Muffy Vhay: Biscotti time and giving thanks

Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol has identified a Gardnerville man who died Oct. 19 from injuries in a crash on I-80 and Robb Drive in Washoe County.

In the 2020 election, President Joe Biden was not declared the winner of Nevada’s electoral votes until four days after Election Day.

Is it possible we’ll have to wait that long again?

Join us for "November Jazz at Gina's," an evening of big-band music by the Mile High Jazz Band with singer Jakki Ford, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, 507 N. Carson Street the Carson Nugget. Admission is free; suggested donation is $10 per person for the band.

Nevada has always been a betting man’s jungle. Before casinos we bet with each other, and here’s how one friendly wager played out on a Saturday afternoon away back in 1862.

Erica Gallegos, Program Director for The Nevada Green Business Network, is the featured speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The public is invited to attend the meeting which takes place Tuesday, Nov. 5, at noon, in the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom.

Nevada is one of the seven swing states that will decide the election. It’s why presidential candidates and their surrogates keep showing up in the Silver State — and why the “We Matter” mantra has stuck.

Beginning now through Nov. 26, KNVC 91.5 FM Carson City community radio in conjunction with Chef Charlie Abowd, are collecting non-perishable food for distribution to our community's food insecure.

The Carson City Symphony Association announces the ninth annual instrumental music scholarship for Carson City students age 5 to 17. The scholarship was established by a generous gift from Jennifer and John Webley in memory of Rosemary Nebesky, former board member and friend of the Carson City Symphony Association.

UPDATE 6:30PM: A Carson City teen, Larissa Rupert, reported missing, is now safe and unharmed after being contacted by deputies who were called to a residence, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

Graphics Extraordinaire 2024 has been a satisfying surprise for Western Nevada College Graphic Design Professor Jayna Conkey.

Jodi Miller, Executive Director of the Night Off The Streets (NOTS) organization in Carson City, will join the Leisure Hour Club for their dinner meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14. She will discuss what NOTS does on a daily basis, how they help not only the unsheltered but the community as well, and the goals of the organization.

A storm system moved into the region overnight, bringing a few inches of snow to the Sierra and rain across the lower valleys.

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents "Ships of Nevada" by Wayne Scarpaci, an exhibition with paintings of USS ships, all related to Nevada.

The Nevada Treasury has announced the start of the open enrollment period for the Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program, beginning Nov. 1, 2024 and concluding on April 15, 2025. The structured savings plan program allows Nevada families to explore payment options for college tuition and allows students to secure the price of in-state tuition early.