chichester
Body found in Gardnerville, Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigating
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 6:35pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is investigating the death of a man whose body was found near the Chichester housing development Monday, October 8, 2018.
At approximately 7:00 a.m., deputies located a motor vehicle belonging to a man who was reported missing the night before. A search of the area located the man deceased in the field behind Carson Valley Middle School.
At this time there does not appear to be anything suspicious about the death. The family has been notified.
No name has been released.
Dan Coverly to be new Douglas County Sheriff; Two new commissioners elected
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 9:57pm
Just under 40 percent of the registered voters in Douglas County cast their ballots in the primary election Tuesday. With 100 percent of the precincts counted in Douglas County, the following results are in:
Sheriff
Coverley, Dan 6,954 53.79%
Duffy, Joe 3,173 24.54%
Brady, David J. 1,971 15.25%
Paris, Dean 830 6.42%
County Commissioner District 2
Engels, John 4,445 52.57%
Thaler, Steven (incumbent) 4,011 47.43%
County Commissioner District 4
Rice, Wesley A. 4,420 52.69%
Murphy, Janet 3,968 47.31%
Douglas County Assessor
Tholen, Trent 4,222 51.31%
Carson Valley Middle School student arrested for threatening to "shoot up the school"
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 6:34pm
A 12-year-old student was arrested on Thursday evening after making threats to bring a gun to Carson Valley Middle School on Friday February 17 and “shoot up the school.”
At 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a call after a concerned parent intercepted the threatening message sent to their child. Deputies responded to the Indian Hills residence of the reporting party and met with the parent to examine the phone in which the threat was received.
Kingsbury Middle School sold to Glenbrook company
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/22/2016 - 6:10pm
The Douglas County School District has found a buyer for the old Kingsbury Middle School which had been on the market since 2012. The school board voted to accept a $3.15 million offer on the property from Lake Parkway LLC, a corporation listed in Zephyr Cove, Nev.
DCSD closed Kingsbury Middle School on 1900 Echo Drive in Stateline in the 2008-2009 school year due to low enrollment at the schools at the lake. The school site had an original price tag of $4 million.
"This is wonderful news," said DCSD Board President Ross Chichester.
Lisa Maloff donates $2.5 million for new field and track at Whittell High School
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/22/2016 - 4:07pm
Lisa Maloff is continuing her charitable ways in the South Shore community with yet another sizable donation. This time, it is in the amount of $2.5 million to be used on the sports field and track at Whittell High School in Zephyr Cove, Nev.
In a declaration approved by the Douglas County School District, the donation is to "enhance the education and athletic experience" of the students who attend Whittell.
Husband a "person of interest" in death of 82-year-old woman
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 9:10pm
12 p.m. update 9/2/15:
Douglas County Sheriff’s investigators have released the name of the deceased woman found in a home at 1471 Edlesborough Circle in Gardnerville, NV.
She has been identified as 82-year-old Phyllis Lewis.
The man who barricaded himself inside his residence where his wife was found is William Lewis, 86. He is currently being treated at a local hospital for unspecified medical issues.
An autopsy will be completed on Phyllis to determine the cause death. William Lewis has been named a person of interest in his wife's death.
Suspect in residential burglaries arrested in Douglas County
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/09/2015 - 7:32pm
A 23-year old California man has been arrested in Douglas County on multiple charges stemming from a rash of residential burglaries in the Chichester area of the county.
While conducting targeted crime prevention enforcement in Chichester on Tuesday, investigators observed a suspicious man. When Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies attempted to make contact with the suspect, he ran away by jumping fences but was later apprehended.
