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Due to the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety reporting severe weather and potentially dangerous road conditions, Gov. Joe Lombardo has ordered all State executive branch government offices (other than essential public safety and corrections personnel) remain closed on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Carson City, Churchill County, Douglas County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Persing County, Storey County, and Washoe County.

Due to the weather and out of an abundance of caution for our Meals on Wheels drivers, staff, volunteers and seniors in the community, the Carson City Senior Center will be closed and Meals on Wheels will not be delivering today, Thursday, Jan. 11.

Due to inclement weather and potentially dangerous road conditions, all Lyon County offices (other than essential public safety personnel), and schools will be closed today, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Lyon County emergency and snow removal personnel are working to address public safety concerns.

The Browsers Bookstore in Carson City is closed Thursday due to the weather situation.

Due to weather-related conditions, all schools in the Carson City School District will be closed for the entire day Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.

Nevada Republican Caucus, Carson City Bi-Annual Prescinct Meeting

The Precinct meeting is a gathering of neighbors for the election of precinct delegates to the county convention. This allows people to discuss candidates, issues and suggestions for the Carson City Republican Platform.

The Precinct Meeting is where people can also present resolutions which may be an idea, proposal, or a request for action on a certain subject. Resolutions and platform suggestions will be discussed and reviewed at the county convention.

TAHOE CITY — An avalanche Wednesday morning at Palisades Tahoe ski area resulted in one fatality, the Placer County Sheriff's Office says, with three injuries, according to the resort.

Sunridge Women's Golf Club at Sunridge Golf Club in Carson City is welcoming new and returning members! Interested in joining a group of fun women playing fun golf games? COME JOIN US!

Our season starts on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, with a short meeting and continental breakfast at 9:00 a.m. and will have our shotgun at 9:30 a.m. Subsequent rounds are every Tuesday. For applications and inquiries please contact Sunridge Golf Club @ 775-267-4448. All women golfers would enjoy this morning activity! It’s a great way to meet new friends and say hi to existing ones!

UPDATE: Due to weather-related conditions, all schools in the Carson City School District will be closed for the entire day Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, officials announced late Wednesday evening.

All employees and students should remain home. No student activities, afterschool programs or practices will occur, including remote instruction. No school services such as transportation, nutrition or student health will be provided.

Using extensive research and eyewitness accounts, local authors and historians David & Gayle Woodruff recount the incredible, true and bizarre story of a calculating and disgruntled gambler and his attempt to extort three million dollars from the historic Harvey’s Casino Lake Tahoe in August of 1980.

Recently, Carson City residents have been contacted by scammers pretending to be the Carson City Sheriff’s Office employees. These scammers will tell the potential victims they have warrants for their arrest or they have missed jury duty.

The scammers will solicit personal information and then demand payment in some form, such as gift cards, cash applications, or bitcoin, to not be arrested.

A 64-year-old transient woman was arrested in the 300 block of N. Curry St. Tuesday afternoon for assault, battery and trespassing, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

At their first meeting of the year Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, the Carson City School District School Board of Trustees nominated and voted in new leadership for the Carson City school board. Trustee Joe Cacioppo, District 7, was named the newest president.

A floating dock that became loose during a recent storm released an estimated 100,000 or more plastic styrofoam beads onto the pristine beaches of Ski Beach and Incline Beach at Lake Tahoe's north shore, in what Clean Up The Lake organizers called a "shocking environmental incident."

The Northern Nevada Reading Coalition, an alliance of community partners that is committed to early childhood literacy in Nevada, will be celebrating the expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. at Douglas County Public Library located at 1625 Library Lane, Minden.

In recent years, new and used car prices have been affected by increasing interest rates and inventory issues. However, there are indications that 2024 could be a more affordable year for vehicle purchases.

On New Years, just a few minutes past the ball drop, a new baby boy was born and crowned the first 2024 baby at Carson Tahoe Hospital.

Atreyu Christopher Garcia-Howard was born at 12:06 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024.

One of the largest Scottish celebrations of its kind on the West Coast, the 42nd annual Robert Burns Scottish Dinner Celebration is happening Saturday, Jan. 27 at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. Registration is underway with a Jan. 20 deadline.

Joyce E. Howard, age 82, passed away on December 8, 2023 in Carson City, NV. She was born on March 7, 1941 in St. Stephen New Brunswick, Canada to Chester Earl and Thelma Elizabeth Nesbitt.

The Douglas County School Board will host their first meeting of 2024 today, Tuesday, Jan. 9 beginning at 4 p.m. at Douglas High School.

On the agenda includes enrollment counts, bullying statistics, candidate interviews, and more.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help identifying two men suspected of stealing $1,175 worth of merchandise Dec. 22 and $679 Dec. 18 at the Walmart store on Market Street.

Today, Tuesday Jan. 9, the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees will interview three individuals who have applied to fill the position left vacant after Trustee Tony Magnotta tendered his resignation.

