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Couple found dead in Carson River identified as Darrell and Kelley Crossman
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:45amMINDEN, Nev. - Carson City residents Darrell and Kelley Crossman were identified as the couple found dead in the Carson River on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office....
Stateline gaming posts $1 million decrease over last year
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:42amMINDEN, Nev. - Stateline casinos saw a $1 million decease in gaming win in November 2011, according to figures released on Monday.The main source of gaming taxes in Douglas County, the casinos p...
Weekend antiques show in Minden
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 10:58amThe biannual Antiques Show & Sale with appraisal clinic is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden. The show is in the ballroom on the lower level. Access is avai...
Felony DUI earns prison sentence
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:01amMINDEN, Nev. - A 25-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was sentenced Monday to three years in Nevada State Prison for felony driving under the influence after he was dropped from a diversion program ...
Douglas County OKs master plan that takes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 1:11pmBy Anne Knowles. MINDEN – The Douglas County Commission approved an update to the county's 15-year-old master plan, paving the way for the county to take over permitting in its portion of the Lake...
Janis Joplin's original band plays CVIC Hall
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 10:02amMINDEN - The Carson Valley Arts Council will start 2012 with a baby boomer bash. Janis Joplin's original band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, along with vocalist Stephanie Keys will perfor...
Janis Joplin's original band plays CVIC Hall
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 10:02amMINDEN - The Carson Valley Arts Council will start 2012 with a baby boomer bash. Janis Joplin's original band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, along with vocalist Stephanie Keys will perfor...
Arrest made in Douglas County sexual assualt case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 2:13pmMora was booked into the Minden jail on an arrest warrant for lewdness with a minor. Bail was set at $50000. – Lake Tahoe News staff report. Facebook Twitter ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../arrest-made-i...
UPDATE: Douglas County fugitive found at Carson City motel
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 1:13pm
UPDATE: From the Douglas County Sheriff's Office: Fleeing felon Victor Mora Jr. was captured Wednesday night at the Carson City Inn Motel in Carson City. Mora Jr. was captured by Douglas County Investigator Investigator Nadine Chrzanowski after receiving an anonymous tip regarding his whereabouts.
Mora Jr. is currently in custody at the DCSO Minden Jail, booked on an arrest warrant for lewdness with a minor.
Bail is set at $50,000.
Chrzanowski expresses her appreciation for assistance received from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office in assisting in the arrest.
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Made in Tahoe: Local woman adds spice to life
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:47am
From behind the island in a large stone and brick kitchen, Diane Weidinger goes about her business, carefully filling small tins with her spice blends to be shipped to customers near and far. Along with jars, tubs are stacked on a table at the end of the island. More jars crowd one end of the countertop. Weidinger is filling an order including blends of Egyptian, Scandinavian and Moroccan spices and more for a customer who wants to highlight workplace diversity.
Douglas unemployment down .3 percent for November
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 10:27amMINDEN, Nev. - While Douglas County's unemployment remains the third highest in the state, the rate dropped nearly a third of a percent for the month of November, according to figures released toda...
Local dancers appear at the Pioneer Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 9:42amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Students from The Marcia Sarosik Dance Studio in Lake Tahoe and The Dance Workshop in Minden will dance this weekend at the Pioneer Center in Reno as part of the Nevada O...
Nevada, California attorney generals team up on mortgage misconduct
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:50pmMINDEN, Nev. - The attorneys general of Nevada and California are teaming up in a joint investigation to aid homeowners who have been harmed by misconduct and fraud in the mortgage industry.Califor...
Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins Announces Candidacy
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 3:54pm
Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins announced today he will seek election to a full term as Justice of the Peace for East Fork Township. Judge Perkins was appointed in 2010.
Sheriff's office offers tips to avoid scammers
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 11:37amMINDEN, Nev. - 'Tis the season of giving, but also the season for scamming, as evidenced by the number of fraud cases coming into the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.From phony lottery wins to desp...
Gaming decline offset by key industries
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 6:00amMINDEN, Nev. - A report on the dire state of gaming in Northern Nevada was countered by two areas of positive growth during a business meeting at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden.The annual joint me...
OBITUARY: Joanne Hoffman Tanzi
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 10:52amJoanne Hoffman Tanzi, 82, a resident of Minden, Nevada passed away November 2, 2011 in Reno, Nevada. Joanne was born June 22, 1929 in Healdsburg, CA to Charles and Dorthy Hoffman. She was known to ...
Cable outage affects South Shore Lake Tahoe, Carson Valley
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 10:39amIf your television began to glitch in and out beginning around 8 a.m. this morning and then went completely static, it's not your fault, it is Charter Communications, which is reporting a widespread cable television outage throughout South Shore, on both sides of the state line and down into Minden and Gardnerville. A Charter representative did not have an estimated time for service to be restored.
