A funeral service will be held for Willa Stillwell Oldham Ramsden at Walton's Chapel of the Valley, Carson City, on Friday, May 18, at 10:30 am, followed by interment at Genoa Cemetery. Mrs. Ramsden died on May 12, 2012 at E

130 YEARS AGO
A lucky find: Robert Logan, mason, was removing a bulletin board from the north side of the Courthouse building where he found concealed in the wall a gold watch. Likely placed by a thief who feared being captured with

This column appears in the Nevada Appeal Wednesday health pages. It addresses topics related to the health of our community.

Safe on Two Wheels
The weather outside is perfect for bike riding, and it's bike month. As the days

Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for April 26-May 1. All scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations:

* Dickey's Barbecue Pit Restaurant,

Are you new to the area or struggling with cooking and baking here at 5,000 feet? As we all learned in school, water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level. But up here, in our thinner air, water boils at somewhere around 200 de

Where's the evidence God doesn't exist?
You know the adage, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Could it be said that you can lead an atheist to evidence but you can't make him think?

Taking the helm of Small Blessings Preschool is a big deal for new director Cassidy Russell.
"I think it's wonderful," she said. "I'm so excited to spread my love for early childhood education."
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Carson City
The following person was booked into the Carson City Jail early Tuesday. She is innocent unless proved guilty in court.
* Cynthia St. John, 38, of Sparks, was arrested about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday and charged with felo

The Carson City Sheriff's Office will host its ninth annual open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday from at the main office, 911 E. Musser St.
The event will feature free food, music and games. Attendees also can meet deputies i

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is warning residents that off-roading, while exciting, can bring its own hazards, especially as participants head into areas with spotty cellphone reception. It offers the following tips to stay

The legislative committee tasked with recommending a replacement for Lorne Malkiewich as director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau has tapped Assembly Fiscal Analyst Rick Combs.
The Committee to Consult with the Director selected Co

MIAMI (AP) - This does not sound like a winning formula. Miss 24 of 29 shots in one stretch, on the road. Watch an 11-point, second-half lead turn into a deficit. Have your entire team get outscored by two players in the fourth

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs, recharged after a weeklong layoff, wore down the busy Los Angeles Clippers to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series, 108-9

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - In more peaceful times, when Tiger Woods had gone six months without losing and golf seemed to revolve around him, he ended a monthly newsletter with a rare trip to the soap box to complain about t

Carson High's 3200 relay quartet of Tyler Bradshaw, Corey Reid, Dexter Cummings and Zach Heinz have two things on their mind entering this week's NIAA 4A State Track & Field Championships.
The quartet wants to break the s

The annual all-star basketball game for graduating boys and girls has been scheduled for May 24 at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at Bishop Manogue High School.
Four Carson High players - three girls and one boy - will be represented at

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Ervin Santana took an extra moment to savor the standing ovation while he walked off the Angel Stadium field in the eighth inning. He certainly earned a little applause after turning around a rough start t

Nevada Republicans were hoping for relevance in this year's presidential election and they got it, but whether it will be detrimental or beneficial to the GOP ticket come November is the looming question.
Last weekend's

Following the advice of school board trustees, Carson City School District officials will present a tentative budget Wednesday evening in which they plan to use about half of the district's savings accumulated over several y

Cody Scott McChesney, the victim in the trial of Vagos motorcycle gang member accused of kidnapping and torturing him, won't be sentenced on two unrelated felony convictions of his own until after that trial, a judge decided