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Homers haven't been the primary source of Western Nevada College victories in 2016, but that changed on the team's current road trip in Utah.

Abe Yagi smacked a game-tying, two-run homer and DJ Peters slammed a tie-breaking, two-run shot as the Wildcats rallied for a 12-5 Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball victory over Utah State University Eastern on Friday in Price. Tim Lichty homered in Game 2, but the Golden Eagles rallied for an 8-5 victory.

Kristina George fired a four-hit shutout and Western Nevada College unleashed a seven-run inning to sweep a softball twin bill against Colorado Northwestern, 2-0 and 12-3, on Friday at Pete Livermore Sports Complex in Carson City.

“When everyone is looking for gold, it’s good to be in the pick and shovel business.” — Mark Twain

The entrepreneur-turned-humorist ought to know. Even though Samuel Clemens failed miserably at both mining and logging ventures in Nevada, he gave getting rich his best shot. Twain well understood the appetite Americans have for money — and how far those who want a slice of the supply chain pie are willing to go in order to get it.
It’s the same ambitious impulse a recent Seattle Business article identified when it said, “Marijuana entrepreneurs are lining up to cash in.”

It’s official. My eyes have been opened to a whole new world — and the things I’ve learned will make a lifelong impact on me. Forgive me because this article will probably be all over the place as I try to find the words to describe one very unique experience.

With winter weather again coming to the Carson City area and the expectation of wind, rain and snow, chances are the storm will lead to hazardous driving conditions. This in turn can lead to car crashes. Planning ahead will help prevent these crashes. Slow down, leave early and drive with care.

Excuses, when it comes to individuals being stopped for speeding, we hear a lot of them. Here are a few:
“I’m not from around here.” No matter where you are from there are speed limits and they are enforced too.

Driving during wet, snowy and icy conditions requires a reduction in speed and an increase in distance between vehicles to help prevent car crashes. Operating a four wheel drive vehicle is not a license to drive faster than other vehicles around you as you will always be subject to Mother Nature and the laws of physics.

If you’re out and about between Carson City, Reno, Virginia City and Lake Tahoe, be sure to bundle up. Temperatures will begin to fall into the teens and remain below average, with lows in the single digits, through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

As Carson City residents prepare to welcome 2016, there is something to be said about the annual tradition of making New Year’s resolutions.

The practice can be traced back to ancient Babylon, where Babylonians would make promises to their gods to pay their debts and return borrowed objects at the start of every new year. The concept of making a new year resolution is now widely practiced today around the world.

Unfortunately, the world has a history of breaking New Year’s resolutions about as long as it does of making them.

During this time of year in Lake Tahoe, ice may appear thick enough to walk on, but the thickness is unreliable and the ice may break. South Lake Tahoe Fire and Rescue wants to remind the community and its visitors with ice smart safety tips.

You would be surprised at the number of people that don’t know who we are or what we do. Yes, people use our name and adopt from us and talk about us, but many people confuse us with other non-profit groups. It’s a common challenge faced by all animal welfare agencies.

Winter weather can cause more issues than we can sometimes bear. Wet and icy roadways combined with our need to get from point A to point B as quickly as we can, often times leads to vehicle crashes.

Two back to back winter storm systems that could bring the heaviest snow to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra in more than a year, gusty winds and a good rain soaking around Carson City should begin to arrive late Wednesday into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be participating in Joining Forces through the rest of the month of November. The focus of the event will be seatbelt safety “Click it or Ticket."

Have you heard about the volunteers who have been cleaning up litter around Carson City? Maybe you've seen a group of people removing trash early one Saturday morning and wondered who was behind the effort. Well, chances are you were a witness to a Trash Mob.

In spite of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees freedom of the press, there are some places where journalists don’t belong and are simply not allowed: At times inside a court room with closed proceedings, a jury deliberation room, a medical exam room, and in a legal consultation, among other places.

Low pressure is moving into the Carson City region, with rain showers and high elevation snow in the Sierra expected through Wednesday, clearing by Thursday with mild weather through Nevada Day festivities, and then a stronger system pushing into the area late Sunday.

Jonathan Shoff knows the value of a good job and a good education. Raised in Southern California primarily by his two grandfathers, one retired Navy and the other a pastor, Shoff moved to Carson City in 2000 to live with his uncle, and get back on the right track. Early brushes with the law for being, as he said, “young and dumb,” didn’t deter him from seeking a better life.

Nick Delio of Valencia, Calif. fired the low round of the tournament so far with an 8-under par 64 to tie for the lead at the halfway point of the Stage One Web.com Tour Qualifier at Dayton Valley Golf Club. J.R. Myers, Saratoga, Calif., shot 4-under 68 Wednesday and the two are atop the leaderboard at 9-under 135.

Columbine. Blacksburg. Carson City. Sandy Hook. Aurora. Fort Hood. Nashville. Marysville. Charleston. Roseburg.
The list goes on a lot longer than this.

Whether a school, a mall or shopping center, military base, movie theater or a church, mass shootings seem to have become commonplace across America. Their occurrences are always shocking. The frequency alarming.
Instead of looking deeper into the reasons behind these killers’ actions, though, our society finds it easier to examine only skin deep and blame the weapons used to carry out their crimes.

An area of low pressure is making its return to the region, bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly south of Interstate 80 this afternoon, tonight and Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

A second system will phase with this first system over the weekend bringing chances for showers across all of the Sierra, northeast California, and northwest Nevada.

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Every year it seems more and more people are looking into starting their own ventures, escaping from the corporate mindset and driving themselves to do more, be more—and let's not forget—earn more. These pioneers come from all walks of life, but the category that seems to be on the rise, and the one that I fall under, is that of the millennial entrepreneur.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Oct. 7, 2015 and beyond.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the first week of fall beginning Sept. 23, 2015 and beyond. Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Sept. 16, 2015 and beyond. Note: Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included as their reports have not been updated since June 4.

Gusty southwest winds will continue through Wednesday, bringing dangerous boating conditions at Lake Tahoe and Pyramid and areas of blowing dust elsewhere, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

The winds will also bring additional smoke from the Rough, Lumpkin, Valley, and Butte fires across the Sierra and northern Nevada.

The intensity of the smoke and air quality impacts will be dependent on how active the fires are burning. For air quality information go to airnow.gov.

Since none of us are perfect, sometimes the original income tax return needs to be corrected. IRS calls it "amended." Perhaps you just made a mistake such as not claiming all of the itemized deductions you are entitled to. Form 1040X and the instructions for that form are on the IRS website.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Sept. 9, 2015 and beyond. Note: Nevada Department of Wildlife fishing reports for Western Nevada waters are not included as their most current reports have not been updated.

If you're looking for plans this Labor Day weekend, why not take a leisurely sightseeing tour of our own western Nevada and Sierra backyard? It’s easy to do, you’ll be on paved highways all the way, and you’ll have plenty of chances for taking photographs, shopping, buying souvenirs, eating and perhaps even a little fishing.

High temperatures will reach into the upper 90s and near triple digits around Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas by the end of the week with a chance for thunderstorms going into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.