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Stories for February 2002

Wednesday, February 27

Program aims to snag alleged killer

Fiegehen still at large

Ralph says Ne-vaa-duh, Newt says Ne-vah-duh

Politics vs. public health

Art on display at Carson High School

Obituary Norine Chilton Cronk

Robots on display

Obituary Teresa C. DeBlasio

Obituary Marylin Jensen

Obituary: Antonio "Tony" Lazaro

Obituary Sylvia B. Rosendorf

Obituary Winston Sellers

Racetrack uses approved

Obituary Thomas Leo Daugherty Sr.

Douglas County Republican Women Donate $500 for Mammovan

Obituary Julius Francis Heider Sr.

Obituary Nicolaas J.G. Leyssius

Obituary Perry J. Kochamp

Obituary Virgie 'Dot' Hammack

Obituary Julia Reidel

Obituary Edith Caroline Schultz

Obituary Sylvia B. Rosendorf

A spectator's Olympic dream fulfilled

Put power consumers first

Nevada Medicaid administrator backs prenatal care for low-income women

Magician comes home to share success

Decision: Moldy modulars must move

Tuesday, February 26

Obituary -- Iva Odetta Bradley

Obituary -- Verlyn Loyal Gilbert

Obituary -- Virgie 'Dot' Hammack

Obituary -- Patricia Kay Aman

Calendar of events

Riepetown a tough place to live, even without extortion

Wild horses displayed at Olympics

Deja vu in Lyon County.

Drug dog snags meth with a sniff

Everyone's looking at empty senior land for projects

Interior Web sites back on line

This hobby scores a bull's eye

Family hopes someone has seen their missing son

Power customers plead for "No" vote on rate increase

Monday, February 25

Fund-raiser for Sara Winnemucca statue

Douglas girls lose in double overtime

Finding his place in the world

Auditions held for annual Senior Follies show

Master Plan revision ready for public viewing

Obituary Verlyn Loyal Gilbert

Piper's Opera House gets grant to help match federal funding

Today

Sunday, February 24

Letter to Editor: Nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain

Letter to editor: Al Chorkey

Letter to editor: Public Comment Does Matter

Letter to editor: Experiences in the life of a cabdriver

Letter to editor: Carson City Drivers

Letter to Editor: Fiegehen

Letter to Southwest Gas Corp.:

Letter to Editor: 100 Room Ordinance

Letter to Editor: Kirkland

Letter to Editor: Yucca Mountain

Letter to Editor: Wilderness

Letter to Editor: Sen. Reid

Students overturn ruling against Mickey Mouse

First wildland fire of 2002 sears 200 acres

Nuclear waste dump foes try to gather support from California cities

Speedy gets grilled Wonder Woman

WERE THE WINTER OLYMPICS "TOO AMERICAN?"

Interior Web sites back on line

Meeting for rate hike

SenioRx expanding

Suspect still at large

Welders light the fire

Regional Medical Center starts to take shape

Manufacture of V&T license plates could start in May

Saturday, February 23

Funeral in Nevada for Army soldier killed in Afghanistan

Four Reno airport workers arrested for falsifying employment documents

Sharkey's Auction draws a crowd

Casino revenue up, gaming win not

Academics: Nevada GOP candidates not hurt by Yucca decision

Police arrest neighbor in case of missing San Diego girl

Report: Renewable energy could mean billions of dollars in West

Restraining order to stop brothel denied

Obituary - Rodney A. Flegal

CALENDAR

Lutheran High School targets August opening

Pastors make the rounds at hospital

Friday, February 22

Olympics defining moment finally arrives on a sled

Fairness in downtown

City approves downtown condemnation powers

'Rumors' run rampant at Brewery

County OKs chemical plant

Milligan announces assessor bid

New machine eases blood donation

Appeal rolling of new presses tonight

Calendar of Events

Casinos must have 100 hotel rooms

Obituary -- William C. Millar, Jr.

