Ellen Spiegel, primary candidate for Nevada Secretary of State, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Ellen served five terms in the Nevada Assembly, representing Districts 20 and 21, where she became known as a staunch advocate for working families, women’s health care, the environment and LGBTQ rights. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Consumer Economics from Cornell University. Her professional experience includes working as a business owner and consultant, becoming an e-commerce pioneer.

Be swept away this Thanksgiving weekend when snowflakes, bonbons and sugarplum fairies come to life! Enjoy this magical performance with professional dancers Erica Chipp-Adams and Oliver Adams who will return to inspire audiences as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.

Native American student enrollment is growing at Western Nevada College with a 22 percent increase within this demographic over the past year. At WNC, 2.14 percent of the college’s 3,528 students are Native American. That’s actually above 2020 state census data that shows that 1.7 percent of all Nevadans are Native American.

Happy Thanksgiving Carson City. State and local government offices are closed Thursday and Friday for the holiday.

This Thursday morning is the annual Turkey Trot at the Nevada Governor's Mansion, pre-signups were required. Also happening today is the 64th annual Carson City Thanksgiving Feast, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carson Nugget.

Carson City Health and Human Services is providing the Quad-County community with a weekly update for the week starting November 18 and ending November 24, 2021.

It's a Holiday Treat for all, a feast of seasonal and holiday entertainment. The Carson City Symphony and Carson Chamber Singers, joined by the Victorian Dancers, and Joyful Noise Carson Children’ Choir, present the 38th annual Holiday Treat concert on Sunday, Dec. 12 at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center.

The first Homestead Holidays arrived in 2019 at Silver Saddle Ranch in Carson City, bringing a free, community evening event to the capital city that was filled with old-fashioned Christmas charm.

With the holidays approaching, NV Energy reminds customers to be aware of potential utility scams. Common utility scams include individuals falsely representing themselves as NV Energy on the phone, via email or in person and threatening immediate disconnection while demanding immediate payment.

I’m not a numbers person, but sometimes numbers add up in such a way as to make an impression, and now that I’m slightly older than Smokey Bear, I figure I’d better start doing something socially redeemable before it’s too late.

Epic Rides, organizers of the Carson City Off-Road mountain bike event and music festival, announced Tuesday that it has postponed the 2022 event for the capital city.

Travel during the Thanksgiving holiday will be busy at Reno-Tahoe International Airport with passenger numbers rebounding to pre-COVID levels as families continue to reunite.

As part of the ongoing Nevada Humanities Exhibition Series, a new exhibition, Border Stories: Paintings and Poems by Shaun T. Griffin, will open online on December 2, 2021, at nevadahumanities.org and will be on display as a virtual exhibition indefinitely.

On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at approximately 12:47 p.m., Troopers with the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division, responded to an injury crash involving several vehicles on US-50 at the intersection with South Carson Street in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District has issued the final decision for the Clear Creek Extension and Jacks Valley Loop Trails project. The proposed action includes building approximately 8.1 miles of new non-motorized single-track trail, decommissioning around 4.65 miles of user-created trails, and installing trail signage.

Calling all artists and graphic designers! Visit Carson City is looking for your help to capture the essence of Carson City, Nevada through graphic representations that can be used on new merchandise like clothing, water bottles, stickers and more.

On Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division in collaboration with the Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshalls conducted a sex offender compliance check in Carson City.

Farmers Insurance District Office is pleased to once again be a drop off location for Toys for Tots. Please drop off new, unwrapped toys, books, games, sporting goods and clothing. We will be collecting donations through December 15th. For additional information call 434-0545.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Reno resident involved in a fatal crash that happened on Tuesday, Nov. 16 on State Route-431, Mount Rose Highway.

The construction duration for the Curry Street project has extended longer than originally planned. The project has run into delays due to material shortages, underground obstructions (old oil tanks and challenging utility crossings), hazardous air quality from our fire season, and early season rainstorms which hindered construction.

Over the past few months Capitol Quilters and Clear Creek Quilters combined their efforts to make more than 450 placemats for the Carson City Meals on Wheels Program. The colorful placemats, made to cheer home-bound clients, will be distributed to the Meals on Wheels clients during the coming holidays along with their delivered meals.

The Department of Public Safety will hold an open testing event on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Carson City. The event will include a presentation, physical fitness test and written examination. There are approximately 160 sworn officer positions available statewide with the State Police, which includes the Highway Patrol, Parole and Probation and Capitol Police.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking applications from local community members to serve voluntarily on a number of local commissions and committees. Seats are open on the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Cultural Commission, Redevelopment Authority Citizens Committee and 9-1-1 Surcharge Advisory Committee.

Saturday wrapped up the third and final two-hour Intro to Pickleball Class at the Robert “Bob” Crowell Multi-Purpose Athletic Center (MAC) in Carson City. Around 40 new players attended each of the three sessions, held on 6, 13 and 20 November. It was amazing and gratifying to see how much improvement the new players demonstrated in such a short time.

Thanksgiving 2021 is here. Dear Friends, this school year has already been one for the books. Early on, it became evident the new school year would again be dramatically different. Little in our collective educational experiences prepared us for the changes caused by the worldwide pandemic.