Messier Objects: Globular Clusters, Open Clusters, Galaxies

Carson City voters who are trying to drop off their mail-in ballots should take them by 5 p.m. Monday to the Carson City Courthouse, 885 East Musser Street.

Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City will host two events this coming weekend. On Saturday Nov. 9, the Club will have a National Sporting Clays Association Registered Shoot. Registration begins at 9:00am.

On Sunday Nov. 10, the Club will have a Veteran’s Day Fun Shoot with discounted target prices on all venues. The Club is located at 3590 Arrowhead Drive. Call (775) 882-9904 for more information. Everyone is invited!

Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol division has identified a Minden man who died in an Oct. 24 single vehicle crash on I-580 and Eastlake Boulevard in Washoe County.

A 30-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly attacking another man with a meat cleaver, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Advocates to End Domestic Violence, a nonprofit in Carson City offering emergency shelter and various resources for victims of domestic and sexual violence, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 30 to celebrate the soon to be open, newly constructed shelter facility for survivors in Carson City and surrounding communities.

In an urgent response to fill a longstanding gap in services, the Carson City Rural Child Advocacy Center has begun working with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office to provide immediate support for children who have been victims or witnesses of violent crime, abuse, and exploitation.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office Uniformed Reserves along with the Volunteers In Partnership with the Sheriff (VIPS) proudly participated in the Prescription Drug Take Back Program on Saturday, Oct. 19 at four convenient locations in Carson City.

The United Women in Faith invite the community to join them for their annual craft faire, bake sale and vintage market on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 am to 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 412 W. Musser Street in Carson City.

This photograph was taken from Riverview Park in Carson City. Do you see one mountain range or two?

Every month, Park Rangers offer various Ranger-Led programs that include educational opportunities, historical fun and exciting adventures. All programs are offered for free and take place in one of the many Carson City parks and open space areas.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 4-10, 2024. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol were called late Saturday afternoon to a vehicle crash.

Although the new K-12 education funding formula that Nevada adopted five years ago significantly overhauled how state money flows down to public schools, school funding is still well below what experts think is needed to ensure good outcomes, according to a new report unveiled Wednesday by the Guinn Center, a policy-focused nonprofit research group.

Culinary students at Carson Middle School will soon have some new tools in their kitchen. The program recently received a $5,000.00 grant from the Rotary Club of Carson City. Club members surprised Culinary Arts teacher Tammy Borremans, who applied for the grant, in her classroom earlier this week.