Latest Stories

The class will include observation of nature utilizing skills to provide shapes, shading, and color to create a landscape painting. Students will learn the behavior of watercolor in order to have the best outcome for their work. Supplies are included and participants are encouraged to bring a chair and their curiosity.

The workshop is $35 and 50% of all proceeds will to to The Nature Conservancy. Space is limited to 10! To RSVP, please contact Lori Leonard at lori.leonard@tnc.org. https://fb.me/e/3DgnooxVu

Please come and support the Carson High School Wrestling team! Join us Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, from 5 to 10 p.m. or until the beverages run out! The CHS Wrestling Boosters will be holding their fundraiser for the CHS Wrestling team at The Tap at Rice St., 211 Rice Street, Carson City.

Join Sierra Nevada Journeys, The Nature Conservancy in Nevada and River Wranglers for a fun and interactive experience for all ages at Family STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Night!

If you’re a bride to be, the place to be is Reno’s largest, most diverse and elegant wedding event for couples planning their special day. Enter to win door prizes, win wedding gowns or join in the Cake Dives to win a pair of diamond ear rings or a gold band for the groom. Sample food from some of the best caterers, bakeries and restaurants in the area.

This is an installment in a series of "On the Record" pieces highlighting the policy stances of candidates running for major offices in the 2022 Nevada election. Check back in the coming days and weeks for additional coverage. You can find our coverage of Marchant’s opponent, Cisco Aguilar, here.

In the race for Nevada secretary of state, former Republican assemblyman and one-time congressional candidate Jim Marchant has cut a national profile as a prominent denier of the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and vocal critic of the state’s election administration.

Air quality around Carson City, western Nevada and at Lake Tahoe will continue to see periods of clearing and worsening conditions Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

According to a new study provided by WalletHub, Nevada falls last in children and teens receiving the flu vaccine.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

With mountain lion sightings last week in northwest Carson City, Nevada Department of Wildlife biologists are looking to determine whether the sightings involve more than one adult lion.

The Nevada Supreme Court has affirmed a lower-court ruling that a statutory ballot initiative that aimed to create a voucher-style education program cannot move forward.

CARSON CITY — State transportation contracts announced during Monday's Nevada Transportation Board of Directors meeting are projected to support 483 jobs while helping provide a transportation system to keep Nevada safe and connected.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Monday afternoon to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the area of South Carson Street and Fairview.

If the smoke wasn't enough, National Weather Service forecasters say scattered showers and thunderstorms have developed Monday afternoon across the eastern Sierra and western Nevada, some that could lead to potential flash flooding in burn scar areas.

Youth Theatre Carson City is thrilled to announce auditions for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. The show will run eight performances, Jan. 13-22, 2022 in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Nevada Day, Inc., in partnership with greenUP!, announces the reusable, stainless steel cups are available for purchase prior to The Nevada Day celebration.

RENO – De Castroverde Law Group, a personal injury, criminal defense and immigration law firm founded in Las Vegas in 2005 by brothers Alex and Orlando De Castroverde, announced that Lacy Coite will direct community outreach projects in the firm’s Reno office.

Most individuals who experience memory loss begin their journey with very mild symptoms that still require care and can cause stress for primary caregivers. Join Prestige Senior Living for a free webinar on caring for a loved one facing mild dementia on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m.

On Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at approximately 6:17 a.m. Troopers with the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol responded to a suspected hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Interstate 80, near state mile marker 354 near Wells. The victim was transported to a nearby area hospital.

CARSON CITY — At the Monday morning Transportation Board of Directors meeting, Nevada Department of Transportation Director Kristina Swallow announced that $101 million in additional federal highway spending authority — the most Nevada has ever received — has been made available for state road and bridge projects in Nevada as part of the August Redistribution from the Federal Highway Administration.

A 53-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of credit cards without permission of the owner and two misdemeanor offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Smoke from the Mosquito wildfire continues to produce unhealthy to hazardous air quality to many areas throughout the Carson City region on Monday morning.

Long time Northern Nevada broadcaster John Potter will be the guest speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The public is invited to attend what should be an informative and entertaining event.

Been training

Terek Been attended Carson High School 2012-2016. He was a member of the CHS Baseball program. After graduating high school in 2016, Terek has climbed the Canadian ranks in rowing.

Host Brother Dan Palmer will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Kennemur for an afternoon of music, chat, and storytelling at the Bank Saloon on Monday. The show welcomes a live audience, and streams weekly on Facebook at the host’s music page: Brother Dan Palmer.

There have been many requests for a night-time experience at the Nevada State Prison Historic Site. So on selected Tuesday nights, the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society is offering guided, two-hour "Ghost Walks."

Lucretia Fudge was the Wailuku Librarian, and I ask you, what better name could a librarian possibly have? She was, as are all good librarians, rather stern.

The 22nd annual volunteer cleanup at the Fernley Swales (segments of the California National Historic Emigrant Trail and the original transcontinental railroad) will be on National Public Lands Day, Saturday Sept. 24, from 9 am to 1 pm, just north of the truck stop at I-80 exit 48.

Volunteers will receive T-shirts and a free one-day entrance pass to National Parks and recreation areas. Partners for the cleanup include the Bureau of Land Management, the Oregon-California Trails Association, the Fernley Rotary, the Desert Pigs and Olcese Waste Services.

