Stories for May 2002 | Serving Northern Nevada

Stories for May 2002

Friday, May 31

Two tough calls

State files complaint against malpractice insurance company

Ban junk-food advertising? They'll still find it

Wagon Train flies Nevada flag for first time

NDOT to buy four more parcels for bypass

Friend's offer reward for information in missing man case

NJROTC receives top honor

Population lower than urban number; city holds growth at 3 percent

Watering restrictions start Saturday

Obituary Vernon Marvin Herrem

Obituary: Charles E. Johnston

Obituary: Alice Faye Lindstrom

Calendar of events

Obituary: Victor A. Fellman

Obituary: Winnifred Frances 'Lonni' Berry

Thursday, May 30

Sierra Pacific in the middle

State malpractice insurance upgrades coverage

Bulls coming to Carson

Planning commission denys state's downtown warehouse

Legislative committee decides not to buy new computers

Woman who beat foster child fined

Murder defendant arrested in theft

Ensign pledges support for Walker Lake

Vietnam Veterans join to create new memorial

Benefit for Vietnam Memorial slated for Saturday

Roop day care can't move

Prison reform study calls for emphasis on preparing inmates for society

Obituary: Winnifred Frances "Lonni" Berry

Obituary: Alice Melville Nelson Hagan

Wednesday, May 29

Congressman tours Carson City defense manufacturer

Senator Ensign honors local fallen hero

So many to remember

A return to England in the blink of an eye

Dogs say, 'Let's play ball'

Obituary: Daniel L. Riskey

Obituaries: James M. "Red" Walsh

Q-Tip: Another kid's derby

Outstanding fishing in the Bishop, Calif. area

Have a memorable experience with youngsters this weekend

Wife searches for missing husband

Teacher contract approved

Warehouse plans get upgraded, sent back to planning commission

Obituary: Ione K. Menton

Obituary: Walter Raymond Braddy

Obituary: Barbara V. Miller

Two hurt, two walk away from Mound House wreck

Day care issue goes again

A law to save a life

Tuesday, May 28

Fairgrounds ballot question in Supreme Court's court

Augustine defends trip to Taiwan

Ceremonies mark Memorial Day gatherings

Calendar of Events

Monday, May 27

Group heading into the mountains to clean

Rosella chases the spotlight

Lahontan the broken link in the bike trail chain

Teachers, district may strike contract accord

Memorial Day list

Memorial Day closings

Carson grad serves in Afghanistan HE IS AN AIRMAN

Calendar of Events

Sunday, May 26

Four students were honored by the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary for essays they wrote about the flag. Each student was awarded a $50 savings bond.

New brothel to open in Storey County

Senior Grad Party plans in place - need donations

Indian gaming a threat to Nevada

Students learn lesson about flag

Obituary Jeanette P. Ballard

Memorial Day closings

Obituary Loyal Vernon Fraker

It's a dog's life, and we're better off for it

Services in honor of Memorial Day

Saturday, May 25

Ex-Reno man rides across state to raise cash to fight cancer

Middle schoolers encourage younger students to avoid alcohol

Pastor hopes march will help all come together in faith

Carson woman donates hair to locks of love

Candidates accused of overgrazing BLM land

Nothing found in search for dynamite

Obituary Harold "Hop" Hopton

Safe boating

Obituary Christopher David Sevilla

Obituary Jeanette P. Ballard

Obituary William Brehm

Friday, May 24

Art exhibit opens at Railroad Museum Friday

Martini endorsement shows it's OK to act like an adult

Nothing to fear?

Dynamite search closing roads

Guinn says another $37 million must come out of budget next month

Children learn bicycle safety

Arts Council issues 2003 grants

New commemorative bricks laid on Museum walkway

Mazzan admits killing both Minor and April Barber

Obituary: Jesus Al Ramirez

Off the couch

Obituary: Harold "Hop" Hopton

Thursday, May 23

Bomb squad finds false alarm as Supreme Court

Taxable sales down 3 percent in March

A glance is worth a thousand words

Security in the skies

Students need clothes for graduation

Graduates:

