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Would you give an Arm or a leg to preserve history on the Haunted Comstock?

Sassabration, Carson City's only Pride event, kicked off Saturday morning with a parade from the Brewery Arts Center to Sassafras Electric Food Joint at 1500 Old Hot Springs Road.

Last year, the Director of the Nevada State Museum, Dr. Josh Bonde, his wife Becky Hall, Director of the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, and their two daughters Nola Belle and Kiera were involved in an accident. All were seriously injured in the accident and Nola Belle lost her life.

Sandie La Nae, a Carson City author who writes about Nevada topics, will be selling several of her 32 volumes at the Dayton Valley Days event.

UPDATE SEPT. 19: An update has been posted providing the suspect's side of the story, who claims that deputy's were untruthful in the report and that he was actually the one battered by the Public Works' employee, not the other way around. To read that story, click here.

UPDATE: The police report stated that the employee was removing "signs on city property on street poles" which Carson Now mistakenly inferred as being street signs. However, it has come to our attention that the signs being removed were actually property of the suspect. We will have more updates to follow.

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A 42-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of E. Winnie Lane and N. Roop St. Thursday morning for burglary of a motor vehicle after allegedly attacking a Public Work’s employee for removing street signs.

The story of John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson will be told through a Chautauqua performance by Steve Hale on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City.

Sunset Fri Sept 15 Mound House

Catmandu is happy to announce an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, September 23rd from Noon until 4 p.m. to celebrate the re-opening of the facility and show off all the improvements made over the past 3 months. The public is invited to stop by, have a cookie, and see the new and improved Catmandu.

Those who think teenagers are lazy have never met David Gutierrez-DeJesus. A conscientious student, enthusiastic musician and dedicated do-gooder, David is on the go from morning until night, doing his part to make life better for himself and those around him. For these reasons, and so many more, David is CHS’s Senior in the Spotlight this week.

Nine National Miss Curvy delegates from Guam, Washington State, Texas, California and Nevada, had a very busy weekend in Carson City! We were also joined by our 3 Curvy Ambassadors-Pacific, Guam, and North America.

The Carson City Host Lions Club is pleased to announce the Lions International Peace Poster Contest is now open for local entries.

The Peace Poster Contest is an international contest that encourages children, ages 11 to 13, to creatively express what peace means to them. The 2023-2024contest theme is “Dare to Dream.”

Join your fellow Area 11 Toastmasters for a social gathering.

Friday, September 22nd

5:30-7:30 pm

(Guests welcomed throughout the evening)

Appetizers & Beverages available

Adam's Hub
111 W. Proctor Street
Carson City, NV

RSVP by September 21st at 2:00 pm to:
Angie Rodriguez, DTM
Division E Director
Arod2760@gmail.com or text 775-338-6525

A 45-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of Woodside Drive for child neglect, a gross misdemeanor, after deputies found his 16-year-old mentally ill son sleeping in an abandoned trailer.

According to the arrest report, deputies responded to a property on Fairview Dr. just before 7:30 a.m. one report of an unwanted subject. The property owner had located a 16-year-old boy sleeping in an abandoned motorhome on the property.

As I sit down to write this, my heart aches with a profound sense of loss and sadness, but also with a heavy dose of resignation. After more than three decades of calling Carson City my home, my family and I have made the heart-wrenching decision to pack up and leave. It's a farewell drenched in sorrow for a place that has been the backdrop to our lives, now tarnished by a series of disappointments that have slowly chipped away at our hopes.

The speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Jeff Sutich, Executive Director of the Northern Nevada Development Authority. NNDA is the state-designated Regional Development Authority for Nevada's Sierra Region: Carson City as well as Storey, Lyon, Douglas, and Mineral counties.

Established in 1981, the Northern Nevada Development Authority is a nonprofit corporation that helps to grow and strengthen the region’s economic ecosystem, and facilitates business-to-business resources to support existing businesses.

