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State's minimum wage and overtime requirements go unchanged

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 3:05pm

Nevada's minimum wage and daily overtime requirements that will take affect this summer will go unchanged from last year, according to bulletins released today by Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek.

Again, effective July 1, rates will remain $7.25 per hour for employees whom qualifying health benefits have been made available to them by the employer; and $8.25 per hour for all other employees.

Now It’s Really Spring

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 4:24pm

This article is from AroundCarson.Com. Click here to see more photos.
We’ve been joking a lot this year about it first being Spring, then Winter, then Summer, because we’ve been jumping between hot and cold, sunny and snowy, for three months now. But even though us humans may get confused about the weather and seasons, you know who doesn’t get confused? The plants. And if you ask the plants, it is now officially Spring.

Diabetes Awareness Day At Legislature Focuses Attention On Nerve Disorder And Need For Foot Exams

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 3:08pm

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A coalition of health care groups, government agencies and political leaders were raising awareness today of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) as part of Diabetes Awareness Day in Nevada.

Diabetes Awareness Day At Legislature Focuses Attention On Nerve Disorder And Need For Foot Exams

News - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:02pm

CARSON CITY – A coalition of health care groups, government agencies and political leaders were raising awareness today of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) as part of Diabetes Awareness Day in Nevada.

Bill Would Reduce Fees For Public Records

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 3:10pm

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A bill from Assemblyman Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, would put a cap on fees that state or local governments can charge for public documents.
Assembly Bill 159 would reduce the fee for public records from $1 per page to 10 cents per page.

Bill Would Reduce Fees For Public Records

News - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:02pm

CARSON CITY – A bill from Assemblyman Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, would put a cap on fees that state or local governments can charge for public documents.
Assembly Bill 159 would reduce the fee for public records from $1 per page to 10 cents per page.
In a hearing today, Colleen McCarty from the investigative team at KLAS-TV Channel 8 in Las Vegas said that some agencies can charge “exorbitant” amounts for records.

Governor’s First School District Veto Sparks Public Relations Battle

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 3:13pm

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval’s first veto has sparked a fight over who, exactly, has the support of the people.
Sandoval today vetoed a bill from Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, that would have allowed school districts to use debt reserves for school renovation.
Sandoval is counting on that same pot of money to fund school district operating costs.

Governor’s First Veto Sparks Public Relations Battle

News - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:02pm

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval’s first veto has sparked a fight over who, exactly, has the support of the people.
Sandoval today vetoed a bill from Assemblywoman Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, that would have allowed school districts to use debt reserves for school renovation.
Sandoval is counting on that same pot of money to fund school district operating costs.
Both the Republican governor and the Democratic Assemblywoman are pointing fingers accusing the other of being irresponsible.

Governor Sandoval Reads to Students at Spread the Word Nevada's Adopted School

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 2:34pm

At the request of Spread the Word Nevada, a local children's literacy nonprofit group, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval flew in from Carson City to Las Vegas on March 31 to read at Cambeiro Elementary School.

This was his last stop after visiting three other schools in Las Vegas, which concluded the governor's reading tour as part of Read Across America and Nevada Reading Month. During his first school visit in Reno on March 2 Sandoval signed a proclamation declaring March 2011 Nevada Reading Month.

Minden Park Concert Lineup

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 2:35pm

This article is from AroundCarson.com

Every summer Minden throws a series of concerts in Minden Park, under the bandstand. It’s a good excuse for the community to get together, have a picnic, and listen to some music.

Sustainable Lifestyles: Hot Air, Hot Water, Geothermal and the Governor

News - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 4:05am

By Nicoletta Florio / Big George Green Consulting
CARSON CITY — In politics, it is generally considered bad news if a governor is regularly associated with the terms “hot air” and “hot water.” In Nevada however, these associations, according to Governor Brian Sandoval, are easily acceptable.

Webchat: Linchpin by Seth Godin

Business - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 1:19am

Linchpin, The Book from Jonathan Denwood on Vimeo.

Seth Godin is an internet marketing guru who says being a linchpin is what today’s workers need to become. Listen as Jonathan and Kirk discuss this idea and why this may or may not be a good idea.

Endangered Coho Salmon return to Russian River

Outdoors - Last Update Mon, 04/04/2011 - 12:03am

By the California Department of Fish and Game
Scientists working on the recovery of endangered coho salmon in northern California appreciate success even if it comes in small doses.

Field biologists from the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) are reporting the largest number of coho returning to spawn in Sonoma County tributaries of the Russian River in more than a decade.

