Latest news in brief from northern Nevada
Associated Press,
1/18/2004
Secretary of State Dean Heller already is
predicting a record voter turnout for the November general election in
Nevada.
"I'm expecting a high turnout _ 70 percent or
better _ because of the presidential race,"he said. Heller said President
Bush's approval of southern Nevada's Yucca Mountain as the site for the
nation's nuclear waste dump would help generate interest in the election.
But he said interest in state legislative races spurred by a record $833
million tax increase approved by the 2003 Legislature also will draw
voters. Another key race on the ballot will be for the U.S. Senate seat
now held by Harry Reid, D-Nev., who faces no serious opposition at this
time.Rep. Jim Gibbons, the Republican's first choice to challenge him, is
seeking re-election instead.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) _ Three Truckee
restaurants served beef that was recalled because of possible mad cow
disease contamination, Nevada County health officials said. The names of
the restaurants were not released. The restaurants served the beef before
the U.S. Agriculture Department announced the recall, which occurred after
a dairy cow from Washington state tested positive for the disease last
month.
"The county and restaurants themselves did not know they had recalled beef
until after the recall," said county health officer Larry Sage.
"It is important that people know, so far as
we know, there is absolute minimal (health) risk at this point," he added.
Agriculture Department officials knew which restaurants had recalled beef
weeks ago. They passed the information to the state, which in turn handed
down the list of restaurants to county officials on Jan. 2. The only
affected county restaurants were in Truckee.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) _ Federal housing
officials plan to inspect a low-income Carson City apartment complex after
several tenants complained of unhealthy living conditions. Managers of the
Kelbourne Apartments visited a number of tenants last week after receiving
a complaint about mold seeping through window sills and walls and growing
on furniture at the complex. Some tenants have complained of sickness from
what they said was exposure to toxic mold. Several tenants receive federal
subsidies for rent, causing the complex to meet federal safety guidelines,
officials said. The Rural Housing Authority that disperses federal housing
funds to tenants called for an investigation after receiving the
complaint.
"They're going to schedule inspections right
away," spokesman Kent Lobene said. "We want to make sure the landlord
lives up to standards."
Apartment manager Jim Darst said he doesn't
think the complex is to blame for tenant complaints of headaches,
exhaustion, infections and eye irritation.
"We don't think there's any health risk from
what we've seen," he told the Nevada Appeal.
Partner Jim Rafton said they will look into
the situation but were unsure what might be done in the future.
The complex is owned by KB Apartments LLC.
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