July

Sheri Ann O'Hara, 67, passed away at home on July 2, 2012. She was born on October 3, 1944 to Wayne and Dorothy (Hamer) Yates in Reno, Nevada. She grew up in Carson City, Nevada and graduated f...

CARSON CITY – After hitting a three-year low in May and June, Nevada’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped four-tenths of a percentage point in July to 12 percent, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) reported today.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams for Northern California, the Sierra and across Nevada. This report is for the week of August 16.

CARSON CITY – Nevada casinos took in $832.5 million in gaming revenue in June, a decline of 6 percent compared to the same month a year ago, the Gaming Control Board reported today.

The win was about $53 million less than June 2011 as casinos tried to build on the win in June 2011, which was up 16 percent over June 2010.

Natural forces and human actions have affected the lake s clarity, physics, chemistry and biology since 1968, when UC Davis first began continuous monitoring of Lake Tahoe.

Gaming revenue, known as "win" for Carson City area casinos, saw a slight increase of 1.11 percent for the month of June, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday.
Carson City area casinos, which includes Minden and Gardnerville in Douglas County, took in in $8,229,305 in June compared to $8,136,730 during the same period last year.
Meanwhile South Shore Lake Tahoe area casinos posted a 17 percent increase for the month of June, taking in a "win" of $16,555,235 in June of this year compared to $14,128,801 during the same period in 2011.

Mrs. Addie Julia Mathews Patterson, age 93, passed away on July 31, 2012 at Carson Tahoe Hospital. She was born on June 24, 1919 in Coffee County, Alabama and was married to Alfred A. "Pat" Pat...

CARSON CITY – It’s not just jobs and the economy but the future of Social Security and Medicare that concerns Nevadans aged 50 and older in this 2012 presidential election year, according to a new poll commissioned by the AARP and released today.

Fishing spots in the Sierra, Lake Tahoe, Northern California and Nevada will be the place to be this week as temperatures will send thousands of anglers to dozens of rivers, lakes and streams in the region. Here is the latest fishing report for the week of August 8-14. Pack plenty of water, sunscreen and don't forget your fishing license.

Matthew Garret McMaster
August 5, 1987 – July 28, 2012

Matthew was born and raised at South Shore and grew up loving skiing, snowboarding, hiking and all things outdoors. He was active in school sports, and had a great love for all animals. Matthew was in the process of following his dream by attending motorcycle mechanic school in Phoenix.

Matthew is survived by his parents, Barry and Nancy McMaster of Stateline, Nv, brother Tobias (Melanie) Sharp, and nephew Tyler Sharp, of South Lake Tahoe, and Grandmother Madeline Kerr of Carson City, Nevada.

CARSON CITY – With U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s 5^th annual National Clean Energy Summit set to kick off today in Las Vegas, the debate over alternative energy development and the government’s role in its future rages on.

Daniel Eugene Graybill, 53, passed away in Reno, NV. On July 13, 2012. He was born in Sacramento, CA. on Nov. 7, 1958 to Charles & Phyllis Graybill. He lived in the Carson City, Reno area since...

A Gardnervile man has been arrested and faces charges in connection with several vehicle burglaries last month in the Indian Hills area in north Douglas County. A 15-year-old male was also arrested.
Nathan Centeno, 18, was arrested on Thursday by Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators. The arrest was made after an investigation following several vehicle burglaries that happened on July 10.
Here is a Douglas County Sheriff's Office press release that provides the details:

CARSON CITY – Democrats continued to outpace their Republican counterparts in voter registration efforts in July, the Secretary of State’s office reported this week.

Democrats registered 8,121 active voters, while Republicans registered 3,705 active voters. Active registered nonpartisans increased by 4,946 during the same time period.

On July 28th, thousands of people came to see close-up and personal the nearly completed I-580 Freeway. When finished, it will better connect Washoe Valley to South Reno, lighten the traffic through Pleasant Valley, and lessen the bottleneck that’s starting to form at the Mount Rose Intersection. Throngs of motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists attended Sunday’s Rush to Washoe event that began at 7:00 AM and went strong until 1PM.

