In late October 2011, retired Douglas High School teacher Myron Carpenter told The Record-Courier he was starting an effort to preserve Nevada State Prison after the inmates were moved out. The 24-year history teacher said he would take his students …
Read More »INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A Northern California man could face up to 6 years in prison for his role in a fatal pedestrian crosswalk incident on New Year’s Eve weekend 2011 on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. On Monday, Christopher Torii Smith of Grass V …
Read More »More than 250 people showed up at the Carson Valley Career Job Opportunity Fair taking advantage of the 33 employers there looking for workers. Carson Valley Chamber Executive Director Bill Chernock said the number through the door was 256, though th …
Read More »A museum to display military aircraft and vehicles is planned at the Carson City Airport, with a preview slated for summer and construction to start in the fall. Cactus Air Force received preliminary approval from the capital city’s Airport Authority …
Read More »A fifth of Western Nevada College’s graduating class of more than 500 consisted of Douglas County residents. Anne Hansen, spokeswoman for the college, said this year’s class is the largest in school history — for the third consecutive year — and one …
Read More »A backhoe cut a half-inch gas line forcing evacuation of the new portion of Aspen Mobile Home Park at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. East Fork firefighters and members of Douglas County Search & Rescue began evacuating residents after the odor of gas was detecte …
Read More »Jennifer Zabelsky will be presenting two recitals this month. She will perform 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Nightingale Hall, in the Church Fine Arts building. She will return home to Carson Valley when she performs 7:30 p.m. Friday …
Read More »Wildlife wardens killed a 3-year-old male black bear Thursday night at Lake Tahoe after it entered the home of a 92-year-old woman who left her garage door open, an official confirmed Friday. Shortly before midnight Thursday, deputies with the Washo …
Read More »The word is out. Shirley Gibson is back at the Family Support Council of Douglas County, and this time, she’s in charge. Gibson, 60, took over as executive director in February. “I was welcomed with open arms,” she said in a recent interview. “It fee …
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