The Parent Teacher Organization and administrators at Bordewich Bray Elementary School in Carson City helped engage positive male role models Friday morning where more than 600 people attended “Dads and Donuts.”

The effort was designed to get dads, uncles, grandparents and father-figures more involved in school and childhood learning.

The Nashville Social Club has announced tickets are now on sale for Achilles Wheel, performing live in “The Swan” Music Hall on Saturday, February 25th.

The Carson Water Subconservancy District (CWSD) announces Robb Fellows as the 2023 winner of the Andy Aldax Carson River Watershed Award for Exemplary Service in Conservation and Protection of the Carson River Watershed!

The award recognizes individuals or organizations who demonstrate a 10+ year commitment to implementing projects that improve and sustain the Carson River Watershed (CRW).

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Carson City Superintendent of Schools Andrew Feuling. Having served as the district's chief financial officer for eight years, he was able to hit the ground running when promoted to the top job in July. His presentation will provide insights into how successful Carson City's schools have been at implementing the district's "learner-centered" model, which focuses instruction on what the individual student needs to know and be able to do.

Thirty cultural organizations across Nevada have been awarded $194,110 in Major Project Grants by Nevada Humanities.

These grants fund humanities projects across the state and benefit nonprofit organizations and government and tribal entities, including libraries, museums, and schools to fund public and educational programs in the humanities. Nevada Humanities Major Project Grants offer up to $7,500 to facilitate local cultural programs and explore issues that matter to Nevadans.

RENO — Nevada has a history of periodically locking into centuries-long droughts, new research led by the University of Nevada, Reno shows. People throughout the American Southwest should be prepared to adapt to less water.

The Prison Hill Fire of 2021 swept across 171 acres of land following a dry lightning storm which started multiple fires in a the span of only a few minutes. The burn scar can still be seen — including how close it came to the houses in the area.

However, that burn scar will disappear with time if the plans initiated by Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space are successful.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Thursday evening to a vehicle crash involving as many as four vehicles in the area of Highway 50 East and Airport Road.

Carson City Supervisors approved American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to three Carson City non-profit projects on Thursday, helping transition individuals experiencing homelessness into permanent shelter.

Funding comes from the remaining $1.16 million ARPA funds provided by the federal government in 2021 and approved by supervisors to be used for projects or programs that support the Carson City Housing Plan.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin emergency work on Friday, Jan. 20 to clear State Route 208 through the Wilson Canyon in Lyon County following a major landslide.

Bethlehem Lutheran School in Carson City will hold it's annual Open House on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 5:30-7:00 pm. All classrooms, preschool-8th grade, will be open with projects/reports and artwork that the students have done.

With a relentless series of storms pummeling the Sierra, Carson City and surrounding counties through the first half of January, there's the takeaways and lessons learned when preparing for the next round of atmospheric river storms.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as Nevada WIC, has received one of four nationally grant funded awards from the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition to test the integration of WIC online ordering using the WICShopper app.

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified and was arrested. See updated story here.
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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's help in identifying an attempted kidnapping suspect. On Monday, Jan. 16 at approximately 4:56 p.m. the suspect, who has frequented the location, went into the CVS Pharmacy located at 1980 N. Carson Street.

Happy Wednesday Carson City! Are you ready to meet your new soulmates? Say hello to Puzzle and Butterfly.

This Sunday, Jan. 22, Wylder Resort Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra history series with a slide show presentation and lecture called ”On This Land We Put Our Brand-Bonanza.”

A vehicle pursuit late Wednesday morning that began in Douglas County ended in Carson City near Bodines Casino with at least one person in custody after apparently crashing into another vehicle.

Douglas County has deactivated the flood call center. The call center was established to respond to the January 2023 flooding and will be reactivated if a need arises.

Carson City Symphony Association announces the Joyful Noise Carson Children’s Choir will begin its 2023 Spring Semester on Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., at an upstairs classroom at the First United Methodist Church, 412 W. Musser Street in Carson City.

Come join us at the beautiful Brick & Pine Studio in downtown Carson City located at 305 North Carson Street, Suite 202 this Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 am for a one hour Vinyasa Flow yoga class instructed by Meg Hundley. Afterwards, enjoy a post workout cold pressed juice from So Juicy and learn how we can support you on your health and wellness journey.

If conditions are favorable, the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team will resume prescribed fire operations this week at Lake Tahoe. Beginning Wednesday, the Nevada Division of Forestry is scheduled to burn hand piles near Spooner Lake and the USDA Forest Service is scheduled to burn a large machine pile this Friday near Baldwin Beach.

The Carson City and Carson Valley communities have donated more than 2,700 coats and jackets and more than 6,400 warm items this season. And that was before the snowstorms.

Sidne Teske said, “Landscapes fascinate me.” In "A High Desert Tribute" exhibition for the Capital City Arts Initiative, Teske presents paintings of dynamic landscapes and another series of compelling figure studies.