CARSON CITY, Nev. (Nov. 1, 2021) – Join THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride crew in Carson City this 2021 holiday season with varied open staff positions. After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the railway is now hiring for this immersive family-oriented experience at Eastgate Depot, beginning Nov. 18, 2021, and continuing through Dec. 24, 2021. The V&T Railway Commission is set to host interviews Fri., Nov 5, at Eastgate Depot in Carson City.

Carson City Health and Human Services will be offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 5 to 11 years at community COVID-19 vaccination events throughout the Quad-County Region (Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon County, and Storey County) starting Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.

As the community celebrates 100 percent containment of the Caldor Fire, firefighters are sharing lessons learned from the fight to protect neighborhoods in Christmas Valley, Meyers, and South Lake Tahoe in a new bilingual video and a special issue of Tahoe In Depth newspaper.

The Nevada State Museum, Carson City, invites the public to celebrate the traditional Mexican holiday of Dia de Los Muertos this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6 at the museum.

Carson City Historical Society is proud to host a lecture/presentation on preserving and restoring wood windows, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Historic wood windows are valuable character-defining features of a building, worth retaining for architectural and environmental reasons.

Treat yourself to an evening out on the town. Bill Wharton will be performing Friday, Nov. 5 at Bella Vita Bistro from 5-8 pm. Good food, friendly service, and provided atmosphere. If you are beyond ready for a toe tappin', foot stompin', finger snappin' good time, then head on down to Bella Vita, 1304 S. Carson St., (Carson Mall, Stewart Street entrance). Bring your friends, bring your kids, bring your dancing shoes.

Mile High Jazz Band will perform “November Jazz, Livestreamed!,” on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., broadcast from A to Zen in Carson City on facebook.com/milehighjazz. To view, select “Events” and click on “November Jazz Livestreamed!.” The program presents big-band jazz with vocalist Jakki Ford.

A Nevada resident was targeted Tuesday morning in a potential scam where the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Reno office number was used, according to NHP.

Two were arrested Friday for suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and multiple drug offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team report.

Emblem Club No. 507 will host a gift and craft fair this Saturday Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Carson City Elks Lodge, 515 North Nevada Street. The fair will feature hand made items, candles, jewelry, Longaberger baskets and pottery. These items will make for beautiful holiday gifts.

The third annual Warm Coats for Kids event will be happening Nov. 13 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Carson City’s Food for Thought non-profit, located at 3246 N. Carson Street, no. 118.

This annual event provides brand-new winter coats and Bombas winter socks to local children and teenagers to keep them warm all winter long.

On Thursday, October 28, 2021, at approximately 6:52 p.m., Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a report of a vehicle vs pedestrian crash on S. Carson Street at the IR-580 northbound on-ramp in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College celebrated with Carson High School seniors Monday for completing applications for the Nevada Promise Scholarship, which allows graduating seniors to attend community colleges in Nevada with full tuition paid.

The Evans–Kendall VFW Post 8071 of Virginia City is dedicating a Veterans Memorial Monument at 491 South C Street in Virginia City at 10:00 AM on November 11th 2021.

While forests of pine and fir trees get a lot of attention, the more ubiquitous and colorful quaking aspen is a keystone species that is experiencing substantial increases in mortality and decreases in growth over the past three decades across most parts of its geographic range in North America, a study at the University of Nevada, Reno found.

Join instructor Cindy Battee who specializes in a 4-minute Tai Chi style for seniors for a six-week free course at the Carson City Senior Center beginning Friday, Nov. 5.

CARSON CITY — Join The Polar Express Train Ride crew in Carson City this 2021 holiday season with varied open staff positions. After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the railway is now hiring for this immersive family-oriented experience at Eastgate Depot, beginning Nov. 18, 2021, and continuing through Dec. 24, 2021.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded late Monday morning to a fence fire burning near a residence in the 2100 block of Court Side Circle.

The Nevada State Treasurer’s Office announced Monday the start of open enrollment for the Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program, offering enrollees an account for a discounted enrollment fee of only $0.01 until Dec. 31.

The first day of November around the Carson City region will bring widespread clouds and cooling to the area with a slight chance of light showers resulting from a weak system, according to the National Weather Service. The weather pattern is looking more active next week with increased chances for wetter storm systems.

Greater Nevada Credit Union has contributed $10,000 to the Tahoe Prosperity Center’s Tahoe Together Caldor Fire Relief Fund, bringing the fund’s total contributions to over $53,000. The funds will be distributed to food and beverage employees in the Tahoe region recently impacted by the fire.

The Nevada State Museum will host a Day of the Dead Celebration this weekend from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6. As part of the event and celebration, Art students form Carson High School, Pioneer Academy and parents from Empire Elementary School will exhibit Dia De Los Muertos altars.

Rep. Mark Amodei said he won't run for governor, citing an already crowded primary race he believes will be very negative and likely hobble the Republican candidate in the general election with the nonpartisans needed to win.

We all grew up with it. That saccharine fairy tale of the frail, beautiful princess who won her prince when she detected a pea hidden under a stack of 20 mattresses.