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Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 16-22, 2023. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Pet Station's newest location in Carson City is holding a Spooktacular Grand Opening Extravaganza!

Stephen Provost, author of several books about the Silver State, will be the featured lecturer at the Nevada State Museum's Frances Humphrey Lecture Series on Thursday, October 26 at 6:30 p.m. His talk details U.S. Highway 50 in Nevada, the former Lincoln Highway that now goes by the nickname "America's Loneliest Road."

Carson City High School Class of 1973 50th Class Reunion

Carson High School Class of 1973 will be having a 50th class reunion celebration on Friday, October 27th (day before the Nevada Day parade).

This will be an informal gathering at the Brewery Arts Center from 3:00-7:00 pm and all Carson High classes are welcome.

On October 13, 2023, at approximately 1650 hours, Lyon County Sheriff's Office Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Starlite Drive in Fernley, Nevada in reference to a domestic disturbance.

Upon arrival, a responding Deputy advised, via radio, that a male subject came to the door of the residence and pointed a firearm towards the Deputy.

Help fight hunger in our community and join us at the 9th Annual Empty Bowls event in Carson City.

This is the same night as the Capital tree lighting. So, come on over before or afterward with the entire family, receive a hand-crafted ceramic bowl, and enjoy soups from various local participating restaurants.

Carson Now Reader Clare Holland submitted this photo of the beautiful trees changing on the way to Marlette Lake!

On Saturday morning, eyes went to the skies for the annual solar eclipse that took place. Photos were submitted by Bill Hopp, Donald Scott, Edward Howell and Randy and Vivian Spiker.

This year marks the 50th year of the World Championship Single Jack Rock Drill Competition which takes place every year during the Nevada Day Parade in Carson City.

The summer ended and fall began in September. While we remain extremely busy throughout Lyon County, our response times have remained steady since restructuring the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. I am attaching our response times, which include through September.

Throughout October, Carson City's Michael Hohl Motor Company is collecting pet food donations in hopes of filling a pickup truck with food to support Feeding Pets of the Homeless.

With the holiday season quickly approaching, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone to be wary of deals that seem too good to be true and how to avoid becoming a scammer’s next victim. Following are several tips to practice while making online purchases for gifts this year.

A University of Nevada, Reno mechanical engineering professor, Feifei Fan, recently filed a 49-page document full of allegations of “sexual slavery”, assault, abuse and misconduct.

To read the full story, click here.

As a salute to the creativity of the Great Basin Native Artists, the Capital City Arts Initiative is excited to present "It Started with Willows", an assemblage of working baskets and contemporary art.

The Gold Hill Hotel (as seen on Ghost Adventures and proclaimed the 8th most haunted location in Nevada) is hosting one night only an evening of fun, thrills, and chills celebrating our favorite holiday!

There’s a mushroom sprouting in the Lake Tahoe Basin that’s poisonous and may cause health issues for both humans and pets.

Mark your calendars for a significant community event as Partnership Carson City proudly presents its bi-annual Drug Round-up on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event aims to raise awareness about the critical impact of keeping unused and expired prescription drugs within households.

Western Nevada College is part of a group of Nevada System of Higher Education community colleges that is continuing to offer the Nevada Promise Scholarship funded by the Nevada State Legislature.

The Nevada Guard’s 92nd Civil Support Team used the unique features of the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City on Thursday to prepare for its upcoming proficiency evaluations.

Mark your calendar for an unforgettable night of blues music as the 2022 Blues Music Award and Band of the Year winners, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers make their way to Carson City for a live performance at the Nashville Social Club.

CARSON CITY — Author and photographer Stephen H. Provost, founder of the online bookshop hub ACES of Northern Nevada, is proud to present The ACES Anthology, a collection featuring 25 short stories and poems from some of the region’s outstanding writers.

Nevada Day, Inc. and Briton Publishing have partnered to host featured author Julie Rogers Pomilia, granddaughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, who has published a book about her upbringing in the shadow of one of the most famous and popular western couples of all time.

CARSON CITY — Xquisite, a nonprofit organization committed to raising awareness and providing support to combat human trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic abuse, recently hosted its third annual Golf Tournament. This year's golf tournament demonstrated the power of community partnerships and garnered tremendous support from local businesses, volunteers, and sponsors.

Happy Thursday, Carson City! Let's take a look to see what the weekend has in store for us.

With local directors and actors having taken on spine-chilling visions of the paranormal and macabre, their storytelling creativity will be unveiled this Saturday at the Carson Creepy Short Horror Film Competition at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

In September, 2023, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers in conjunction with Partnership Carson City conducted multiple alcohol compliance checks.

Come and support your local roller derby team, The Carson Victory Rollers as they host their biggest event of the year. The Battle for the Silver Skate will be held on Oct. 21-22 and will consist of six teams spread out from here and California battling it out to win it all.

Carson City’s Rice Street Tattoo will be hosting a fundraiser at their shop this Friday, Oct. 13 to help Gardnerville resident Shannon Brown in her fight against breast cancer.

Only a few months ago, Brown was living life as normal when she found a small lump, about the size of a dime, in her left breast.

A recently escaped inmate and fugitive were arrested Wednesday in a Fernley apartment complex, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office. Two nearby schools were placed in a brief lockdown during the incident.

In an audacious venture, the Proscenium Players, Inc. are set to defy the conventional with a groundbreaking black-and-white play, bringing to life the trials, tribulations and triumphs of creating an entirely grayscale spectacle. As the curtains prepare to rise on Oct. 13, 2023, at the Brewery Arts Center's The Maizie in Carson City, theater enthusiasts are in for a treat.

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