The Capital City Community Band will present its annual “Salute To Young Musicians” concert on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 2 p.m. in the Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center.

The concert will feature Jake Xie performing Fantasia for Alto Saxophone, the Carson High School Winter Drum Line, the Carson High School Clarinet Choir, Brass Quintet and Bassoonist Alex Garcia Perez. The recipient of the Capital City Community Band Richard Doede Music Scholarship will also be announced at the concert.

With localized flooding and excessive snow buildup in many parts of the county—and another atmospheric river event on the way Monday, March 13—the time to prepare for the next round of storms is now.

On Friday, March 10, The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners declared a local state of emergency, followed by a declaration of emergency from Governor Joe Lombardo. The County is advising the public to assess their individual situations and gather the necessary flood preparedness and emergency supplies when safe to do so.

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Judy Mosqueda became an entrepreneur on March 2, 2021, and as she celebrates her second full year as a business owner, she says she hasn’t looked back once preferring to look to the future as she grows her beauty business while keeping her family in the forefront.

Lyon County is urging Smith Valley residents to stay home and limit travel in and out of the valley due to major road closures.

Plan for prolonged travel delays and the potential to be unable to return for extended periods of time and overnight. For current state route and highway conditions, visit www.nvroads.com or call 511.

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The EmployNV Business/Career Hub is hosting a Construction Job Fair! Join us Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the EmployNV Business/Career Hub located at 1929 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701.

Do you want to know the historic town of Dayton’s best kept secrets? Mark your calendars to remember that the Dayton Museum opens for the season on Saturday, March 4 at the town’s 1865 schoolhouse at 135 Shady Lane to discover the culture, the tools used by the pioneers, their lifestyles and names of many who settled in Dayton 174 years ago!

Minden, NV – Douglas County has activated a call center to allow the public to report non-emergency incidents related to the current flooding. Residents can call 775-783-6038 to report any non-emergency-related flood concerns.

The call center is operational from 8 a.m. through 10 p.m. daily. For flood emergencies, please call 911.

Another canopy at a South Lake Tahoe gas station fell on Thursday evening, this time causing a fire at one of the gas pumps.

CARSON CITY — Friday at sunrise, the flags of the United States and the State of Nevada will return to full-staff, per Executive Order 2023-006.

The unofficial sled hill at Spooner Summit overlooking Lake Tahoe is an annual hotspot for winter-time litter pollution. Shattered plastic sleds can hurt wildlife and lake clarity.

Dejalyne Davis, a citizen of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and a member of the Pyramid Lake High School girl’s basketball team, was one of roughly a dozen speakers in a packed Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday testifying in support of a bill aimed at ensuring Indigenous people who go missing are included in missing person databases.

CARSON CITY — As snowstorms transition into upcoming rain storms and summer road construction season, the Nevada Department of Transportation reminds motorists to continue to use 511 NV Travel Info for highway conditions and construction information.

Days after North Lake Tahoe Fire officials warned of an alarming increase in gas leaks, carbon monoxide related emergencies and other hazard-related emergencies, Southwest Gas has put out its own alert, urging customers to protect themselves from snow and ice build up on natural gas infrastructure, especially when clearing

Join us and kickoff the volunteer season! Come learn more about our programs and 2023 volunteer opportunities in an open house setting at Valhalla Tahoe (1 Valhalla Rd, South Lake Tahoe, from 5-8pm.

Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to be a possibility for Carson City and surrounding counties and Lake Tahoe through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

The potent atmospheric river storm will bring rising snow levels with strong winds, heavy mountain snow and lower elevation rain Thursday afternoon through Friday, with possible flooding in poor drainage areas, forecasters say.

The next Carson City School District School Board meeting will take place Tuesday, March 14 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room within the Carson City Community Center.

Westbound Highway 50 is at a standstill Thursday morning following a crash inside the US-50 tunnel at Cave Rock. No serious injuries were reported. The crash happened at around 7 a.m. Motorists can expect delays.

The Carson City Host Lions Club is conducting a special campaign to collect and recycle used eyeglasses with the help of the Carson City School District.

Lawmakers are considering a bill, AB157, that would impose harsher penalties for those living off the earnings of child sex workers than for those living off the earnings of adult sex workers.

UPDATE 5:20PM: Both Northbound and southbound I-580 lanes through Washoe Valley are now open, according to a Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division sergeant. He advised motorists to drive slow due to icy conditions on both sides of the interstate. I-580 was closed for several hours due to high winds, low visibility and blowing snow.
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UPDATE: Northbound I-580 through Washoe Valley is open as of 4:30 p.m., according to Nevada State Police, Northern Command Highway Patrol division. It is unknown at this time when the southbound lane will open. Traffic is backed up as the evening commute begins.
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Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol division reports I-580 through Washoe Valley is temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon from Eastlake Boulevard to Bowers Mansion exits due to high winds, extremely low visibility and blowing snow leading to vehicle slide-offs.

On Friday, Carson City Supervisors held a joint meeting with the Carson City Planning Commission, during which they directed staff to begin the process of suspending Title 17.10, which deals with Open Space Development.

Let’s dig into what Open Space Development means, and how this decision will effect the city, as well as future developments.