1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (615+ words) My past does not define me," Izzy Haley said, and I trust in whatever the future has to offer." She lives in the present, holding it as an incredible gift to be experienced to the fullest. She is used to…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (429+ words) For all the drama surrounding the construction of Muller Lane Parkway, it is far from the only road required in Douglas County to maintain the current service level. On Monday, Douglas County Regional Transportation commissioners are scheduled to discuss the…...

2+ day, 17+ min ago  (389+ words) Several weeks ago, I wrote about finding some peanuts tucked among the leaves of a plant in my front yard. A little research taught me that different kinds of wildlife will sometimes gather nuts and seeds and stash them away…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (263+ words) A Douglas County Sheriff's deputy conducts a traffic stop in Minden on May 9. One of the more serious arrests over the three-day July Fourth weekend occurred in Carson Valley on Sunday. A Gardnerville man was booked into Douglas County jail…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (899+ words) The land is part of the family," says Russell Scossa, It is central to the four generations who have lived here. Without the land, everyone would wander off. It keeps you together." Russell was born a Nevada cowboy at the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (263+ words) Learning about the flag" Editor's Note: Today would be Sen. Lawrence Jacobsen's 105th birthday and July 26 marks 20 years since his death in 2006. Little League more than just baseball When my son stepped onto a tee-ball field for the first time this…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1071+ words) The good news of Northern Nevada's industrial growth often brings bad news of no housing, no workforce and no infrastructure, according to county and city managers. But opportunities are available and more planning is needed in rural areas, Lyon, Storey…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (368+ words) A proposal to divide the elected position of clerk-treasurer goes before Douglas County commissioners on Thursday. Clerk-Treasurer Amy Burgans said she is pitching the proposal for an advisory question to be included on the November ballot. "Our county is too…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (304+ words) At 87 years old, Margie Stephens still plays every week in the Carson Valley Women's Golf Club with a 30 handicap. Her golf passion started at the urging of her bowling league girlfriends in the 1980s. Her girlfriends convinced her to go with…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) The Douglas County Courthouse in Minden, Nev. Longtime county finance department employee Kathy Kaiser was confirmed as Douglas County comptroller and auditor on Thursday. Reorganization of the county finance department resulted in the elimination of the chief financial officer opening…...