The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday it has signed a cooperative agreement with Nevada under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. Through LFPA, the Nevada Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.

The Carson City chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby celebrates the news that Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have reached an agreement on major climate and energy policies that will move forward in the 2022 budget reconciliation bill.

Joe Weaver, State Director, Nevada Republican National Committee will be the guest speaker at the Carson City Republican meeting on Aug. 16. Mr. Weaver will discuss the voter turnout statistics for the recent Nevada Primary Election and Plans Moving into November.

The CCRW meetings are held at Casino Fandango Ballroom, in Carson City. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. $25/Members $30/Guests. Reservations are required before Aug. 13. Please text of telephone Lori Bagwell 775-220-3646.

Does your child love comic books? Have they expressed an interest in not only reading them but creating them? If the answer is yes, there's a 3-day class happening August 8-10 at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City that is designed just for that.

Each Monday evening this summer, Partnership Carson City is bringing its popular yoga class outdoors for free. The Wellness Yoga classes take place at John Mankins Park, located at 3051 Oak Ridge Dr., Carson City starting at 5:30 p.m. The next class is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 8.

At precisely 5:12 am on Wednesday, April 18,1906, the world literally fell away from Eliza Eppinger’s feet. What is now referred to as the “Great Earthquake and Fire of San Francisco” would prove to be salvation for Eliza and her husband Jacob. However, Eliza’s story begins not in the city that the Comstock built, but as a woman from Pennsylvania, who through happenstance owned a hotel in Silver Mountain City, Alpine County, CA, often referred to as “Comstock South."

Douglas County is alerting residents ahead of the potential for flash flooding, especially in recent wildfire burn areas from the Tamarack Fire along US-395 and CA-89.

UPDATE 5PM: From the National Weather Service, a flash flood emergency is in effect for the Tamarack burn scar area including the Markleeville area. Roads in and out of Markleeville are closed due to slides.
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UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Douglas County in Nevada, Alpine County and Northern Mono County in California until 5 p.m.

At 3:03 p.m. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 inches in 15 minutes.

Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division is looking for witnesses to a fatal crash that happened Tuesday, August 2 involving a semi on Interstate 80, mile marker 106 in the Lovelock area.

Sheriff's Night Out is happening tonight, Tuesday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mills Park in Carson City. This family community event hosted by the Carson City Sheriff's Office is designed to bring awareness to anti-crime programs, local community resources and more.

Free hot dogs and drinks are being provided by the Carson City Elks Lodge. There's plenty of music, games, prizes for the kids as well as fire trucks and law enforcement vehicles on display.

UPDATE: 6:54PM: Forward progress stopped on the Lebo Springs Fire east of Johnson Lane. Crews have hose lines around the entire permitter of the 27.5 acre fire and have transitioned to mop-up.
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UPDATE 4:57PM: per incident command the size of the fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountains east of Johnson Lane is estimated at 6 acres. Multiple resources are on scene.
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UPDATE: The small wildfire near Holbrook Junction north of Topaz Lake has been knocked down, according to an East Fork fire battalion chief on scene. He noted the knockdown was possible with the help of the U.S. Forest Service. The fire burned around 1 acre.
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East Fork Fire responded Tuesday afternoon to brush fires burning in Douglas County in the Pine Nut Mountains east of Johnson Lane and there's a brush fire north of Topaz Lake.

In view of fast emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the possibility of artificial sentience, the world needs to seriously and urgently address the ethical and moral issues surrounding it; a multi-faith northwestern Nevada group of Christian-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish leaders warns.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called shortly before noon Tuesday to a single vehicle rollover in the 3600 block of Arrowhead Drive.

Carson Valley Medical Center welcomed Lisa McKinney, APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse), to its Ironwood Primary Care clinic. McKinney is accepting patients in family practice in CVMC’s newly remodeled clinic in Minden.

A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and other offenses following a traffic stop.

Carson City Public Works, in conjunction with the Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department and the Carson Water Subconservancy District is hosting the High Water Mark Unveiling Ceremony and Disaster Preparedness Festival August 11, 2022, from 1 to 4 p.m.

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Bridgeport Ranger District is asking for public comment on a proposal to increase the Hoover Wilderness permit fee for overnight trips on specific high-use trailheads. This fee increase will provide direct funding to aid in the stewardship of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest portion of the Hoover Wilderness and make it more consistent to what other land management agencies charge for overnight use of wilderness areas in the Sierra Nevada Range.

Last time Dirty Cello played at Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City, they entertained the large and excited crowd with the band’s energetic renditions of everything from Dolly Parton to the Rolling Stones. When they return on August 27, the band will come with more songs all done in their high energy style, led by cellist Rebecca Roudman.

There's been three instances of a marketing scheme where powdered lemonade was packaged in envelopes and sent via mail to Carson City residents, Sheriff Ken Furlong confirmed.

Friday August 5 at 10:30AM, Carson Pass Area Geology Hike. Take a morning walk through the amazing geological formations around the Carson Pass area with EL Dorado National Forest Interpretive Association’s guide Carl Gwyn. The 1.5 mile hike is on a moderate to easy trail, and will take about 2 hours. Call 209 258-8606 in advance to reserve a spot for this hike and meet at the Carson Pass information Station on California Hwy 88.

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners is being asked Thursday, August 4 to approve a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of approximately 3,310 linear feet of overhead 120 kilowatt (kV) transmission line segment located outside of the 2020 Comprehensive Master Plan designated utility corridors to provide a connection from a new power plant in Washoe County to tie into the NV Energy's Eagle Substation for distribution to retail customers.

Lyon County Utilities will be performing fire hydrant flow testing throughout the Dayton and Mound House areas on August 3 and 4, 2022.

Crews will begin near Linehan Road in Mound House and move east towards Dayton. Anticipated work hours will be 8: a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. Customers may encounter water discoloration, low water pressure and may see discharged water in the streets.

The Nevada Artists Association presents "Summer" their newest show at the gallery. Come and see so many wonderful new and beautiful works of art and see the ones that got judged. We are honored to have so many talented artists present.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Administration announced Wednesday a substantial increase in the number of U.S. military veterans hired for state jobs, with veterans now making up 6.2 percent of the state workforce in Nevada, up from 1.8 percent in 2016. Veteran hiring has surged in the past year, with an average of 70 veterans hired per quarter compared to 8 per quarter historically.