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NDOT finishes wrong way driver detection system installation in Carson City along I-580
Monday, September 18, 2023 - 10:56am

The Nevada Department of Transportation has substantially completed installation of wrong-way driver detection systems on the I-580 Carson City freeway.

Carson City deputies make arrests for elder abuse, indecent exposure in presence of children
Monday, September 18, 2023 - 10:48am

A 65-year-old man was arrested Friday for suspicion of gross misdemeanor elder abuse and misdemeanor domestic battery, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies learned the man allegedly slapped his wife who has a traumatic brain injury and is not very responsive speaking and with commands or comments.

Carson City elementary schools celebrate civics, history for Social Studies Spectacular Week
Monday, September 18, 2023 - 8:24am

Elementary schools in the Carson City School District will participate in the 2023 “Social Studies Spectacular” this week, Sept. 18-22.

The weeklong events and activities aim to engage students with social studies content and learning skills in various social studies domains including civics, history, geography, multi-cultural, economics and financial literacy.

Sunday sunset over Carson City
Monday, September 18, 2023 - 8:02am

Fine color in the skies Sunday over Carson City.

Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: Useful quotes to brighten one’s day (continued)
Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 5:39pm

Continuing from last week, over the years I’ve contented myself in collecting poignant quotes that I thought might shed some light upon a long and winding road toward old age.

Volunteers sought for fall clean-up at Carson City's Lone Mountain Cemetery
Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 2:51pm

Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department is looking for groups, families, and individuals, to participate in a volunteer clean-up of the historic Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Northern Nevada backyards and gardens: Fall is in the air, but where did summer go?

Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 1:32pm

The calendar says the first day of autumn arrives Saturday, Sept. 23, but I’m having trouble believing it. The temperatures are lovely and there hasn’t been a freeze. Last week I was worrying about the way my cucumber and tomato plants looked before I realized that summer gardening was just about over anyway.

Nevada’s labor force grows in August, Carson City employment up by 1,400 jobs over year
Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 1:00pm

Nevada’s unemployment rate increased slightly from July to August, going from 5.3 percent to 5.4 percent for an increase of 0.1 percentage points, according to the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Rotary Youth Exchange program seeks ambassadors to represent Nevada and the U.S.
Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 12:39pm

“Peace Through Understanding.” That is the motto and the mission statement for the Rotary Youth Exchange program. RYE is a study abroad program put on by Rotary, with students admitted to the US under a J1 visa. At any given time, there are about 8000 students in the program from the US and over 100 participating countries.

Tahoe Yellow Cress surveys underway in the Lake Tahoe Basin
Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 10:38am

In early September, the Tahoe Yellow Cress Adaptive Management Working Group began their annual lake-wide monitoring surveys of Tahoe Yellow Cress in the Lake Tahoe Basin. These surveys will continue throughout September across numerous land ownerships, and on every beach where this rare plant is known to occur.

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