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The Carson City Seventh-day Adventist Church is having a fundraiser yard sale Friday, May 6 only, from 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are lots of personal items, yard tools and furniture available. Come buy yourself a gift, or maybe find a gift for Mom! The address is 405 College Parkway. Proceeds will help purchase new flooring in rooms used by the Carson City SDA Church Food Pantry.

Weather conditions around the Carson City region are shaping up to be windy for the next few days and then turning much colder with chances of rain and snow showers into the later part of the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Need a break from the wind? Blow on down to Carson City's hidden hotspot, All Star Bar & Grill. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the music of local artist, Bill Wharton.

Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City, will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m.

Feeding Pets of the Homeless held a pet wellness clinic on Saturday where 63 pets of homeless and low-income people received free vaccinations, wellness checks, pet food and pet supplies, spay and neuter vouchers, Carson City dog licenses, microchips, and emergency veterinary appointments.

We are excited to meet our future employees at our on-site job fair on Tuesday, May 10th from 1pm to 6 pm. Feel free to stop by to meet our management team and hear about Eagle Valley Children's Home employment opportunities.

Reason to come to the Job Fair:
-Learn in person about the job openings
-Instant interviews
-Refreshments
-Raffle prize

Fentanyl has gripped the residents in Carson City and left family members behind to grieve. The Carson City Sheriff's Office has seen a significant increase in contacts with persons involving the possession of fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills, and victims of fentanyl overdoses.

The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced that it will renew its annual support of the Douglas County Community & Senior Center.

CARSON CITY — The federal deadline for Real ID compliance is now exactly one year away, and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles wants to encourage Nevadans to get the Real ID upgrade before then.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle that crashed into the Roundhouse Inn, 1400 N Carson St.

Live music featuring "Buster Chops" this Thursday at the A to Zen showroom at 1803 N. Carson St. in Carson City. The band will be rocking from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Draft beer, wings and pizza will be available. Pro players are welcome to sit in. No cover charge.

Aspiring and current firefighters can count on Western Nevada College to make their career choice more rewarding.

WNC is fast becoming a higher learning institution where individuals pursuing firefighting as their profession or firefighters looking to advance their career can receive the necessary education to make it happen.

The 25th Annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony will be held at the Capitol grounds in Carson City on May 5, 2022, at 1pm. The service will honor the 144 Nevada Peace Officers that have died in the line of duty. In 1998, the memorial was dedicated on the Capitol grounds to recognize the ultimate sacrifice these officers made in service of their communities.

Cara Tirado, K-12 Curriculum & Assessment Science Coordinator for the Carson City School District, has been chosen by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council as one of only five individuals nationally to receive a Leader in Sustainability Fellowship for the coming 2022-2023 school year.

Lately, coins minted in Carson City 130 or more years ago have brought record prices. An 1870-CC $20 gold piece, for example, fetched $1.62 million in November 2021.

The Carson Intuitive Center is a branch of the Reno Psychic Institute. We are a safe place to explore your psychic abilities without having to go to Reno. Carson Intuitive Center offers classes, healings, and readings right here in Carson City.

More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in Nevada than all other cancers combined, according to the American Cancer Society. This year it’s estimated 770 Nevadans will be diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and thousands more will be told they have basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas.

The Elks Lodge No. 2177 in Carson City will host a "Talk Derby to me Party" on Kentucky Derby day this Saturday, May 7, at the Elks Lodge, 515 North Nevada Street.

Veterans Healing Camp will celebrate the theme “Holding Out For A Hero” at the 6th Annual Nowruz “New Year” Celebration Feast on Saturday, May 7 in Carson City.

The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training is pleased to announce 30 graduates, from 19 Nevada agencies, will accept their peace officers’ oath as POST Academy Class 2022-01.

GARDNERVILLE — Carson Valley Medical Center offers Vitality for Life, a senior mental health wellness program providing group, individual, and family therapy as well as medication management in a confidential and healing environment.

Carson High School graduate, Jordan Van Worth, graduates from Georgia Tech

Jordan Van Worth, born and raised in Carson City and a Carson High School graduate, will graduate with a Master’s of Science Degree in Quantitative and Computational Finance and a Juris Doctorate in Corporate Law on May 6, 2022. Jordan attended Georgia Institute of Technology on a full ride scholarship and will be graduating with a 4.0 GPA. Following graduation, she will be utilizing her degrees as the Head of Entertainment Finance at the Belagio in Las Vegas. Congratulations Jordan!

Mission Senior Living (“Mission”) has acquired Wheatfields Estates Senior Living and Memory Care, located at 4701 N. Prince St. in Clovis, New Mexico. Ownership and management functions were officially transferred to Mission on April 28, 2022.

Just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning a fatal crash was reported on I-580 in Carson City near the N. Carson Street exit.

Only one vehicle was involved according to Nevada State Police, which held a single adult male occupant.

