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Douglas, Lyon counties combine for increased DUI patrols
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 6:00amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas and Lyon counties will be participating in two high visibility DUI enforcement patrols along the Highway 208 and 395 corridors Friday and Saturday, and again Sept. 2 and 3.Bo...
Hunter bags biggest bear near Kingsbury
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 12:01pmMINDEN, Nev.- So far the biggest black bear taken in Nevada's first hunt was killed in Douglas County on Tuesday.A 700-pound male bear was hunted between Highway 50 and Kingsbury Grade, according t...
DA: Fire caused by juveniles' negligence, not deliberately set
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 11:49amMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with a delinquency offense in last week's Ray May fire that burned nearly 4,000 acres which alleges the fire was caused by negligence, and wasn...
Minden set to discuss town manager
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 11:19amMINDEN, Nev. - Minden town board members are holding a public hearing 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss qualities they seek in a new manager.The public is invited to the meeting at the CVIC Hall, 1602...
$83.7 million in unclaimed property moved to state's general fund
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 11:18amMINDEN, Nev. - The Nevada Treasurer's Office's Unclaimed Property Division has completed the transfer of $83.7 million to the state's general fund, the largest amount ever transferred by the State ...
Douglas employers shed 3,550 jobs over three years
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:50amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County has shed 3,550 workers, or about 14 percent of its workforce, over the past three years.According to figures released Friday by the Department of Employment, Training ...
Ray May fire at 90 percent containment
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:47amMINDEN, Nev. - The cost of fighting the Ray May fire is reported to be $2.195 million as firefighters mop up the fire and prepare to demobilize.As of 9:30 a.m. today, the fire is 90 percent contain...
Wildfire no deterrent to first day of school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:45pmMINDEN, Nev. - Smoky skies from a south county wildfire couldn't diminish the fresh enthusiasm elementary students showed on the first day of school Wednesday.According to the Douglas County Sch...
Juveniles attend hearing in Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:00pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys held for allegedly starting the Ray May fire were ordered held in detention until a hearing could be set to determine their culpability.District Judge David Gamb...
Defensible space key to home protection
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:45amMINDEN, Nev. - As fire crews continue making progress on the Ray May fire, officials have one message for homeowners: create defensible space. "The more defensible space we have, the better opportu...
Ray May fire down for count
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:30amMINDEN, Nev. - The smoke plume that rose above Carson Valley most of the week was absent on Friday morning, replaced by a smoky haze.After a long night with reasonably light winds and higher hum...
Defendants extradited to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:15amMINDEN, Nev. - A 62-year-old Holbrook woman and her son were extradited to South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday in the alleged custodial kidnapping of a year-old baby boy.Salvador Miguel Aquino-Villavi...
15-year-old boys accused of starting Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 5:08pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys who allegedly failed to extinguish a campfire were in juvenile detention Wednesday, charged with felony arson in a 2,730-acre blaze burning in the Pine Nut Mount...
Mays fire claims structures
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:35pmMINDEN, Nev. - A privately-owned guest house was one of seven structures destroyed in the Ray May fire that has grown to more than 3,600 acres.A non-occupied residence owned by the Bureau of Lan...
Firefighters say no homes lost in Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:32pmMINDEN, Nev. - The only structures lost so far in the Ray May fire were a private outbuilding and a BLM-owned structure, the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch CenterThe center reported Wednesday...
Minden woman seriously hurt on Blue Lakes Road
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 11:46pmA Minden woman sustained life-threatening injuries when the vehicle she was driving up Blue Lakes Road lost control, hit a tree, flipped and came to rest ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../minden-woman-seri...
Fire threatens Pine View
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 8:06pmMINDEN, Nev. - A fast-moving wildland fire consumed hundreds of acres of pion pine and brush Tuesday threatening homes in the Pine View Estates subdivision south of Gardnerville.East Fork Fire C...
New location for Barton hospice office
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 5:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Home Health and Hospice has moved its office moved from 1609 U.S. Highway 395 in Minden, Nevada to 1503 Highway 395 in Gardnerville, Nev., near The Record Courier....
Genoa OKs poetry festival contract
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 4:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - Genoans saddled up on Tuesday for a third Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival.Town board members approved a contract with the Carson Valley Arts Council to put on the event April 26-29, 2...
Buyten strikes X Gold ... again
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 5:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - As though 1998 Douglas High graduate Matt Buyten hadn't already cemented his freestyle motocross already, he added just a bit more to his legacy this past Thursday night to kick o...
Carson Valley motocross star prepares to defend X Games title
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 5:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - Even after nine years, Carson Valley resident Matt Buyten has to take a step back every August to brace himself.The 1998 Douglas High School graduate has established himself as on...
Stateline man charged in California cold case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 5:39pmMINDEN, Nev. - A 50-year-old Stateline man - taken into custody by a Douglas County sheriff's deputy who stopped to help two men by the side of the road - has been charged with murder in a 30-ye...
Quick response quashes Alpine wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 4:29pmMINDEN, Nev. - A rapid response quickly contained an 81-acre wildfire that at its height forced the evacuation of Indian Creek Campground and threatened the Alpine County Airport.The Airport fire s...
Line halfway around Airport fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 8:21amMINDEN, Nev. - Firefighters have a line halfway around the 81-acre Airport fire burning near Indian Creek Reservoir in Alpine County.The Indian Creek Campground, which was evacuated this afterno...
Fire agencies adopt identification system
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:31amMINDEN, Nev. - Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one in California have agreed to implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Agencies from Douglas, Lyon, a...
Role is a 'privilege' for new county manager
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:16amMINDEN, Nev. - When Steve Mokrohisky left the July 7 Douglas County commission meeting, he'd been promoted to county manager, and still had three other jobs.He said in an interview last week, hi...