Douglas libraries closed for Nevada Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:59amThe Douglas County Public libraries in Minden and Zephyr Cove will be closed from Oct. 27 through Oct. 29 for leave without pay and the Nevada Day holiday.The Minden Library will re-open at 10 a.m....
Business confab mixes marketing, gaming
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 2:56amCarl Ribaudo, who runs Strategic Marketing Group in South Lake Tahoe and is executive director of Ski Lake Tahoe, will be one of two speakers at a Minden ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../business-confab-m...
Edgewood Tahoe Lodge plans unveiled (WITH SLIDESHOW)
Submitted by Li Terrell on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 6:19pm
Reinvention: We're all in this together.
This is the vision of the proposed Edgewood Tahoe Lodge at Stateline.
The plan by Edgewood Companies is to create a unique world-class destination that delivers significant economic, environmental and community benefits to South Shore Lake Tahoe.
“That is one of the things that investment can bring to the community, said Patrick Rhamey, vice president of Real Estate for Edgewood Companies. “We have continued to re-invest our property over the years and hope to be a pathway for others to follow.”
Regional transportation issues will be focus of November workshops
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 4:28pmBy Jeff Cowen
The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization will host two workshops November 1 and 3 to get public input on transportation priorities. The workshops are part of a four-year update of the Regional Transportation Plan (Mobility 2035) being carried out by TMPO and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The agencies encourage public input to better serve the needs of the community, according to TRPA Transportation Planning Manager Nick Haven.
Electric rates dropping 2.43 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 10:36amMINDEN, Nev. - Beginning Saturday, Nevada electrical customers will see a 2.43 percent decrease in their bills, according to NV Energy.The company is also decreasing overall natural gas rates by 10...
New route between Minden and Carson City, simplified fares greet BlueGo bus riders
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:12am
A simplified fare structure will greet BlueGo passengers this weekend and a new route between Minden and Carson City begins Monday, the Tahoe Transportation District announced today.
The new fare and route structure allows BlueGo to hold the line on bus fares without major price increases on its main routes and enables the transportation system to operate in a positive and sustainable manner.
Cell phone ban goes into effect Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:16amMINDEN, Nev. - A new law that prohibits the use of a cellular phone or other handheld wireless communications device while operating a motor vehicle in certain circumstances goes into effect on Sat...
Smoke from Calif. wildfire seen in northern Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 2:27pmMINDEN, Nev. (AP) - More than 100 firefighters are being aided by air tankers and helicopters as they battle a nearly 2-square-mile wildfire in Northern California that is sending smoke wafting int...
Gardnerville air race crash victim's son back in school
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:37amMINDEN, Nev. - Gardnerville contractor John Craik was one of a group of a half dozen people who were attending the National Air Races together on Sept. 16.His 12-year-old son Ethan was standing nex...
County approves new dog breeding rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:35amMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance that implements the state's new puppy mill law.The bill was approved in the last Legislative session and targe...
Account set up for family of Gardnerville man killed in Air Race crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 11:46amMINDEN, Nev. - An account has been established to benefit the family of a former Woodfords resident who died of injuries received at the Reno Air Races on Friday.A memorial service is planned for O...
Carmaker not able to Dodge Gardnerville family's savvy
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 9:37amMINDEN, Nev. - Leave it to a Gardnerville math professor and his 9-year-old son to track down a car in the wilderness within 16 hours of seeing it on a TV commercial."We do a lot of geocaching, ...
Account set up to help IHOP victims
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 9:35amMINDEN, Nev. - Carson Medical Group opened an account with $5,000 to benefit the 11 victims of the Sept. 6 IHOP shooting in Carson City.Those wishing to contribute to the fund may do so at : City N...
Douglas jobless rate holds steady
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 6:00amMINDEN, Nev. - While Douglas County employers continue to add jobs at a steady rate, the number of jobless continued to increase, also.The county's unemployment rate held steady at 14.1 percent, ac...
Autumn Harvest Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:46am
Event Date:
October 1, 2011 (All day) Workshops — Mini-Farmer's Market with a variety of Local Vendors — Live music with HICK’RY SWITCH. — Activities include — face painting — stuffing a scarecrow - Go to our websites for more details and updates! www.fullcirclecompost.com and www.hungrymotherorganics.com;
Email for reservation for workshops space is limited.
