Oil painting with a palette knife? No brushes? Although that may sound odd, Piper Monika Johnson will be giving a demonstration on how this technique is done and the beautiful results with the use of bold color and lots of paint to create thick texture.

U.S. Representative Mark Amodei (NV-02) issued the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus spending package, H.R. 2471 – Consolidated Appropriations Act:

Plenty to see along the Carson River on Friday morning.

Gusty winds this morning swept through Carson City. While there wasn't any significant damage reported to Carson City dispatch, a large pine tree fell at the Nevada State Capitol complex as seen in these photos taken by Carson Now Reader LunaSea Zittel.

Here in Northern Nevada, we don’t have to worry about driving out snakes as Old St. Paddy supposedly did in Ireland in the fifth century. I mention Saint Patrick because March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day, is the traditional time to plant peas in our area.

The first of three storms this week arrived overnight bringing gusty winds to the Carson City area Sunday morning, but without reports of any serious damage. A large pine tree did tumble, however, on the Nevada State Capitol grounds Sunday.

Lime green is a bright and light green color resembling the skin of a citrus fruit, and it links closely with nature and represents high vitality, freshness, liveliness, and imagination. Carson High School's Nate Thornton, who obviously loves the color lime green, was moved to act when his friend, Chris Coulam was attacked by this merciless and wicked disease called cancer.

From far and wide, thousands came to Virginia City this weekend for the annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fest.

For those not in the know, Rocky Mountain Oysters are a special delicacy founded by old west pioneers, made of battered and fried bull testicles.

This week, The Brother Dan Show welcomes singer/songwriter Spike McGuire to the Bank Saloon in Carson City. This is an opportunity for the local community to get to know this local musician, who not only tours internationally, but promotes other singer/songwriters through Loud As Folk, a monthly songwriter series that he founded in 2011, plus he is the front man of local band Six Mile Station.

The Carson High Safe Grad Safe & Sober 5k has become an annual tradition held on the first (or second) weekend of February; this year the race will be held on April 2, 2022.

This 5K run/walk is the biggest fundraiser put on by the Carson High Safe Grad Booster and we rely solely on local businesses to sponsor the 5K as well as donate great raffle prizes for the event.

The Carson Follies are hosting an open audition on Tuesday, March 15 at 6pm at the Carson City Senior Center for 2022's show titled "Storytellers!"

An 18-year-old high school student was arrested for domestic battery after allegedly pushing his girlfriend into a wall “using great force.”

According to the arrest report, the student was arrested at the high school after the School Resource Officer was called in by the principal and dean.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the burglary suspect (photo attached).

On March 10, 2022, the suspect entered the Douglas County Home Depot Store and was able to take off the Spider Wrap protection device from a Milwaukee Power drill.

Hello fellow anglers. Spring is in the air, then back to winter again. This is the weather we have and most of the time enjoy, living in the high sierra desert area and being so close to Lake Tahoe.

(Reno, Nev.) - Women warriors from across the Silver State will gather in Reno on Saturday, March 12 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center for the 2022 Annual Women Veteran Conference.

The FREE event is hosted by the Nevada Department of Veterans Services.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong. He'll be prepared to field questions on any topic on the minds of attendees. Kenny is the 26th sheriff to serve Carson City and Ormsby County since 1861, not counting Carson City Sheriff Chon Wang, played by Jackie Chan in Shanghai Knights.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Education invites the public to participate in Visioning and Action Planning Sessions to envision the future of learning and design student-centered solutions.

A Carson City judge has ordered two teacher union-backed tax initiatives be taken off the 2022 ballot, reversing Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske’s plan to keep them there.

On Wednesday evening, the American Indian Movement (AIM) of Northern Nevada held a prayer circle at the Washoe County Detention Center in Reno to remember Anna Marie Scott, and ask for accountability in her murder.

Scott, who was 23-years-old, was found in the trunk of a burning car in the early hours of Feb. 3 on I-580 between Reno and Carson City.

Two inmates at Carson City Jail were booked Wednesday for suspicion of battery by a prisoner, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report.

CARSON CITY — When washing vehicles at home, the hose uses an average of 100 gallons or more of water. The runoff water becomes wastewater mixed with soaps, motor oils, grease, brake dust, heavy metals and other harmful contaminants that flows untreated into our stormwater systems.

Innovation spurs recognition for Pioneer Academy’s Rebecca Allen. Mrs. Allen is being honored by her peers as the 2022, Certified Employee of the Year from Pioneer Academy in Carson City.

Today, Democratic candidate Aaron Sims officially filed to run for state senate, district 16 in this year’s election. He filed this morning at 10:00AM at the Nevada Secretary of State’s office in Carson City.

Carson Valley Meats has petitioned the First Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in Carson City for judicial review against the Carson City Board of Supervisors following its decision to uphold an appeal of the Planning Division’s approval of the Carson Valley Meats proposed facility.

The Planning Commission approved the facility during two separate votes, which would allow a meat packing and meat processing facility to be built in a General Industrial area off Highway 50 in Carson City.