Former Republican Senate candidate John Chachas said today he is now residing in Nevada and that he “may run� for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., in 2012.
“I may run,� he said in an interview with Jon Ralston on the Face To Face television program.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – While Secretary of State Ross Miller has announced he will voluntarily post his campaign contribution and expense report early so voters can review the information prior to casting their ballots in the Nov. 2 general election, other candidates are not ready to follow suit.

Prescription drug roundups will be held in Carson City, Dayton, Silver Springs and Fernley this Saturday, Sept. 25.

Bring your unused and expired prescription drugs to the drop-offs for proper disposal by the sheriff's office. Disposal protects the community and its water supply. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Acceptable items include: Unused or expired prescription drugs, over-the-counter pills, prescription liquids, pet medications and syringes. The Lyon County roundup will not be accepting syringes or medical waste.

Candidate for Carson City Assessor, Ian Mindling, talks about how he would manage the job.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27T9YlWJEz4

Utility Telephone, Inc. will acquire the customer base and network assets of Minden-based DSL and VoIP provider WPTI Telecom, LLC.

Under the terms of the agreement, Utility will acquire customers throughout the Reno, Carson City and Douglas-county markets, and will add a substantial DSL footprint to Utility’s existing Nevada network which includes a 2.5 Gigabit-per-second fiber-optic network linking Reno, Carson City and Fernley.

Jan Mackenzie of Reno was the winner of the Marilyn Monroe Look-a-like contest on Saturday during Dayton Valley Days. The annual street fair's theme this year is the 50th anniversary of the making of the "Misfits" starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, which was filmed in and around Dayton.

A Carson City father was arrested early Saturday and faces multiple felony and gross misdemeanor charges after authorities found bags of suspected methamphetamine on the floor of his Fifth Street apartment as he was caring for his two small children.

Meanwhile four people, identified by the suspect as friends, face multiple drug charges.

Brett Steven Jones, 31, was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine and prescription drugs for sale, two counts of gross misdemeanor child endangerment and a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge. Bail was set at $10,000.

Practice, tenacity and an emphasis on passing earlier in the week helped the Carson Senators soar past the Hug Hawks on Friday night, www.CarsonSports.com reports. Meanwhile, the JV football team kept the same pace as their varsity brothers, with a 35-0 victory earlier in the evening. Click here to read all the action.

A male motorcyclist died in a three-vehicle accident Friday night in Carson City.

Eleventh Frame Winners Lounge @ Carson Lanes Presents... Northern Nevada's best Party Band, "The Road Dawgs". Playing your favorite Classic Rock, Blues, Motown, & New Rock Standards, the large dance floor is sure to be hopping!! NO COVER. Must be 21. No smoking.

Assemblyman John Hambrick this week said he will vie for chairmanship of the Republican Assembly Caucus against sitting chairman Pete Goicoechea if he wins reelection in November. He also expressed concerns about what he characterized as an abuse of power by some in Democratic leadership in Carson City.

Music, parades, and plenty of fun are in store as the 22nd Dayton Valley Days kicks of Saturday and Sunday.

The two-day event features more than 100 food, music, arts and crafts booths, plus historical demonstrations and many other attractions.

Festivities will be at Old Town Dayton. A pancake breakfast by the Kiwanis Club begins at 7 a.m. both days. Festivities run from 9 a.m. to dusk on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Four representatives from The Winnemucca Community Garden (WCG) will be the only delegates from the state of Nevada to represent the United States when 5,000 representatives from the worldwide Terra Madre network meet in Turin, Italy this October. This event, in its fourth year, coincides with the international Slow Food Fair.

Even though Carson is 2-0 going into Friday night's football game against the 0-3 Hug Hawks, the Senators have braced themselves for a tough matchup even with home field advantage. Sports Editor Dave Price previews this and more at www.carsonsports.com.

Nevada News Bureau staff
CARSON CITY – Nevada parents along with their counterparts across the country will soon have a new option to save for their children’s college education.

Carson City Manager Larry Werner told the Board of Supervisors today that they are hoping to wrap up work on cost estimates for the city's portion of the Nugget Project by the end of the day.

Werner said that these cost estimates would determine if they had a feasible project or not, compared with the funding that would be provided by a 1/8 cent sales tax increase and tax increment financing.

He told the board that the results would be presented to the citizen's committee, whose next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 27.

Local author Lee Kennedy launches his Faith, Family and Freedom book tour live on The Bill Manders Show 780 KOH on Friday September 24th at 5pm and at Borders Books at 911 Topsy Lane in Carson City on Saturday, September 25th, 2010 from 11am-1pm. Lee will be speaking and signing copies of his newest book “Faith, Family & Freedom...A Journey of Change”. Authorhouse Publishing ISBN #9781438908151 June 2010

After 3,000 people applied for 130 positions last month, Kohl's department store in Carson City is preparing for a Sept. 29 grand opening.
The store is located in the old Mervyn's building at 3871 South Carson Street in the Eagle Station center next to Raley's. The company held a series of job fairs from Aug. 8-12.
The Wisconsin-based company is hiring temporary part-time credit associate positions for the Carson store, according to its website.

LAKE TAHOE — There are a couple weeks left to get Diamond Peak 2010/11 season passes at the Early Bird Rate.

Save 20 percent off the regular rate by taking advantage of this special deal plus get exclusive Diamond Peak season passholder discounts on third party vendors. Buy a season pass for as low as $295 (mid-week Adult resident rate) until the end of September.

Carson Nugget president Steve Neighbors was on hand to discuss some of the details of the Carson City Center aka Nugget Project at the Nevada Business Connections breakfast this morning at the Gold Dust West.

(You can read all the background materials on the project here. )

Support Food for Thought and homeless kids in the Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey County school districts. Food for Thought provides meals to local homeless children on weekends when there are no school meals available to them. Gently used items are requested for donation for the rummage sale.

Nevada's education chief Keith Rheault told a legislative committee today that his agency has been unable to fill critical positions because of a mandate from the governor's office that new hires start at the bottom of the pay scale.

A Carson CIty woman is being held on $40,000 bail after allegedly trying to steal $50 at knife-point from a 16-year-old.

Sommer Wesselman, 33, was arrested at Saliman and Highway 50 on Tuesday at about 10:30 p.m. The unemployed woman faces a felony charge of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon.

Click here for live coverage of the Carson City School District board meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. and click here to read the agenda.