Nevada officials have agreed to pay $340,000 to eight current and formerly incarcerated people who alleged that the state mistreated them and delayed medical treatment while working for a state prisoner firefighting program.

St. Mary's Art Center in Virginia City fills four floors with festivities and over 30 tables of one-of-a-kind creations by exceptional artists, writers, and makers.  Join us for this fun event in a beautiful historic building and support your local area artists, writers, and makers, just in time for unique and thoughtful gift giving. 

Stellar Snacks is hiring for a wide variety of positions throughout the manufacturing center located in Carson City! Walk-ins are welcome to interview for the below openings on Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 11am to 2pm at the EmployNV Business/Career Hub, 1929 N. Carson St., Carson City.

•719474 Apprentice Pretzel Baker Levels 1, 2, 3 $17.00-22.00/hour
•719471 Forklift Operator $15.50-$17.00/hour
•719741 Maintenance Mechanic/Technician $25.00/hour
•719742 Master Pretzel Maker Levels 1, 2, 3 $25.00-45.00/hour
•719475 Packaging Workers & Operators $14.00-14.50/hour

The Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada State Police are reminding motorists to drive attentively, slow down and move over for traffic response vehicles during national Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 13-17.

Please take time out of your day and join us Saturday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a special book art class, making some special holiday decor for your home and/or office or gift them to someone special in your life!

Douglas County, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and the Army Corps of Engineers recently designed and installed a new high water mark sign at the River Fork Ranch in Genoa.

The mild and dry conditions around Carson City, Lake Tahoe and surrounding counties may take a turn later this week, bringing periods of mountain snow and valley rain to the region, according to the National Weather Service.

On loan from the Nevada Arts Council, the Reno-Tahoe International Airport will showcase the beauty of the Silver State with Home Means Nevada, a traveling art exhibition that captures the state’s spectacular geography, unique natural features, and poignant history.

Experience a magical weekend of knights in shining armor clashing swords, epic archery competitions, and thrilling axe throwing contests. Immerse yourself in a realm where history and fantasy meld, where ancient legends and enchanting fables come to life.

A 59-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony third DUI, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Of course, marriage is all about love. Who cares about money matters when you’re in love? Besides, for the father of the bride, just paying for the wedding is enough “financial” matters to worry about! The sooner a newly married couple takes care of some important financial issues the better.

On Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host its annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot at its Trap fields beginning at 9 a.m. Entry is $5 per ticket, with a limit of two turkeys per shooter. The Club is located at 3590 Arrowhead Drive.

What is identified as “The Orthodox Church” today is the original Christian Church established by Jesus Christ, handed down to His Apostles, and described in the New Testament. It was one Church until a split separated Orthodox East from Latin West in the eleventh century but the Orthodox Faith and practice has continued unaltered for two thousand years.

The Ormsby Republican Women's Club will be meeting this Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Adam's Hub at 111 W. Proctor Street. Social hour is from 5:30-6:00 pm with the meeting from 6 to 7 pm, cost is $15 at the door. Our guest speaker is Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Pieters of the Nevada National Guard. He will be discussing current events and how women are taking a greater leadership role in the Guard.

Most friends who have visited Layne Haven over the past six years have met my pet Jay, Huckleberry. He stops by three times a day, 8 a.m. for breakfast, noon for lunch, and 5 p.m. for Happy Hour, when he gets a Beer Nut.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Minden will host a fast-track recruitment day, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at the agency’s main office located at 1038 Buckeye Road in Minden. This first-ever in-person recruitment day condenses all required testing into a single day where interested applicants can get a jump-start on their law enforcement career.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Bryan Bibee, representing Kiwanis International, a service club with chapters in more than 80 countries and geographic areas around the world. Affiliated clubs make up a total of 600,000 members, who raise in excess of $100 million each year and donate 18.5 million volunteer hours in support of important community projects.

This overhead photo was taken at 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning over North Nevada Street in Carson City.

The Reno City Council voted on Wednesday to sunset the 1,000 homes in 120 days program with 123 units completed, 611 units under building permit and 1,035 units under construction. The original program started in September 2019.


Expanding care for cancer patients in our region, Cancer Care Specialists, has just opened their Carson City office located at 1717 E. College Parkway, Suite 101 which is next door to Sierra Nevada Health Center.

Who says you can’t get something for free nowadays?

On Friday, Nov. 17, Western Nevada College’s Workforce, Career and Technical Education department is presenting a free Roadside and Preventative Auto Maintenance Workshop at the E.L. Cord Automotive Technology Center at 2201 W. College Parkway in Carson City.

The holidays are here at last — or at least, holiday shopping is! Get your gift buying done early with two local holiday events this weekend.

This morning, you may have woken up to a smoky horizon and the smell of fire on the air. No need to panic though; the smoke is coming from a routine (though quite large) prescribed burn handled by the U.S. Forest Service in the Inyo National Forest near Mammoth and June Lakes.

The Northern 5A boys and girls all-region cross country teams were announced Tuesday. They were based on this year's regional results.