Minden News

Staff Reports Sponsor a child in need for Christmas by picking an angel from one of the Project Santa Claus Angel Trees in Carson Valley businesses.

Gardnerville assemblyman James Settelmeyer will be seeking the Capital District Senate seat being vacated by Carson City's Mark Amodei.

Kathy Port's 'Winter Reflections' was the first-place winner in the Carson Valley Photo Club's photo show.

Heavy lake effect snow fell in Minden on Oct. 4. The first month of the water year saw more than a quarter of the total annual precipitation fall in Minden.

Santa and Mrs. Claus ride the Minden float in last year's Parade of Lights. Sarah Hall The entry deadline is Friday for the annual Parade of Lights, this year held 5-8 p.m. Dec.

Peter Axelson of Beneficial Designs talks about their facility in Minden on Oct.

Editor's Note: This letter was sent to Gov. Jim Gibbons and Nevada Department of Transportation Director Susan Martinovich.

Firefighters are en route to 1136 Meadowlark Circle in Chambers Field for a report of a wildland fire.

Architect Chris Forsyth of Eissmann-Pence, contractor Rick Rowlatt of APCO Construction, Douglas County Sheriff's Capt.

EDITOR: The letter by James Brown questioning the opposition to Harry Reid's re-election indicates to me that the letter writer does not "get it." The growing opposition to Harry Reid is not about what he has or has not done for Nevadans, but what he has done to the American people.

Facing slumping sales tax revenues and a weak economy, at least two members of the V&T Railway Commission meeting in Minden on Monday said the commission needs to look into the future to make sure the railroad can survive financially.

The Genoa Town Board renewed its objection to competing fairs in town on Candy Dance weekend.

A romantic entanglement played out Tuesday near the Douglas County Public Library in Minden when a 54-year-old man reportedly kidnapped his girlfriend's husband and she was charged with kicking the 66-year-old victim as he sat on the curb.

An early morning fire claimed the home at 1200 Slate Road in Topaz Ranch Estates.

Members of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Commission are meeting in the town built for the original V&T today.

Staff Reports Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department offers classes for children to seniors.

A benefit is Saturday for Rebecca Martin who was struck by a car while on vacation on Aug.

Robin Reedy, chief of state for Gov. Jim Gibbons, will host a fundraiser this weekend for her boss in Douglas County.

A former Douglas County woman has been sentenced to life in prison with possible parole for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

A variety of hats on display in the dining room of the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park during last year's Nevada Day tour.