As local school boards continue to be a hotbed for political battles and culture wars, the fight playing out on the Douglas County School Board has divided trustees and the superintendent, while bringing questions over state law, board policies and costly legal fees.

The Carson Senators Cycling MTB team took the top step on the podium at the Walker River Rendezvous cross country mountain bike meet Sunday Sept. 24 at Walker River Recreation Area in Yerington.

Fifteen teams from northern Nevada and the eastern Sierra participated in the meet. With Carson taking 1st, Mammoth 2nd, and Galena 3rd.

Early-morning travel delays will take place on U.S. 50 at Warrior Way along Tahoe’s east shore Thursday, Sept. 28 as the Nevada Department of Transportation installs a new traffic signal to enhance traffic flow and safety.

Odeon Oldies Talk continues Wednesday with Terry Lynn Damm, lead docent at MacKay Mansion in Virginia City. Enjoy the fun, informative talk Wednesday that highlights MacKay Mansion. Step back in time into an authentic Victorian era mansion. Come and hear about how it survived over time and about its history and hauntings.

CARSON CITY — Xquisite is thrilled to announce its third annual golf tournament, set to take place on Oct. 2, 2023, at the picturesque Toiyabe Golf Club in Washoe Valley. The team is eager to host this year's event, building on the success of previous tournaments.

Xquisite is a non-profit dedicated to walking alongside survivors of human trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Xquisite educates and spreads awareness of the reality of these cases in our own communities.

On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division, in collaboration with Probation and Parole, conducted a sex offender compliance check in Carson City. There were 155 registered sex offenders who were checked to ensure compliance with community registration as required by Nevada Revised Statute.

Pioneer Academy’s Student of the Month for September is Sadie Fullerton. When walking around the halls of Pioneer and seeing smiling and laughing students, you are probably near Sadie or more commonly known on campus as Sid.

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

Carson Tahoe Blue Bulls will host the Berkeley Men's Club on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Carson High School for the inaugural Rugby match in Carson City. The Blue Bulls started at the end of 2019 and have grown to where it stands today.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, with the support of the Great Basin Institute, has canceled the popular Kokanee salmon Fall Fish Fest originally planned for Oct. 14.

The event has experienced challenges over the last few years with staffing, crowd and people taking selfies with bears.

Western Nevada College has been recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For program.

WNC was acknowledged in three categories: Mission and Pride, Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness and Confidence in Senior Leadership.

Dear Representative Amodei,
When the Republicans took control of the House this past January, your GOP colleagues decided that one of their first orders of business was to remove Representative Ilhan Omar, MN CD5, from her committee assignments.
The removal from her committee assignments, possibly because she is a Muslim woman who is the first naturalized citizen of African birth to serve in Congress, as stated, was because of past comments she made taken to be anti-semitic.

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Another look at the early morning sunrise Monday above Carson City.

There are a few days left until government funding lapses, and with House Republicans yet to pass a spending bill, federal agencies are preparing to close. The last government shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — lasted 35 days in 2018 and 2019.

Brooke Santina, Executive Director of Nevada Day, Inc., will speak at the Soroptimist Program meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at noon.

The program will provide information on the Nevada Parade and other events the non-profit puts on.

UPDATE 6:12AM: The fire at the landfill is extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Sunday evening to a fire burning again at the landfill off of Flint Drive.

The fire is putting up light smoke, according to first responders on scene. The fire was called into dispatch at around 6:25 p.m. No structures are threatened. The fire is around 200 feet by 200 feet in size.

The heat has passed, but the soil is still warm. Conditions are ideal to plant trees. We all know that trees provide shade and cool a home. They clean the air and absorb stormwater runoff. They add aesthetic appeal.

UPDATE 2PM: CCFD Battalion Chief Chris Mason said the fire involved a single family, single story residence in which fire was involved in one room but didn't spread anywhere else in structure. One person was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons, otherwise there were no injuries. The fire was knocked down within minutes of arrival.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's office deputies were called Sunday afternoon to a structure fire in the 4200 block of Mina Way in northeast Carson City.

A buck attempts to cross the road on Arrowhead Drive east of the airport in Carson City last week. The adult deer was able to get across safely in the precarious situation, a reminder that fall has arrived and wildlife is on the move.

Lauren Stevens has been counseling students at Western Nevada College for more than a decade. As the new director of Academic Advising and Access she’ll have the added responsibility of leading a team of counselors, advisors, mentors and coordinators in Student Services who serve current and potential students.

Learn how to identify birds by sight and sound using the Merlin Bird ID app. Instructors will guide you through
the Merlin Bird ID app, take visitors on a short hike, and then sit by the Carson River to listen and watch for birds
at TNC’s River Fork Ranch Preserve (381 Genoa Lane, Minden, NV).

Interested in learning more about hummingbirds and their migration in Nevada? Stop by The Nature Conservancy's River Fork Ranch Preserve, Saturday, Oct. 14, 11am-12pm! (381 Genoa Lane, Minden, NV)

The speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Eric Brooks, Gallery Curator at the Brewery Arts Center. His presentation will spotlight the upcoming Murals & Music Festival, taking place all day on Thursday September 28th, Friday September 29th, and Saturday September 30th.