May 2023
22 Carson City students recognized with Distinguished Student Award
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 10:01am
The Carson City School District took time at the School Board meeting Tuesday night to recognize 22 individuals with the “Distinguished Student Award.” The student winners were selected by administrators and recognized from their respective schools as having specific qualities, skills and characteristics that distinguished them.
Carson City Sheriff's deputies make arrests for domestic battery, DUI
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 9:09am
A 40-year-old woman was arrested Monday for suspicion of domestic battery and simple battery, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
UPDATE: Man reported missing by Carson City Sheriff's Office found safe
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 7:58pm
UPDATE 8:13AM: With the assistance of the California Highway Patrol, Richard Coen has been safely located in Redwood City, Calif. Richard was taken to an area hospital to be reunited with his family.
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Carson City Sheriff’s Office investigators are seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing and endangered adult. Richard Coen was reported missing on May 9, 2023 and was last seen leaving his home at around 5 a.m.
LUNAFEST Film Festival comes to Carson City this Thursday
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 4:30pm
Event Date:
May 11, 2023 - 6:00pm LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to amplifying stories by women and gender nonconforming filmmakers, and bringing people together in their communities, will be hosted by Soroptimist International of Carson City at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City on Thursday, May 11, at 5:30pm.
Partnership Douglas County, Suicide Prevention partner for Mental Health Awareness Walk
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 2:27pm
Event Date:
May 13, 2023 - 9:00am Join Suicide Prevention Network and Partnership Douglas County for a free awareness event to promote mental health wellness within our Douglas County community.
Carson High senior, teachers advocating for head injury, concussion legislation present SB80 to Assembly committee on Education
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 2:06pm
As Senate Bill 80 (SB80), the education measure advocating for head injury and concussion legislation, advances through the legislative process, Youth Legislator Stella Thornton, 18-year-old senior at Carson High School, on behalf of the Nevada Youth Legislature, took time last Thursday, May 4, 2023, to further present SB80 to the Nevada Assembly Committee on Education.
'Green Our Planet' hosts student-run farmer's market May 16 at Nevada Capitol Building
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 1:25pmEvent Date:
May 16, 2023 - 10:00am
For the first time in Carson City, the nationally recognized nonprofit Green Our Planet will host a student-run farmers market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nevada Capitol Building on Tuesday, May 16. Featuring five schools from northern Nevada, this coincides with the 10-year anniversary of Green Our Planet and their efforts to make a difference in the lives of children and in the world.
Carson City Farmer’s Market welcomes new vendors, gearing up for June start
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 1:05pmEvent Date:
June 10, 2023 (All day)
We are just shy of a month out from the Farmer’s Market Season in Carson City, which begins June 10 and runs through Sept. 30.
This year, the Farmer’s Market is moving to Mill’s Park, to take up shop in the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.
Carson City author releases third novel 'Sarah's Mosaic'
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 11:50am
Carson City local Mike Hartman has released his latest book "Sarah’s Mosaic." Hartman has has published two previous editions of the Tony Morrell Mystery Series, "Jaguarundi" (2015) and "Deadly Voyeur" (2018).
Lane closures on US-50 in Dayton Thursday as NDOT repairs concrete median barrier
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 10:55am
Single lane closures will take place on US-50 near Dayton Thursday, May 11 as the Nevada Department of Transportation repairs concrete median barrier damaged in a crash.