UPDATE: The fire has been extinguished and the cause is under investigation.
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A large fire ripped through the Kit Kat Ranch brothel in Mound House on Thursday evening. According to Lyon County Dispatch, as of 7:30 p.m. the fire was active with crews working to extinguish the flames.

picture of front of airport

It is that time of year, Reno Air Race time. Each year dozens of aircraft come in from everywhere to park in Carson City and attend the air races in Reno. The front of the airport rarely has many aircraft but for this event the area becomes full. Mountain West typically has aircraft parked nearby but at air race time this parking is also full.

This Saturday's drum circle is on the west end of Mills Park in Carson City, near the tennis courts and Aquatic Center, by the brook at Oxoby Parking Loop. Everyone is welcome, accompanied children through Seniors, with any musical experience or none.

Light, color and water make for special images Thursday morning on the Carson River.

Carson City Moose Lodge #2709 and the Blue Bull will be featuring “Moose Dogs” Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 from noon to 3 p.m. This is a fundraising event to support Moose charities and local community projects.

Over the past three years we have hosted large effort clean-ups in the Sand Canyon area to address the active ongoing dumping that occurs in the canyon area.

This area sees large amounts of trash year after year. We are partnering with Muscle Powered, the Desert Pigs (Carson and Dayton chapter) this year as part of their Trash Mob to tackle Sand Canyon once again!

On Sept. 20 at 7:30pm, Valhalla Tahoe at the Tallac Historic Site, offers a Chautauqua presentation of Lake Tahoe’s eccentric, George Whittell and his wife Elia in, The Inadvertent Conservationist.

Carson City students and teachers have been igniting passion and creativity during National Arts in Education Week, September 11-17, with loud bursts of color, sounds and enthusiasm during instruction time as well as during lunch and before and after school.

Crews from the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies are working on a fire burning south of Markleeville in Alpine County, Calif., that started Tuesday.

Happy Thursday, Carson City! Let's take a look to see what the weekend has in store for us.

A 43-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance after engaging with a Carson City Sheriff's Office deputy about someone he said he knew was selling Fentanyl and then showing the deputy suspected drugs in his possession.

Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department will complete repair of damaged trails at Riverview Park, beginning Monday, Sept. 18 and ending Thursday, Sept. 21.

The section of trail along the river was damaged by the high sustained flows of the Carson River experienced this past winter and spring. To complete the trail repair effort, the following closures will be observed:

In a heated meeting filled with arguments, accusations and yelling matches, the Douglas County School Board extensively discussed the charges incurred by the recently hired Reno-based attorney Joey Gilbert during his first month of employment.

According to invoices brought forward by Trustees Linda Gilkerson and Carey Kangas, Gilbert has charged the board approximately $35,000 during his first month, far exceeding his agreed upon $7,500 per month retainer.

In the months leading up to the 2021 legislative session, Blockchains Inc. was preparing to pitch Nevada lawmakers an ambitious proposal. The private cryptocurrency company effectively sought permission to create its own local government, or Innovation Zone, within Storey County.

In a remarkable blend of tradition and modernity, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, on the corners of Division and Telegraph Streets, has unveiled an enchanting transformation with its newly installed exterior lighting.

Long heralded as “the historic jewel of Carson City,” this aesthetic enhancement not only revitalizes the church's architectural elegance but also extends a gracious invitation to the local community and visitors alike.

At 16 years old, Reno local, Austin James Steele, applied to take his driver’s license test. When his mother, Marlies Radtke, asked him if he would register as an organ donor after he passed his test, he replied, “Well, why wouldn’t I be?”

Award winning watercolor painter Colleen Reynolds will share her successful approach to plein air painting Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Carson City. This is an outdoor workshop sponsored by the Nevada Artists Association.

Sierra Nevada Realtors on Wednesday released its August 2023 report on existing home sales in Carson City and Lyon, Douglas, Washoe, Storey and Churchill counties. The report includes median sales price and the number of home sales in the region. SNR obtains its information from the Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Listing Service.

