CARSON CITY — Last week Carson High School celebrated 19 senior student-athletes who will continue their athletic careers in college. Nevada State Champion for Pole Vault, Kai Miller, will continue with Track & Field for the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. Miller holds the Carson High School Record for Pole Vault clearing 16 feet, 2 inches.

Bank Saloon in Carson City features live music every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday.

Here's this weeks line up.
Thursday 5pm - 8pm Craig Fletcher
Friday 7pm - 10pm The Act
Saturday 1pm - 4pm Dawn Brown (wine walk)
Saturday 7pm - 10pm Brian Lester w special guest George Kohler
Every Monday 4:30 - 6:30pm the Brother Dan Show live simulcast w featured guest

The Nevada State Fair will be back in Carson City June 2-5 with a carnival at Mills Park among other events.

Each day the fair and carnival will be accessible from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Mills Park, located at 1111 E. William Street.

Estate Sale - 1020 Mountain Street, Carson City NV. Lots of furniture, tools, swamp cooler, freezer, new treadmill, snow blower and lots of other items! Held 8 am until 2 pm. Come check it out!

Effective immediately, dogs are no longer permitted on the Waterfall Trail or the North Kings Loop Trail, both of which are in the Kings Canyon area and near Kings Creek. This restriction has been implemented to better protect Kings Creek, which is a source of Carson City’s drinking water.

Carson High Safe Grad is in need of 70 more volunteers for Safe Grad Night happening this Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5.

Safe Grad has been a tradition for Carson High since 1988, started by community volunteers, after a series of graduation incidents and deaths related to alcohol. The main goal is to prevent the use of alcohol and drugs and the consequences, including driving drunk, for graduates or others who might be hurt.

The Nevada Artist Association presents "Just the Right Size" art exhibit now until June 17! This is a must see collection of works from several artists showcasing art in various mediums of acrylics, photography, sculpture, watercolor and more.

MINDEN — The Douglas County Clerk Treasurers Office has installed a new livestream video equipment in the Historic Courthouse. The livestream will be 24 hours a day, 7 days a week even when there is no work in progress. The public can watch live, or go back and watch, everything involved in the Mail Ballot process.

A 28-year-old Gardnerville man has been identified in a fatal motorcycle crash that happened May 24 on Bently Parkway and Orchard Road in Douglas County, according to Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking applications from persons interesting in serving on the Carson City Culture and Tourism Authority, the city's Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife, and the Library Board of Trustees.

America has a long history of dead people casting votes.

Though they may not change the outcome of an election or constitute widespread fraud, votes cast by the deceased seem to grab headlines nearly every election cycle — from claims that the “cemetery bloc” helped John F. Kennedy win Illinois in 1960 to the high-profile case of Nevada resident Donald Kirk Hartle voting his dead wife’s ballot in 2020.

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners will be petitioning for safety equipment and processes on Highway 50 from Gov. Steve Sisolak.

In a resolution to be discussed and possible approved on Thursday, June 2, Commissioners will request Gov. Sisolak direct the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to implement safety equipment and processes on Highway 50 from the Carson City line to Ten Mile Hill.

A 22-year-old Dayton man was arrested May 29 for suspicion of gross misdemeanor battery on a peace officer and misdemeanor obstruction, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Brewery Arts Center will host another Musicale@TheMaizie event on June 4, 2022 at 7pm in Carson City. This new singer, songwriter series in what was formerly the Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater, now simple known as The Maizie has created quite the buzz amongst music enthusiasts throughout the region.

First Presbyterian Church in Carson City will hold its second annual rummage sale fundraiser on Saturday, June 4 from 9 am to 2 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, Division and West Musser Streets.

There’s more to a Steller’s Jay than we know. My pet Jay, Huckleberry, has demonstrated over the past two days, two distinct emotions I didn’t know he, or any bird had.

Judging was held Sunday for Casino Fandango's annual Rockin' Ribfest. The winner of first place Best Ribs went to Austin's Texas Lightning BBQ, owned by Tom and Nikki Ferguson. The People's Choice award and Best Sauce went to Git-R-Smoked Catering.

Come and join Westwall Militaria Antiques and Collectibles at 412 N. Curry Street from 11 AM-4:00PM for free hot dogs and lemonade to honor those who fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We're also giving a 10% discount to our community and 20% to current and past military members.

UPDATE: Highway 50 at Dayton Hill is open with no restrictions. No injuries were reported, only property damage, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
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Central Lyon Fire and the Lyon County Sheriff's Office responded Sunday afternoon to a vehicle crash on Highway 50 and Dayton Hill. The crash happened in the westbound lane. Injuries are unknown at this time. Motorists can expect delays.

Last week I wrote about bees and pollinators to get ready for Pollinator Month in June. Gillian Kerr, long-time beekeeper, and Linda Groves, master beekeeper answered more of my questions about beekeeping.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of May 30 through June 5, 2022. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The Capital City’s military police element – the 137th Military Police Detachment – is set to become the Nevada Army Guard’s next unit to support an international mission.

About three dozen of the unit’s military policemen and women are set to deploy to Romania this summer and support European Command.

The Soldiers are set to perform law and order missions on an Army base located in Romania. Law and order missions on the base will include: force protection, physical security and anti-terrorism measures.

UPDATE 4:14 p.m. the man has, thankfully, agreed to come down safely. First responders are with him now. The freeway will reopen shortly.

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Nevada State Police NHP Troopers have been called to shut down traffic on I-580 near Fairview and Koontz due to a potential suicide threat.

A man is reportedly standing on the Koontz overpass threatening to jump. First responders are on scene with him.