The Carson Valley Sertoma Club is pleased to report another successful Coat Drive season with 7,344 total warm clothing items, including 3,052 coats, sweaters, and jackets, collected and distributed. We are in awe of the generosity of the Carson City and Douglas County communities.

CARSON CITY — The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in February 2022, a decrease of 0.1 percent from January 2022 according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s February 2022 economic report. Seasonally adjusted estimates account for regularly seen economic patterns, with the following estimates not seasonally adjusted.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and local partners are excited to kick off the first-ever Nevada Food Waste Awareness Month this April. Throughout the month, NDEP and partner organizations will host a series of events and community outreach activities focused on best practices for buying, storing, and composing food to protect the environment while helping to reduce grocery costs for Nevada families.

On March 19, the Carson City Elks held their annual dinner event to raise funds for Nevada State Elks New Major Project.

Visiting Angels’ Nursing Excellence Scholarship creator Tina Holland and scholarship recipient Laina Aquino met in February on the Carson City campus. It provided them with an opportunity to get to know each other better and gave Laina, a second-year nursing student, the chance to thank her scholarship donor.

When entering Garibaldi’s Ristorante in the heart of downtown Carson City, diners are greeted with smiles that can light up the whole room by servers Slade Siciliano and Morgan Claypool, Since the Governor’s Feb. 10 Emergency Directive 052 lifted the mask mandate, those smiles can now be seen allowing you to return with your best smile.

Conditions and weather permitting, the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team will continue burning piles this week around Lake Tahoe. Prescribed fire operations are expected to continue this spring as conditions allow to help land managers reduce hazardous fuels that can feed unwanted wildfires.

UPDATE 2:19PM: The Lyon County District Attorney's Office probable cause and bail hearing for Troy Driver will be held at the Canal Township Justice Court at 565 E. Main St, Fernley on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at noon. The Courtroom will be open to the public and is set up with a large screen to view the proceedings. Driver will be physically located at the Yerington Jail for the hearing and will appear via Zoom at the Courthouse.
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The Lyon County Sheriff's Office has released the booking photos of Troy Driver who is being held for alleged kidnapping in the disappearance of Naomi Irion who authorities say was abducted in the early morning hours of March 12 in Fernley.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office, Fire Department, Nevada Fire Marshall, and Nevada State Police investigated a suspicious suitcase Monday morning that was left at the Nevada Division of Public Health in the 4100 block of Technology Way.

Celebrate the start of summer at the Capital City Brewfest. This year’s event takes place on Saturday, June 25 from 3 to 8 p.m. along Curry Street and McFadden Plaza in downtown Carson City. The annual event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Carson City and The Fox Brewpub, was cancelled in 2021 due to poor air quality, and in 2020 because of COVID restrictions.

Is your garage overflowing with so much stuff you can’t get your car inside? Has your former junk room now become your office, but the junk is still there?

Even though injury caused him to stop, Adam Houghton of Carson City went the distance, doing something most could never pull off or pull up let alone try for a world record.

On March 23 more than two dozen people attended a public meeting hosted by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Carson Ranger District near Markleeville to discuss the Tamarack Restoration Project. The project is in the initial planning stage and will address restoration needs of the area burned by the Tamarack Fire in 2021.

All forms of acting, whether it is for film, television, commercials, or voice overs are rare and amazing skills, but the love of theatre, of live and in person performances, is unlike all others combined. Julie Andrews said, “The arts make a bridge across this world in ways that nothing else can.”

Rich, beautiful color filled the skies over Carson City Friday night.

Guitar virtuoso Mick Valentino will be featured on the April 4 episode of The Brother Dan Show, live from the Bank Saloon in Carson City.

Dr. John Goldhardt recently rejected the proposed contract by the Carson City School Board for the position of superintendent.

The small town of Willits, Calif. was rocked in April of 1997 when several teenagers were implicated in the murder of a 19-year-old methamphetamine dealer.

Auditions for Nunsense II will be held April 12 at 6:30 pm and April 16 at 10:30 am at The Annex: 1572 US Highway 395 N, Minden.

According to the Carson City School District, Dr. John Goldhardt who was previously chosen by the school board after multiple interviews, rejected the proposal of contracted employment offered.

A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of Highway 50 and Silver State after deputies began following a vehicle that could not maintain its lane.

With her calm delivery and just seconds to spare, Carson High School Senior Jessica Knutson won the Rotary Club of Carson City’s Speech Contest this week. Area high school students were invited to compete in the annual event to help them hone their public speaking skills and win cash prizes.

Spooner Lake is one of Nevada’s most popular places to hike, mountain bike, ride horses or simply enjoy nature, and welcomes more than 150,000 visitors every year.

The Nevada Division of State Parks is pleased to announce the launch of the bidding process for the second phase of the park’s Spooner Frontcountry Improvement Project, which involves redesign and replacement of parking facilities, creation of new picnic facilities and trails, installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, expansion of the park maintenance facility, and other improvements.

Dee Dee Foremaster, Executive Director of the Rural Center for Independent Living (RCIL) will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Her presentation will concern the pros and cons of rent control and the need for diversified housing.

This is how the RCIL is described on the organization's Facebook page:

A nonprofit organization that helps with services to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and our Veterans.

Services include:

1. Assistance with filling out paper work to apply for services.

2. Assistance with finding stable housing