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Only one Douglas County political race will take advantage of Nevada's new June primary this year.

At the close of filing on Friday, the race for clerk-treasurer was the only one to muster enough candidates for a primary. more...
03/14/2010 8:49pm
Twenty-eight years of public service might be enough for some people, but not Ross Chichester.

The 54-year-old wraps up almost three decades on the Minden Town Board in December and hopes to begin in January with the Douglas County School Board.
  03/12/2010 5:48pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to allocate up to $16 million to encourage farmers and ranchers in 11 Western states to protect sage grouse and the chicken-sized bird's habitat.
  03/13/2010 12:43pm
Outgoing state Sen. Mark Amodei of Carson City was repeatedly skewered Friday night by friends and colleagues over his legendary tardiness.
  03/13/2010 12:41pm
When Douglas County Commission Vice Chairman Dave Brady filed for re-election to his seat on March 1, he came in alone.
  03/12/2010 5:45pm
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., conducted a press conference Thursday to discuss issues relevant to rural Nevada and what has been done recently in Washington, D.C. on issues ranging from alternative energy to military training.
  03/12/2010 10:19am
Lynn Hettrick
In a surprise move, Lynn Hettrick filed Friday for the Douglas County clerk-treasurer's seat.
  03/12/2010 5:40pm
The Douglas County Clerk's Office will open for the last day of candidate filing at 9 a.m. today. Anyone wishing to file for office has eight hours to do it, because the law says filing stops at 5 p.m.
  03/12/2010 8:55am
Out of 16 applicants for the job of Douglas County superintendent, five are moving on to interviews with the school board, including one candidate with a contentious past.
  03/11/2010 3:47pm
Gov. Jim Gibbons filed Thursday for a second four-year term in that office saying he and nearly every other governor are suffering from low approval ratings because of the economy.
  03/11/2010 6:15pm
As promised, Gov. Jim Gibbons today vetoed the bill which would have put state offices on a four-day, 10-hour work week saying the legislation appears to be a good idea but, in practice, is unworkable.
  03/11/2010 6:13pm
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the state law limiting advertisements by legal, licensed brothels.
  03/11/2010 6:11pm
Douglas County Manager T. Michael Brown hopes residents have 90 minutes they can spare Monday to join him and other officials for a State of the County celebration at the CVIC Hall in Minden.
  03/11/2010 5:25pm
Gov. Jim Gibbons will sign the legislation designed to qualify Nevada for up to $175 million in federal Race to the Top education funds on Thursday.
  03/10/2010 9:46am
Douglas County's 2010 State of the County presentation will revisit the county's history, celebrate a decade of success and chart the course for a bright future.
  03/09/2010 10:50am
Area law enforcement are searching for a man who robbed the Bank of The West branch Monday afternoon, officers said.
  03/09/2010 10:51am
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