Local hunters took home some impressive game this year. Here's information about the photos:

Photo No. 01: Kevin Law of Carson City with his 7X6 bull elk taken with a bow and arrow in Nevada big game management area no. 231. Photo courtesy of Kevin Law

Photo No. 02: A happy Kellie Modispacher of Douglas County with her tom turkey taken during the spring 2012 turkey hunt. Photo courtesy of Lance and Kellie Modispacher

The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. This week's inspection includes a supermarket and several schools. See the full report below.

A Carson City man has been identified by the Nevada Highway Patrol as being the sole occupant in a fatal crash early Sunday morning, Sept. 16, on Highway 395 in Douglas County.
Rafael Silva-Olivas, 43, died when he lost control of his 1991 Jeep Wrangler on Highway 395 and Lucerne Street.

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Insurance is seeking public input on the selection of Nevada’s essential health benefits plan.
The essential health benefits plan for Nevada will be the benchmark set of health care services that will be required in all individual and small group health insurance plans starting in 2014.

A Gardnerville woman and a Yerington man have been identified as victims in Saturday night's fatal accident on Highway 395 at Leviathan Mine Road, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports. A Reno man has also been identified. NHP will release the name of the separate Sunday morning single-vehicle crash later today.

The Carson Tahoe Health Foundation is pleased to announce net proceeds of over $50,000 for their 2nd Annual Carson City HopeFest fundraiser. This is an increase over last year’s net earnings of $37,000 and like last year, one hundred percent of these proceeds go towards local cancer patients seeking treatment in Carson City. Currently, the CTH Foundation is the only non-profit organization focused on supporting Carson area cancer patients with living expenses.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center. Go here for the agenda and here for live video. You can also view the agenda below.

Sharyn Kathleen Peal, 63 of Carson City, passed away on September 11, 2012. Autumn Funerals & Cremations is trusted with the arrangements. 775-888-6800Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This ma...

Ok Eam, 82 of Carson City, passed away on September 7, 2012. Autumn Funerals & Cremations is trusted with the arrangements. 775-888-6800Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This material may not ...

CARSON CITY – On the first leg of his trade mission to the People’s Republic of China, Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Nevada business delegation met with members of the U.S. Embassy staff and representatives of the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Treasury, Agriculture, and the divisions of  Economics and  Public Affairs of the Department of State, his office reported today.

In another round of layoffs in less than a month, 48 salaried and hourly employees were let go from the Chromalloy plant in Carson City, the company confirmed Wednesday. About 100 employees were laid off in late August.

In late July, more than 500 women from throughout North America rolled into Carson City, Nev., to celebrate their shared passion for motorcycling. The 2012 American Motorcyclist Association International Women & Motorcycling Conference featured presenters from around the globe and drew a healthy share of cruiser riders, with a splash of sport bike, sport touring, dual-sport and off-road enthusiasts mixed in for good measure.

What Gerald Bartholomew calls an “accidental discovery” in the late 1960s grew during the years to a collection of more than 1,100 books and other Mark Twain-related items.
Although it took nearly a lifetime to amass the articles, he's now letting them go in a donation to the Carson City Library.

Richard Ham, a long time Nevada resident, has passed away at the age of 89. A Celebration of Life will be held September 28th, 2012 from 4-6pm at the Nevada State Museum located in the Springs Pre...

"Graphene: What is it and what is it for?" Presented by Thomas Herring, PhD/Physics. The talk will cover a brief history of graphene along with a bit of quantum mechanics to help describe some of the material's more interesting properties. The range of interesting and unique properties makes graphene a candidate for a huge range of potential applications. A list of some of the more exciting ones will be covered. The talk will conclude with a summary of what might happen with graphene research in the future.

The third annual Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week is a celebration of the scrumptious cuisine and culinary talent that has made the Lake Tahoe region the best mountain-dining destination in the country.

The weeklong event is scheduled to kick off the first Sunday in October, Sunday, October 7, and will run through Sunday, October 14. Local food aficionados and visitors will delight their palate with 3-course prix-fixe menus at exceptional values that incorporate organic, seasonal and local ingredients - all served up at Lake Tahoe's charming and historic eateries, resorts and bistros.

A $10,000 cash prize and a wild night full of surreal costume get-ups that are guaranteed to make more than a few heads spin returns to MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa with Lake Tahoe's legendary Halloween event, the 34th annual Freaker's Ball, Saturday, Oct. 27.

CARSON CITY – Democrats continue to out-register their Republican counterparts, with the latest data from Clark County now showing a more than 100,000 voter advantage as the deadline to participate in the Nov. 6 general election draws ever closer.

Today just before noon the Clark County website, which updates registration totals regularly, showed 346,703 Democrats registered to vote compared to 246,479 for Republicans, a 100,224 advantage.

CARSON CITY – A state panel Tuesday recommended a $100 million capital construction plan to Gov. Brian Sandoval for the next two years, but finding funding for the many desperately needed maintenance projects is still a work in progress.

Sandoval will review the list and potentially make some revisions before submitting it to the 2013 Legislature as part of his overall budget.

Of the total construction budget, about $80 million will require some form of state funding.

Please join us and the Carson Mall for everything cat! Enter your family kitty in a few of 15 categories including: longest tail, fluffiest, prettiest eyes, etc. $15.00 for 2 categories~ $5.00 for each additional category. Trophies and ribbons will be awarded! Call us at 885-7766 to get your kitty signed up!

Sanrda Rae Knox, 74, of Carson City, passed away on September 14, 2012. Capitol City Cremation and burial society, 775-882-1766Copyright 2012 -. All rights reserved. This material may not be publis...

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval will support some level of funding in his next budget to continue the work of implementing a statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS) to allow for the measurement of individual student performance over time.

Food For Thought, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthy food to hungry children in Carson City, Silver Springs and parts of Douglas County, has moved its headquarters to a more accessible location.
Food for Thought is now located at the NorthTown Plaza, 3246 North Carson Street, Suite 118 in Carson City.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has released more information into two deadly vehicle accidents this weekend that resulted in four fatalities on Highway 395 in Douglas County. The accidents happened within a few hours of each other. The first accident, in which three people died, was reported at 11:45 p.m. Saturday night near Leviathan Mine Road on Highway 395.