The Rotary Club of Carson City will hold a lunceon meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15 in the Brewery Arts Center's Grand Ballroom to discuss plans for the 30th anniversary of the Annual Luau to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada.

BGCWN CEO Brett Zunino will be the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting and the public is invited to attend.

The Carson City School District is pleased to announce the appointment of 10 new principals and district administrators for the 2023-2024 school year on Aug. 10.

Under the direction of an assigned school administrator, a Teacher on Special Assignment serves outside the classroom setting for administrative assignments as determined by the needs of the school district.

A traffic accident was reported just after 12:50 p.m. Thursday near the North Carson Street and West Nye Lane.

Traffic is currently blocked by at least two vehicles involved in the collision. Lane 2 has been blocked off on North Carson and tow trucks are on the way for the vehicles.

Only minor injuries are reported at this time.

Avoid the area if possible.

Cotton Candy Clouds NV in Gardnerville hosts an Art Market Palooza every second Sunday of July through September from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The next event is Aug. 13 and will be held in Minden Park, located at 1601 Sixth Street.

At the market there will be local artists, live music, food trucks, mobile bars, a splash pad, bounce houses, water slides, a snuggle farm, child art projects, sensory play, story telling, chalk art, an adventure hunt, giant yard games, the DCSO K-9 unit and other surprises.

Join Cotton Candy Clouds for this big family festival on Sunday.

Zach Gowen said he has definitive moments in his life where he could have just given up and resigned himself to an unhappy and disconnected existence.

But Gowen told an audience in Western Nevada College’s Carson Nugget Hall on Tuesday that his mom motivated him to resume pursuing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler.

The Friends of the Douglas County Library will host a two-day used book sale, Friday and Saturday, August 18-19, at the Minden Library, 1625 Library Lane, Minden.

A preview sale for members of Friends of the Library will be from 3 to 5:30 pm on Friday. Non-members can join at the door. Members of the Friends receive a 10% discount on all purchases throughout the sale.

A 35-year-old man was arrested Monday, for a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and three misdemeanor charges of driving an unregistered vehicle on the roadway, driving without a license and driving without proof of insurance.

Happy Wednesday, Carson City, and say hello to our Pet of the Week, Honey.

Honey is a 2-year-old guinea pig, one of several guinea pigs who were recently surrendered to both Nevada Humane Society shelters.

A traffic accident was reported around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday near East Fifth and South Stewart Street.

Traffic is currently not blocked. There were at least two of the cars that were involved in the collision. There are no known injuries currently reported.

Avoid the area if possible.

Silver City, Nevada - Nearly 10 years ago, my husband Theo McCormick and I launched the Resident Artist Program in Silver City, Nevada. We were inspired by Frances Melhop’s brilliant artist-in-residence program at St. Mary’s Art Center in Virginia City, and Capital City Arts Initiative’s visiting artist programs.

Early detection is key in the fight against breast cancer, so access to screenings is critically important. To accommodate women who are due for a mammography screening, we continually criss-cross the state and stop in communities of all size. This Thursday, we will be parked in Carson City at the Sierra Nevada Health Center, located at 3325 Research Way, from 7:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Carson High Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Thomas Reymer as the new athletic director and teacher at Carson High School (CHS).

Travis Carr has dedicated his professional career to helping K-12 students prepare for postsecondary education. Now, he has the opportunity to help people explore, identify and solidify their professional careers as Western Nevada College’s Workforce, Career and Technical Education director.

On July 6, 2023, at approximately 8:50 a.m., the Nevada State Police responded to a crash at the location of SR341 & Chamy Drive, located in Washoe County, Nevada.

The preliminary investigation indicates that a gray GMC 1500 was traveling northbound on Kivett Lane approaching the intersection with SR341.

Are Pesky Plantar Warts Giving you a Tough Go?
Dealing with plantar warts can be a real pain in the “feet”! Plantar warts appearing on the soles of your feet can range in size from small lesions to larger clusters.

Carson City Fire Department received a report around 10:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 7 about a brush fire in Washoe Valley around San Antonio Ranch Road.

Carson City’s 20th annual Jazz & Beyond Music Festival, presented by the Mile High Jazz Band Association, offers 11 days of free entertainment and more than two dozen performances.

Two or more concerts will be held each day in multiple venues around the city, beginning with the festival opener on Friday, Aug. 11, from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Governor’s Mansion, on the corner of W. Robinson and Mountain Streets. It features the Andean music of Kantu Inka followed by the 17-piece big band, the Reno Jazz Orchestra, with special guest entertainer, David Hayes. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Seating is limited; attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

On August 6, 2023, at 1817 hours, deputies assigned to the Lyon County Jail were conducting routine hourly cell checks and conducting inmate head counts when they discovered an inmate who was unresponsive.

The annual Carson City Historical Society's Ice Cream Social is Saturday, Aug. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum Park, 1207 N. Carson Street, Carson City.

In his Nevada Neighbors talk, artist Michael Plyler gives viewers a close-up look into his decades of photographing the Highland people of Guatemala, making sixteen trips there between 1982 and 2018 that totaled almost two years in the country. www.ccainv.org/plyler-highland-maya/

The Capital City Art Initiative’s online series of Nevada Neighbors public talks includes interviews with artists or curators. Viewers are invited to watch the presentation online at https://youtu.be/g7IrHKWucpc

The Northern Nevada Dream Center’s 5th Annual Back To School Bash is happening this Friday, August 11th, from 6 to 8 p.m. The Bash will be held at the Marv Teixeira Pavilion at Mills Park in Carson City.

Here at Kids & Horses in Douglas County's Carson Valley, our volunteers are a valuable member of the Kids & Horses family. They give so much of their time, energy, and love to our horses and clients, and we could not be more grateful. Each of them have their unique stories of how they came to the ranch and what experiences have made an imprint on their hearts.

Please take a moment to read about another one of our amazing volunteers, and if these stories inspire you,

Plant your own succulent garden box at this DIY class on Saturday Aug 26th from 11am-2pm. Location is at MidTown Marketplace located at 104 Corbett St in Carson City.

On Thursday August 10 at 6:30PM, the Douglas County Historical Society continues its History Lecture Series with a 55-minute slide show presentation, “The Big Bang.” Local author/historian, takes a look back at 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 Resort at Lake Tahoe in August of 1980.