Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 1:55pm
My friend Eric was wondering why his third-year strawberry plants were not as productive as they were in their second year. Last year he had a multitude of large, luscious strawberries. This year, while the mother plants were green and healthy, they had sent off runners on which the strawberry fruits were growing.
Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 1:28pm
Come out to the Bank Saloon in Carson City Wednesday, July 31 and meet the candidates that are currently running in Northern Nevada, and learn more about the issues that are important to you and your community.
Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 11:41am
A man was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to run a pedestrian off the road, then threatening him with a metal pipe, and also for allegedly running another person off the roadway where they wound up in a ditch, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 10:24am
Users of the popular multi-use paved trails throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee will find new messages stenciled in chalk along the trails encouraging trail etiquette.
Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 9:08am
UPDATE: The roadway is now clear. No word yet on injuries.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and Nevada State Police Highway Patrol responded Sunday morning to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash with injury on Highway 50 West, around a mile up from the I-580, US-50 junction.
Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 7:56am
Joy Holt, Director of the Carson City library received a $55,000 check this month from Phil Patton, Treasurer of the Friends of the Carson City Library. Friends is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1966. Since that time the Friends of the Carson City Library has donated its substantial support to many library projects and much needed acquisitions.
Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 7:16am
Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of July 22-28, 2024. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 8:40pm
UPDATE: There have been a few more earthquakes centered in the middle of Lake Tahoe on Saturday evening. According to USGS, there was a 3.4 magnitude just after 8 p.m., followed by 1.5 at 8:05 p.m., and a 2.8 at 8:19 p.m. The University of Nevada reports several small ones during the day, all under 1.0 magnitude.
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Two small earthquakes happened in the middle of Lake Tahoe on Saturday at 7:19 a.m. and 7:49 a.m. The University of Nevada Seismology Lab measured them at 2.34 and 1.9, but the United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured them at 2.8 and 2.5 magnitude.
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 6:26pm
UPDATE: The fire was knocked down and CCFD firefighters have returned to their stations.
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Carson City Fire Department responded Saturday evening to a report of a fire at the Carson City landfill off of US-50 East and Flint Drive.
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 5:55pm
The Carson City Senior Center is hosting a 4-week free Creative Writing Workshop. With writing prompts and creative inspiration, you’ll learn to turn meaningful thoughts into written stories. Each workshop will build on the last with opportunities to share your stories.
