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Western Nevada College is part of a group of Nevada System of Higher Education community colleges that is continuing to offer the Nevada Promise Scholarship funded by the Nevada State Legislature.

The Nevada Guard’s 92nd Civil Support Team used the unique features of the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City on Thursday to prepare for its upcoming proficiency evaluations.

Come and support your local roller derby team, The Carson Victory Rollers as they host their biggest event of the year. The Battle for the Silver Skate will be held on Oct. 21-22 and will consist of six teams spread out from here and California battling it out to win it all.

Mark your calendars for a significant community event as Partnership Carson City proudly presents its bi-annual Drug Round-up on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event aims to raise awareness about the critical impact of keeping unused and expired prescription drugs within households.

Mark your calendar for an unforgettable night of blues music as the 2022 Blues Music Award and Band of the Year winners, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers make their way to Carson City for a live performance at the Nashville Social Club.

CARSON CITY — Author and photographer Stephen H. Provost, founder of the online bookshop hub ACES of Northern Nevada, is proud to present The ACES Anthology, a collection featuring 25 short stories and poems from some of the region’s outstanding writers.

Nevada Day, Inc. and Briton Publishing have partnered to host featured author Julie Rogers Pomilia, granddaughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, who has published a book about her upbringing in the shadow of one of the most famous and popular western couples of all time.

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

CARSON CITY — Xquisite, a nonprofit organization committed to raising awareness and providing support to combat human trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic abuse, recently hosted its third annual Golf Tournament. This year's golf tournament demonstrated the power of community partnerships and garnered tremendous support from local businesses, volunteers, and sponsors.

After a downward trend in feelings of financial security in the first half of 2023, Americans are starting to feel relief. A new survey from Country Financial found that Americans’ levels of financial security are improving. Nearly 6 in ten Americans (59%) rate their level of financial security as excellent or good, a 5-point increase from Q2 2023.

Amy's Eden Senior Care & Assisted Homes will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 729 Gary Way in Carson City.

This Nevada Day join the Carson City Republican Women for their annual pancake breakfast. Click on the flyer above for more information.

Mary S. Bennett

Mary Socorro Bennett born July 27, 1936 in Visalia, Calif, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Carson City, NV. Mary was a dedicated mother, grandmother, and friend. Mary has been part of the Carson City community since the early 1960s.

With local directors and actors having taken on spine-chilling visions of the paranormal and macabre, their storytelling creativity will be unveiled this Saturday at the Carson Creepy Short Horror Film Competition at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

In September, 2023, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers in conjunction with Partnership Carson City conducted multiple alcohol compliance checks.

Carson City’s Rice Street Tattoo will be hosting a fundraiser at their shop this Friday, Oct. 13 to help Gardnerville resident Shannon Brown in her fight against breast cancer.

Only a few months ago, Brown was living life as normal when she found a small lump, about the size of a dime, in her left breast.

A recently escaped inmate and fugitive were arrested Wednesday in a Fernley apartment complex, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office. Two nearby schools were placed in a brief lockdown during the incident.

In an audacious venture, the Proscenium Players, Inc. are set to defy the conventional with a groundbreaking black-and-white play, bringing to life the trials, tribulations and triumphs of creating an entirely grayscale spectacle. As the curtains prepare to rise on Oct. 13, 2023, at the Brewery Arts Center's The Maizie in Carson City, theater enthusiasts are in for a treat.

A 52-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for two counts alleged assault with a deadly weapon, commercial burglary and being a prohibited person possessing pepper spray, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Dany Bill, a 7-time Muay Thai world champion with an impressive record of 115 wins and 11 losses, is set to bring his unparalleled expertise to the Wild West Training Center in Carson City.

Muay Thai, known as one of the most effective striking systems in Mixed Martial Arts, will take center stage as Dany Bill imparts his knowledge to aspiring fighters and enthusiasts alike.

The Day of Days, the largest celebration of Nevada within the Silver State, returns for its 85th consecutive year Oct. 28, 2023 in Carson City.

This year, the theme is “Home Means Nevada,” courtesy of our beloved state song.

The first group of students incarcerated at Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City stepped into the prison's auto bay Monday, Aug. 28, for their first day of Auto 101, Introduction to General Mechanics offered by Western Nevada College. It has taken four years and the sustained effort and partnership of Campagni Auto Group, Nevada Department of Corrections, and WNC to reach this point.

Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling career with the State of Nevada? State agencies are actively seeking candidates for job openings and are eager to share insights about working for the State. Discover our comprehensive benefits package, which includes paid vacation and sick leave, 12 paid State holidays, public employees’ retirement, and health insurance.

Tuesday 8 Ball BCA Pool League
18 week Summer Pool League Session
Carson City Division August 2023
Week 10 of 18
(1) The Pool Lifeguards (Homegrown Bowl) 8/2 (win/loss) 1878 pts Games played: 128/52
(2) Concussion Protocol (Allstar Bar) 7/3 (win/loss) 1752 pts Games played: 115/65
(3) 3 Dog Night (Ed’s Doghouse) 6/4 (win/loss) 1717 pts Games played: 107/74
(4) Ravens (Allstar Bar) 5/5 (win/loss) 1742 pts Games played: 76/104
(5) Bob's Ball Busters (MJ’s Sportsbar) 5/5 (win/loss) 1705 pts Games played: 70/110

Happy Thursday, Carson City, and say hello to our pet of the week, Mamas!

Mamas is a 5-year-old gal who has been at Carson City Nevada Humane Society for a few weeks. She has been pretty shy in the shelter environment and could use a little love.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred recently at a Carson City residence around E. Nye Lane and Concord Drive.

