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Want to learn more about the inner workings of Carson City? Interested in finding out what projects are in the works? Here’s your chance. Mayor Lori Bagwell will be the featured guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The public is invited to attend.

Carson High School Principal Bob Chambers is a wanted administrator. Wanted, what does this mean? Is he wanted by the police, nope. Is he wanted by the CIA or FBI, uh uh. Chambers is wanted by the students.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 6-12, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The first steel beams in the new Tahoe South Events Center were placed recently as clear weather allowed building progress to continue at a brisk pace. The Phase 2 construction schedule on the 143,000 square-foot, multi-purpose facility was adjusted to accommodate lost workdays due to both weather and fire impacts.

Patricia Anne Josten (nee Kelley), 70, peacefully passed away November 8, 2021 at home in Reno, NV surrounded by loved ones. She is the wife of David Frank Josten and they enjoyed 41 years of marriage together.

CARSON CITY — Feeding Pets of the Homeless is announcing its first matching gift challenge. Now through December 31, friends and other supporters have the opportunity to double their donations by participating in this special fundraising campaign.

Carson City’s annual Santa Train is back this year at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.

Riders old and young will love riding on the historic steam train with Santa Claus himself!

Childhood experiences often leave a lasting impression. Many also impact the path we take in life. That’s the case with Lisa Lee, Executive Director of Advocates to End Domestic Violence. She experienced domestic violence as a child and now works tirelessly to help others in similar situations.

Three Carson City men were arrested in the 2300 block of Columbia Way for felony drug-related crimes.

Bring your furry friend for their own festive portrait to celebrate this holiday season. Santa will be at Benson's Feed on December 4th from 9:30-3:00 to take pictures with his furry friends.

The Holiday Season has officially begun thanks to the annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Light. The fifth grade concert rang carols through the night commencing with the lighting of the Capitol grounds and Carson Street.

The Carson City Clerk's Office would like to remind all Nevada voters to verify their voter information and registration. The 2022 Primary Election will be held June 14, 2022. The State of Nevada is a closed primary state.

The University of Nevada, Reno Extension's Alternative Crop Program is hosting 6 free online classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:00 am each week through Dec. 16.

Make a holiday wreath, a table top tree, or a pine needle angel to decorate your tree or packages. Learn all about conifers in Nevada, with a special emphasis on our state tree, the Pinyon Pine at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City on Saturday, Dec. 11.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect and driver sought in two "porch pirate" thefts that happened Thursday afternoon.

After being cancelled last year due to COVID-19, the annual Silver and Snowflakes Festival of Light is returning to Carson City with the traditional concert, tree lighting, and general festive atmosphere.

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The Carson Comedy Club announces the December Comedy line up with 5 Weekends of comedy, hosted by comedian Brian Lee!

Nate Ford – Friday, December 3 & Saturday, December 4

We are happy to announce K9 Tico’s Retirement! Tico turned 10 years old in September this year, and he will now get to spend his golden years relaxing at home with his handler, Deputy Jimmy Surratt.

Tico’s service to this community began in April of 2016, and his official retirement date is December 2nd.

Aubrey Rowlatt, Carson City Clerk-Recorder, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. She will be presenting a status report on the on-going process of redrawing precinct, ward and district maps in accordance with current law, the 2020 census data and the number of active voters. Assisting her will be Miguel Camacho-Reyes, Elections Department Chief Deputy.

Carson City Health and Human Services is providing the Quad County community with a weekly update for the week starting Nov. 25 and ending Dec. 1, 2021.

Carson City’s Midtown Marketplace is the first of its kind in the capital city, offering a curated, themed shopping experience bringing together over 30 local vendors in a one stop shop offering home decor, handmade jewelry, crafted gifts, collectibles, and much more.

Make your way down to Carson City’s Fuji Park Exhibit Hall Building, located at 601 Old Clear Creek Rd. to experience the 5th Annual Carson Christmas Craft Fair.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office swept the Walmart store on Grant Avenue in Gardnerville on Thursday afternoon and found nothing suspicious following a bomb threat earlier, giving the clear for the store to open.

It might be a bit difficult to take a selfie at one of the new holiday photo-op sites newly installed for this holiday season for it may be difficult to get your arms around the bear, penguin, or reindeer. You’ll just have to rely on the old-fashioned method of having someone take your very cute holiday photo.

The Northern Nevada Dream Center, a Carson City based, volunteer driven, nonprofit organization, is holding its seventh annual Dream Christmas event, a mobile caravan of holiday joy and goodies for those in need.

Dream Center volunteers will be delivering Dream Christmas dinner bags, turkeys, hams, toys, coats, hats and gloves to locations throughout Northern Nevada starting this Saturday, Dec. 4. This year’s sites include:

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services and Common Ground Church will present Foster the Hope, a Christmas toy collection and panel discussion at 1 p.m. Dec. 5 at Common Ground Church in Carson City.

