The Carson City School Board of Trustees is seeking feedback from teachers, employees, parents, families and community members via a brief community survey regarding candidate interviews for the Carson City School district superintendent position.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted Wednesday unanimously to certify the Final Environmental Impact Statement and approve the Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methods Test Project.

After spending 12 years with Nevada Day Inc. I just decided it was time to move on. It has truly been an honor to be part of this incredible organization, serving as President of the Board, and then as its first Executive Director.

The Carson City Host Lions Club is conducting a special campaign to collect and recycle used eyeglasses with the help of the Carson City School District. Collection boxes will be placed in elementary school classrooms on a rotating basis through Feb. 28.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Parking in the Stateline area of South Lake Tahoe has always been an issue - too many cars and not enough parking spaces. Since redevelopment brought the Heavenly Village, the gondola, and other new additions including the Chateau building over the last two decades, drivers are constantly searching the area for legal spaces to park.

Unemployment in Carson City was down slightly in December to 3.2 percent, according to figures released Monday from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. In November the capital city's unemployment rate was 3.3 percent.

Green business is good business, with more entrepreneurs, industry and tech leaders looking to make cost-effective changes that not only saves them money, but are ultimately good for the environment.

Nevada Green Business Network — through a partnership with Western Nevada College and greenUP! — notes 30 businesses that were certified green for the state of Nevada in 2021, and that there are 70 other businesses in the process of becoming green certified for the state.

The next Carson City School District School Board meeting will take place tonight, Tuesday Jan. 25 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room within the Carson City Community Center.

Items up for discussion at the school board include aggression, interpersonal relationship reports, approval of budget corrections, and more.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Lyon County District Attorney Stephen B. Rye announced Tuesday that the Third Judicial District Court sentenced a former assistant principal at Yerington Intermediate school to 12 to 60 months in Nevada State Prison for possession, accessing and downloading child pornography.

One of the first orders of business for the Lyon County Commission at last week's board meeting held in Dayton on Jan. 20 was a vote on a resolution honoring Legacy Airbase, Dream Flights. The resolution, initiated by Commissioner Wes Henderson, recognizes Dream Flights for honoring WWII veterans and collecting and preserving their stories to share with future generations.

A 35-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday for suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Cold moments of water and ice along the Carson River. Scroll over and click on each photo to enlarge.

School buses in Carson City are scheduled to resume Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. There may be a few routes doubled-up causing minor time-delays, but please plan for school transportation as usual.

Northern Nevada local internet service provider, Preferred Networks, has announced that Minden has been selected to deploy its new, HiFi wireless internet technology, enabling internet speeds up to 20 times faster than the fastest connection currently accessible to customers and new subscribers in the area.

The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board appointed Deputy Chief Carl D. Hoffman as chief of the investigations division for the agency, which regulates gaming and law enforcement of gaming laws statewide.

A 57-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and failure to yield to a pedestrian, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

More Nevadans than ever made their voices heard in the 2020 election, spurred by intense interest in the presidential race and helped by law changes that vastly expanded paths to register and multiplied voting options that led hundreds of thousands of Nevadans to vote by mail, while many more opted to vote in person.

Wylder Hotel Hope Valley continues its interpretive programs on Eastern Sierra history with a living history, Chautauqua style presentation on one of Lake Tahoe’s most colorful characters, George Whittell, the “Accidental Conservationist.”

Bald Eagle resting patiently in Carson Valley.

RSVP by February 5 for The Carson City Republican Party’s Annual LINCOLN/TRUMP DAY DINNER. “We The People” in support of President Donald J. Trump and his GREAT accomplishments invite you to attend our fundraiser on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 at Casino Fandango. Ballroom doors open at 5:00pm and the Dinner and Program start at 6:30pm.

Local artist Diana Uzzell strikes again. Painting murals in Carson City for Pioneer High School and the Brewery Arts Center, she just finished another at the DMV. Our Nevada state animal, the majestic Desert Bighorn Sheep, represents strength and fortitude attributed to the people who reside here.

Nice, up close views of some Sunday morning balloons north of Dayton. Scroll and click on photos to enlarge.