Classmates say goodbye to friend

Obituary -- Eugene Ernst Hunt

Thursday, February 21

Sorry, Leroy, you're just Westminster shabby

Employers must pay aliens

Supreme Court could remake school landscape with voucher ruling

City looks for improvement grants

California Medical Association mulls hiking smoking age to 21

Weddell gets final chance to convince high court he shouldn't be charged

Minden woman accused in bad checks case

Arizona boot camp counselor pleads guilty to negligent homicide in teen's death

Homeland security director tours Nevada counterterrorism center

Friends say goodbye to pilot

Trout recovery subject of public meetings

200 pay respect to Douglas teen

Chamber survey cites traffic concerns

Del Carlo files for brothel license in Storey County

Man sent to prison in Carson stabbing, accused of murder in California

Obituary - Jeanne C. Park

Wednesday, February 20

Gaming industry steps up

Everybody's looking for teachers with right stuff

Yucca Mountain

Vitamin companies settle price fixing case

Calendar of Events

Obituary Augusta M. Quam

Obituary Ellen Ivie Vietti

Letters: "42nd Street"

Two new members appointed to GID

Storms drops a little moisture

City looks again at downtown condemnation powers

Sharkey's stuff goes on sale

Victim remembered: 'Al's face was a smile'

Search continues for slaying suspect

Obituary: Edwin Powers Jr

Obituary Betty J. Hall

Obituary Johnnie 'J.J.' Lee Hill Jr.

Obituary Philma Ruby Clark

Sierra Pacific rate hikes

Bush meets with South Korean leader, defends "axis of evil" remark to describe communist Nort

Woman sentenced in case charging she hired sister as "phantom employee"

Two national science scholarships offered

Tuesday, February 19

Phrases from the past have the ring of history

A father's promise kept, family mourns the loss of a son

Snowpark perks up

Board OKs road project near Lyon school site

Home searched for slaying suspect

Nevadans guarding Olympics

River report's validity defended

Former Carson man suspect in Grass Valley stabbing

Thanks, George

Obituary -- Johanna M. Lieby-Mary

Obituary -- Johnnie 'J.J.' Lee Hill Jr.

It's starting off to be another dry year

Obituary -- Charles Dilks

Monday, February 18

Gardnerville couple sharing 'labor of love' with children

Driver said he thought he struck an animal, not a person

Douglas schools are strapped

Patti Briggs works up success

Walker River environmental study challenged

Calendar of Events

Sunday, February 17

Searchers look for clues in Minden slaying

Brother remembers pilot

Chocolate feast benefits young women

One death in Stagecoach rollover accident

Sen. Harry Reid slams Bush for Yucca decision

Obituary -- Margaret Elizabeth Dargert

Obituary Johnathan Lucas Wendling

Obituary -- Russell D. Brigham, Sr.

Obituary Charles "Chuck" Kenneth Collings

Saturday, February 16

Property-rights activist rallies state Republicans

Cooking up fun at Children's Museum

Obituary: Alvin M. Williams

Friday, February 15

Petition getting massive exposure

Off the couch

Information guarded on suspected killer

Who's in charge in northern Storey County?

Something's brewing at Incline Plaza

National bird count starts today

We'll no longer be the best darn newspaper on Bath Street

A couple of couplets

Service will be Wednesday Time will be set

Romance blooms on Valentine's day

Thursday, February 14

Biker jacket injunction appealed

Cloggers to stomp in Washington, D.C., parade

Officials puts final touches on transition plans

Feasting on chocolate

The look of love was in their eyes

One-way traffic plan proposed to relieve Roop Street congestion

Man has history of arrests, manhunt continues

Decision on brothel expected early next week

State budget: Poor showing in 2002 means giant deficit in 2010

Schools fear budget shortfall

Wednesday, February 13

Appeal fights for an 'A' in consistency

Lately, we've been flashing ID with abandon.

Telling stories through photos

FBI involved in hunt for alleged killer

Brothel developer wins first court round

Carson City, Valley casinos post gaming wins in 2001

Another trial date delayed in lieu of Supreme Court ruling

St. Teresa students celebrate Mardi Gras

Tuesday, February 12

A break-in at Comma Coffee won't be a show stopper for owner June Hartman.

