March is Microchipping month, and the Nevada Humane Society (NHS) is encouraging all pet owners to have their pets microchipped in case the worst should happen, and Fido or Fluffy should be lost.

Luckily the Carson City shelter, located at 549 Airport Road, is offering free microchipping to any Carson City resident.

While many individuals who come to the western Sierra region fall in love as soon as they lay eyes on its beautiful green fields against a backdrop of the staggering blue mountains, what some seem to forget is that those fields are green in large part due to irrigation systems stewarded by local farmers and ranchers.

Carson Valley Meats has tried and failed twice to open a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) boutique meat processing facility in Northern Nevada.

The Douglas County Clerk-Treasurer’s office is currently accepting applications for Election Workers.

UPDATE: KOLO reports the case links back to Mono County, where the victim, Jered Stefansky, was supposed to meet with a couple found dead Nov. 9, 2021, along U.S. 395 by a Caltrans snowplow driver north of Bridgeport.

KOLO cites the Associated Press where authorities arrested three from Missoula, Mont., on suspicion of murder in the deaths of William Adrian Larsen of Burbank, Calif., 35, and his wife, Yesenia Larsen, 30, who were discovered Nov. 9, 2021, along U.S. 395 by a Caltrans snowplow driver north of Bridgeport.

On February 21, 2022, the Marine Corps Police Department, Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, CA, lost one of our federal police officers to complications of a long standing illness. Lieutenant Jason T. Dumlao was a twelve year veteran of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program, a United States Marine, and a Combat Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who leaves behind a wife and four children ages five to 13.

CARSON CITY — District Attorney Jason Woodbury filed for re-election Wednesday. Woodbury is seeking his third term in the office after being elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.

The Carson City dining scene is about to be rocked. The Nashville Social Club has named Tony Schafer as Executive Chef. Schafer brings considerable culinary chops to the Dining and Entertainment venue scheduled to open in late spring.

Help high school seniors transition to college and groom them for success in higher education. Community members can make this important contribution to students by becoming a mentor in the Nevada Promise Scholarship program at Western Nevada College.

The Historical Society of Dayton Valley is celebrating the town's 173 years of history, kicking off the opening of the 2022 season with a special general membership meeting on March 16, 12:30 pm at the Dayton Community Center at 170 Pike St., Old Town Dayton.

Wylder Hotel Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra history series, with an entertaining presentation, Tales Along El Camino Sierra this Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m.

The Capital City Community Band awarded its first Richard Doede Capital City Community Band scholarships to three young members of the band at its Salute To Young Musicians Concert on Sunday.

An inside slider-type system will bring snow showers, gusty northerly winds, and a brief period of colder temperatures to Western Nevada and Sierra late Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

A 36-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday for misdemeanor suspicion of driving during revocation period, an interlock device restriction violation, expired registration and a Department of Alternative Sentencing violation, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Eaglemark Savings Bank and Harley Davidson Financial Services donated $40,000 to Carson City School District’s McKinney-Vento Students in Transition Program to support housing needs, Wi-Fi, supplemental transportation costs and other materials as needed for unaccompanied students through graduation.

The EAA Chapter 403 in Carson City is holding a Young Eagles event at Carson City Airport this Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 a.m. Children ages 8-17 will get to experience the thrill of flight in a single engine aircraft for free.

Candidates continue to file for elected Carson City board and office seats. Those running can file now through Friday, March 18, 2022 at the Carson City Clerk's office, 885 E. Musser St., Ste. 1025.

Robey Willis, well-known former judge and educator, will not be a candidate for Carson City Supervisor Ward 3.

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties hosts its March meeting on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 9am via Zoom (connection details below). The public meeting includes member updates and introductions, discussion of matters of regional importance to health and wellness, and presentations by guest speakers.

CARSON CITY — Nevada students entering the 12th grade in 2022 will be required to have an additional vaccine in their record before school begins.

CARSON CITY — Nevada State Museum is excited to celebrate Women’s History Month with the launch of a new series of commemorative medallions honoring women who made a mark in Nevada’s story.

Dedication, excellence and commitment are all reasons why second-year Western Nevada College nursing student Ki’Hana Garcia has been selected to receive the 2022 Sam Lieberman Regents’ Scholar Award, which was announced by the Nevada System of Higher Education on Thursday.

Two California men were arrested early Monday for multiple drug related offenses including possession with intent to sell and transport.

Carson City Historical Society is proud to host a lecture on the future of the Nevada State Prison called "The Once and Future Prison," on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. The guest speaker is Glen Whorton, past President of the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society.

The Nevada Green Business Network is a part of a statewide effort to generate a green business certification program.