Nye County

Carson City was abuzz Thursday evening at the Nevada State Legislature, in which over 100 Nevadan residents gathered to support honeybees, and their ability to be kept by residents.

Senate Bill 389, relating to the ability to keep bees in residential zones in Nevada, which has been hotly debated since it was announced on March 20, was read during a Natural Resources Committee meeting Wednesday.

Residents attended to an extent that legislative staff needed to open an overflow room to provide for those gathered, in which the meeting was televised from down the hall.

Senator Keith Pickard of southern Nevada, the man behind the hotly-debated bee bill, is standing behind his legislation in the face of controversy; however, he says, the Legislative Council Bureau of the Nevada State Legislature is at fault for not following his original intention. The bill's original intention was to stop the spread of Africanized Bees in Nevada, he says, which needs to be dealt with on a state level.

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has determined that famed brothel owner and Republican Assembly candidate Dennis Hof’s death just before the election was caused by a heart attack.

When news of the sudden death of Assembly candidate and brothel owner Dennis Hof reached us last Tuesday, we were quite stunned by it. We had gotten to know Dennis, and James had seen him several times in the weeks preceding his sudden departure.

One of his great gifts was the ability to make you feel you were the most important person in the room. Two occasions involving James come to mind, but Ron felt the same way.

Yerington High School in Lyon County has been named one of 31 Shining Star schools recognized by the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) for achieving four- and five-star status while also serving a high percentage of students in poverty.

Nevada fire agencies in Lyon County, Elko County, Nye County and Washoe County will receive grants totalling more than $1.5 million, Sen. Dean Heller announced on Thursday. The funding from the Department of Homeland Security comes amid a devastating fire year for the West and Nevada, where a single fire ripped through the range, burning more than 400,000 acres in July.

A 31 year-old Reno woman was arrested Friday afternoon at 2:07 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Carson Street on a pair of felony violations, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported, including burglary and grand larceny.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced Thursday that five Carson City area programs will receive nearly $442,000 in community development block grants.

A 33-year old Carson City man was arrested Saturday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team for a felony warrant alleging attempted lewdness with a child under the age of 14, a sheriff's deputy said.

For those who think they can’t afford to pamper themselves now and then and to upgrade their look, rejoice, there’s a place in Carson City where you can enjoy affordable pampering while helping students earn their beauty certification.

The number of jobs created statewide as of November 2017 continue to set state employment records in Nevada's major metropolitan areas of Clark and Washoe counties, according to a November 2017 report released by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR).

A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of felony third DUI, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of felony third DUI, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Carson City School District will receive $1.38 million in funding for third phase of the Read by Grade 3 program, also known as RBG3, the Nevada Department of Education announced Friday. Lyon County School District is on tap to receive $671,825 in funding, and Douglas County School District, $655,182.

Multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the state carried out sex offender compliance checks of 430 individuals in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Churchill and portions of of Washoe County last week, the largest collaborative effort of its kind for sex offender checks, according to Nevada Parole and Probation.

Nevada police officers and local law enforcement agencies including the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Nevada Highway Patrol, Nye County Sheriff’s Office and Reno Police Department negotiated tough turns Friday during the 14th Extreme Motor Officer Challenge competition at Mills Park.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval issued the following statement Wednesday in response to United States Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s opening remarks in front of the Senate Energy & Water Subcommittee.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that the Northern Nevada Development Authority and the Nye County Coalition will receive a total of $1.2 million in federal grant funds for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription and other charges, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Yerington High School’s Gabrielle Hunt has represented Lyon County at the Nevada Poetry Out Loud State Finals for three consecutive years. Now she’ll represent the state of Nevada at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C.

Carson City School District is among four districts in the state that have entered into student performance compacts with the Nevada Department of Education and will be able to tap into federal Title I funds, officials announced Tuesday.

With the official day of summer arriving with the solstice on Monday, the weather will heat up around Carson City, with very hot temperatures expected for central and southern Nevada and some areas of western and northern Nevada.

A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday in the 200 block of Sara Drive on suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Since the early 1980s, May has been a month for celebrating historic preservation and archaeology in Nevada. This year, the theme acknowledges the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, which helps to stabilize neighborhoods and downtowns, contributes to public education, attracts investment, creates jobs, generates tax revenues, supports small business and affordable housing, and powers Nevada’s heritage tourism industry.

Eureka County Sheriff's Office reported that a resident deputy sheriff and a 9-year-old girl died in an accident on State Route 318 in Nye County on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

A 28-year-old Gardnerville man was arrested Tuesday, 1:32 a.m. in the area of Carson and Proctor streets on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear for a traffic violation, issued July 10, 2013 out of Nye County Justice Court, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

I've been busy as a bee, roaming all over the Internet, gathering information about all kinds of things that you may not know about Nevada. Here is a sample of what I found:

A cold front will continue to push through the region late Saturday night into Monday but it looks like it will miss Lake Tahoe and Carson City with only a slight chance of rain and snow showers with the brunt of the system heading further into central and southern Nevada and the California Eastern Sierra to the south, according to the National Weather Service.

The words of great poets come to life on stage across the state as more than 3,100 high school-aged students compete to represent their county at the 10th Annual Nevada Poetry Out Loud State Finals at the Siena Hotel in Reno on March 14, 2015 from noon to 3 p.m.

Thanksgiving holiday travelers heading back home over the Sierra can expect unsettled weather throughout the day, with rain and high elevation snow, according to the National Weather Service.