CARSON CITY — Nevada was awarded more than $14 million Wednesday to help more Nevadans reach their full potential and secure good-paying jobs that are vital to building competitive economies and a thriving middle class.

A recent letter campaign done by the inmates of SDCC's AdSeg unit describe the deplorable conditions they are living in along with claims of seven AR violations. I am an inmate advocate and have been asked to share this letter with the media. I ask you not share my personal information. Below is a link to a blog post with a copy of said letter.

Don’t miss out on tacos, live music, boba, and much more starting at 5:30 p.m. Xquisite Awareness Nights at the Diamond Strong Freedom Center in Carson City are kicking off Tuesday, August 9.

Xquisite is a local nonprofit that is dedicated to bringing freedom and empowerment to sexually exploited women and survivors of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic violence to live healthy, flourishing lives.

Businesses will host a pet food drive at their business location and volunteers host pet food drives in their neighborhood August 7-13 ,2022 as part of the national Give a Dog a Bone Week.

Abortion laws are one of the top factors driving voters to the polls, and there’s broad support for making major structural changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, a recent poll from The Nevada Independent and OH Predictive Insights indicates.

Following the thunderstorms that occurred during the last few days, SR 88 and 89 were forced to close due to flash flooding and mud slides.

As of Saturday morning, SR 89 remains closed from the junction of SR 4 to four miles south of the East junction of SR 88 at Woodfords due to flood damage.

UDPATE: UP has been cancelled due to the rain. Organizers are hoping to find a new date and we will update when that information is available.

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Because of inclement weather, the Jazz & Beyond opening event today (Friday, Aug. 5) has been moved from the Governor's Mansion to the Brewery Arts Center's Performance Hall at 511 West King St., Carson City.

Kantu Inka will perform at 4:00 p.m. and Reno Jazz Orchestra will perform at 6:00 p.m.

Following the thunderstorms that occurred during the last few days, SR 88 and 89 were forced to close due to flash flooding and mud slides.

CARSON CITY — In partnership with Sierra Nevada Realtors, the 12th annual HopeFest returns, in-person, as Cornhole’s Best for HopeFest, a rockin’ cornhole tournament. The tournament will raise funds to support community members facing cancer by providing assistance with rent and mortgage payments, gas vouchers, groceries and more.

Beginning August 8, 2022 the Carson City Recorder’s Office will offer document recording notifications to those subscribed to the new online service.

SILVER CITY — The next STEM + Arts event in Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties summer program for kids and their parents is Tuesday, August 9 at 10 a.m.

“Ah 5-6-7-8!” Wild Horse Stage Company is thrilled to present one of the longest running musicals in Broadway history, “A Chorus Line.” With more than 6,000 Broadway performances during a 25-year run, “A Chorus Line” won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Director and Best Choreographer, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

UPDATE: The event has been moved to the Brewery Arts Center due to rain.

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Carson City’s 19th annual Jazz & Beyond Music & Art Festival, presented by the Mile High Jazz Band Association, offers 17 days of free entertainment and more than 30 performances.

UPDATE 4:24PM: The National Weather Service has extend its Flood Advisory to 7:15 p.m. Flooding from excessive rainfall is expected. 1.8-2.2" of rainfall has fallen in the past hour. Minor flooding in low-lying/poor drainage areas and dangerous flows over low-water crossings are expected.
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A Flood Advisory is in effect west of Gardnerville Ranchos including NV/CA-88 until 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Doppler radar indicated heavy rain from thunderstorms, with radar estimated accumulations of 1.5 inches. As of 2:28 p.m. there are reports of road flooding between Foothill and Centerville in Douglas County.

Join us for our first cornhole tournament at Dayton Valley Days on September 17, 2022, 10am - 3pm. Hosted by Sierra Nevada Cornhole, participants will enjoy all of the fun of this family festival! Click on the flier above.

Wild Horse Children’s Theater announces auditions for young singers, dancers, and actors (ages 8-18), for the Northern Nevada premiere of “Oliver, JR”. Based on Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, this musical won the Tony and Olivier Awards, and is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture! It is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to reject Tahoe Hemp LLC’s proposed settlement in the amount of $400,000 after, they say, the city breached a contract with the company that had planned on growing agricultural hemp on Buzzy’s Ranch.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors agreed by a 4-1 vote Thursday to a subordination agreement for the affordable housing project Sierra Flats so that developers could acquire loan funding to complete the project.

The portion of the project being discussed was Phase 1, which developers hope to have a groundbreaking for near the end of the month once additional funding has been secured.

A 22-yer-old man was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of a vehicle burglary that happened last month, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Please join us at Dangberg Historic Park as Glen Whorton returns to speak on "Film Production at the Historic Nevada State Prison".

Some films include "Desperate Trails"from 1921 starring Harry Carey, "An Innocent Man" from 1989 starring Tom Selleck and "The Mustang" from 2019 starring Bruce Dern.

This is a free event for all to attend. Please bring your own seating and no pets allowed--certified service animals only. Guests are welcome to bring food or beverage, as none will be sold at this event.

With thunderstorms and soaring summer temperatures across the region, it seems timely that this week's Levitt AMP Carson City outdoor summer concert headliner is called Bad Mother Nature. But don't let the name fool you. They're all about rock and roll, not fire and rain.

The Carson City Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting its 15th annual Community Clothing Exchange on Friday and Saturday, August 5-6, 2022. The exchange is open to the public and located at the church at 411 N. Saliman Road in Carson City, just south of Carson High School.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 3 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Boardroom of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.