Halloween Thrills & Chills at the "Odeon Oldies Talk" with the Paranormal Investigative team, "Thin Veil Investigators" (based in Carson City, NV...since November of 2005).

TVI members will narrate on several of their ghostly experiences around the region while on investigations.

Listen to the spellbinding spectral accounts, and watch intriguing and scary video clips via a bonus Powerpoint Program accompanying the lecture.

Odeon Saloon
65 Pike Street Dayton, NV
Wednesday October 25, 2023
7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30

Tickets: $10.00 Pay At The Door

The October meeting of the Carson City Linux Users Group will be Saturday October 21 at the Carson City Public Library, upstairs in meeting room 1.

Meetings are free and open to the public.

https://www.carsoncitylug.org

The Carson High School Boys 5A Varsity Cross Country Team was named 2023 FALL season State Academic Team Champions, by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association the non-profit governing body of high school athletics in the Silver State. The team will be recognized at the NIAA State Cross Country Championships set for Saturday, Nov. 4, at Rancho San Rafael, in Reno.

Celebrate the Godmonster of Indian Flats' 50th anniversary with us from Oct. 13-15 at St. Mary's Art Center in Virginia City.

Our friends from AGFA and Something Weird have dubbed Godmonster of Indian Flats as "easily the most berserk, out-of-control, and inexplicably deranged creature feature in the history of forever."

The nonprofit Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties holds a public breakfast meeting every other month. The next meeting is Thursday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m. at the Silver Springs Community Center.

Guest speakers include Ashle Doran, who will give a presentation on Comstock Youth Works' successful summer job skills and paid internship program for teens throughout Lyon County.

This Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., shop at Evergreen Gene’s Nursery & Garden, Gifts & Toys located at 3060 US 50 E. in Carson City. Gene Munnings, owner of Evergreen Gene’s, is generously donating all proceeds from the sales for the entire day to Meals on Wheels, Carson City.

Fall is upon us. While many of us are enjoying pumpkin spiced lattes and carving pumpkins, we are also strolling along the river corridor to look at the changing leaves in our cottonwoods.

Fall is a great time to get out and add to our cottonwood population along the river. Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space invites the community to come out and plant young cottonwoods with staff at Carson River Park from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Clouds form over Carson City on Tuesday.

Family Fun & Fit Day is back at Tumbleweeds Gymnastics in Carson City. 10/22 1-4

Family Fun & Fit Day is back at Tumbleweeds Gymnastics in Carson City. Join us on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 1-4 pm.

When Jenny Haas’ father Gene Anderson began showing signs of dementia, she thought her father was just getting older.

After he received a visit from Adult Protective Services, Jenny’s life was turned upside down as she struggled to find a new home for her father. During his disease, Jenny advocated for Gene’s health and safety until the day he died.

Sierra Academy of Style is hosting a safe trick or treat event located at our main campus at 1851 S Roop St no. 100 from 12p to 3p.

Dress up the kids and come down for some awesome fun!! We'll have face painting and multiple doors to knock on which have their own theme!!

Western Nevada College is delighted to announce the hiring of 2011 WNC graduate Kara Spracklin as the new Realizing Opportunities for the American Dream to Succeed (ROADS) program coordinator.

Helping students succeed has encompassed Spracklin’s professional career as the previous coordinator of Student Success at the University of Nevada, Reno, and now in her new role at WNC: “I’m excited that I’m able to work with students from rural communities, meet new colleagues and expand opportunities for students to be successful academically, professionally and personally.”

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce it has partnered with Carson City Toyota and the Ron Wood Family Resource Center this October to offer all community members from the area to come join us for a child car seat safety check.

Cold, subfreezing temperatures are likely Wednesday night into Thursday morning for Carson City, Carson Valley and surrounding areas, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a freeze watch.

The moon and Venus captured in Eastern Carson City on October 10, 2023.

Join us every Wednesday night, 6 p.m. at Swan Music Hall inside the Nashville Social Club in Carson City for unforgettable evenings of country and line dancing hosted by the renowned Instructor/DJ Tim Renner.

Median home prices in September are up 8 percent in Carson City, 12 percent in Lyon County and 7.9 percent over last year's September figures in Washoe County. Elsewhere, home prices are down in other surrounding counties, according to Sierra Nevada Realtors in its 2023 monthly report.

The next Carson City School District School Board meeting will take place Tuesday Oct. 10 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room within the Carson City Community Center.

Join us every Tuesday night at the Nashville Social Club in Carson City for the ultimate trivia showdown! From 7pm to 9pm, rally your squad for an electrifying DJ Trivia Night experience that'll have you on the edge of your seats. Our fantastic DJ Host will keep the energy high as you battle it out for fantastic prizes, all while enjoying great music and delicious drinks.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday morning to a single vehicle accident where a vehicle drove off a cliff in Combs Canyon.

Carson City’s newest ice cream shop, La Tapatía, will be hosting a grand opening and ribbon cutting tomorrow, Wednesday October 11.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office will be closed to the public due to a police training event from 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

The Saint Vincent de Paul Society is in the middle of a 5-year commitment to provide new winter clothing to our homeless Neighbors in Need in order to protect vulnerable adults and children from our coldest weather. We received a Nevada Covid-19 Grant in 2021 that allowed us to purchase nearly $22,000 of winter coats, gloves, hats, socks and sleeping bags to prevent the spread of Covid-19 within our homeless citizen community.

What is identified as “The Orthodox Church” today is the original Christian Church established by Jesus Christ, handed down to His Apostles, and described in the pages of the New Testament. It was one Church until a split separated Orthodox East from Latin West in the eleventh century but the Orthodox Faith and practice has continued unaltered for two thousand years.

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