The three individuals who have applied are Ricky D. Lewis, Yvonne Wagstaff, and Stephen J. Theriault.

A Nevada-based federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to bar former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Nevada over Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021 uprising after the judge found the Texas man who filed the case lacked standing to do so.

Gusty winds ahead of a winter storm has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory Tuesday through early Wednesday morning for Carson City and surrounding counties.

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is improving motorist safety by offering drivers with certain medical conditions the option to add the “Star of Life” symbol on the front of their driver license or identification card.

Saint Mary’s has multiple opening for these entry-level positions - Call Center Representatives and Referral Coordinators! Come to the EmployNV Business Hub for a guaranteed interview on Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 9:00am to 11:00am at 4001 S. Virginia St. Suite 11, Reno, NV. Walk-ins are welcome!

The Carson City Leisure Hour Club continues its 127th year with a living history presentation of "Those That Survived" at their monthly dinner meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25 at the Plaza Event Center.

The Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Bridgeport Ranger District is open as of Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.

Another winter storm system will move into Carson City and surrounding counties late Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing gusty winds, snow and cold temperatures, National Weather Service forecasters said.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team including North Lake Tahoe and North Tahoe fire protection districts, Nevada Division of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, will continue burning slash piles this week at Lake Tahoe, conditions and weather permitting.

CTHA Fundraiser-Dinner Dance at Governors Mansion Feb 10, 20024

Carson Tahoe Health Auxiliary will be holding a dinner and dance on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at the Governor's Mansion, Nevada Room in Carson City.

Nashville Social Club is bringing rock ‘n roll fans an incredible opportunity to see members of The Doobie Brothers, Traffic, New Grass Revival, and Peter Frampton’s band perform in an intimate setting in Carson City.

America’s favorite flannel-clad funnyman Larry the Cable Guy is bringing a double dose of his acclaimed blue-collar comedy to Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Saturday, March 9.

A 20-year-old man was arrested Friday for allegedly carrying a concealed firearm without permit, a felony offense, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Tis the season for giving. Well, here is an idea that some folks may really love. How to multiply what their non-spousal relatives can inherit from an IRA.

Many of the Baby Boomers grew up going to the movies. Parents dropped you off on a Saturday morning to see the latest kid movies, many of which were made by Disney Studios that were preceded by news reels, cartoons, and action series that were continued from one week to the next.

Informative classes on Orthodox Christianity for inquirers are held Wednesday evenings at St. Sebastian Orthodox Church: the next one is Wednesday, January 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship room at 1819 N. Carson Street.

The Rotary Club of Carson City is looking for talented young musicians to take part in the club’s annual music contest. The contest is open to students in the 9th to 12th grades, or 14 to 18 years of age for home schooled or non-traditionally schooled students.

Unfiltered Discussions, the acclaimed podcast hosted by Brian Howard, released an emotionally charged episode featuring Nick Emery, Director of Life Choices Pregnancy Clinic in Carson City, NV.

Whiskey, unless we put it on our bunions, is not good for us, yet great numbers of folks will be sipping it on Super Sunday in Las Vegas, as the word “book” morphs into a powerful verb.

UPDATE 1:20PM: A mobile home fire Sunday morning in the 3200 block of Dale Drive caused significant damage throughout the structure, according to Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin Nyberg. There were no injuries. The cause is under investigation.

Western Nevada College’s community-oriented education courses beginning early this year are all about self-improvement and self-interest.

The sunrise Sunday morning above Voltaire Canyon in Carson City, looking southeast.

Plastic litter is a growing problem around the world, and new research shows that the bottom of Lake Tahoe is no exception. In one of the first studies to utilize scuba divers to collect litter from a lakebed, 673 plastic items were counted from just a small fraction of the lake.

Looking out over Dayton valley on Sunday.

After the season's first significant storm dumped around a foot more of snow in the Sierra and a few inches down into Carson City and surrounding counties, sunny skies with cold temperatures are expected Sunday through Tuesday with another storm by midweek, according to the National Weather Service.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 8-14, 2024. Lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Odeon Oldies Presents Mary Perkins Bradbury by Chautauquan Kim Harris

Come and join us for our first matinee of 2024 with our friend Kim Harris presenting - Mary Perkins Bradbury: Convicted of Witchery.

Dive into an ocean of adventure with Wild Horse Children's Theater as we embark on a journey under the sea in the upcoming production of Disney's "Finding Nemo Jr." This spectacular musical adaptation of the beloved Pixar movie promises to be a wave of fun, friendships, and heartwarming moments.

Braving the elements to celebrate the first Saturday of 2024.

The first winewalk of 2024 and the weather is exactly what it should be. FIG Insurnace, A+ Documents, and Sierra Payroll are new to the winewalk and can't wait to meet the regulars and the first timers. The winewalk happens the first Saturday of every month and is sponsored by the Downtown Business Association. It is a fun way to learn about our local businesses. Hope to see you next month!

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