After the traditional turkey feast was wrapped up, consumers throughout Nevada kicked off the long shopping weekend by heading to stores and online retailers to take advantage of this year’s best deals and markdowns over the Thanksgiving weekend continuing into Cyber Monday.

Following the expiration of the prior collective bargaining agreement which was in place from July 2015 to June 2021, Carson City and the worker’s union, Carson City Employees Association, have come to an agreement regarding the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement which will have a contract term through 2026.

The agreement was then voted in unanimously during the Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday.

Nevada Raider Nation, Carson City Chapter will host a game watch at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at Jimmy G's in Carson City.

The Carson City School District’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce nine student winners of the 20th Annual American Citizen Essay Contest. Each winner was recognized at the school board meeting Tuesday, Nov. 23, and received the following cash prizes: First Place: $80, Second Place: $30 and Third Place: $15.

Today, Dr. Robin Titus announced for State Senate, District 17. Dr. Titus is the Assembly Republican Leader and served the state of Nevada in the Assembly for four terms. She is known as an experienced, tough but thoughtful, pragmatic conservative policy setter who prioritizes individual liberty, constitutional rights, and personal choices.

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is pleased to announce the selection of Erick Walker as the new Forest Supervisor and Vicki Lankford as the new Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public about the road closures which will occur prior to the Parade of Lights start time on Saturday, Dec. 4.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City will host the final Musicale@TheMaizie event this year on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at 7 p.m. 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.

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa is inviting the community to take part in its Holly Jolly Days food drive during the month of December. From Dec. 1 until Dec. 23, the Atlantis will be accepting canned food donations in exchange for special offers and discounts. Barrels located across the property will be used to collect donations.

The public can start or grow a geology collection by going to the Western Nevada College’s Geology Club's fifth annual Gem, Mineral and Fossil Sale that runs from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 in Room 329 of the Bristlecone Building on the Carson City campus.

The Carson City School District continued Wednesday to share special thanks to Dolan Auto Group for donating $50,000 to schools throughout Carson City. The money was awarded last month as part of the “Dolan Class Project,” a community benefit program the dealership hosts each year.

Unique pieces PERFECT for holiday gift giving! Hand-crafted jewelry, sterling silver and other metals, precious, semi-precious, native stones, beadwork, original watercolor and acrylic paintings and prints from:

In the Quad counties that make up Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey counties, there have been 20,519 total cases, 4,598 cases remain active, 341 people have died from COVID-19, and 15,577 individuals have recovered, according to the latest Nevada Health Response statistics.

Come out to Fernley Estates Senior Living for a selection of Oregon’s best fresh-cut Nobles, Nordmann's, and Doug Firs Christmas trees! Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 am-3 pm only! Sizes range from 3-feet to 8-feet. Proceeds benefit local youth and families!

NCET, Northern Nevada’s largest member-supported non-profit that provide educational and networking events to help people explore businesses and technology, announced their full slate of December informational and networking events.

Where in the world is Santa Claus? It’s very easy to find out where Santa is, and how you can track him as of Dec. 1. and running through Christmas Day.

No more searching the skies for Rudolph’s Red Nose. Like just about everything else now, Santa can be tracked on your computer or your cell phone any time you have the urge to know if Jolly Ole Saint Nick (as he is known in Europe) is on track and when he will be flying over Nevada and most especially Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville, Dayton, and even Lake Tahoe.

An off-site technical error is to blame for an emergency notification that briefly placed Seeliger Elementary School into lockdown Wednesday morning, according to the Carson City School District.

Four-time Grammy Award winner Keith Urban has set Summer ’22 for the North American debut of his first world tour in four years, The Speed of Now World Tour, including a stop at Stateline, Lake Tahoe on Sept. 1.

Administrators and educators at Carson City’s Mark Twain Elementary School, 2111 Carriage Crest Drive, will host Posada 2021, Friday, Dec. 10, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. It will include piñatas, crafts, traditional Hispanic holiday food, mariachi music, family activities, photos and more.

A man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly using racial slurs and head butting a motel manager, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Learning won’t stop between the end of fall semester and the start of spring semester at Western Nevada College.
Winter session provides students with the opportunity to take accelerated online courses in three- and five-week increments for full credit.

We are thrilled to announce that Carson City has been selected as the recipient of a $9.3 million RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) Grant from the US Department of Transportation.

Still in need of the COVID-19 vaccine? There is now an additional location to get your shot. Our Dayton site (901 Medical Center Dr.) is now offering the Pfizer vaccine for ages 5 and older. You can get either your initial shot, or the booster. Walk-ins are welcome, but you can also sign-up through your MyChart account.

Single lane closures will take place on U.S. 50 at Lake Tahoe near Kahle Drive and Kingsbury Grade in Stateline between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 as the Nevada Department of Transportation performs routine maintenance of electronic highway signs. Drivers should anticipate minor travel delays.

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