CARSON CITY, NV – Governor Brian Sandoval today commended the work of the Nevada Sage-grouse Advisory Committee which issued recommendations yesterday on a course of action that provides conservation measures sufficient to preclude the need to list the Greater Sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act.

“I thank the Advisory Committee, its Chairman, Bob Crowell and each of the members for their diligent and timely work on this very important issue,” Governor Sandoval said. “Representatives from a cross section of our state collaborated in an effort to conserve the Greater Sage-grouse species while maintaining predictable and multiple uses of private, state and public lands. I look forward to reviewing the Committee’s recommendations.”

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This fishing report is for Aug. 1-7.

On Thursday morning, July 12, I went fishing at Lake Tahoe for Mackinaw (Lake) Trout with two friends, Rob Boehmer and Thomas Strong, both of whom live in Carson City.
Boehmer had booked a trip with my longtime good friend and sport fishing guide, Gene St. Denis (“Gino”) of Blue Ribbon Charters (530-544-6552) at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Boehmer called me several days prior to July 12 and asked if I would like to accompany him and Strong on their fishing trip with Gino.

Nelouise "Nell" D. Smith, 70, passed away July 30, 2012 at her home in Carson City, NV. Nelouise was born July 21, 1942 in Dunsmuir, CA to Clifford and Wilma Mankins. She has been a resident of...

Olga Sharp passed away July 8, 2012 in Carson City, NV. Olga was born July 25, 1920 in Lancaster, PA to Frederick and Marian Frank. She and her husband, Dr. John Sharp traveled extensively while he...

J. B. Osborne, 92 of Carson City, passed away on July 25, 2012 at his residence in Sierra Place. He was born on November 5, 1919 to Rolla Osborne and Gertrude Byrd in Fellows, California.J. B. was ...

Mark F. Brown (BROWNY) left this world on what would have been his fifty-sixth birthday. He was born in Carson City on July 26, 1956 to Frank and Kay Brown. Mark was preceded in death by his Fat...

Antoinette E. Serchio, 74, passed away at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center on July 15, 2012. There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 10 a.m., at Walton's Chapel of the V...

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada as reported by the state's Department of Wildlife. For information, NDOW Headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

July 24: West Walker River in Lyon County: 1,803 rainbow trout: 10.3 inches in length.
July 25: Marilyn’s Pond in Washoe County: 851 rainbows: 10.3 inches.
July 26: Truckee River in Washoe County: 5,274 rainbows: 9.5 inches.
July 27: Sparks Marina in Sparks: 3,589 rainbows: 10.3 inches.

Myrtle Mae Stevens passed away Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 in Reno, Nevada following a lengthy illness. She was born in Anchorage, Alaska on March 25th, 1942, and later moved to Morro Bay, Californi...

The Plumas National Forest, Beckwourth Ranger District would like to invite you to a meeting to help identify a Winter recreation trail system for the Smith Peak/Lake Davis area. The meeting will be held on July 31st at the Beckwourth Ranger District conference room at 10:00 am. We will review the map proposed by the public for motorized and non-motorized trails within this planning area.

The district started public collaboration on this project in January of 2012, public meetings were held on January 26 and March 7.

Our work includes;

Clara Margaret Keirstead, 88, a Carson City resident since 1977, passed away at her home on July 17, 2012. She had previously lived in Granada Hills, CA, and was a Catholic. Clara married Frede...

William Paul Willis, passed away on Tuesday, July 17th at the VA Hospital in Reno, NV at the age of 70. Paul was born on October 17, 1941 in Visalia, CA to William Henry Willis and Ruth Greeley Wil...

Clint was enveloped into the loving arms of Our Heavenly Father on July 6, 2012 at 2:22 in the afternoon. Clint's strong faith in Jesus Christ never faltered during Clint's entire horrible ordea...

David passed away at home on July 18, 2012, at the age of 87. He was born in Joseph, Idaho. He is survived by his loving wife, Marilyn Keener of Dayton, Nev.; sister, Joyce Cox in Libby, Mont.;...