If you have witnessed performances by the Carson High School Cadet, Concert or Marching Band, or the Advanced Jazz or Wind Ensemble during the past few years, then you have listened to this month’s Student in the Spotlight, Alexis Garcia Perez.

Carson City Republican Women’s Club encourages applications for the 2023 Education Scholarship of $2,000. The 2023 high school graduates of the Carson City area, the Dayton area corridor and homeschoolers are encouraged to contact school counselors or Scholarship Chair at bergstrom.elaine@gmail.com for an application.

The Nashville Social Club has plans for a rollicking, Irish good time and proper St. Patrick’s Day celebration this Friday, March 17th.

Struggling to breathe, Louie, a large breed golden retriever-mix, was ambushed by and bitten in the face by a dangerous dog with such force that it broke part of his lower jaw and left his nose hanging by only skin and one eye partially bulging out of its socket. The attack left Louie, who lives with his owner in a small North Carolina town, permanently disfigured and traumatized.

An 85-year-old Douglas County woman died in a vehicle crash March 6 in the area of US-395 and Grant Avenue in Gardnerville, according to Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division.

Snowstorm on Foothill Road Outside Genoa by Mark Gillard, Saturday, March 11th, 2023.

This photo was taken Sunday from Carson Now reader Janis Brandenburg Lee. Have a photo or photos to contribute? Upload it here and we'll share it with our readers.

In this class, you'll learn the basics of the Zentangle Method and walk away with two original pieces of art you create yourself Saturday, March 18, from 10 am to 1 pm, at the Adams Hub, 111 W. Proctor Street in beautiful downtown Carson City.

To celebrate the recent re-opening of the historic Odeon Hall and Saloon in Dayton, the public is invited to attend a Power Point presentation and photo display of the Making of "The Misfits" at the Historical Society of Dayton Valley’s General Membership meeting this Wednesday, March 15.

Nevada Artists Association is proud to present "The Basics of Creating and Capturing Photographic Moments" by renowned photographer Heather Nicole on March 26, 1 to 4 p.m. at Adams Hub 111. W. Proctor Street, Carson City.

Carson City high school student Penelope Truell took home the top prize at the Rotary Club of Carson City’s annual speech contest. Truell is home schooled and attends one class at Carson High School.

Another atmospheric river storm system this week is aimed at Carson City and surrounding counties, further bringing the chances for low elevation rain and high elevation snow to an already water-logged region, according to the National Weather Service.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 13-19, 2023. Closures are expected at the following locations, weather permitting, due to road and utility work:

​The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents voted to appoint Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe as President of Western Nevada College at the board’s regular quarterly meeting today, March 10 in Las Vegas.

Just before 2:15 p.m. a crash was reported on I-580 southbound in Carson City, just before the College Parkway exit.

Injuries are currently unknown.

Motorists should seek alternate routes or use caution while in the area.

First responders are enroute to the scene.

On Friday night, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue evacuated residents from an apartment complex following a partial roof collapse.

Numerous roof and canopy structure collapses have been reported around the Tahoe region following record, heavy snow fall.

This evening, Governor Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency due to ongoing severe weather conditions in Churchill County, Douglas County, and Lyon County. Since yesterday, severe weather has brought heavy rainfall, flooding, and infrastructure damage to northern Nevada.

The 32nd annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fest is here, serving up the best in the old west delicacy.

The Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry is the state's largest St. Patricks Day celebration, according to Virginia City Tourism.

On Friday March 10, 2023, The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners declared a local state of emergency to seek assistance from the Nevada Governor and state agencies during the current flooding incident.

The County’s decision came amid a period of significant precipitation. With saturated soil and more rain and snowfall on the way, the County remains concerned about localized flooding.

Wally Murray, President and CEO of Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU), announced his retirement after 35 years at the credit union.

We will continue to update this list if/when additional road closures due to flooding are reported.

As the Pineapple Express continues to flow over our region, more and more rain will continue to pour down. While normally in Northern Nevada we celebrate any and all rain, unfortunately due to the record breaking amounts of snow still currently on the ground, the mixture of the two means one thing: flooding.

Already reports of flooding have come in on North Carson Street, where traffic can be seen throwing up huge wages of water alongside the main thoroughfare.

Fresh off their third tour to Iceland with crazy adventures like playing at an Icelandic film star’s wedding to a show on a whale watching boat, San Francisco based band, Dirty Cello will present their exciting blend of blues, rock and Americana that has been described by Oakland Magazine as, “...funky, carnival, romantic, sexy, tangled, electric, fiercely rhythmic, and textured, and only occasionally classical” at Nashville Social Club in Carson City March 18.

Students at Western Nevada College can count on Carson City Toyota and Campagni Auto Group to support them in their higher education goals at Western Nevada College.