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UPDATE: Caltrans announced it will close three routes over Sierra mountain passes on Thursday due to a storm system moving into the region bringing snow to the upper elevations.

State Route 108 at Sonora Pass will close at noon, State Route 89 Monitor Pass will close at 2 p.m. and State Route 120 will closed at 5 p.m., according to Caltrans.

The Brewery Arts Center is adding two new art classes on Friday’s beginning this Friday, Oct. 8 through a new partnership with arts instructor Debbie Corona of the Carson Valley Mobile Art Center.

A car went off the road into a ditch off of South Curry Street behind the Nevada Railroad Museum on Wednesday afternoon. The driver was not seriously injured.

We are auditioning to add new cast members for Wild Horse Children's Theater elite Junior Theater Festival Performance Troupe. We are looking for talented young people, ages 10-18, to perform at the Junior Theater Festival West 2022 in Sacramento, Calif.

A town hall meeting with Carson City Mayor Lori Bagwell will be the topic for the Wednesday, Oct. 20 Ideas on Tap. We'll start at 6 pm, at the Adams Hub for Innovation, 111 West Proctor Street.

All aboard the Halloween Fairytale Express. The Carson City Railroad Association, in partnership with Wild Horse Productions, are bringing back the Halloween train ride at Mills Park in Carson City for Nevada Day weekend.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will take place Thursday, Oct. 7 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room in the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Items up for discussion include new townhomes, youth center compliance, a CDC grant and more.

A 35-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning following a vehicle pursuit that began in Reno and ended in Fernley, in which the suspect went the wrong way along multiple roadways and nearly struck a Nevada Department of Transportation road crew.

Good morning seekers! While we're still early in the hunt, my brain is already whirling trying to figure out where to find that medallion!

Here are the clues we have received so far:

Hungry bears looking to fatten up before winter have been roaming Carson City and surrounding valleys in larger numbers this season and that's in part due to drought and nearby wildfires, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Dayton Intermediate School 7th and 8th grade girls basketball look to close out the season with the Sage Brush League Tournament. Games will be held in Yerington on October 8th, 2021. 7th grade plays at 3 pm and 8th grade at 4 pm with the winners advancing. Come out and support these young athletes.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has partnered with other participating Nevada law enforcement agencies in the Joining Forces program and is urging pedestrians and drivers to be aware of each other and to share the road responsibly.

Several local girls golf teams will get a financial boost this week. The annual Girlfriends Golf Tournament, held Sunday, Oct. 3 at Dayton Valley Golf Course, netted $3,795 which will be donated to several girls’ high school teams.

Carson Tahoe Dayton Urgent Care (901 Medical Center Drive) is going to have a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on October 12 from 7 am-Noon. We will only be offering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Walk-In only.

Navy recruiting leadership visited Carson High School on Tuesday in search of high-ability students who have what it takes to excel in high-demand fields, such as nuclear engineering, cryptology, and information technology.

We are longtime residents of Carson City and oppose the slaughterhouse approved by the planning commission last week.

Supporters of the project say that our region of Nevada is in need of a slaughterhouse. We have no reason to dispute that. But that does not mean it should be located in Carson City. On the contrary, a slaughterhouse should be placed in a rural part of the region, not a populated urban area.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Tuesday afternoon to a crash near the intersection of College Parkway and Roop.

Watch watercolor artists paint “En Plein Air” in the historic district on Oct. 14, 15 and 16 as part of inaugural competition, which is offering $2,500 in cash prizes.

On Sunday, Oct. 17 there will be a reception at the Governor’s Mansion, located at 606 Mountain St. from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., which will include an Art Scavenger Hunt, People’s Choice Award, a raffle, music, appetizers, a painting awards presentation and an action.

Local entries for the Lions International Peace Poster Contest are now on display at the Nevada Artists’ Association Gallery, 449 King Street, Carson City. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Peace Poster entries will be on display at the Gallery until Oct. 22.

The Dayton Library will be having a Trunk-or-Treat event on Saturday, October 30 from 4:30-6:30PM. The event will be held in the parking lot of the library at 321 Old Dayton Valley Rd, Dayton, Nev. Community members will be decorating their cars and the library will provide bags of candy for each decorated car to hand out. For those attending, they will be able to walk from each car and get candy.

Students in Carson City are invited to participate in various Walk to School Day events Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. Many parents, teachers and administrators plan to join students in organized walks to promote safely walking or bicycling to school.

Three were arrested Saturday following an investigation after one of them attempted to pick up property at the Carson City jail while allegedly under the influence of drugs, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Zombies return to Andelin Family Farm this fall for the 6th season of Zombie Paintball. The exciting attraction where guests defend the city from the zombies aboard the battle buses.

Good morning Carson City! Are you ready to begin the annual Nevada Day Treasure Hunt?

This may be the last year for some time to hunt, as the current organizers have announced they will not be taking it on next year. The current organizers, including Jennifer Mahe who spoke on the Treasure Hunt's history back in 2019, stated that they took over for the Olson Family, who began the hunt back in 2000.