All of your hard work has paid off. You now have ripe tomatoes and you are thrilled. While some tomatoes are perfect, there are others with cracks, brown bottoms and tough skin. Why?

Chris Sneed has climbed a rock off of US-50 to place a flag every year since September 11, 2001. He replaces the previous year's flag on Sep. 10 so the day that will forever be engrained in our history starts with a new flag.

This week's Senior in the Spotlight belongs to Austin Shim, who is one of Carson High School's many outstanding student athletes, earning letters in swimming and academics by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.8, and weighted GPA of 4.8.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Beginning Sunday, Sept. 11, drivers will see lane closures and travel delays on upper Mt. Rose Highway (State Route 431) as the Nevada Department of Transportation continues enhancements to State Routes 431 and 28 near Incline Village.

UPDATE 4:54PM: Air quality around Carson City and Dayton dropped into the "unhealthy" category late Sunday afternoon, according to airnow.gov. Air quality in the Carson Valley was in the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" category for the Gardnerville and Minden areas.
***
Degraded air quality continues around the region as drift smoke from the Mosquito Fire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties in California moves across the Lake Tahoe Basin and into the Carson City area and Western Nevada valleys.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 12-18, 2022. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint will be hosting Carson City’s equality pride event, Sassabration, Saturday, September 17, 2022.

Who’s ready to see some camels?

The hilarious annual and international Camel & Ostrich Races of the Comstock started yesterday in Virginia City and will finish on Sunday, Sept. 11.

This traditional wild ride event is entering its 63rd year at the Virginia City Fairgrounds. The origin of the races date back to the 1950s as a prank between two newspaper editors.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Shannon McDaniel, a licensed professional engineer and water rights surveyor who is currently the Democratic candidate for Nevada State Assembly, District 40. In the November 8th general election she will be facing off against incumbent GOP Assemblyman P.K. O'Neill.

Homecoming celebrations kicked off Friday with an assembly, and Carson High School announced the student-elected candidates.

How have you enjoyed your fresh fruits, veggies, meat, artisan crafts and more this summer, Carson City?

I know I’ve enjoyed picking up my local sausages from Holly Family Farms, my boxes of berries from Rodriguez Bros., my fresh baked bread from Wheatberry, and so many more!

Police officers from all over came to Carson City to participate in the 19th Motor Training Competition to test their skills and practice the course.

The annual 911 Memorial at Mills Park will be held this Sunday in Carson City.

Each year, attendees gather at the memorial site in Mills Park, which contains a piece of the steel beam donated to the city from the World Trade Center’s fallen North Tower

A report of a 200 pound mountain lion mother with cubs has local law enforcement on high alert.

The lion has been spotted in the area of County Line Road over the past week, including a sighting of the lion eating a deer in one resident's yard, as well as an alleged attack between the lion and a pet dog.

"This is a mother lion with cubs," said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. "This is a reminder to everyone that, if encountered, she could become aggressive and you should not approach, interact with, or get near the lion in any way."

The Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada in Carson City will be hosting their most important fundraising event of the year tonight, Saturday Sept. 10, at the MAC.

The Luau is in its 29th annual year, which brings in the majority of funding for the rest of the year for the local club, which offers after school and summer fun for hundreds of Carson City students.

Nevada Artists Association of Carson City, NV presents their newest show "Autumn Show" starting Saturday, September 10th! NAA is the largest respected Fine Art Gallery of Carson City and features several wonderful artists in several art mediums from paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, glass, paper and more.

On Saturday, Carson City Kiwanis will host a ‘Wage Hope against Pancreatic Cancer Golf Tournament’ Saturday at Empire Ranch Golf Course.

The tournament is a 4-person scramble with 6 different divisions.

It's almost the best time of year again: Nevada Day!

This year we are asking readers about their favorite Nevada Day traditions.

Nonprofit Clean Up The Lake (CUTL) has launched an expansive underwater clean up in Fallen Leaf Lake revealing the Tahoe Basin’s dirtiest mile yet.

In the history of this small but mighty and often overlooked lake, there has never been an underwater cleanup of this scale.

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada board of directors announced Friday the hire of Rebecca Hall as its new director.

The previous director was fired following an incident in July involving a weapons cache, drugs, and a family who was potentially living inside of the Children's Museum.

The 4th Annual Silver State Art Festival is happening Friday, Sept. 9, 5:00-8:00pm; Saturday, Sept. 10, 9:00am-5:00pm; Sunday, 9:00am-3:00pm at Fuji Exhibit Hall, Carson City (across from Costco).

There is free admission to this event! The holidays are coming and handmade pieces of art make great gifts.

Stop by this "Pop-Up Gallery" and meet over 40 award-winning photographers, painters, gourd, wood, glass artists, and many more who will be sharing their art.

An uncirculated 1884 Carson City Morgan silver dollar will highlight a raffle during the Friends of the Nevada State Museum fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 22. The coin, donated by Northern Nevada Coin, will be raffled off during the Silver State Speakeasy event in the Nevada Room of the Governor’s Mansion.

Come join us on Friday September 16th from 5pm-7pm at MidTown Marketplace for Sip N Shop night. Wine tasting and shopping, the prefect blend! MidTown Marketplace is located at 104 Corbett St in Carson City.

Syndicate content