Carson City Supervisors discussed moving forward with a contract with the Washoe Development Corporation (WDC) for the diversion and use of around 71 million gallons of surface water from Clear Creek each year for use in the Tahoe Forest Products (TFP) saw mill, but asked for the lease to return with a higher price paid to the city.

Community is invited to attend a workshop on the two 2024 Ballot questions on local road funding options in November. Proposing and Opposing Ballot Committee members will present their analysis and you can ask your questions to get clarity before you vote.

This week's Pet of the Week is Dream. This beautiful boy is three years old and has a story of survival. He came to us in need of serious medical attention with deep wounds on his neck and cuts to his face and front legs.

With the immediate action of our clinic team, this guy was on the road to recovery. As the stress and pain of healing lessened, we started to see tail wags and a much more confident dog.

On Wednesday, at around 2:10 a.m., Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a male who arrived at the Carson Tahoe Hospital after being shot in the leg. Deputies located the crime scene in the 3400 block of Champion Drive in East Carson City.

Garden Club is hosting an Meet and Greet! Meet the person that will lead the club, along with other kiddos who love gardening. This club is open to kids ages 09-18. Registration is open and required for event, as space is limited. Enrollment into 4-H is not required. If you have any questions about the event, please call (775) 887-2252.

Over 400 Reno families recently attended the “Biggest Little Baby Fair “at O’Brien Middle School.

The Leisure Hour Club will begin its 128th year with their first dinner meeting set for Thursday, Sept. 19. Focused on the Carson Tahoe Health Auxiliary, presenting at the event will be a LHC member, Gloria Seaton, as well as Terry Scherl, and Sam Allec.

Ogres-Holm Pottery in Carson City is hosting a "Skulls & Brew" pottery workshop Sept. 13 at its shop at the Carson Mall, 1215 S Carson St.

Saddle up and prepare for a wild ride this weekend as the International Camel and Ostrich Races returns to Virginia City this weekend, Friday through Sunday, for its 65th year.

Informative classes on Orthodox Christianity for inquirers are held weekly at St. Sebastian Orthodox Church: the next one is this evening, Wednesday September 4, at 7:00 p.m. at 1819 N. Carson Street.

Once you start making rings, you just can't stop! In this introductory class you will practice basic soldering techniques with a torch and learn how to make fitted rings, put texture on your ring bands and set small stones into a pre-made bezel setting on one of your handmade rings.

Dear community, I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to inform you of a brief change in our meeting schedule for Men's Healing Circle The Rising Suns.

The Carson Valley Arts Council is pleased to present an evening with the T Sisters. The T Sisters will perform at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, at 7 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2024. This is the first concert in our 2024-2025 Concert Series.

Plans are underway for “The Magic Continues: An Evening of Magic & Comedy” the 2nd annual gala fundraiser supporting the Douglas County Public Library.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of those involved in the officer involved shooting that took place in the 100 block of Koontz Lane on August 28, 2024.

Two Moore Books, a writing/publishing house based in Carson City, is pleased and proud to announce the release of its 12th original book, written by University of Nevada graduate JT Hume.

For those who think teenagers are lazy, I would like to introduce them to Dianna Angcod. Her first class begins at 6:45 a.m. Her schedule includes AP English, Honors Chemistry II and AP Psychology. She ends her school day with 2 ½ hours of cheer practice and then it’s off to work for 4 hours.

The Bear Fire in Sierra County, Calif., grew quickly Monday after starting around 2 p.m. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday morning the fire has consumed 1,391 acres north of Truckee. Mandatory evacuations are in place as the fire is being fought from the air and ground.

Google plans to invest more than $400 million in Nevada this year to support its data center campuses in Storey and Clark counties, the company announced Tuesday.

Sierra Nevada Cornhole is throwing its next tournament "Under the Lights" this Saturday, Sept. 7 in Carson City at Centennial Park.

Feeding Pets of the Homeless, a nonprofit dedicated to providing care for pets of the homeless, is excited to announce its upcoming Pet Wellness Clinic on October 19,2024 in Carson City. The event will offer much-needed health services to pets of homeless and low-income individuals in our community, including vaccinations, pet licensing and wellness checks.

Several coyote cross through Silver Saddle Ranch in Carson City early Sunday. Scroll and click on each photo to enlarge.

What’s the hardest job you ever had? Me too. Shoveling snow is by far the hardest job I ever had, because just when you think you’ve got it on the run, here comes some more. Of course this is nothing to first responders, firefighters or police officers. They make me feel like a Banana Slug, and my hat is off to them.

UPDATE: Gusty winds and low humidity forecasted has prompted the National Weather Service to upgrade its fire weather watch to a Red Flag Warning for Carson City, Lake Tahoe and surrounding counties.