Western Nevada College students who are beginning fall classes should be better able to succeed, thanks to a new admission and college preparation process.

‘Project Graduate’ is reinventing the way new degree and certificate-seeking students are preparing for classes. In addition, WNC now requires advising services to new students before they register.

“It’s changed our admissions process, changed our entire counseling and advising processes,” said Deborah Case, director of Counseling Services. “It’s very impactful in the way we do business for new students.”

Sheriff Ken Furlong remembers telling the media in the wake of last year's mass shooting at the Carson City IHOP that the community would rebound.
“We will rebuild,” he told them, “but we will not forget.”

Investigators of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have identified three suspects believed involved in two recent residential burglaries that occurred on Wildrose Dr, in Minden between Sunday, August 19 and Thursday, August 23.

Through extensive follow-up investigation, DCSO detectives were able to tie the suspects to possession of property that was stolen in the residential burglaries. Much of the property, estimated to have a value of approximately $40,000, has been recovered.

Virginia Ruth Welch, 83 of Carson City, passed away peacefully at home with her family August 25. Virginia was born April 9, 1929 to Ira and Willie Webb in Dillard Oklahoma. She married Joseph Tan...

Randy was born in Smyrna, Tennessee to Leander and Mary Evens. They moved to California, settling in the San Fernando Valley, where Randy lived until 1993. After graduating high school, Randy w...

Two women stole nearly $4,000 worth of meats and cheeses from the back of Café of Adele's early this month.
The thieves broke into the back of the restaurant around 2 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, Carson City sheriff's Detective Salvador Acosta said.

Mark your calendar for September 5th and get ready to laugh when comedian Henry Phillips takes to the stage in the Carson Nugget Show Lounge beginning at 7 PM.

You may know Henry Phillips from his twisted songs and stories. He can be seen on 'Comedy Central Presents', ABC’s ’Jimmy Kimmel Live,”
and nationally syndicated radio shows, 'Bob and Tom' and 'The
Dr. Demento Show.”

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.

Pookie's Playhouse, a children's boutique,will be participating in the Carson City Downtown Wine Walk. Stop in, enjoy some wine and fruit, and see what we are all about!

Suzanne M. Paradis, 86, passed away at home in Carson City, NV. On August 25, 2012. She was born in Iowa on Jan. 12, 1926 to David B. & Mary O. Crissey. She lived at Carson City since 1999 comi...

On August 18th, Myra "Jane" Grider (nee McBroom) passed away peacefully in her Carson City home, surrounded by her family. Jane, the fourth of five children, was born to farmers Dave and Emma Dee ...

Vivian May Teich Smith, 85, left her life on earth to walk the streets with Jesus on August 18, 2012, surrounded by loved ones in Dayton, Nev. Vivian was born March 18, 1927 in Rose Bud, Montana, ...

Craig Robert Uhland passed from this life on August 15, 2012 after a brief battle with colon and pancreatic cancer. He was 59. A celebration of Craig's life will take place on Saturday, Septemb...

Lois Daniels, 87, passed away August 13, 2012 in Carson City, NV. Lois was born April 24, 1924 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada, to Alexander and Viola Parker. Lois has been a resident of Was...

A free fishing day sponsored by Carson City Host Lions Club and supported by several other organizations for local youngsters will be held at Baily Pond, Fuji Park. Saturday September 15 from 08:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M. Free food and cold drinks, teeshirts, and raffle prizes will be available. There will be a fish cleaning station and an archery range. Local dignitaries will open the Tom Brooks Memorial Fishing Day at 08:00. Let's get the kids into the outdoors and teach them to fish. Children twelve years and older will need an NDOW fishing license.

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Attorney General’s Office has reached two separate agreements this week, one with a pharmaceutical firm over the marketing of anti-psychotic drugs and another with three book publishers over e-book price-fixing allegations.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is offering a special two-day upland game season for youth hunters.
Scheduled for Sept. 29 – 30, the statewide season is open to hunters 15 years of age or younger.
Youth hunters 12 -15 years of age are required to possess a junior hunting license with an upland game stamp for the hunt.
Any youth participating in the youth hunt must be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years of age.

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.

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.

The Friends of the Carson City Library will have their Harvest Book Sale at the Library Thursday, Sept. 21 from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday, Sept. 22 from 10 am to 4pm. All books for sale are newly donated. We have a large assortment of fiction and nonfiction, adult and children's books, hardcovers and paperbacks. There will be a preview sale for members of the Friends on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Nonmmembers can join at the door. All proceeds benefit the Carson City Library. Call 775-882-5458 for more information.

As the new fall term begins, the college welcomes several academic faculty members who have joined WNC in 2012 to fill crucial vacancies. Dr. Robert Whitcomb is the most recent, arriving in time to teach business courses this fall. He hails from Haines, Alaska, where he retired as director of Human Resources and Organizational Development for the Chilkoot Indian Association, a Native Sovereign Nation there.

ATTENTION Improv Talent and Audience: Join the Brewery Arts Center for a monthly LIVE televised “Improv Night” Thursday, August 30.
Abbey Gardner, director of Steel Magnolias, will be host this month, the second month we’ve done this, last Thursdays of the month. Future LIVE nights will include Karaoke (Idol Style-get some critique from the judges)
From 6-7pm we will go LIVE on TV and Internet from the BAC Performance Hall, 511 West King St in Carson City.
Those interested in doing Improv LIVE on TV should arrive between 5:30 and 6pm to secure a spot.

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada by the Division of Wildlife:
Aug. 20: Desert Creek in Lyon County: 1,000 rainbow trout: 10.1 inches.
Aug. 22: Truckee River in Washoe County: 4,318 rainbows: 9.9 inches.
Aug. 22: Marilyn’s Pond in Washoe County: 505 rainbows: 10.7 inches.
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.