Foster mother to appear in court in child beating

Open Space improvement started

Shooter to serve one year

B of A building looking for facelift money

Finance Board clears way for CTH deal

Decision on Tantalum processing plant delayed for two weeks

City takes another look at Roop, Stewart couplets

Murder suspect still at large

Library celebrating 10th year of used book sales

Obituary Robert William 'Doc' Schulz

Obituary Joseph John Silva

Obituary Joseph Ray Sheeks

Obituary Orlando J. Mercurio

Obituary Gene Evans Patterson

Monday, February 11

Schools, city may share fields

Seeliger students seal Thinking Cap victory

Planning taking longer, costing more

McCarthy guiding Brewery Arts through transition

Waters to run again

Female warden helping inmates

Firefighters train in Virginia City

Man wanted for questioning in death

Obituary -- Marcus James Clark

Sheriff joins federal research group

Agricultural officers on look out for biotrouble

Calendar of Events

Sunday, February 10

Neighbors douse blaze, save house

ENRON: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN

Valentine Extravaganza a hit in Telegraph Square

Juvenile Justice department ready for second expansion

Court rules grazing not a right

City's first bowling alley torn down

Obituary Neal Raymond Clapper

Obituary Gary Sabino

Saturday, February 9

Honor choir members on their way to Hawaii

Converting a warehouse into a church

Moms wish seniors a happy Valentine's Day

Obituary Stephen P. Providenti

Friday, February 8

Historic restoration firm hired to help with Piper's renovation

City almost free from hospital

Dog food factory vs. brothels -- it's a cat fight

Some raises bigger than others

100-room minimum mandated for future casinos

Coach charged with providing alcohol

Spelling victory

Teens home safe after being reported missing

Burglary, assault on Carson City's north side

Obituary: Susan Welch

Calendar of events

Thursday, February 7

Senior center selects Fuji Park for temporary operations

Development authority still looking for leader

Mamas, don't let your babies be born in Nevada

Hazardous intersection threat to children

Most double dipping used as intended

PERS officials get double digit pay raises

Carson-Tahoe gets A bond rating

Baking up success

Obituary: James Andrew Standingbear

Obituary: Barbara Jane Crowther

Obituary: William "Bill" Lee Bertram

Obituary: Sandra Lee Pypniowski

Wednesday, February 6

Residents want something done about 4-wheel traffic in basins

Mold keeps growing, education money doesn't

100-room hotels

Budget falling short as demand for welfare and Medicaid rises

Power woes fueling petition drive

Grand Jury could address issues with Rainbow Bend GID

Superintendent surveys situation

Courtyard may have to wait for economic woes to unfurl

Fritsch kids ride magic carpets around world

Buckling up saves lives

Carson High chief in remission

Obituary: Frances Susanna Gorsuch

OBIT: Clarence Luterick

Obituary: Hazel Irene Wheaton

Tuesday, February 5

New first sergeant at National Guard Headquarters

Getting to know a new community, its residents

Business vs. business

Scholarships to be awarded at luncheon

BLM wants a new management plan for the Pine Nuts

Gaming changes up for vote

Disabled activist urges expansion of non institutional programs for disabled

Mom worries about children in crosswalk

Car taken off car lot

Sparks man dies in motorcycle crash

NHP, like Reno, having trouble getting new cars on the road

Carson cops searched for gunman

Calendar of events

Obituary: Sharon Lea McCullough

Obituary Gary E. Onstott

Monday, February 4

A pastor's life on the run

Dayton split divides Lyon

Woman believes miracle, guardian angles saved her life

Nevada's first 'land bank' deal up for state approval this week

Superbowl XXXVI: A nail-biter

Two die in vehicle collision

Gun accident injures Carson teen

Calendar of Events

Sunday, February 3

State lawsuit challenges tribal rights to create trust lands without state OK

Carson City hunkers down for Super Bowl

With president's pledged support, program will need more volunteers

NEVADA TO MIKE TYSON: GOOD RIDDANCE!

New addition at Bordewich-Bray could reduce modular use

City still hoping to make a difference for the mentally ill

Obituary James P. Griffin

Saturday, February 2

School officials hold retreat

Students learn about the world

Dermody files suit to halt brothel construction in Northern Storey County

Federal judge sends Cave Rock pollution battle back to state court

AG advises how to avoid identity theft

Carson City employers see their shadows

Sierra Pacific seeking rate hike

Friday, February 1

Malone pleads to DUI

DNA analysis offers insights concerning life on Comstock

Carson woman heads to Olympics as Red Cross volunteer

Prune burgers tested on kids

City changes policy on manufactured home placement

Nevada highway officials promise fight to block Bush road funding cuts

Sierra Pacific expected to request higher rate

Petition will voice consumer opposition to rate hikes

Bulb blamed in Silver Springs blaze

Historic Crystal in new transition

Carson's first convicted deadbeat dad ends up in prison

One year later, manufactured home residents still out of home

Obituary Richard Lynn Tucker

Obituary Sondra Nicholson Watson

Obituary Anita B. Ching

Drill smashes foot of federal worker