Scott Neuffer

Reporter

With Nevada News Group since 2022

Phone: +17758811285

Email: sneuffer@nevadaappeal.com

Job duties:
I follow and report on Carson City government, business, arts and culture and other facets of the capital city. Community journalism is challenging but worth it. I love to write, and Carson is a vibrant city to cover as a journalist.

About me:
I have three children, including twin daughters, and am raising them in Gardnerville with my spouse of many years. In my life outside the office, I run a literary magazine and write books. The mountains also beckon.

2023 Nevada Press Association Awards
• First Place in News Enterprise Reporting
• First Place in Political/Government Enterprise Reporting
• First Place in Entertainment Feature Story
• Second Place in Coverage of Underserved Communities

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Recent Stories

City vape shop could see business license revoked

Supervisors unanimously set a Feb. 20 show cause hearing for a vape shop reportedly caught selling meth pipes and vape with THCA derived from cannabis.

Panda Express restaurant being built in north Carson

Plans filed with the city last year show an approximately 2,700-square-foot restaurant, parking spaces and a drive through with two order lanes.

Carson City FD personnel battling Los Angeles wildfires

Five Carson City firefighters are assigned to the Eaton Fire, which was 33 percent contained as of Monday morning. It has consumed more than 14,000 acres, destroyed or damaged an estimated 7,000-plus structures and claimed at least 11 lives.

Carson City Supervisors to review death of inmate, vape shop license hearing, liquor report

Public safety might be a theme at the Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday as leaders are expected to take up several issues related to law enforcement. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. in the community center board room.

Carson City Sheriff discusses officer-involved shootings

Despite a drop in violent crime in 2024, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office experienced two officer-involved shootings last year, and Sheriff Ken Furlong talked to the Appeal about the toll such events can take.

Carson City Sheriff's Office: Violent crime, overdoses and suicides dropped in 2024

Traffic deaths on city roads also down

An annual review compiled by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office shows crime in key categories decreasing in the capital city in 2024 compared to prior years. “Overall, I’m very pleased with the cooperation we get from the community,” Sheriff Ken Furlong told the Appeal in a Jan. 6 interview following release of the data.

Carson City RTC backs off Goni Road roundabout

Members of the Carson City Regional Transportation Commission on Wednesday decided not to include a roundabout at Goni Road and Arrowhead Drive in the District 1 Goni Road Rehabilitation Project. At the same time, they directed staff to keep the study that recommended the roundabout on hand for future development in north Carson.

Maurice White believes in good government

Carson City Ward 2 Supervisor Maurice White said he grew up with “elbows out,” though he’s developed a different approach on the Board of Supervisors. “When I started doing this, it was… I would say more or less unintentionally belligerent. I have certainly refined how I say things, my approach to people,” he said.

Plans for vacant Carson Tahoe Hotel unknown

The vacant Carson Tahoe Hotel at 800 N. Carson Street has a new owner, but Carson City officials did not know what projects or operations were planned for the property as of Jan. 7.“The city has not received any building permit application for the property at 800 North Carson Street since 2018. The city is aware of the recent change in ownership. As the new owner has not applied for ministerial or discretionary permits, the city does not know what the property owner’s intentions are for the property,” Hope Sullivan, director of Community Development, said Tuesday.

CCFD sends one of their own to LA fires

Several strike teams from Northern Nevada and the Sierra region were headed south Wednesday as catastrophic wildfires continued to burn in Southern California.

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Photos by Scott

The vacant lot at 1625 Vista Lane slated for a …

Carson City Regional Transportation Commission members Jim Dodson, left, and …

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Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong with a surprise plate of …

Carson City Ward 4 Supervisor Lisa Schuette in her office …