CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles will be unable to issue driver licenses or learner permits on Saturday, Feb. 25, due to a planned Verizon network outage that will impact the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s Problem Driver Pointer System. This outage will affect all Nevada DMV offices regardless of location.

CARSON CITY — The Carson High Ski Team capped off its season by sending four boys and two girls to the state championship races at Kirkwood this past weekend including Samuel Barker (sophomore), Sierra Frame (junior), Sean Harrington (freshman), Juri Rother (junior), Madison Lind Smith (junior) and Mark Walther (freshman).

Kyle Allen, a freshman at Carson High School won the Lions Clubs District 46-Nevada Zone 1-C Feb. 19 competition on held at the Ormsby Room in the Sheriff’s Office in Carson City.

MINDEN — ABS Aviation, the company responsible for managing the Minden-Tahoe Airport, intends to terminate its contract with Douglas County effective in May 2023. In response to the notice, The Douglas County Manager’s Office is working to ensure a smooth transition.

Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division has identified an Arizona man who died Feb. 14 in a crash on I-80 in Churchill County.

Eddie Miller of Eddie Miller Counseling only moved into the offices above Eve’s Eatery on Telegraph Street in downtown Carson City less than five months ago, but since then, she has brought together several women-owned businesses in a wellness startup with one goal in mind: providing a holistic experience for clients, businesses and the community at large.

Happy Thursday, Carson City! Today we are featuring the very handsome Boomer, a dapper tuxedo cat who is available to adopt from the Carson shelter.

Boomer is a little over a year and a half and has spent more time in the shelter than he’d like to. He came to the facility in late November and needs lots of love to come out of his shell.

Three Carson City students were recognized as finalists for the 2023 Nevada Reading Week Art Contest including Michelle Escobar, 10th grader at Carson High, Madelyn Monson, 11th grader at Carson High and Cadence Schnaible, 7th grader at Carson Middle School. The theme for the 2023 Nevada Reading Week is “One World, Many Stories.”

Carson City emergency crews were called Wednesday morning to a single vehicle crash in the area of Arrowhead and Technology Way.

Those driving by the intersection of Lake Tahoe and Al Tahoe Boulevards in South Lake Tahoe over the past few months may have noticed the old office building at the corner under construction.

Vowing to keep the hometown vet promise that has been at the core of the Lone Mountain Veterinary Hospital since first opening in 1995, Dr. Katie Roberts became the official owner of successful veterinary practice on Valentine’s Day taking over from Margie Quirk who has been the owner since 2009.

Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants have received a second monthly payment, known as Supplemental Emergency Allotments.

2023 State of Nevada Mathematics Championship will be held April 29. The competition is being hosted by the College of Engineering at University of Nevada, Reno’s campus and is sponsored by Microsoft.

The Nashville Social Club in Carson City has announced the Achilles Wheel performance, planned for Saturday, Feb. 25, has been cancelled due to weather.

Are you struggling to pay your utility bills in Carson City? Carson City's Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH, can help.

The Utility Ratepayer Assistance Program is in place specifically to help residents who may need assistance paying their water/sewer bills.

A standoff at Moonlite Bunny Ranch ended with a female employee in custody following a reported dispute with another co-worker at the Mound House establishment, said Lyon County Sheriff Brad Pope. No one was injured in the incident.

The Community Emergency Response Team, also known as CERT, seeks Carson City area volunteers available to help when the city has an emergency need.

I keep hearing about regenerative agriculture. Regenerative agriculture is an approach to land management and also a philosophy of life. The goal of RA practitioners is to promote agriculture that, while productive, is also in harmony with nature and that builds soil health and productivity.

UPDATE: According to CCFD Batallion Chief Chris Mason, the fire turned out to be lint in a lint trap that burned. There was no damage to the house and no damage to the dryer.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded late Monday morning to a reported structure fire in the 600 block of South Nevada Street.

The idyllic image of the British Victorian era is shattered in the upcoming production of Gaslight. Written by Patrick Hamilton and produced by the Proscenium Players Inc., the play is a dark tale of a marriage based on deceit and trickery, and a husband committed to driving his wife insane in order to steal from her.

Performances take place the last weekend of February and the first weekend in March at Brewery Art Center’s Maize Theater in Carson City.

Did you know that the Carson City School-Based Health Center is available to families of school-aged children? Located at 618 W. Musser Street behind the Gleason School at 604 Musser, health center services offered include:

The Presidents' Day holiday weekend will continue to be dry and mild around the Carson City area before a cold front ushers in a major change beginning Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

United Federal Credit Union has promoted Juan De Alba Villegas to the position of Branch Manager at its location at 1350 E. William St. in Carson City.

Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division has identified a 26-year-old Fallon man who died in a fatal crash involving a semi that happened Wednesday, Feb. 8 on US-50 in Fallon.