Carson Now News

Sunday, February 9, 2014 - 11:09am

The Carson High School Wrestling team has been one of the most successful sports in the long and prestigious history of Carson High School. Over the last six years they have won 30 consecutive league dual matches and six straight Sierra League titles. In 2012 the Senator wrestlers were crowned Northern Nevada’s NIAA Regional Champions and they are gunning for that distinction again this year.

Sunday, February 9, 2014 - 10:13am

Here is the Carson City road report for the week of Feb. 10-16, 2014: There will be lane closures due to utility work at the following locations. Traffic control will be in place and minor delays are possible.

Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 4:21pm

Some of the things we learn as drivers do not seem all that important until we nearly have a crash. One of these is the risk we take when turning off a side street or intersection onto a four lane roadway.

What is the proper lane that we should be aiming for? In all cases, the nearest travel lane is the correct one.

Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 4:06pm

Playing to the beat of your own rhythm comes from years of watching how others do it and then improvising to set a course of your own.

When it comes to making perfect pitch, where melody and harmony fit together organically, Vince Gates has turned his Carson City music store into the equivalent of a six-piece power band that customers can't seem to get enough of.

Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 12:10pm

A series of winter storms working their way through the region will bring heavy rain to the valley areas of western Nevada and Carson City region through Sunday prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch.

Snow levels are currently near 7,000 feet and are expected to rise to 8,000 to 8,500 feet by Saturday afternoon.

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 1:04pm

Approval for almost $173,500 to purchase a NextGen911 Logging Solution from NICE Systems Inc. was given Thursday by Carson City's Board of Supervisors.

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 1:00pm

A burly truck driver, Guy Perry could be an intimidating figure.

But Cassidy Perry, his youngest of three children and only daughter, didn%u2019t see him that way.

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 12:31pm

Read the full text of Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell's State of the City speech, after the jump.

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 11:10am

The Carson City School District Board will discuss, among other things, the Race to the Top Grant and the Jump Start to College program when it meets Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, 851 E. William Street.
See the agenda below.

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 10:50am

The "Jazz and Beyond: Carson City Music Festival" will hold a kick-off meeting for organizers and potential volunteers on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Carson City Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 1200 S. Carson St., Carson City. This year's festival is scheduled to run from Aug. 1 to 17 at multiple locations in Carson City.