WNC to receive $4.4 million federal grant to assist job training
Western Nevada College More than $4.4 million in federal funding will enable Western Nevada College to offer students more services to meet the skilled labor demands of today’s businesses. WNC in...
View ArticleSignups underway for Honor Flight Nevada Kilroy Klassic Golf Tournament
By John Konvicka The Charity Golf Tournament of the Spring is almost here. The second Kilroy Klassic Holes for Heroes fundraising tournament for Honor Flight Nevada will be on Saturday, April 25, 2015...
View ArticleWNC student veteran, community servant receives gift of refurbished vehicle
Western Nevada College What better way is there to celebrate America’s birthday than to provide a life-changing gift to someone who has served our country in the U.S. Marines and Navy?For the second...
View ArticleOwner of Lake Tahoe Brewing Company jailed on felony theft charge
UPDATE 4:33PM: The owner of Lake Tahoe Brewing Company was arrested Monday on a felony theft warrant involving brewing equipment sold to a man in British Columbia in which he paid the suspect $45,000...
View ArticleColumn: Vietnam Veterans are loved
By Brett Fisher I was honored to attend and cover Saturday's Vietnam War Remembrance and Welcome Home ceremony near the Nevada Vietnam War Memorial at Mills Park.While there, a television image...
View ArticleVet Center provides curbside service for Carson City veterans
By Brett Fisher Military veterans who have difficulty traveling outside of Carson City for Veterans Administration (VA) services have the benefit of some of those resources coming to them.Perfecto...
View ArticleVeterans Spotlight: Capital City CIRCLES promotes change through empowerment
By Brett Fisher There is a lot of help in Carson City for those struggling with poverty — including military veterans — but the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative stands out as an organization...
View ArticleCapital Barbers of Carson City cutting hair for veterans
By Brett Fisher Jeff Nichols is expecting to sweep up a lot of hair today.But the mess will all be worth it to send a military veteran or two to Washington, D.C. on Honor Flight Nevada.Nichols is...
View ArticleLyon County long-term care to celebrate Nevada’s heroes
By Brett Fisher South Lyon Medical Center is holding a special veterans recognition ceremony at its long-term care facility in Yerington to honor its military veteran residents, a hospital press...
View ArticleNorthern Nevada Patriot Guard Riders Honored as Nevada's Veteran Supporter of...
By Blake Boles, Nevada Department of Veterans Services CARSON CITY — During a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion, the Northern Nevada Patriot Guard Riders were honored as Nevada's Veteran Supporter of...
View ArticleTime to honor Nevada veterans with a place of their own
By Brett Fisher Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has said he is dedicated to transforming the Silver State into a leader for providing services to United States military veterans."I am determined to make...
View ArticleCommunity turns out to support Veteran Suicide Awareness in Carson City
By Brett Fisher Nearly 100 people participated in the fourth annual Veterans Suicide Awareness March at Western Nevada College (WNC) Saturday in Carson City.Participants completed their march from the...
View ArticleSenator Square: Carson City School District's superintendent sends...
By Richard Stokes and Phil Brady Dear Friends, happy spring time! While our newest season officially arrived March 20th, it seems just now I am starting to believe winter is finally losing its grip...
View ArticleSenator Square: Carson High School teacher celebrates physical education...
By Misty J. Guantonio and Phil Brady Editor’s note: The following was written by Carson High School's Strength Conditioning and Personal Fitness teacher Misty J. Guantonio. In an era where students...
View ArticleThe Sky’s The Limit: Carson City high schoolers learn science of hot air...
Dan Davis, Carson City School District CARSON CITY — Science students from Mr. Michael Reynolds class at Carson High School (CHS) will have an elevating opportunity to go Up Up and Away…well,...
View ArticleSenator Square: Art scholars announced, seniors grateful to Carson City for...
By Phil Brady Carson High School senior students have successfully completed their 2019 Senior Projects, a CHS graduation requirement, and they could not have accomplished this without the selfless...
View ArticleLift Off: Carson High schoolers learn science of hot air ballooning
Dan Davis, Carson City School District Science students from Mr. Michael Reynolds class at Carson High School had an elevating opportunity to go Up Up and Away … well, err … tethered above Carson...
View ArticleU.S. Marshal arrests former Lake Tahoe Brewery owner wanted by Carson City...
The U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday arrested Michael Alexander Candelario in Phoenix, Arizona for a failure to appear warrant issued out of Carson City.The Carson City Sheriff’s...
View ArticleCHS senior educates Carson City community on drug deactivation system
Partnership Carson City Carson High School senior and Partnership Carson City Community Prevention Coordinator Cruz Bulmer, 19, is spreading the word about the Deterra Drug Deactivation System.“A lot...
View ArticleColumn: Be courteous to the combat vet this Fourth of July
By Brett Fisher I recently watched the critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 film "Saving Private Ryan" on television the other evening.I'm not a combat veteran, or a military veteran of any...
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