Church hosts fund-raiser for ill, 7-year-old Carson girl

Inmates work to restore stone wall

Calendar of Events

District Court sentencings

Tuesday, May 21

Fire danger low for Memorial Day weekend

Safe grad gets donation, seeking volunteers

Bark beetles

Governor, NHP begin seatbelt campaign

Terror in Aunt Betty's apartment building

A five-way sheriff's race

Lock up a huge success

WNCC sends graduates into world

Calendar of events

Teen arrested in house shooting

City officials given free ride into elected office

Governor's race: deja vu

Calendar of events

Monday, May 20

Virginia City's Joe Curtis loves the life in Nevada

College to graduate largest class

Court filing fees going up to support domestic violence legal program

Carson native shooting feature length film here

Sunday, May 19

IAP candidate files against Townsend

Riding hogs in honor of peace officers

Carter makes a point in Cuba, but helps Castro too

City reworks auditor position

Dog bite likely couldn't have been prevented

Shop hopes to fill Carson computer needs

Dying trees along highways a concern

Nevada Appeal celebrates 137th with open house

History comes alive at the Fourth Ward School

Calendar of Events

Saturday, May 18

Supreme Court overturns drug conviction because of illegal search

High Court to rehear street ruling

Filing for city offices ends Monday

Seeliger honored as humanitarians

Obituary: Clarence A. 'Clancy' Glodowski

Obit for Lillian H. McRice

Calendar of events

Obituary Dennis James Mercer

Friday, May 17

Nevada Dept. of Ag receives emergency funding for horse program

A host of historic events scheduled this weekend

Helder, 21, and Lindh, 20, didn't understand what freedom means

Finally, case can go to trial

College Parkway to get safety improvements with store opening

Children's Home advocate to receive special recognition at community awards

Girls swim away from accident

Flint site most available for fairgrounds, not necessarily the best

Neighbors made house fire more bearable

City says no to firefighters overtime money

Fire damages Carson City home

Obituary: Clarence A. 'Clancy' Glodowski

Obituary: Barbara S. Housel

Calendar of events

Thursday, May 16

Obituary: Lillie Brumfield

Elementary school given 'needs improvement' grade

High court reinstates murder charges in Resendiz killing

Dangerous intersections

Remains positively ID'd as Carson woman

Obituary: Mary F. Johnson

Obituary: Evelyn M. Nelson

Obituary: Thomas J. Self

Nevada school districts lay out $904 million in added needs

Little piece of long yard sale

Senior Grad Party plans in place - need donations

Obituary: Juanita Gustafson

NHP troopers file to get out of state benefits plan

Wednesday, May 15

Good solution, but still temporary

Grow some brains! Support therapeutic cloning

Group seeks to enhance Dayton's cultural opportunities, historic heritage

Sheriff candidate kills dog during confrontation

Obituary: Robert H. Staikoff Sr.

Obituary: Donald Earl Sonnenwald

Obituary: Willard F. Rumph

Obituary: Burnell Larson

Obituary: Loraine D. Leutwyler

Obituary: William Stanley Pryor

Park fanciers back with park tax

Wilke files for Parnell seat

Winter die off at Big Springs

A great beginning to the 2002 California fishing season

Obituary: Betsy Marie Rudy Heusinger Barnett

Frost officially over today, but be careful

Carson has state's best water

Tuesday, May 14

Business groups support power-rate increase

Lyon may raise age of prostitutes to 21

Ballot drafters to tackle pros, cons of fairgrounds sale

No home more than 15 years old will be allowed to move into county.

Carson City's oldest business turns 137 this week

Living where you work

Medical marijuana program now has more than 150 registered

Carson City has three of most dangerous intersections

Obituary: Milton Knapp

Rerun with two corrections bolded. Not our fault.

Obituary: Robert H. Staikoff Sr.

Obituary: Helen A. Thomas

District Court

Home shot at

Obituary: Nathalie 'Nan' Allen

Obituary: Herbert Ralph Crissman

Obituaries: Opal Lena Hannah

Obituary: Claude G. Humphrey

Calendar of events

Monday, May 13

District Attorney files for full term

Firefighters look for overtime money

Periodontist works to his own beat

Remembering Hoss Cartwright, The Big Man of Bonanza

Feast fit for a mom

Mom's ride free at carnival

Library and music rooms to find temporary home in Brewery Arts Center

Calendar of events

Parole board

Sunday, May 12

We want our Bubba TV

Woman searching for lost dog

Lyon County heriff seeks another term

Bently named distinguished Nevadan

Justice of Peace jurisdictions studied- commissioners reviewing work loads, financial implications

