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Next stormwater utility session May 5
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (450+ words) The next public session for a proposed stormwater utility will be at the Douglas County commissioners May 5 meeting with possible adoption on May 28. About 50 people turned out to a workshop on April 16 after county commissioners heard a presentation from Financial…...
Alpine confirms person was killed in fuel mitigation operation
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (228+ words) Firefighters tend to a pile burn on May 13, 2025, at Turtle Rock in Alpine County. Alpine County officials are confirming that a person seriously injured while conducting wildfire fuel mitigation operations on April 10 succumbed to their injuries. County Chief Executive Officer…...
Stabilizing school budget could take years
1+ week, 27+ min ago (413+ words) The plaque in front of the historic Minden Grammar School that housed the offices of the Douglas County School District for 45 years. The anticipated incoming kindergarten class is half the size of the current graduating senior class, which could have…...
Former Douglas planner named Alpine executive officer
1+ week, 4+ day ago (364+ words) Former Douglas County Planning Manager Sam Booth was named Alpine County's executive officer on Tuesday. The California county's board of supervisors unanimously approved Booth's contract after announcing his selection on March 17. "I am eager to continue to work with the…...
An arts venue by any other name. ..
1+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) TSK Architects Kevin Kemner begins a presentation on planning work for the Community Arts Center. The first noticeable result of the public outreach on converting Carson Valley Cinemas into a performing arts venue is a name change. A little judicious…...
Report details fatal avalanche
1+ week, 5+ day ago (605+ words) Nevada County search and rescue working an avalanche. by Katelyn Welsh | [email'protected] The Sierra Avalanche Center posted a final in-depth report of the deadly Feb. 17 avalanche near Castle Peak. The March 31 report provides a narrative of the day's events, based…...
Arborwood Apartments | Serving Minden-Gardnerville and Carson Valley
1+ week, 4+ day ago (35+ words) April 10, 2026 7: 23 a. m. April 10, 2026 7: 10 a. m. April 10, 2026 5: 55 a. m. April 9, 2026 8: 31 p. m. April 9, 2026 8: 18 a. m....
Vehicles of Change works with Boys & Girls Club
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (412+ words) For more than a month, a group of 89-year-old children at the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada's Wray Family Clubhouse in Minden experienced hands-on activities through Carson-Tahoe Health's Vehicles of Change. "Everyone needs a safe haven where they feel…...
Attorney seeks murder trial delay
2+ week, 3+ day ago (663+ words) Sunday, April 5, 2026 An attorney for a woman accused in the first-degree murder of Carson City resident Adam Paul Mulkey filed a motion Monday to continue a month-long trial scheduled to start in May. Attorney Alexis Duecker raised the possibility of…...
Movie filmed in Carson Valley and Carson City set for premiere
2+ week, 6+ day ago (298+ words) A screenshot from a preview of "Casa Grande," provided by ESX Entertainment, showing the Carson Range in the background. Courtesy "Every family has a breaking point," is the dramatic tagline in the official trailer for a feature film shot last…...