Hackers gain access to data at major e-marketing company

News - Last Update Sun, 04/03/2011 - 7:08pm

Servers at Epsilon, the world's largest permission based email marketing service, have been breached, affecting customers of a wide range of major brands. While mostly only e-mail addresses have been harvested in this hack, it should not be dismissed as a minor threat. Possession of these addresses along with associated business names allows to target customers who expect communication from these companies, making phishing attacks more likely to be successful.

TRPA under scrutiny at Nevada Legislature

News - Last Update Sun, 04/03/2011 - 2:59pm

Here's an good read from Nevada Appeal political writer Geoff Dornan regarding a bill that would yank the state from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

S.B. 271 was introduced on March 18, by State Senators John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, and James Settelmeyer, R-Gardnerville with joint Assembly sponsors Pat Hickey, R-Reno, Randy Kirner, R-Reno and Kelly Kite, R-Minden. Click here to read the story and here to read the bill.

Nevadans Outline Stakes As Legislature Plans New Political Districts

News - Last Update Sun, 04/03/2011 - 6:31am

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – The budget is not the only thing legislators are cutting this session.
Far from the budget tug-o-war that snags newspaper headlines, legislators this session must kingmaker carve the boundaries of congressional, senate and assembly districts that will remain for the next ten years, or the next five budget cycles.

Nevadans Outline Stakes As Legislature Plans New Political Districts

News - Last Update Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:02pm

CARSON CITY – The budget is not the only thing legislators are cutting this session.
Far from the budget tug-o-war that snags newspaper headlines, legislators this session must kingmaker carve the boundaries of congressional, senate and assembly districts that will remain for the next ten years, or the next five budget cycles.

On this Sunday Morning 17 Years Ago

Lifestyle - Last Update Sun, 04/03/2011 - 3:49am

This was the final broadcast of the late Charles Kuralt on CBS Sunday Morning, airing April 3, 1994.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQM3Yr18TjU

Eighteenth Annual Gourmand Golf Tournament

- Last Update Wed, 04/27/2011 - 11:05am

Sign up now for the golf event of the year — tee off the summer golf season at the 18th annual Gourmand Golf Tournament.
The four person scramble takes place Sunday, May 1 at the Eagle Valley Golf Course. The event is sponsored by the Cracker Box, Adele’s Restaurant and Js’ Old Town Bistro and benefits Carson City’s Community Counseling Center.

Oregon Steelhead forecast bodes well for summer fishery

Outdoors - Last Update Sun, 04/03/2011 - 12:16am

By the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Anglers can look forward to another promising steelhead season on the Columbia River and its tributaries this year, based on a forecast released recently by a team of state, federal and tribal biologists.

Workers, students rally Monday at Western Nevada College in Carson City to remember Martin Luther King Jr.

News - Last Update Sun, 04/03/2011 - 12:14am

(Press Release) College campuses in Carson City and Las Vegas will host Nevada's portion of a national unity rally on Monday, April 4, the 43rd anniversary that marks the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The northern Nevada event begins at 4:30 p.m. at Rotary Plaza on the campus of Western Nevada College in Carson City.

Celtic Music Concert

- Last Update Wed, 04/27/2011 - 11:05am

Strings in the Schools conducted by Sue Jesch with Gairin will hold a Celtic music concert at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive, Carson City. Concert begins at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Strings in the Schools is an arm of the Carson City Symphony. Click here for concert updates and information.

Movie Review: 'Source Code' is a fun and solid thriller

Lifestyle - Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 10:40pm

If thrillers are your favorite kind of movie, there's a new one in Carson City that more than beats most of the recent examples; it's "Source Code" and is at the Casino Fandango Galaxy multiplex.

Carson City authorities arrest man on suspicion of third DUI

News - Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 10:15pm

A Carson City man with two prior convictions of driving under the influence was arrested on suspicion of a third after a citizen advised authorities they had seen an "extremely intoxicated" man get into a car.

Kiwanis One Day activates at state park in Genoa

Lifestyle - Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 10:16pm

Division 45 Kiwanians from Kiwanis of Carson City, Carson Valley, Fallon, Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Sunrisers, Sierra Nevada and Tahoe Sierra participated in the Kiwanis One Day program by raking leaves and picking up windblown trash at Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa on Saturday.

Show biz questions welcomed at workshop in Carson City

Lifestyle - Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 9:06pm

Wild Horse Theater, in collaboration with Nevada Casting Group, Inc., will be presenting a workshop, Everything You Wanted to Know about 'The Biz' But We Afraid to Ask on Friday, April 15, 6:30 p.m., at 813 N. Carson St. in Carson City.

This one-hour question and answer session will give adults and children a chance to meet Juli Green, casting director and CEO of Nevada Casting Group, and to ask questions and get more information about the entertainment industry in Northern Nevada.