As part of the Carson Ranger District’s Hazardous Fuels Reduction Program, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest recently released sheep in the Jacks Valley Wildlife Management Fuels Reduction Project area just south of Jacks Valley Road in Carson City, Nev.

From approximately mid-October through November, the sheep will consume cheatgrass and other non-native vegetation over a 2,000-acre project area on National Forest System lands.

CARSON CITY — Adams Hub Center for Innovation is proud to announce the first of its Adams Hub Executive Speakers Series. Speakers are selected based on their expertise on topics that benefit small business owners and executive professionals in the Carson City region.

Suddenly the day was gone, night came out from under each tree and spread. — Ray Bradbury, 'The Halloween Tree'

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) said he is still undecided about possibly running for governor as he considers concerns about the economy and the possibility of serving in a House GOP majority following the midterm election.

“I’ll be honest with you, I’m torn,” Amodei said in an interview Friday, when asked which way he is leaning.

RENO — The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Amick as Medical Center Director for VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno, Nev.

By participating in the Tuesday, Oct. 5 blood drive presented by Vitalant at Western Nevada College's Carson City campus, donors can help provide a sufficient supply of blood for transfusions locally.

CARSON CITY — In preparation for Open Enrollment next month, the Nevada Division of Insurance has made public the approved health insurance rates for consumers who shop on the individual health insurance market, both on and off the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange (Exchange), which is the state agency that oversees and connects eligible Nevada residents to affordable health and dental plans through Nevada Health Link.

Singer Jakki Ford with Mile High Jazz Band

Following five months of outdoor dinner shows at Living the Good Life, the Mile High Jazz Band is bringing their October performance indoors. They will perform "Big Band in the Black Box" on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., Carson City. Patrons may enter through the Artisans Store entrance.

With massive wildfires plaguing the western United States, scientists have been tracking an increase in dangerous wildfire-generated extremes, including fire-generated thunderstorms and tornados embedded in wildfire plumes that can reach up to a mile high.

Come enjoy a day at the huge 28-acre Historic Sutro Tunnel Site. Our fantastic tour guides and historians will be onsite to teach you the history of the buildings, equipment and the tunnel. We will also have Randee Rule and the Virginia City Outlaws dressed as miners interacting with the site and Carson Chandler playing music.

Vehicle fire off Goni Road late Monday morning in Carson City. Click on each photo to enlarge.

UPDATE: The fire was knocked down at 11:24 a.m. and forward progress stopped at 11:27 a.m. Firefighters on scene are in mop-up phase. The cause is under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Monday to a report of a brush fire and vehicle fire near the area of the Goni water tank.

CARSON CITY — A construction project in the works since 2017, before the pandemic, before a national staffing shortage, and before grueling Tahoe fires — is now complete.

During the month of October, Douglas County Community Health Clinic invites you to get your flu shot at one of their four drive through clinics.

Later this month I have the honor of participating in a Chautauqua down in Boulder City, Nevada as Mark Twain alongside Erma Bombeck, Julia Childs and Will Rogers. What a treat, for they are a few of my heroes.

Seasonal, dry conditions will continue over the next couple days, with a weather pattern change that appears likely midweek onward bringing afternoon breezes, increased clouds, valley rain, Sierra snow and a cooling trend, according to the National Weather Service.

Duck activity along the Carson River in the dawn morning light.

Throughout October, Carson City's Michael Hohl Motor Company is collecting pet food donations in hopes of filling a pickup truck with food to support Feeding Pets of the Homeless.

With wildfire threatening many areas surrounding Lake Tahoe this summer, members of the Washoe Tribe have embarked on a project to integrate use of their tribe’s traditional knowledge into current land management strategies to restore Tahoe’s Meeks Meadows, an area of cultural significance to the tribe.

Wild horses seen here roaming around Washoe Valley.

The fall colors have me itching to plant bulbs, so I’m going shopping for daffodil bulbs. I love to see their bright flowers in the spring after a dreary grey winter. An added plus is that the ground squirrels leave them alone, not like the tulips, which the squirrels love to eat.

CARSON CITY — The influenza season is fast approaching, and while last season saw historically low influenza activity nationwide due to precautions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Nevadans are encouraged to receive a flu shot as the 2021-22 season begins.

A 27-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 29 for suspicion of drug possession, possession of burglary tools and stolen property, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

INCLINE VILLAGE — The scientific community around Lake Tahoe is buzzing after an amazing discovery by the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science. The non-profit organization was hosting a citizen science event in June in the Donner Lake area when participants discovered a Spiny Baskettail (Epitheca spinigera) dragonfly. The species was first discovered in the region more than 100 years ago but had not been seen here since.

Mike Kunz and Stephen Hipp, co-chairmen of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Veterans Dinner, announced that Nevada System of Higher Education Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development, Caleb Cage, will be the featured speaker at the Chamber's fourth annual Veterans Dinner.  Mr. Cage will be attending the dinner with his family and the president of Western Nevada College, Dr. Vincent Solis.

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