National Senior Center Week celebrated

Moms honored at Telegraph Square

Minden Beacon gets clean bill of health

Benefit for horses and other wildlife set for Saturday

Whirlwind leaves chaos in woman's yard

Obituary Lucy Barlow Dehne

Saturday, May 11

Maurice Washington files for third term

Heller files for third term

Conference helps pastors on a mission

Papez files for re-election as judge

Wagner files for third term

Students walk through the body

Constitutional amendment would legalize marijuana in Nevada

Meth lab shut down in Lockwood

Obituary: Elizabeth "Dolly" Ann Ramirez

Friday, May 10

Letter Carriers collecting food for FISH

Medicare requirements hobble the health care system

Witness receives cash reward for protecting C Hill flag

That quaking at Carson High was senior projects

Roop's the one

FISH offers free Mother's Day dinner in honor of dining room founder

Obit for Vernal "Pete" Neudeck

Mother's Day Telegraph Square style

News runs in new editor's blood

Obit for Melvin Eugene Wass

Woman charged in case of infant left in trashbin

Gibbons files for Supreme Court

'Pastors seek to assist juvenile probation department'

Thursday, May 9

Time for forgiveness

One size fits all for model mom

Reno officer remembered in police memorial

Airport vandals destroy equipment, mutilate bird

Winnemucca women identify mailbox bomber

'Salute to Moms' spring fair opens today

RTC stalls Roop Stewart decision, sets back Curry construction

Sharon Claassen files for Storey District Attorney

Tuesday, May 7

The pride of Virginia is the new school-house

Western Nevada and rural assembly members file for re-election

City not breaking law on initiative, attorney says

Five western Nevada judicial candidates file

Storey County filings

Candidate filings with the Nevada secretary of state

CHS Seniors presenting projects this week

Cat's art is on AP wire

First filing day goes by with no surprises

Obituary Lisa DeAnne Pollender

Obituary Dolores Marie Whited

Calendar of Events

Obituary Albert W. "Bill" Canfield

Monday, May 6

Teacher of the Year

Domestic violence reports up 16 percent

Dumber singer headline

Chili rules Virginia City

Introduction can work

Former warden talks of life behind the walls

Walker River Lahontan cutthroat trout Recovery Program challenged

Calendar of Events

Sunday, May 5

Roop Street widening still best traffic-reliever on the table

Lyn Nofziger, the Republican you hate to love

Finalists named for Community Awards

Some urban legends turn out to be fact

Vegas mayor lone holdout in Guinn love fest

Obituary Annie Bradford-Walch

Obituary Harold G. Dittenber

Saturday, May 4

Guinn will keep promise for teachers

Free prescription drugs for seniors? No thanks

Girls make prom dresses

Supreme Court: regular appeal process for fairgrounds question, please

ObituaryJohn H. White

Friday, May 3

City Hall fights back using taxpayers' money

When people need to know

Golf corporation gets another five years

Local television gets another 3-year contract

Carson knights host convention

Jazz band prepares for Senior Senior Prom

City's water outlook better than last year

Development director named

The brother's Olcovich and the Carson Weekly

Carson gets more than $200 million in road work next year

Today

C Hill flag vandal still out there

Man arrested for allegedly yelling vulgarities at boys

Seeking solace through prayer

Guinn says money may be too tight for state worker raises

Obituary: Ellsworth Douglas Brown

Hearing officer upholds suspension of prison employee for lying

Obituary: Lucy Carr Kotchian

Obituary Sven T. Nylen

Today

Thursday, May 2

Confessions of a 'Nielsen family' prodigal

Civil libertarians in overdrive

Witness saw suspect car at another school

Revenue shortfall will block teacher pay raises

Carson City now urban center

Date set for hearing in Minden murder

Students decorate for "a night in the Orient"

Obituary: Nicole Ann Crowder

Obituary Jeanne D'Arc Wilson

Wednesday, May 1

A New York state of mind

Police search for 'sexual predator'

Chief deputy announces bid for sheriff

DMV unveils new digital drivers' licenses

City takes fairgrounds case to the supreme court

Reno and Carson City both face petition issues

Crash scene staged at Eagle Valley Middle School

Job fair on Saturday attracts 36 employers

Chief Justice to run for second term

Carson High School has water

Obituary: Dennis Wainio

Obituary: William E. "Bill" Charlson

Obituary: Mary D. French

Obituary: Josha Scot Lehman