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August 2019

Healthy Communities Meets in Fernley this Thursday

Event Date: 
August 8, 2019 - 9:00am

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ monthly breakfast meeting is in Fernley this Thursday, August 8 at 9am at Silverland Middle School in room 105. Guest speakers include Cody Wagner of the Fernley Community Foundation and Donna McDonald of Nevada Legal Services.

Traffic accident reported near Topsy Lane and 395 south of Carson City

Carson City and Douglas County emergency crews were called Tuesday evening to a 2-vehicle crash near the intersection of Topsy Lane and Highway 395.

Carson City emergency crews called to rollover on I-580 near Lakeview ramp

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called late Tuesday afternoon to a rollover crash on I-580 near Lakeview Hill north of Carson City.

Martina McBride closes summer tour at TJ’s Corral

Martina McBride didn’t want the tour to end: “Can we come back and play again tomorrow night?” she asked the crowd that had packed into TJ’s Corral at Carson Valley Inn.

Couple assume ownership of Carson City Grocery Outlet

Entrepreneurial Millennials Tommy and Kaley Basham hope to give fellow Millennials and customers of all ages additional options when it comes to grocery and wine shopping in Carson City. If anyone would know the tastes of the generation now coming into their own, this is the couple.

Governor appoints Stacey Montooth as Nevada Indian Commission Executive Director

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the appointment Tuesday of Stacey Montooth to the Nevada Indian Commission where she will serve as executive director beginning Sept. 1, 2019.

Video: Wing eating contest at The Fox Brewpub

To celebrate National Wing Day on July 29, The Fox Brewpub held a wing eating contest. Contestants had seven minutes to eat as many wings as possible. The winner consumed 28 wings. See video snippet here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFKd5NNqwpk

Sierra Lutheran grad earns high honors, to represent Concordia University in Atlanta

CARSON CITY — Business may be Greek to many college freshmen, but it’s the heart language of Avery Casteel. Casteel, a 2018 graduate from Sierra Lutheran High School and a rising sophomore at Concordia University, Irvine used her first year in college to quickly grab ahold of the fast-climbing elevator to the executive suite for college students studying business.

Harry Reid on Trump’s 2020 odds: ‘I’m pretty damn worried’

Harry Reid has spent decades building a reputation as a stone cold pragmatist and a master political tactician. Which is why he barely hesitated when asked about the possibility that Donald Trump—a man he ...

Carson City sunset over Buzzys Ranch

A beautiful sunset Monday evening over Buzzys Ranch in Carson City.