Safe and Sober Grad 5K Run

- Last Update Wed, 04/27/2011 - 11:05am

The Carson High School Graduation Committee will hold the the Safe and Sober 5K on Saturday, April 9 beginning at 8 a.m., in downtown Carson City at 3rd and Curry Street behind The Firkin & Fox.
The event is sponsored by Kaia Fit. Money raised from the run will be used to provide the Carson High School class of 2011 seniors with an all-night party and a day trip to Discovery Kingdom.
Safe Grad has been keeping Carson City seniors safe on graduation night for more than 20 years. For information email: race.safegrad@gmail.com or call (775) 691-9371 or go to www.race360.com.

Carson City road report for April 4-10

News - Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 1:30am

Here is the Carson City road report for the week of April 4-10:

The following closures will occur on Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the Safe and Sober Grad 5K Run hosted by Carson High School:

— Curry Street between Second Street and Fourth Street
— Third Street between Carson Street and Curry Street

Clearview Drive is closed between Edmonds Drive and Line Drive for construction on the next phase of the Nevada Department of Transportation freeway project. Detours are marked. The road is expected to reopen by November of 2011.

Northern California birding at its best

Outdoors - Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 1:06am

By the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association
Prime birding opportunities abound in the Shasta Cascade region. With more than 20 wildlife viewing areas, 4 wildlife refuges, and over 11 wilderness areas, bird enthusiasts are sure to spot a wide variety of bird species.

The Grimm Brother's 'Spectaculation'

- Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:10am

The Grimm Brother's "Spectaculation" is a crazy combination of the Brother's Grimm most famous tales in a mash up. The April 7 program begins at 7 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Organizers Encourage all to bring their children to experience live theater. The performance is "Pay What You Can", in gratitude for the area's continued support of our programs and for the love of theatre arts. For more information call Karen Chandler (775) 230-8919.

Yard sale to benefit the Greenhouse Project

- Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 8:52pm

A yard sale to benefit The Green House Project in Carson City will be held on Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parking lot of Adele's Restaurant, 1112 North Carson Street.
Tableware, serving pieces and a wide variety of finds and treasures will be available.

UNR student calls out lawmakers Tweeting, typing and texting during testimony

News - Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 8:35pm

By Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
RENO – Behind the laptop, beside the cell phone and next to the iPad tablet, somewhere, is a legislator.
“I ask you to please stop looking at your phones,” said Crystal Jackson, a UNR student. “Stop looking as if you’re bored.”
She made the remarks after legislators were more than two hours into listening to students and faculty testify about proposed higher-education cuts at the University of Nevada, Reno on Thursday.

Specific Tax Proposals Finally On The Agenda In Week Nine Of The Legislature

News - Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 6:09pm

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Tax revenues, or more specifically the lack thereof, have been topic No. 1 during the 2011 legislative session.
Thus far it’s been mostly talk, with GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval saying no to any new taxes or fees and some Democrat lawmakers saying additional revenues are essential to preserve education and critical social services. Republican lawmakers thus far are standing with the governor.

Bill would expand anti-bullying and cyber-harassment protections

News - Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 9:30pm

A proposed bill aimed at protecting school children that would expand the legal means of bullying, including internet harassment and intimidation, has been introduced into the Nevada Legislature. Senate Bill 275 is sponsored by Sen. Sheila Leslie, D-Reno and Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas.

Click here to see the bill and here for a story tonight from KOLO News Channel 8 in Reno.

Facebook receives Big Brother Award

Opinion - Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 11:01am

The social network site Facebook has received Germany's Big Brother Award, an award given to government and business organizations that excel in scrupulously, unauthorized and insatiably collecting data from personal computers.

Listen Live: Western Nevada Wildcats baseball

Sports - Last Update Sat, 04/02/2011 - 4:46pm

Tune in at noon today, Saturday, to hear live play-by-play action with Chris Graham as the Western Nevada College Wildcats baseball team takes on Salt Lake Community College. Click here to listen.

Foolin' the Big Fish: Record Mackinaw caught and released at Lake Tahoe

Outdoors - Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 9:06am

The sky was gradually beginning to get light in the east when I very quietly began to row my small, inflatable raft away from the Cave Rock boat launch on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.

Just moments before, Elaine and I had neatly stowed our lunch, drinks, fishing poles, reels, tackle box, net, battery-operated fish finder and video camera into the bottom of the raft.

Book Review: 'The Messenger of Athens' story is charming if deadly

Lifestyle - Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 12:20am

The Greek Isles have long been a staple of fiction writers, often with entertaining results. Anne Zouroudi's "The Messenger of Athens" (Little Brown an Co. 324 pages, $23.95) is one of the good ones.

