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Come one, come all for the inaugural Mark Twain Days multi-day festival in Carson City! Live as Mark Twain did throughout the festival in Downtown Carson City with events such as costumed balls, family picnics, trains rides, and much more.

Carson High School named Jacob Xie and Deepti Arun as the 2023 Prom King and Queen. A short coronation ceremony was held Saturday during the Prom Dance.

Additionally, Hunter Curran and Emily Vicente were crowned Carson High School’s Friendship Ball King and Queen during that dance Thursday evening in the Morse Burley Gym.

Here is the Carson City road report for the week of April 24-30, 2023. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

According to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s March 2023 economic report, Nevada gained 2,600 jobs over the month. The number of jobs in the state is up 73,000 since March 2022, an annual increase of 5.0 percent.

The Carson City School District’s Career and Technical Education Teaching and Training Early Childhood Education students will host a community celebration, ‘The Day of the Child,’ Saturday, April 29, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Carson High School.

Progressive lawmakers want art therapists to be reimbursed by Medicaid for services used as treatments for anxiety, depression and other mental health symptoms – including drama, art, dance and music therapies.

The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners voted to uphold the Rolling ‘A’ Wastewater Treatment Facility – Phase 4 Expansion Project Bid Protest submitted by Farr Construction Corporation dba Resource Development Company.

Explore Downtown Carson City while solving riddles and completing challenges on this FREE, family-friendly adventure as a part of Mark Twain Days.

Young, handsome, friendly, affectionate, excellent personality, great fur …. Morris has it all. Everyone that meets him falls instantly in love, and so will you.

As far as busy weeks go, this week has been no exception across Lyon County. Spring is in the air (kind of) and that means the community is becoming more active and calls for service are climbing. Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputies and volunteer groups with the Sheriff’s Office are working harder than ever to make Lyon County a safer place to live.

Jodi Miller has been named Center Manager for Night Off the Streets, Inc. (NOTS). She will oversee the warming center operations and serve as a referral advocate to connect clients to services that help them find housing.

UPDATE 5 p.m.: The Carson City Health Department responded to request for information regarding the closure and issued a statement. They could not provide details on whether or not food was contaminated, and stated customers who are concerned should contact the store; however, the store is closed and the phones are not being answered. You can access Smith's Customer Service for the corporation at https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/hc/help/contact-us or by calling 1-800-576-4377.

In the meantime, Carson City FoodMaxx is reported to have increased their staffing over the weekend to deal with customer overflow.

Partnership Carson City is conducting its bi-annual Drug Round-up Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to raise awareness around the impacts of keeping unused and expired prescription drugs in households.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) will begin to offer free soil testing for homeowners within the Carson River Superfund Site. Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this program is voluntary and free-of-charge.

This month’s student senior of the month from Pioneer Academy, Faith Key, is not the kind of person to sit around and watch when something is not right. Faith would rather create some change and help make a positive difference for the world around her.

Currently finishing up her senior year at Pioneer Academy, Faith is planning to attend Western Nevada College next year and would like to earn a degree in ecology and wildlife conservation.

According to Carson City’s Friends in Service Helping (FISH), the Living Stones Church spring drive in conjunction with the Brewery Arts Center was able to contribute a significant amount of food and diapers for the community.

greenUP!, an environmental education non-profit working with local businesses to implement sustainable best practices, announced that Green Dining District restaurants – So Juicy, Great Basin Brewery Co., and Squeeze In – will participate in the Carson Street Green Dining District’s Earth Week celebration.

The Carson City Historical Society announces "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Games and Earth Day Celebration, one day only, Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Foreman-Roberts and Carriage House, 1207 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada.

'Mother Goose' has made her presence known at Fritsch Elementary School, but not with Nursery Rhymes. After she nestled in with eggs under one play structure during spring break, school officials learned once Canadian Geese have established nests, they are federally protected.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors on Thursday upheld the decision of the Planning Commission to provide a special use permit regarding a 12-unit apartment complex off Silver Sage and Stafford, against a neighboring appellant who did not want to the project to go forward.

The inaugural Mark Twain Days, a three-day celebration of Samuel Clemens time in Carson City, is happening this Friday through Sunday, April 21-23 in the capital city. A variety of free and ticketed events are planned for the festival.

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” Wild Horse Children’s Theater in Carson City invites you on a journey through the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss with their upcoming production of “Seussical, Jr.” This magical extravaganza, filled with toe-tapping tunes and wild characters, is a must-see for all ages!

CARSON CITY — "The Latin Queen of Comedy" Lisa Alvarado (think Tina Fey meets Sophia Vergara) brings the funny with clever wit and a sassy fun attitude using her own life as the punchline to ladies' night for two shows Saturday, April 22, at 6 and 8 p.m. at the Carson Nugget, 507 N. Carson Street in the casino's newly remodeled Grand Showroom.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. Lyon County investigators assisting in the search for Nike “Toni” Riess located her conscious, alert and injured at the bottom of a ravine in the desert approximately a half mile northeast of where her vehicle was located off of Apache Drive in Stagecoach.

The Carson City Downtown Business Association invites you to stroll through Downtown Carson City and have your Passports stamped inside our businesses between 11am and 2pm.

Enjoy Mark Twain Days with street performers, food, drinks and family fun along the way.