Due to decreasing sunlight, increasing fuel moisture levels, and cooler evenings, the Carson City Fire Department has lifted fire restrictions as of Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Fire restrictions began July 28, 2023, on privately owned lands within Carson City.

The Carson City School District and Carson High School were pleased to commemorate Sept. 11 this past weekend with the assistance of Troop 341 and an Eagle Scout Project. Chandler Ricks, an eleventh graders at Sierra Lutheran High School, and his troop cleaned and repaired the 9/11 Memorial just outside the main entrance of Carson High.

The 7th annual Sassabration Pride event will be returning to Sassafras in Carson City this Saturday, Sept. 16 with a parade beginning at 11 a.m. and with the celebration from noon to 8 p.m.

Head down to the only pride event in Carson City this weekend with a parade, concert, vendors, food and much more.

A ribbon cutting celebration will be held this Friday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. to celebrate Carson City Senior Center’s brand new renovations.

Funded by Carson City and the State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division, complete renovations have been made to the dining room and kitchen areas, lobby and restrooms.

Happy Wednesday, Carson City! While it may not feel exactly like Fall is on the way, it’s surely coming, and what better way to enjoy all the fallen leaves and pumpkins and cozy blankets than with a new friend?

Say hello to Junebug! She is a 2-year-old spunky gal who is currently at our Carson City shelter.

The 34th annual Dayton Valley Days will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16-17 in Old Town Dayton, and will feature gold panning, a Show and Shine, silent auction and a pet parade.

Douglas County and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are rolling out a new public safety map that will help residents identify the location of current large-scale emergencies, evacuation areas, and road closures.

The Carson City School District was recognized last night at the Sept. 12 school board meeting for earning the prestigious Enterprise Risk Management Excellence Program Award and for demonstrating excellence in enterprise risk management and commitment to the health, safety and welfare of its students, staff and the community it serves. The award also came with a check in the amount of $8,787.50 to be used toward future risk management projects.

Congratulations to Christa McLaughlin. Her oil painting, "Tidepools" was voted People's Choice from the Nevada Artists Association Art Gallery's "Summer Show." This means a cash award for Christa and her painting will be on exhibit and for sale through Oct. 20.

Rachael McElhiney is a prolific musician in the region who grew up in Gardnerville, and thought she just had a run-of-the-mill illness when she first got sick in early August.

“But I was just getting worse and worse,” she said. “I didn’t realize I had a bad blood infection. Luckily, it was caught at the right time — but I ended up spending over week in the (ICU) and am still working on fully recovering.”

The next Carson City School District School Board meeting will take place Tuesday Sept. 12 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room within the Carson City Community Center.

On Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies and North Lyon Fire Department personnel were dispatched to an address on Jessica Lane in Fernley for the report of an adult male who was unconscious and unresponsive.

Following a contentious July meeting, Reno-based attorney Joey Gilbert was hired by the Douglas County School Board against an overwhelming “no” from the public and other board members.

One of the reasons the public and other board members did not agree with the hiring was the steep increase in retainer costs and hourly costs required by Gilbert. Those fears were not in vain, as Gilbert has charged the school district $35,000 during his first month alone.

A 25-year-old man was arrested Monday for suspicion of violation of an extended protection order for stalking and harassing, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Carson City Juvenile Services has partnered with Carson City Health and Human Services to talk about e-cigarettes and vaping products, the extent of the youth vaping epidemic and more during Parent Education Night happening tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Alternating directions of Interstate 580 will be reduced to one lane south of Reno beginning Wednesday, Sept. 13 as the Nevada Department of Transportation performs routine maintenance to prepare bridge anti-icing systems for winter.

Would you like to be a part of our award-winning team? Wild Horse Children’s Theater is auditioning to add new cast members for Wild Horse Children's Theater elite Junior Theater Festival Performance Troupe. We are looking for talented young people, ages 10-18, to perform at the Junior Theater Festival West 2024.

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