CARSON CITY – Many Nevada employers will see a small increase in the premiums they pay for workers’ compensation insurance this year.

The average premium increase in the voluntary market will be about 3.2 percent. Nevada employers who purchase their workers’ compensation insurance in the assigned-risk market will see an average increase of 3.3 percent. Both increases will take effect on March 1, 2014.

While unemployment fell to 8.8 percent statewide in December, the lowest since November 2008, the jobless rate in Carson City climbed from 9.1 to 9.3 percent, according to Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation figures released Monday.

Unemployment rates for the state’s metropolitan areas, including Carson City, are not adjusted for seasonality therefore the overall decrease in jobless figures are outside the main population cores. Reno's unemployment went from 8.2 to 8.4 percent, and Las Vegas, 8.6 to 8.9 percent.

As our roadways become more and more congested, it seems that some drivers become more aggressive in their driving habits. I am sure everyone has come across an aggressive driver. Perhaps you have even been one from time to time and not really thought about it. So what is an aggressive driver?

Carson City Public Works provides this road report weekly. The following information applies to the period of Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2014.

Utility work will continue in the shoulder of the east side of Silver Sage Drive between Raven Circle and Nona Drive. There will be a lane shift during sidewalk construction, but traffic control will be in place and minimal delays are expected.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office will hold a Communications Division exercise between 7 and 8 a.m. this morning. The radio transmissions that will go out over Carson City radio frequencies will be simulated only and not an actual incident in progress. The training exercise is expected to last 10 minutes.

Nov. 5, 1933 - Jan. 20, 2014 Leo Scanlon Bailey, Sr. passed into glory peacefully at his home from an extended illness on January 20, 2014. Leo has been a resident of Fallon ...

More than 300 middle and high school musicians will perform during the 14th annual Jazz in the Schools program on Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Nightingale Concert Hall at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) campus.

A 51-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 8:34 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Carson Street on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.

Mark Tyzbir, 51, was arrested after Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies went to the residence after learning of a domestic dispute there.

2014 might need to be called the year of the child at Western Nevada College’s Child Development Center. A statewide initiative to enhance child care quality, new curriculum standards, and the introduction of an assessment process for teaching strategies are all part of the new year developments at the Center on the Carson City campus.

I am adamantly opposed to the 1/8 cent tax increase to fund proposed city projects. I resent the efforts of city staff to “bundle” these projects, falsely represent them as necessary, and, by omission, deceive voters as to the true costs of these efforts. While at the work shop on January 21st, no one could tell me where the tax budget shortfall was for these projects, and there was no clearly demonstrable need.

Ken Yzurdiaga opened his second Jimmy John’s location in Carson City with an official ribbon cutting Thursday,

Located at 2329 N. Carson Street. Jimmy John’s serves those freaky fast sandwiches made to order on freshly baked bread. Stop in soon. Pictured is the staff ready and waiting to create your sandwich. Far right is owner Ken and wife Dana is on far left. The first Jimmy John's opened in south Carson.

Photo Courtesy of Carson City Chamber of Commerce.

April 25, 1937 - January 23, 2013 It’s been a year since we lost you. Each day is filled with your memory. The strength, support and ...

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Virginia City is offering lift tickets of the public transit and tour variety with the launch of the Comstock Lift Ticket that takes visitors on a ride through the high desert historic mining town east of Lake Tahoe.

The ticket gives visitors a 2.5-mile trolley ride, including a 20-minute narrated tour through Virginia City, a tour of the Ponderosa Mine as well as specials on lodging at any number of hotels, motels, restaurants and merchants.

A burglary in Douglas County Wednesday resulted in a traffic stop by Carson City sheriff's deputies in Washoe Valley that led to subsequent arrests.

Kenneth Lamontagne, 25, of Reno faces felony charges of burglary, grand larceny of a firearm and possession of stolen firearms. The suspect's wife, Robin Lamontagne, was also arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Washoe County.

An 88-year-old Nevada man facing a murder charge for shooting his wife in a hospital will not face a potential death penalty.

The Associated Press reports a prosecutor made the announcement Thursday when William Dresser made an initial appearance in Carson City Justice Court.

May 15, 1969 - Dec. 27, 2013 Jerry Smithers passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2013 in Oregon where he had been living for the past few years. Jerry was born in Hanford...

December 22, 2013 Audie Milam Jr., passed away Dec. 22, 2013. He was born at Station Hospital, Fort Frances E. Warren, Wyo. in 1935. He is a retired Boeing employee for 35 ye...

August 24, 1931-January 4, 2014 Rena Unice Bell of Fallon, Nevada passed into the arms of her husband and parents in the early hours of January 4, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospita...

Feb. 14, 1925 - Nov. 29, 2013 Robert Warren of Carson City, Nv died Nov 29,2013 of natural causes at Whispering Heights Home for seniors.Bob was born in Kalamazoo Michigan, o...

Presentations by local educators, researchers, students and science enthusiasts on a wide range of subjects including the life and works of Charles Darwin; biological evolution; science education; psychology, philosophy; the contributions and benefits of scientific discovery to humanity and current affairs related to science and technology.

Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace and the Theory of Evolution;

"How Does Free Will Evolve Over Time?" (the evolution of self-control and agency);

Airborne/Space-Based Astronomy and the Horizons of Space Research;

Gloria Ann Johnson was born in Long Beach, California on April 15, 1931 and she passed away on January 8, 2014 at the age of 82. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, ...

January 23, 1924 - January 12, 2014 June Marie Christie passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014, 11 days before her 90th birthday, surrounded by loved ones. June was ...

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