CARSON CITY — The Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation’s Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation is happy to announce that their new website vrnevada.org is live. The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation connects Nevadans with disabilities to services they need. It also offers a full-service, no-cost program for employers.

In recognition of National Donate Life Month in April, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is continuing to elevate the donate-life message for Nevadans. In addition to debuting a custom donate-life decals on a sheriff’s office vehicle for the second year in a row, the sheriff’s office was recently presented with an award from the Nevada Donor Network—a statewide not-for-profit organization that facilitates organ, tissue, and cornea donations statewide.

Carson Ridge Disc Golf Club, Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space & the Foundation for Carson City Parks & Recreation presents:

“Let’s Play 9” Club Tags; Low-Key Disc Golf Competition - 2023 Tag Opener.

On the morning of April 18, 2023 the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Communications Division, received a report of a missing Stagecoach resident.

DCDW May Luncheon and Program

Douglas County Democratic Women will present an overview of important bills before the Nevada State Legislature and answer your questions. Learn how to advocate, in person or on the NV Legislature website, for the issues most vital to you. Reservations required by April 26, Email DCDW at jkw@gbis.com or call Katherine at (775) 267-0539 More information about DCDW at dcwomen.net

Happy Wednesday Carson City, I hope you're enjoying the sunshine! I know one gentleman who will be: D, our Pet of the Week!

D is short for D.O.G. and we think he’ll be the paw-fect one for you! D was surrendered to the Carson Shelter in mid-February because his previous owners were moving. He enjoys playing fetch and loves tennis balls.

A 29-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday morning for violating her bail conditions and driving without a valid license after deputies stopped the car she was driving for being without license plates.

When deputies made contact with the woman, they asked if she had a temporary registration card for the vehicle which she said she did not. She did, however, provide insurance for the vehicle.

The second annual Great Basin Scottish Highland Games return to Sparks. Hosted by the Northern Nevada Throwing Company, which focuses on bringing the love and heritage of the Scottish Highlands to Northern Nevada through heavy athletics and cultural celebration.

LTI Educational Commonwealth is pleased to announce our production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The cast is comprised of youth ages 10 and up who have been studying Shakespeare's plays and influence in their class this year.

In 2019, the graduation rate for Carson High School was at nearly 94.6 percent; however, only two years later in 2021, the rate dropped significantly with only 88.7 percent being awarded their diploma.

Thank you to the community for your overwhelming response to the first class offered at the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center & Museum. This class, "Cooking with Nettles" taught by Melanie Smokey, Washoe/Yomba cultural plant medicine expert, is now full and closed to registration. We will post a notice if this class is offered again in the future.

In honor of National School Library month, which takes place throughout April, as well as National Library Week, which takes place April 23-29, Carson City librarians are celebrating with a number of activities for their students.

This is the 38th annual celebration, which will lead up to Nevada Reading Week in the first week of March.

Liquid Blue Events is thrilled to announce it will produce the Reno Chalk Art & Music Festival in 2023 on behalf of the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. Now in its 7th year, the three-day event features live art installations, live music, food and drink experiences, artist and craft shops, and a Kids Zone.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Boardroom of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Join us this Thursday for our Take2 Series. We are now offering a second movie each month. This one on the third Thursday of the month. This movie will be this Thursday, April 20 in the Black Box Theatre in the Brewery Arts Center at 449 West King Street.

If we are what we eat, well, today we can become a previously extinct prehistoric animal that nobody has seen for thousands of years. Yes the Aussies have created a humongous meatball made entirely of wooly mammoth meat grown in a laboratory.

Experience the magic of Shakespeare this spring when the Proscenium Players Inc. present A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Written in the early 1600s, the play is one of The Bard’s most popular and is performed world-wide.

DAYTON, Nev. — National Prescription Drug Take Back events offer safe ways to dispose of expired or unneeded prescription drugs.

This weekend, as part of National Drug Take Back Day, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties, Lyon County Sheriff's Office, and Smith's have come together to host a drop off location in Dayton for unneeded medications.

Nevada Health Centers offers COVID vaccinations in Dayton and Silver Springs

This Wednesday, April 19, COVID vaccines will be available from Nevada Health Centers in Dayton and Silver Springs. Primary doses and Bivalent Boosters are available. There is no cost for the vaccines.

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will be in Carson City this week providing affordable dental care for Carson City area children.

The Kit Carson Toastmasters Club in Carson City invites you to be a guest. The club meets every Tuesday at 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Adams Hub, 111 W. Proctor St., Carson City.

Participate in a program for developing your communication and leadership skills and experience how others improve their speaking and listening skills in an atmosphere of fellowship and fun.

A past student now attending a major university says that Dr. Amy Ghilieri became one of her role models because she is a teacher who genuinely cares and connects with her students. A colleague says Dr. Ghilieri presents complex material with ease and challenges her students to reach their potential.

This Sunday, April 23 at 1 p.m., Sorensen’s Resort Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra history series with a new slide show program, The Bing Bang, which explores the 1980 casino bombing at Stateline, Lake Tahoe.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Monday morning to a crash involving at least two vehicles in the area of Washington and North Nevada streets.

April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week. This week is celebrated by Least Resistance Training Concepts, the all-volunteer Technical Large Animal Rescue Team working in the five counties surrounding Nevada’s Virginia Range. While we originated as a training organization supporting horse owners and public safety agencies, today LRTC is the most active large animal rescue team in the country. We respond to nearly 500 urgent calls per year.

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