At
Full Circle Compost
Hungry Mother Organics
3190 Hwy 395, Minden, NV 89423
Location
Full Circle Compost and Hungry Mother Organics
3190 Hwy 395, Minden, NV 89423
United States
39° 4' 10.6428" N, 119° 46' 48.3636" W
See map: Google Maps
Motorcyclist killed in Spooner grade accident
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 8:40amMINDEN, Nev. - A Minden man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Highway 50 on Saturday just east of the Carson-Douglas line.Edwin Bruno-Mazariego, 25, was riding a green Kawasaki ZX600P motorcyc...
Motorcyclist killed in Spooner grade accident
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 4:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Minden man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Highway 50 on Saturday just east of the Carson-Douglas line.Edwin Bruno-Mazariego, 25, was riding a green Kawasaki ...
Douglas County man dies in motorcycle crash on Spooner
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 2:54pmA 25-year-old Minden man died Saturday in a motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 50 east of the Douglas County line on Spooner, seven miles west of Highway 395 in Carson City, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
According to NHP Trooper Chuck Allen, Edwin Bruno-Mazariego was riding his green 2008 Kawasaki ZX600P motorcycle east bound on the four-lane highway. For reasons still unknown, he failed to negotiate a left hand curve and departed the travel lane striking the adjacent section of guardrail.
Stateline casinos see 25 percent revenue increase in July
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 7:27amGood news for South Shore Lake Tahoe casinos to report this morning. Stateline gaming establishments saw a 25.42 percent increase in revenue over July 2010 figures, according to figures released today from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Statewide casinos had an overall 3.66 percent increase in "gaming win" for the month.
Douglas authorities arrest man on abduction, attempted sexual assault charges on a child
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 09/11/2011 - 2:38pm
By Sgt. Jim Halsey
Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 21-year-old Jacob Wilcher on charges of kidnapping and attempted sexual assault. At approximately 11:40 am on Sunday, Douglas County deputies were dispatched to a call of an attempted child abduction at the Lifepoint Church, in Minden.
Gardnerville resident recalls devastation of 9/11
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/11/2011 - 10:40amMINDEN - There are images from 10 years ago that still haunt Gardnerville resident William Lento Sr.He remembers a city street swallowed by a sea of ash, and the otherwise mundane phone booths o...
Nevada Military Support Alliance provides way to donate to fallen Guardsmen
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 5:46pmMINDEN, Nev. - The Nevada Military Support Alliance has established a way to donate to the families of the Guard members killed in Tuesday's shooting in Carson City. Those interested in making a do...
Fire may have been lightning caused
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 2:47pmMINDEN, Nev. - Early morning lightning strikes may be responsible for a wildland fire that briefly closed Highway 50 on Thursday morning.Firefighters responded to the report of the blaze 11:10 a...
Firefighters respond to Clear Creek blaze
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 12:44pmMINDEN, Nev. - At least three counties have responded to a wildland fire in the vicinity of Old Clear Creek Road that seems to be spreading uphill and potentially jumping Highway 50.Highway 50 was ...
Whittell nearly pulls upset against defending 4A state champions
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 6:00amMINDEN, Calif - If the Whittell volleyball team is looking for a repeat trip to state in 2011, coach Nate Byrne knows his squad is going to have to run the gauntlet to get there. It was with tha...
Boys admit setting campfire that sparked Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:56pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys admitted to setting the campfire that eventually sparked the 3,895-acre Ray May fire that threatened homes in the Pine Nut Mountains.Both boys appeared in Dou...
Authorities searching for missing teen
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 6:32pmMINDEN, Nev. - Authorities are seeking the public's help in finding an Indian Hills teenager who has been missing since Wednesday.Sixteen-year-old Brian Ray Hearold was last seen leaving his gra...
Douglas helps contain Alpine wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 6:30pmMINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County firefighters assisted Alpine County authorities in responding to a small wildfire near Diamond Valley off Highway 88 on Monday.Calls first came in around 12:25 p.m. A ...
Authorities clear 13,000 marijuana plants found in Mono County
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 11:27amMINDEN, Nev. - More than 13,000 marijuana plants were destroyed on Thursday, after Mono County authorities found several grow sites in the Sweetwater Mountains.The plants had a potential street ...
Minden volunteers help Tahoe Rim Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - This past July, volunteers from GE Energy gathered to lend a hand to Mother Nature and make a piece of the Tahoe Rim Trail a little more beautiful. As part of GE's Global...
DA: Fire caused by negligence, not deliberately set
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:16pmMINDEN - Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with a delinquency offense in last week's Ray May fire, which alleges the fire was caused by negligence, and wasn't deliberately set.Deputy District ...
Pony Express riding late
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:32amMINDEN, Nev. - It was a long dark night for Pony Express re-riders crossing Nevada.The pony was running 3.5 hours behind schedule at 7:30 a.m. in Dayton, according to the Nevada hotline.Due to arri...
