle For CD-2 Nomination
Saturday, June 18, 2011 - 8:48am

Former state Senator and GOP Chairman and CD-2 candidate Mark Amodei last night struck back at state Senator and opponent Greg Brower.

An email missive from Amodei hit the inboxes of the Republican party faithful on the eve of the Nevada Republican Party’s gathering in Sparks. The party will today call a quorum of its central committee members and vote to decide the party’s nominated candidate for the special election to fill Senator Dean Heller’s vacated congressional seat.

WNC budget - Lucey: Cuts deep, some faculty now at risk
Saturday, June 18, 2011 - 3:01am

Western Nevada College President Carol Lucey told the Board of Regents Friday her college has lost a quarter of its faculty as well as numerous administrative positions in the past year."When I ...

Gov. Sandoval Signs, Vetoes Stack of Bills on Deadline Day
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 4:57pm

CARSON CITY – On deadline day for Gov. Brian Sandoval to act on the remaining bills from the 2011 legislative session, measures extending existing taxes for two more years, authorizing the creation of a toll road around Boulder City and banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving were all approved.

Secretary Of State Will Evaluate Mail-In Ballots For Special Election
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 2:51pm

CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller is asking for information from county clerks and registrars about the possibility of using mail-in ballots for the upcoming special election to fill the vacant Congressional District 2 seat.

Witness 'It was like a movie': Man injured after slamming into wall, vehicles, power pole and hydrant
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 3:01am

A Carson City man was taken to the Reno trauma center Thursday afternoon after plowing his vehicle into a block wall, two cars, a power pole and a fire hydrant on Carson Street. Josh Harper, 23,...

Lobbyist outlines hits to Carson City: Warns city to prepare for 2013
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 3:01am

By the time lawmakers left town earlier this month, Carson City ended up taking a $1.5 million annual hit in transferred services, city lobbyist Mary Walker told the officials Thursday."Some of the...

City to look at alternatives to woes of its municipal golf course
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 3:01am

City officials agreed Thursday in an addendum to their 2002 lease agreement with the Carson City Municipal Golf Corporation to allow them to pay $30,000 for fiscal year 2011 rather than the $120,00...

Governor Signs Bill To Generate Money For Schools By Investing In Economic Diversity

Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 1:39pm

CARSON CITY – A bill allowing the state Treasurer to invest up to $50 million in education trust funds to support economic diversification efforts and generate more money for public schools was signed into law today by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Concerns had been expressed about the legality of Senate Bill 75 after it had been amended in the Senate, but Treasurer Kate Marshall said today the final version of the measure restored the original language.

Live: Carson City Board of Supervisors at 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 6:20am

The Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting kicks off at 8:30 a.m. The full agenda is here, and you can watch the live video here.

Among the issues up for discussion is a proposal to change the lease agreement for the Eagle Valley Golf Course to reduce the annual payments due to the city by Carson City Municipal Golf Corporation, the entity that runs the facility. Instead of the current $120,000 annual payment, the reduction would call for CCMGC to pay $30,000 this year and 2012, $60,000 in 2013, and return to paying $120,000 per year through 2029.

In the recent past, operators of two privately owned golf courses have expressed their displeasure with the city for subsidizing the operations at Eagle Valley, creating what they view as unfair competition.

Also on the agenda is approval for distributing $108,623 in Redevelopment funds for a variety community events including Nevada Day and the downtown farmers market.

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