A 32-year-old man was arrested late Friday for suspicion of felony residential burglary, attempted home invasion and a lesser offense, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Capitol City Gun Club is proud to host the sixth competitive Trap Shoot of 2022 for the California Youth Shooting Sports Association on May 21. This is the second time this year that Capitol City Gun Club has hosted the competition.

As part of an ongoing commitment to support law enforcement and help build safer communities, CVS Health announced Friday it has completed installation of time delay safe technology in all 97 Nevada CVS Pharmacy locations, including those in Target stores.

The June 14, 2022, Primary Election is quickly approaching. The following are several upcoming voter registration deadlines:

This Thursday, our Board of Supervisors will hear the first reading of a municipal ordinance that will drastically change the ability of citizens to voice their opposition to decisions made by the planning commission. Currently, our code allows any "aggrieved party" to appeal decisions made by the Planning Director, the Planning Commission, the Historical Commission, and the Growth Management Commission, to our elected Board of Supervisors.

A question came up at The Greenhouse Project, a nonprofit raising food for the food insecure in Carson City, “Would plantable biodegradable planting pots work to reduce transplant shock, labor and petroleum-based container waste?” These type of planting containers have been around for more than 40 years, starting with peat pots.

Spring has officially arrive in the grasslands of Genoa.

CARSON CITY — Governor Steve Sisolak named Fred Wagar to serve as the next Director for the Nevada Department of Veterans Services. He will replace outgoing Director Katherine “Kat” Miller, who retired April 30, 2022.

We have long known that exercise reduces anxiety, and now we are finding out why. Dr. Jennifer Heisz has been studying how a modest amount of exercise can help protect us from depression, anxiety, and various other mental health challenges. Turns out, it’s all thanks to neuropeptide Y, which is the pacifier that increases its flow during exercise and washes away stress like a hot shower.

Gusty winds expected to arrive Monday has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory for much of the Carson City region, including Carson Valley and at Lake Tahoe.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team continues to enhance its capabilities for supporting critical needs within Douglas County. On April 24, 2022 seven members of the DCSAR team became qualified as Swift Water Rescue Technicians.

Carson High Speech and Debate had a busy Spring competition season, participating in online national rounds, the rotary speaking competition, and the national qualifier. At the Rotary competition, Jessica Knutson and Olivia VanReese Roering placed first and second at the club level event.

CARSON CITY — Daytime single lane closures will be in place on State Routes 207 and 341 in Douglas, Storey and Washoe counties beginning Monday, May 2 as the Nevada Department of Transportation replaces roadside drainage berms and guardrail.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of May 2-8, 2022. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The annual Nevada Day Golf Tournament was held Saturday with several teams coming out to support the silver state’s biggest celebration.

Over 25 teams signed up to support this annual event, which provides a portion of the funds raised to the high school bands throughout the state to assist with their travel to the Nevada Day Parade in October, while the remainder of the funds supports the Nevada Day Parade.

Get out those clubs and join the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce for their 29th Annual "Making A Difference" Golf Tournament to be held at Dayton Valley Golf Club on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 9 a.m.

Donor Network West, the federally designated nonprofit organ procurement organization (OPO) for northern Nevada and northern California, and Renown Health Spiritual Care hosted a candle lighting ceremony in remembrance of organ donors in front of the LOVE sculpture at Renown Regional Medical Center. To close out National Donate Life Month, the ceremony included a moment of silence, a poem-reading and the chance for attendees to write notes of gratitude to honor organ donors.

The United States Air Force busy this week at the Minden Nevada Airport according to Carson Now reader John Green Jr. who snapped these photos of USAF aircraft earlier this week.

Known as "the first, first responders," the job of a 911 dispatcher is a vital one as they are the first voice a person hears in an emergency situation. They often give life saving instructions while help is on the way, ensure the safety of the caller and others on scene, all while simultaneously coordinating the response of emergency crews.

According to the Carson City Sheriffs Office, two vehicles were involved in a crash early Saturday morning around 3 a.m. near the Jack in the Box.

Please be advised the DETR, JobConnect and CMS sites are undergoing scheduled maintenance and will be unavailable.

A 45-year-old transient man was arrested for felony arson after allegedly starting a brush fire.

On Thursday, deputies were dispatched to an open field at the intersection of N. Lompa and Menlo Dr. on report of an active brush fire with what appeared to be a homeless man who had started it, according to the arrest report.

Dark Willow Emporium is Carson City's newest gift shop dedicated to sustainability and mystical experiences.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will take place Thursday May 5, 2022 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room at the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Items on the agenda include acquiring Ash Canyon acreage, Fuji Park updates, robot purchases, and more.

On March 26th, Carson City Elks Lodge No. 2177 held their Installation of Officers for 2022-2023. The affair was presided over by Grand Exalted Ruler, Al Bye who added a touch of levity to the solemn event.

Douglas, Washoe and Storey rounded out the top three highest-ranking Nevada counties for health outcomes in a new report through the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps program, which highlighted how certain problems — including the severity of the housing crunch in the north and the scarcity of child care in the south — are hitting some regions harder than others.
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