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Open Letter to the Carson City Library Board of Trustees
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 12:30pm

Your recent decision has stunned the residents of Virginia City, and, I hope, has dismayed the residents of Carson City into weighing in on your indefensible action.

On 26 July 2012, your agenda item was as follows:

'In May of 2012 Storey County voted to close the Storey County Public Library, (sic) Carson City Library Board of Trustees should consider a policy on a fee for issuing library cards to Nevada jurisdictions not providing any level of library service to their residents. (Action)'

Nevada PUC promotes Lifeline Awareness Week Sept. 10-16
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 11:47am

CARSON CITY — The Public Utilities Commission is promoting Lifeline Awareness Week, Sept. 10-16. Lifeline is a government benefit program supported by the Universal Service Fund that provides a discount on phone service for qualifying low-income consumers.
The Lifeline program helps to ensure eligible consumers have the opportunities and security that telephone service affords, including being able to connect to jobs, family and emergency services.
Staying connected to local resources and emergency services are vital to low-income and elderly residents, say state regulators.

Brewery Arts Center announces fall class lineup

Friday, August 31, 2012 - 11:36am

Be inspired. Take a class. The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City has more than two dozen new classes in theater, dance, pottery and art to choose from for the fall and winter. See the PDF catalog below and go here for more information and to sign up.

Rombardo to appoint Mark Krueger as Carson City Assistant District Attorney
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 9:13am

With the recent appointment of Gerald Gardner to Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Carson City District Attorney Neil A. Rombardo will be appointing Mark Krueger to fill the Assistant District Attorney position vacated by Gardner, according to a news release. Krueger will officially begin his new role as Carson City’s second in charge of the District Attorney’s Office on Sept. 24.

Nevada Attorney General settles with Johnson and Johnson over Risperdal disclosure
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 11:32am

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced Thursday that she and 36 other AGs reached a record $181 million settlement, the largest multi-state consumer protection settlement of its kind reached with a pharmaceutical company, with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. Nevada’s share of the settlement will be $3.3 million.

Trains, burgers and the Civil War this Labor Day weekend
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 10:22am

Unlimited train rides for the single-ride price are designed on Labor Day weekend to entice railroad and history buffs to the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
Rides will involve the 1905 Steam Locomotive No. 25 and will highlight the holiday weekend celebration at the museum.

Outdoors with Don Q: A return trip to a remote British Columbia lake
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 1:21am

This is the first in a three-part series of articles about my second, fly-in, trout fishing trip to Mitchell Lake, which is located in the Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park in British Columbia.
This three-part series will consist of:
Series No. 1: The flight from Dayton, Nevada to Mitchell Lake, B.C.,
Series No. 2: The people, accommodations and meals at the lake,
Series No. 3: The trout fishing.

How the trip originated:
It began about three weeks ago, when my first-cousin’s husband (Bob Scholes of Dayton) asked if I was interested in returning to Mitchell Lake.

Bomb threat reported at Kohl's, building evacuated
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 3:48pm

A bomb threat reported Wednesday afternoon at Kohl's department store in Carson City prompted an evacuation. Nothing was found after an intense search of the store, authorities reported Wednesday night.
The threat was phoned in by a man said to be angry and speaking with a raspy voice, according to a 911 dispatch report.

Nevada Records Two Straight Years Of Taxable Sales Increases With 7.9 Percent Gain In June
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 1:57pm

CARSON CITY – Nevada recorded two straight years of increases in taxable sales through June, with a statewide gain of 7.9 percent over June 2011, the state Department of Taxation reported today.

Taxable sales totaled $3.9 billion in June compared to $3.6 billion in June 2011. For the 2012 fiscal year, taxable sales rose 7.6 percent over 2011.

Clark County taxable sales were up 8.9 percent in June and Washoe County saw a 3 percent gain.

State Officials Looking For New Sources Of Funding For Construction Projects As Property Tax Revenues Falter
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 10:49am

CARSON CITY – A state panel was told today that for yet another two-year state budget, there will be virtually no money available from property tax revenues for capital construction projects.

The state Public Works Board heard the disappointing news today as it began a two-day review of projects being sought by state agencies ranging from the Department of Corrections to Tourism and Cultural Affairs.

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