The island of Thiminos is the scene of this crime novel where private investigator Hermes arrives to investigate the accidental death of young Irini, married to a fisherman whom she no longer loves. Seems she had fallen for Theo after watching him pass her house.

Executive Recommends Strategies for Reno, Tahoe Economic Success

Business - Last Update Fri, 04/01/2011 - 12:08am

Press Release — A leading national economic development executive who represents companies looking to relocate or expand throughout the United States, today told a group of more than 100 Reno and Tahoe businesses, community leaders and residents not to abandon current economic development initiatives, but to re-evaluate strategies and continue to fund them for future success.

Carson City man arrested; allegedly attempts to cash fake checks

News - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 11:55pm

A Carson City man faces felony fraud charges after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to cash counterfeit checks at a casino on Wednesday.

Donald Paul Jackson Jr., 27, is being held in Carson City Jail on $27,500 bail. According the arrest report, officers were called to a casino in the 3800 block of Highway 50 East in reference to a suspicious subject attempting to cash counterfeit checks.

Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad detonates live WWII hand grenade found at Topaz Ranch Estates home

News - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 8:42pm

The Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad detonated a live World War II-era hand grenade after a couple discovered the explosive device while going through a friend’s belongings at a Topaz Ranch Estates home on Thursday.

At approximately 7 p.m. the couple drove the hand grenade to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Minden to turn the device over to authorities, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Captain John Milby in a news release.

Seventh woman accuses Carson City probation officer of sexual misconduct

News - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 4:41pm

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports today that a seventh woman has accused a Carson City probation officer of using his authority and the threat of jail to coerce her into exposing herself for his personal gratification while he was on official duty, according to an amended 25-count criminal complaint filed in Carson City Justice Court. Click here to read the story.

Nevada Group Wants Yucca Mountain Energy Park legislation

News - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 4:36pm

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – An organization that wants to see Yucca Mountain used as a temporary nuclear waste storage site with a research center to explore reprocessing has proposed an amendment to a bill in the Legislature to move its Energy Park idea forward.

walmart

News - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 2:29pm

(This article is from Around Carson, at http://aroundcarson.com/2011/03/31/walmart/) anyone know when they going to start work on the new welmart in gardnerville?

Bethany Drysdale to lead Nevada tourism commission public relations department

News - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 1:43am

CARSON CITY — Bethany Drysdale, who has promoted Nevada's tourism attractions for more than five years for the Nevada Commission on Tourism will head the Public Relations department beginning April 23, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced this week.

Drysdale has served as Public Relations specialist for NCOT since October 2005. She succeeds Chris Chrystal, who is retiring as manager April 22 after a 48-year career in news reporting and public relations that included 13 years with the Commission.

Photo Gallery: A Drive From Carson City to Carson Pass

Outdoors - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 8:13am

Elaine and I took a ride on Wednesday from Carson City to Kit Carson Pass (elevation 8,500'), via U.S. Highway 395, Nevada State Route 88 and California State Route 88, to get some pictures of the deep snow in the high country.

Here are eight photos to enjoy:

Photo No. 1: The Hope Valley Store on the way to Kit Carson Pass. They might have a problem in getting to the tire chains.

Photo No. 2: Some summer rental cabins in a meadow, just before reaching Red Lake.

Silver City, Nevada creates website to fight Comstock Mining, Inc. pit mining threat

News - Last Update Thu, 03/31/2011 - 10:12pm

A website that dedicates itself to Silver City and proposed gold mining around the historic Lyon County community has been launched.

SilverCityNvBlogspot.com was developed by a group of town residents with the idea of providing a citizen point of view as Comstock Mining, Inc., fueled by record gold prices, looks to change the land-use designation of a parcel it now occupies and has been doing exploratory drilling.

Package Of Bills Aimed At Curbing Misuse Of Independent Contractors Focus Of Legislative Hearing

News - Last Update Wed, 03/30/2011 - 7:30pm

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – A hearing room was packed today with labor and business representatives for a legislative committee’s consideration of a package of bills aimed at curbing the misuse of independent contractors.

Reno-Tahoe International to offer daily Delta flights to Minneapolis

News - Last Update Wed, 03/30/2011 - 3:06pm

From a region with a crystal-blue famed lake to a state of 10,000 of them, non-stop daily service to Minneapolis, Minn., from Reno-Tahoe International Airport will begin July 1, airport officials announced today.

Live: Carson City Planning Commission, 5 p.m.

News - Last Update Wed, 03/30/2011 - 8:24pm

The Carson City Planning Commission meets tonight at 5 p.m. in the Sierra Room at the community center. On the agenda is allowing Silver State Charter School to move to a 6.6 acre parcel between Fairview and Mallory Way. Here is the rest of the agenda. You can also check out the live video.

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