Minden News

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.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency insurance specialist is to be on hand Wednesday at a workshop for property owners who find themselves in the Carson Valley floodplain beginning in January.

One sign that the message about influenza is getting out to the public has been the popularity of seasonal flu vaccinations.

The Edgewood Companies, for donating $8,250 to the Austin Kirby Foundation, the largest benefactor of Austin's House, an emergency shelter in Carson Valley providing services to children from rural Northern Nevada who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.

Douglas High School Assistant Principal Laura Parks rides a pedal tractor around the commons during the tractor races at DHS during homecoming week.

Nearly 2,000 people were vaccinated against the seasonal flu on Saturday in a mass flu clinic in Minden.

A quarter of Minden's annual precipitation for the year fell in the first two weeks of October.

When one thinks of celebrities getting "quickie" divorces, Reno comes to mind, or perhaps Las Vegas.

A 25-year-old Minden woman died after her Sport Utility Vehicle rear-ended a tractor trailer on U.S. 395 in Douglas County Thursday night.

A 19-year-old Minden woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to drunk driving resulting in an accident that injured two people.

David Jason Woellner had a way of bringing people together whether it was dinner guests, patrons of restaurants where he worked as a chef, or in the last hours of his life as those close to him gathered to say good-bye. 10/14/2009 11:19am Leadership Douglas returns After a two-year absence, Leadership Douglas County, a program designed to develop ...