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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 04:21 pm

Douglas County News

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8 hrs ago | Tahoe Daily Tribune

Valley crash kills Gardnervi...

A 24-year-old Gardnerville man was killed early Tuesday when the car he was speeding in crashed into a parked flatbed truck in the 1300 block of Leonard Drive.

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Related Topix: Gardnerville, NV

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Nevada Appeal

Reduction in Douglas County's library hours angers patrons:...

Effective this week, Douglas County Public Library patrons have fewer hours to browse for books.

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Related Topix: Zephyr Cove, NV, Libraries, Carson City, NV

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Reno Gazette-Journal

Fire danger means fireworks will be under tight control

With much of the region either already on fire, dangerously dry or shrouded in smoke, fireworks will be under tight control.

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Related Topix: Washoe County, NV, Carson City, NV, Reno, NV, Reno Metro

Fri Jul 04, 2008

KTVN Reno

Former 'Hillbillies' star's casino sign rejected in Douglas County

Former "Beverly Hillbillies" star Max Baer Jr. has lost an appeal over an outdoor sign for a hotel-casino he's trying to build in northern Nevada.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

KTVN Reno

Tahoe Areas to Ban Alcohol for Holiday Weekend

If drinking is part of your Fourth of July plans, you'll have to cross off a couple of Lake Tahoe destinations off your list.

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Related Topix: Zephyr Cove, NV

Wed Jul 02, 2008

KTVN Reno

Nevada Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Fireworks

Nevada law enforcement agencies say illegal use of fireworks won't be tolerated over the Fourth of July holiday -- or any other time either.

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Related Topix: Reno, NV, Reno Metro, Washoe County, NV

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Record-Courier

Patrons bemoan Douglas libra...

Effective Monday, Douglas County Public Library patrons will have fewer hours to browse for books.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Minden, NV

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Nevada Appeal

Transient faces six months i...

A transient from New Jersey faces up to six months in Douglas County Jail for trespassing on Washoe tribal land after a camp fire he admitted setting caused a wildland blaze that scorched a quarter-acre in ...

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Record-Courier

A son's plea on behalf of a family in need

My name is Kyle Heidt and I'm 18 years old and a senior at Douglas High School. I live in Minden with my father, mother and two sisters.

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Related Topix: Minden, NV, Opinion

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Record-Courier

Seniors to hear about meth i...

The Partnership of Community Resources is sponsoring a presentation Thursday at the Douglas County Senior Center to the people often referred to as "first responders" in dealing with methamphetamine use in ...

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Related Topix: Drugs

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Stateline man's death leaves family in shock

A 24-year-old Stateline man who was hospitalized after apparently hanging himself with a bedsheet in the Douglas County jail in Stateline has died, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Stateline, NV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Zephyr Cove, NV

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Mason Valley News

Margarine, 'nitro' wings and hot dogs bring community together

After eating an entire stick of margarine, eight uncooked hot dogs and a dozen Nitro Wings from Hamdogs in Gardnerville, Fred Daniel was a man of few words.

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Related Topix: Gardnerville, NV

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Reno Gazette-Journal

Douglas County Sheriff's Office still searching for Gardnerville bank robber

Douglas County Sheriff's investigators continued to search Wednesday for the man who robbed El Dorado Savings Bank Friday.

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Related Topix: Gardnerville, NV

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Reno Gazette-Journal

Authors, ice cream to higlight Douglas library event

The Douglas County Library Foundation will host an ice cream social fundraiser Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the C.V.I.C. Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave., Minden.

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Related Topix: Minden, NV

Mon Jun 16, 2008

The Record-Courier

Lake deputies prevent jail s...

A 24-year-old Stateline man remained hospitalized Monday in intensive care after Douglas County sheriff's deputies found him hanging by the neck from a bed sheet in a cell at the Stateline jail.

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Related Topix: Stateline, NV

Sun Jun 15, 2008

The Record-Courier

Paving study supports limit

A paving study accepted by Douglas County commissioners last week supports keeping a weight limit at Minden-Tahoe Airport.

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Related Topix: Minden, NV, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Opinion

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Record-Courier

Douglas County Sheriff's Office looking for suspect in bank robbery

A robbery at El Dorado Savings Bank in downtown Gardnerville was reported around 10:45 a.m. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for white male, about 40 years old, 6 feet tall, weighing 180 pounds.

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Related Topix: Gardnerville, NV

Wed Jun 11, 2008

The Record-Courier

The R-C Morning Report

The new Web site is up and running, and we're working on filling up all the holes on it.

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Related Topix: Zephyr Cove, NV

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Nevada Appeal

Carson kidnapping doctor goes before parole board next week

Dr. Richard Conte listens to his former lawyer testify. A former Carson City emergency room physician will make a plea to the parole board next week to release him on charges he kidnapped and drugged his ...

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Related Topix: Carson City, NV, Smith, NV

The Record-Courier

Candidates, public invited to Commissioner 101

The Douglas County Public Library is presenting an orientation for county commission candidates and the public from 1-5 p.m. June 11 at the CVIC Hall in Minden.

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Related Topix: Minden, NV

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