Silver & Snowflakes Tree Lighting

TONIGHT! Thursday, December 3, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Talking Wall

From Partnership Carson City:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaBbcoqDdfE

Fatal head-on crash closes 395 just south of Gardnerville

11:12am. Highway 395 has been re-opened.
9:15am
A head-on crash between a pickup and an SUV has shut down 395 three miles south of Gardnerville in Douglas County.

Governor Gibbons hints at more cuts in state government…more furloughs, pay cuts, etc.

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Governor Gibbons will meet with the news media next Tuesday morning to outline his major state budgetary concerns.

Reid singles out Bank of America for not helping families stay in their homes

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After negotiators for residents and mortgage lenders weighed in, the Bank of America came out with a lousy report card.

The BLM is getting serious about power transmission lines

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It may not be long before the BLM gives the green light to the start of what may become Nevada’s next great economic boost.

Sen. Reid is judge shopping

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Senator Reid is shopping for a replacement for the republican who wants to unseat Jim Gibbons.

Carson City appears getting very serious about recycling. Gotta some money in it, somewhere.

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Carson City Supervisors this week exploring “recycling on steriods” as a way of extending the life of the landfill with an added benefit of a revenue stream for city hall.

Gibbons sword fights with legislature….again….

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In yet another seemingly pointless battle of “he say, they say,” Governor Gibbons engages in another argument with legislative leaders over what in fact is a procedural iss

Sen. Ensign cites Reid re-election as reason for not resigning

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Sen. Ensign says he can’t resign and add a race for his seat a distraction from what he calls the number one political goal next November: The defeat of Sen. Harry Reid.

Nevada families slide deeper into a financial black hole…

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While Nevada’s gaming giants turn to overseas markets for expansion, many Nevada families are having to turn to federal bankruptcy courts just to survive…

CC Fire units enroute to a chimney fire at 1851 No. Nevada

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Fire units are enroute to a report of a chimney fire at a home at 1851 No. Nevada. Resident said he came home to find his home filled with smoke.

CC Firefighters enroute to a report of brush fire on Buzzy’s Ranch Road

8:16am: Fire found to be an illegal burn. Resident illegally burning brush on his property without a control burn permit from the fire department. Fire extinguished.

Monday Morning News and Musings…

Nevada’s worsening economy is weighing heavily in Las Vegas with city workers there becoming more fearful by the day for their jobs.

Black Friday shopping is seen as “Day One” of a triple header at local stores

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Carson and surrounding communities appear to have gotten off to a good start on the the Holiday Shopping Season. But will it last?

Teachers back down. Want to help state get fed education money.

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Teachers have long fought the idea of their own job evaluations being tied to the scholastic achievement of their students, saying education also belongs in the home, and t

Armed gunman robs Frontier Market

Three men, one of them armed with a handgun, robbed the Frontier Market this morning at the motel located at 1718 N. Carson St.

Children are walking to school shivering. Can’t we do something about it?

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The recession has really hammered Carson City’s low income families to the point some of their kids are walking to school without enough warm clothing.

One for sure, but maybe another will file for School Board

Former school board chair Barbara Howe has been gone for just a couple of weeks but there has been only one person officially apply to the board to fill out the rest of Ms.

Has Nevada’s economic free-fall ended? The jobless rate fell in October!

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Yes Nevada’s jobless rate fell in October. But it fell possibly due to many people no longer looking or registering for work out of weariness or frustration.

Tom Metcalf: What in the world was he thinking?

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Carson City’s highly successful “man-about-town” Tom Metcalf simply tried to take a picture of an antique rifle but wound up shutting the whole area down

Food Giveaway December 3, 17, and January 7th at CC Senior Center

As the recession wears on, it “wears out” a lot of folks who either don’t qualify for unemployment or have simply fallen by the wayside, especially in terms of food.

Decent books make decent kids

Local writer, Zemo Watts, will read one of his children's books

High school's craft fair begins tonight

Carson High School's 15th annual craft fair kicks off tonight an

Food handout to be distributed this morning

Free USDA commodity foods will be distributed from 9-11 a.m. today at

Supervisors OK funds for 'Nutcracker,' 'Peanutcracker'

Sierra Nevada Ballet's Christmas Peanutcracker and Pinkerton Ballet Th

Carson City Library hosts gang forum

A forum at the Carson City Library today will bring city leaders and t

Rural housing program receives national award

The Nevada Rural Housing Authority was recently honored for the manage

Supreme Court defends no furloughs decision

Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hardesty defended the court&#82

Shop with a cop programs hinge on donations

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is coordinating its second annu

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