Hello fellow anglers, I am here to say that winter fishing has officially begun. Last Monday, my friend Jerry Dow from Carson City joined me for some ice fishing at Red Lake. We arrived about 10am to a cleared parking area behind the dam. There was approximately a foot of snow on the dam, which makes it much easier to pull your sled on.

If you were waiting for the sun to come out tomorrow, your wait is over. It is Friday and Annie, Jr. hits the stage tonight. Grab dinner at the Firkin and Fox and help celebrate their anniversary, or get your boogie on at 70s night at the Arlington Skating Rink. If blues or jazz are more your style, catch Boon Doggle at Bella Fiore, then head to the Black Box theater in the Brewery Art Center for a Jazz Jam.

FRIDAY:

• Curbside Christmas Tree Recycling: cut them if over six feet; put it out on your regular trash day

The Department of Motor Vehicles is upgrading the security on temporary vehicle tags to make them less vulnerable to fraud. Temporary tags are issued when a new or used vehicle is purchased from a dealer until the owner can off...

LAS VEGAS — A convicted pedophile’s complaint about Nevada prison food has the state Supreme Court ordering an accounting of what’s in unnamed sack lunches and “chef’s choice” dinners given to inmates, and whether the meals are...

In the early morning hours of January 2, 2015 Verl passed away, peacefully of natural causes, while residing at the Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carson City, NV. He was 100 years old.

Verl was born on November 8, 1914 in Joplin, Missouri, one of three children born to Howard and Janie May Means.

Long-time Carson City residents Patrick Pevey and Carol Grenier will share their experiences traveling to Antarctica with members of the Carson City Leisure Hour Club on Wednesday, January 21.

The Nevada Indian Commission will host the 2015 Tribal Legislative Forum at the former Stewart Indian School in Carson City from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5500 Snyder Ave., Building #1. The commission’s board meeting follows the Forum in Building #3 at 1:30 p.m.

The fact Nevada’s gaming win was flat in November compared to a year ago is actually good, not bad. Gaming Control board Analyst Mike Lawton said November 2013 was “a significant tough comparison.” A year ago, Game and Table wi...

The Division of Child and Family Services will hold foster/adoptive parent training on Jan. 17, Jan.18 and Jan. 24 in Carson City. Each day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Training sessions will be held at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Valley View Room, 3rd Floor, at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City.

The training curriculum utilized is P.R.I.D.E. (Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education) and consists of nine three-hour sessions designed to educate and equip applicants to provide foster and/or adoptive care to children in the child welfare system.

School children from Carson and Eagle Valley middle schools involved with the Gifted and Academically Talented Education program took a walk on the side of the law Wednesday to get a glimpse of three areas of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office: The Gang Unit, K9 and Special Enforcement Team, and the Mounted Posse.

It was the second year the sheriff’s office has worked with GATE students. Last year, the program focused on the K9 Unit, but this year, Lt. Brian Humphrey said he wanted to incorporate two more layers of the sheriff’s office for the kids to learn.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Jan. 8-14, 2015.

Astronaut and Navy Captain Barry "Butch" Wilmore Tweeted some great photographs that he has recently taken on the International Space Station.
He also included a couple nice views of the Carson City and Lake Tahoe area, unfortunately it appears Carson was hiding underneath the clouds.

Conservative activist Chuck Muth has registered a Political Action Committee to try to recall Assembly Speaker Designate John Hambrick from office. Hambrick, a Republican, was re-elected in District 2. It includes the western s...

Carson City Public Works Director Darren Schulz announced Wednesday that after reviewing proposals and finalist presentations, a city review and selection committee has selected Lumos & Associates to lead the Downtown Carson Street Urban Design Project.

The committee will enter into contract negotiations for a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors will then approve, disapprove or modify the contract. The contract is anticipated to begin February 5, 2015.

UPDATE THURSDAY: Neil Andresen, 60, of Moundhouse who was reported missing by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office Wednesday, has been located is safe, authorities said Thursday.
He was reported missing after not being seen or heard by family and friends since Dec. 9 when he was presumably on his way to Carson City from Moundhouse.
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The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help regarding the disappearance of Neil Gene Andresen, also known as "Geno" a Moundhouse man who was last seen leaving his home Dec. 9 and was presumably headed for Carson City.

Five people were reportedly injured following an accident this morning at North Carson and Fleischmann. The injuries appear to be non life-threatening, according to emergency personnel on scene via dispatch, with the victims to be taken by ground ambulance to the hospital.

The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. and involved at least two vehicles. The accident has caused motorist delays, with traffic being diverted onto Park as ambulances arrived on scene.

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection (Commission) announced that it will accept applications for three open judicial positions until 5 p.m. January 28, 2015. The vacancies are the result of the appointments of Judges Michael P. Gibbons, Abbi Silver, and Jerome T. Tao to the Nevada Court of Appeals creating two vacancies in the Eighth and one in the Ninth Judicial District Courts.

For those who may not have heard. We Lost Our Brad Naugle on Jan. 1st this year. Brad was a Carson City "Boy" who along with many of his friends made the Skate Park at Mills Park a reality for future generations. The Family and Friends of Brad are holding a Celebration of his Life on Saturday, January 10 at 3 p.m. Come and share your stories, sign the Banner for his Mom, Sandy.

Michael (Mike) Eugene Beck passed away on December 30, 2014 at the age of 57. Mike loved rodeos, and in his younger days, rode bulls,...

Newly elected Churchill County officials were sworn in Monday at the Churchill County Commissioners’ first meeting of 2015. County clerk/treasurer Kelly Helton swore in the elected officials, wh...

Lake Tahoe's Northstar California will open this winter’s first halfpipe to skiers and riders this coming Friday, Jan. 9, resort officials announced Tuesday.

Located on Pipeline trail and accessible via Vista Express, the halfpipe is a popular and highly-anticipated feature among Northstar’s terrain park users. Its addition allows for a contiguous, uninterrupted terrain park descent from the top of Pinball Park, which currently offers guests access to 46 features, into the Pipeline Park, which hosts the halfpipe.

A 28-year-old Reno man was arrested Monday in the 1300 block of Ladera Drive on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after he allegedly punched his girlfriend’s father in the face when he was told to leave the woman alone, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, the man was at the Ladera residence and asked to leave by his girlfriend. When he refused to leave, saying he was going to gather his belongings, the girlfriend called her parents.

The Nevada Humane Society says 1,322 dogs, cats and small animals went home during the Home 4 the Holidays Pet Adoption Drive. The number surpasses the goal of 1,000 animals as well as the 2013 adoption numbers, 1006 animals, for the event.

Carson City had a total of 118 pets — 46 cats and 72 dogs — adopted as part of Home 4 the Holidays that ran from Nov. 21, 2014 through Jan. 4.

A Carson City Sheriff's Office detective said Tuesday that the sheriff's office has located a missing teen runaway. The 17-year-old was found with her mother, said Detective Steve Olson, after the two were spotted with each other on New Year's Eve.