- Max Baer's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Resort will have to play another hand after Douglas County planning commissioners split 3-3 on a request to build a hotel casino along the Douglas County line. Page A1
- Big George's 364-unit Georgetown Village won approval from planning commissioners. Page A1
- Magiko, the two-week summer celebration of Carson Valley, begins with the Wings of Change air show at Minden-Tahoe Airport and the Carson Valley ShopAround on June 22. The event continues with concerts, fun runs, biking, golfing and other activities for the whole family. Page A1
- Jacks Valley Elementary School celebrated Flag Day a couple of days early with a patriotic program called, "America A to Z" on Tuesday. Page A1
- Longtime Douglas County employee Mimi Moss was named community development director this week. She has worked for the county since 1994. Page A2
- The tutoring program for Washoe students at Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School was labeled a success at the school's awards night at the Washoe Housing Authority on June 6.
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- A Carson City woman who still owes her victims 80 percent of $100,000 she embezzled more than a decade ago was ordered Tuesday to stay in Douglas County jail until a June 28 hearing on probation violations. Page A3
- District Judge Dave Gamble won't suppress a search warrant that resulted in the seizure of 11 marijuana plants last fall.
Gamble said investigators weren't required to find out that James Gilbert had a medical marijuana card. Page A3
- A preliminary hearing in the shooting death of a Minden airplane mechanic may not take place until September. Karen Bodden is being held in Douglas County Jail accused of killing her husband, Robin. Page A3
Obituaries
- Barbara Ann Billings, 73
- Elwood B. Davis, 96
- Shirley A. Snider, 64
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- Pony Express riders will gallop into Genoa at about 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The members of the National Pony Express Association are commemorating the 147th anniversary of the Pony Express. Page B1
- A 35-year-old Carson Valley resident never gave up and beat cancer. After nine years of being in remission, Steffani McCullough tells part 1 of her story in hopes of inspiring others battling the disease. Page B1
- John O'Neill is a successful musician and composer. Recently, several of his pieces have been published nationally. Page B2
- Longtime Douglas High sports announcer Ken Carr is retiring. He was the announcer for Douglas football, basketball and softball games for much of the last 20 years and taught in the Douglas County School District for the last 29 years. Page C1
