Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to graduate 28 from academy

UPDATE 4:05PM: The brush fire has been contained and units will be released shortly, said Carson City Fire Department Chief Sean Slamon.
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Carson City Fire Department responded Thursday afternoon to a report of a power line sparking and causing a small brush fire in an area between Duck Hill Road and Goni Road northeast of Carson City and southeast of Washoe Lake.

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Eldorado National Forest will begin the sale of Christmas tree permits on Monday, Nov. 13. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, fir or cedar trees up to six inches in diameter at the base in designated cutting areas.

A program developed by the Northern Nevada Development Authority to facilitate regulatory requirements has benefitted a lumber company with its plans to expand in Carson City.

Hungry Carson City area residents arrived at Applebee's throughout Wednesday afternoon and evening to support Special Olympics Nevada and to have their meals served to them by local law enforcement officers.

Carson City Undersheriff Steve Albertsen has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year. His appointed in January 2003 peaked a law enforcement career in Carson City and with the Nevada Department of Public Safety, culminating in 36 years of enforcement experience.

A new scholarship through the Western Nevada College Foundation encourages students to pursue careers in education. The Dr. Eugene Paslov Memorial Scholarship will be awarded annually to two students who plan to dedicate their careers to education.

CARSON CITY – The Union’s coffee shop, the second arm of the restaurant’s eatery, coffee bar and tap house trifecta, has spent the last week perfecting processes and procedures and has announced it will be open daily at 7 a.m. The coffee bar entrance is located on Curry Street, behind The Union at 302 N. Carson Street.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Tuesday for four felony warrants alleging two counts fraudulent use of a credit card and two counts burglary, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

CARSON CITY — The food bank that makes up Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, is in urgent need of turkeys this holiday season.

While you’ll always find a jazz jam at Living the Good Life and karaoke at Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge on Wednesdays, today offers some special choices. Choose Applebee’s for lunch or dinner and you’ll notice that your server looks suspiciously like a law enforcement officer. The Tip-a-Cop fundraiser benefits the athletes of the Special Olympics. Find some holiday treasures at the Carson City Senior Center. Unique Crafters Holiday Fair in their thrift shop showcases hand-crafted gifts by area seniors. Shoot for the stars at the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest at the Douglas County Community Center.

If you make 100 decisions, it is not reasonable to expect all of your decisions to be good ones. If you make investments, it is possible some of them will turn out to not be winners.

Wheatstone Bridge will brings its unique stylings of Americana, folk and Celtic to Carson City this Saturday, Nov. 11 with a performance at the Brewery Arts Center.

The Carson City Library is in the running for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, which “honors outstanding libraries and museums that contribute significantly to the wellbeing of their communities.”

Demolition of the much reviled Kinkead Building at 505 East King Street in Carson City is currently underway.