UPDATE: The Fire Chief told RSVP they will wait until 9:15-9:30 p.m. to make the call on whether or not the fireworks will be able to be shot off due to potential wind conditions.

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After the Fourth of July Fireworks were cancelled due to wind and a concern from the Carson City Fire Department regarding potential fire danger, the fireworks have been rescheduled for Saturday night.

Views of the fireworks will be possible from around central Carson City, but the best viewing will occur at Mills Park.

Using $50 million in federal money, lawmakers are expanding a child care subsidy program, allowing families to get help with daycare even if they were previously considered to be too wealthy for the assistance.

The Nevada Child Care Fund will now be open to families making $60,000 to $70,000 per year for a household of four, nearly double the previous income threshold, which limited access to families that make up to 130 percent of the poverty level ($36,075 a year for a family of four).

Silver City, Nevada – Ever wonder what your garden vegetables or your house plants sound like? Do they sound different than native Nevada plants like purple sage or globemallow? You can find the answers to these questions during a July 12th experimental music concert that will include the music of plants.

Just before 7 p.m., Care Flight was called following a vehicle versus motorcycle crash at Long St. and N. Carson St.

First responders are currently on scene at the site of the accident.

A free stargazing event will be held at the Silver-Stage Library in Silver Springs on Thursday July 14 at 9pm. Samuel Singer, PhD will use a Dobsonian telescope to show you planets, stars, planetary nebulae, galaxies, and more. Dr. Singer will tell you everything you want to know about the objects you are viewing. He can also answer your other questions about astronomy. Dr. Singer is the founder and executive director of the non-profit Wyoming Stargazing https://www.wyomingstargazing.org/ located in Jackson, Wyoming.

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The Carson City Classic Cinema Club, Garrett Lepire, and Carson City Parks and Recreation are once again teaming up to present a schedule of free summer outdoor family movie nights at Mills Park.

On Thursday, Carson City Mayor Lori Bagwell chose the two final winners of the Best of Carson City Pets Contest hosted by the Nevada Humane Society.

Over 150 pets were submitted by Carson City residents, from dogs to cats, rabbits to turtles, and everything in between!

Humane Society staff pared down the entries to about 25, from which Mayor Bagwell made the final selections.

The two finalists, who will be treated to a professional photo shoot, are Wilhelmina (aka Mimi) the dog, and Sammy the cat.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating Katharine Kahler. She was last seen on July 5, 2022 by her family and is believed to be in the Reno area.

MINDEN — On June 23, the Mammoth Lakes Police Department attempted to stop a Silver Acura MDX which was suspected of committing catalytic converters thefts. The vehicle fled and a pursuit ensued. At the end of the pursuit, Jean Anthony Henderson-Hamilton, a 37-year-old male from Sparks and Deanna Kaye Douglas, a 49-year-old female from Fallon were arrested.

Carson City’s Ross Gold Park will be seeing a rehabilitated tennis court as well as a new pavilion thanks to funds from Centennial Park.

Capital City Arts Initiative is presenting “Contrasts” in Western Nevada College’s Bristlecone Gallery through Sept. 15 on the Carson City campus.

Carson City School District will host a Job Fair at the district office at 1402 West King Street, Tuesday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (for teaching and substitute teaching positions) and again, Wednesday, July 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (for all other positions).

UNR Extension Douglas County Master Gardener Volunteer Program is back! On July 13, 2022, from noon to 1 p.m. UNR Extension Douglas County will be holding a question-and-answer session regarding the Master Gardener Volunteer Program.

The Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series, presented by The Change Companies, returns this Saturday, July 9, with headliner the Young Dubliners taking the stage.

In 2021, Greater Nevada Mortgage, through its Keys to Greater program and with the help of more than 2,000 mortgage clients, contributed a total of $119,300 to help young adults in northern Nevada find a place of hope.

This year, Keys to Greater returns, with a portion of the revenue of every new mortgage or refinanced mortgage funded through GNM to be donated to the Eddy House and the Northern Nevada Dream Center in Carson City.

The National Weather Service in Reno is monitoring smoke drift and haze from the Electra Fire in Amador County, Calif., on the west slope of the Sierra southwest of Lake Tahoe.

On Friday, July 1, Lake Tahoe’s Sierra Nevada University was acquired by the University of Nevada, Reno.

As of July, the Incline Village college, previously Sierra Nevada College, which first opened its doors in the fall of 1969 with 23 students, will go forward as the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.

Carson High School graduate Hayden Breiter won one of the nation’s highest awards at the 2022 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, this past June 22-23, 2022. Kasey Kemmet, Carson High School SkillsUSA advisor, accompanied Breiter to Atlanta. Breiter was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Restaurant Service.

Carson City is incredibly grateful for Congressman Mark Amodei’s efforts to ensure that the City’s Community Project Funding request for the Appion Way Improvement Project was included in the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill.

Monday, July 11, Brother Dan Palmer will feature Eric Henry Andersen in a rescheduled appearance. A founding member of Reno band The Novelists, the casual chat and jam format will give audiences a close-up view into his life and career.

Frank Tortorich, local author, will lead a hike focused on the history of Carson Pass. He will share some stories during a relaxed hour and a half walk. All participants will leave knowing more about Kit Carson, John C. Fremont, and the pioneers of the area. Call 209-258-8606 to reserve/ensure a spot.

Retired USFS Ranger and published author Frank Tortorich leads this hike by asking “Do you see what you are looking at?” and urges people to see glaciation and more in the forest they think they know. A meander over a couple of miles, pausing to appreciate the many hidden treasures of the forest. All participants will leave with knowledge of the forest! This event is 1-2 hours to Frog Lake. Call 209-258-8606 to reserve/ensure a spot.

Organizers of the July 4 fireworks show that was cancelled at the last minute by the Carson City Fire Department due to wind conditions, has been rescheduled for this Saturday, July 9, between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. wind permitting at Mills Park.