CARSON CITY — Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced Tuesday that Nevada entered two additional opioid litigation settlements, bringing in tens of millions of dollars to assist with abating the opioid crisis in the state. Nevada will receive $32.2 million from a multistate settlement with Walmart and $1.5 million from a settlement — not negotiated as part of a multistate deal — with American Drug Stores. In addition, the Mallinckrodt bankruptcy plan has been finalized, resulting in $1.8 million for Nevada.

Here is the Carson City Narcotics Anonymous Capital Area list of daily and weekly meetings.

MONDAY- 7:15PM KISS Carson Tahoe Behavioral Health Services, 775 Fleischman Way, Carson City, NV, 89703 200 N. Division, Carson City, NV, 89701-7:00 PM Taggin Tuesday, BHS, 775 Fleischmann Way,

WEDNESDAY- 8:30AM MORNING FIX, Carson City, NV, 89701
https://zoom.us/j/412558013
Tel: +16699009128,,412558013#
-7:15PM FOR THE NEWCOMER, BHS, 775 Fleischmann
Way, Carson City, NV, 89703

THURSDAY-12:15PM NA NOONER Methodist Church, Basement,

The Nevada Humane Society recently assisted in a large scale rescue effort of nearly 300 abused dogs and puppies in Nye County.

While many rescued dogs were taken to different parts of the country to rehabilitate or be adopted, many found their forever homes in our local region of Northern Nevada.

In observance of Computer Science Education Week, Eagle Valley Middle School (EVMS) students were able to display their coding skills for Nevada Department of Education Superintendent Jhone Ebert Monday, Dec. 5. The activities highlighted computer programing efforts in Mr. Jeremy Smith and Mr. Mark Kuniya’s sixth and seventh grade classes (respectively).

Shop the Carson City Downtown Business Association's "Fa La La Friday" at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery each Friday in December. Spend $20 or more on merchandise and receive a Lady Jill Mueller watercolor print of your choice for FREE. Over a dozen to choose from. The NAA Gallery is located at 449 W. King Street in Carson City and is open from 12-4pm Tuesday-Sunday.

Those with Spectrum/Charter phone service will be unable to call 911 emergency dispatch beginning Monday night at 11 p.m. through 8 a.m. Tuesday morning due to maintenance being done by the communication company.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said the sheriff's office and the Carson City Fire Department were alerted Monday afternoon about the 911 phone line being unavailable to those with the Spectrum phone service. This impacts Spectrum/Charter customers only and does not impact incoming call capabilities from other phone and mobile services, said Furlong.

If you have Spectrum/Charter phone service and have an emergency, call 775-887-2008, which automatically directs callers to Carson City Dispatch as does 775-887-2677.

The Salvation Army Carson City Corps has received much-needed funding to purchase kitchen equipment for its food programs.

Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space department invites the community to join us for our 3rd annual Homestead Holidays event at Silver Saddle Ranch this Friday through Sunday, Dec. 9-11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The evenings will be full of family-friendly activities and old-fashioned holiday cheer, with wagon rides, children’s story-time from the Carson City Library, live music, Christmas Craft Market, children’s arts and craft activities.

Carson City 4-H is holding its 5th Annual Pajama Drive For Kids in Foster Care. We are collecting new pajamas in all sizes and styles for the CASA of Carson City Foster Kids’ Closet to be distributed to local children. Larger children's and adult sizes for teens are especially needed.

Carson High Speech and Debate is set to hold its first tournament since COVID shut down schools in 2020. This year, 14 schools and 150 students will gather at Carson High School for 10 rounds of competition Dec. 9-10. The event is open to the public and the team is looking for volunteer judges to assist in ensuring smooth rounds.

With November's theme being "Tools of the Trade" The Carson City Photo Club unveiled the winning photos in its monthly photography competition.

Redwood Materials — a lithium battery recycling company based in Carson City — received more than $105 million in tax abatements following a unanimous decision Thursday by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board of Directors.

Should Herschel Walker win his Georgia U.S. Senate race Tuesday - it will be due to Governor Kemp's ground game. Couple that with Kemp defeating Trump's handpicked Spring '22 gubernatorial opponent, former U.S. Senator David Perdue, losing
by 50 points from Georgia primary nominating Republicans - Kemp could well been seen - more and more nationally, as the Republican who did the ultimate Trump checkmate, finally!

If so, could Kemp become the "traditional party renaissance" so critically needed for Republicans, rather than DeSantis and many other wannabes?

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 5-11, 2022. Cclosures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The crowds braved the cold Friday night to ring in the 35th year of tree lighting in Carson City.

A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, December 5, for former Carson City Supervisor Brad Bonkowski at the Nashville Social Club from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M.

Balloon Nevada is sponsoring free hot air balloon rides to benefit Toys for Tots in Carson, Douglas, Storey and West Lyon counties.

Tethered balloon rides will take place on December 10th from 7am to 1pm (weather permitting).

The Sierra Lutheran High School Academic Olympic Team captured its sixth NIAA state championship Monday at the state meet in Eureka.

The Resident Artist Program in Silver City is delighted to present a pop-up show and artist talk with photographic artist and researcher Alice Cazenave of England on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Cazenave will exhibit photographic artworks from her project “Desert Treasures: Colours of the Comstock.”

The 7th annual Carson Christmas Craft Fair (can you say it three times fast?) returns today to Fuji Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and again next Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Kenneth T. Furlong, the 26th sheriff to serve Carson City and Ormsby County since 1861. Among the topics to be discussed will be school security, the Sheriff Department's deescalation policy, and what may be unintended consequences of current juvenile detention practices. He will also be prepared to field questions on any issues of concern to the community.

The William N. Pennington Foundation Career and Technical Education Scholarship provides students at Western Nevada College with the opportunity to pursue meaningful careers in a variety of in-demand fields such as welding, automotive, healthcare and manufacturing. At the same time, the scholarship supports the well-being of the local community by providing employers with a skilled workforce.

Two Carson City women were arrested in the area of E. William Thursday night for possession of methamphetamine after allegedly cutting off a deputy.

According to the report, the deputy was patrolling in the area of E. William and Gold Dust West Way when a vehicle made a left hand turn on a yellow, cutting in front of the deputy who was driving through the intersection.

Two candidates were appointed to fill terms on the Carson City Open Space Advisory Committee by unanimous vote.

The committee is made of seven members who serve staggered four-year terms. One vacancy was due to a resignation, and one vacancies was due to expiration of term.