Carson City Historical Society Hosts Lisa Jayne Lecture on Maj. William Garrard

Carson High School Football and the CHS Football Booster Club are pleased to announce the Annual Kickoff Dinner at Fuji Hall, at Carson City's Fuji Park this Saturday, July 27. The event will open its doors at 5 p.m., with dinner scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

UPDATE: Power has been restored.
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UPDATE: NV Energy reports power being restored to most areas in south Carson City and north Douglas County. As of 6:35 p.m. Sunday there were 259 NV Energy customers without power.
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Thunderstorms may be behind power outages early Sunday evening in south Carson City and north Douglas County. As of 5:26 p.m. NV Energy reports 2,225 customers without power from multiple outages.

My friend Eric was wondering why his third-year strawberry plants were not as productive as they were in their second year. Last year he had a multitude of large, luscious strawberries. This year, while the mother plants were green and healthy, they had sent off runners on which the strawberry fruits were growing.

A man was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to run a pedestrian off the road, then threatening him with a metal pipe, and also for allegedly running another person off the roadway where they wound up in a ditch, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.

UPDATE: The roadway is now clear. No word yet on injuries.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and Nevada State Police Highway Patrol responded Sunday morning to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash with injury on Highway 50 West, around a mile up from the I-580, US-50 junction.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of July 22-28, 2024. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

UPDATE: The fire was knocked down and CCFD firefighters have returned to their stations.
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Carson City Fire Department responded Saturday evening to a report of a fire at the Carson City landfill off of US-50 East and Flint Drive.

UPDATE 7:27PM: The fire near Santa Maria Ranch burned around .01 of an acre and is listed as controlled, according to Minden dispatch.
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Central Lyon Fire and other agencies were called late Saturday afternoon to a brush fire on the south side of Highway 50 south of the Dayton area.

Scattered thunderstorms with the potential of heavy rainfall and localized flooding are possible Saturday afternoon and early evening, mostly south of Highway 50 into Douglas and south Lyon counties, according to the National Weather Service.

Sunshine, highly polished chrome and plenty of shady trees make for the perfect venue Saturday as more than 100 car classics and hotrods of all makes and models are lined at Mills Park in Carson City for the 37th annual Karson Kruzers Run What Cha Brung Car Show.

No snow on the trails and normal summer temperatures are in store for ultra runners competing in the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs that are starting and finishing at Western Nevada College this weekend.

Following the controversy last month surrounding Nevada Day and their decision to keep campaigning away from the parade, the board has decided to make the parade entirely politics free.

Through the month of July, the Nevada State Museum in Carson City is celebrating the 110th anniversary of the launching of the U.S.S. Nevada BB-36 battleship.

The Capital City CIRCLES Initiative, also known as CIRCLES, is a dedicated organization committed to enhancing human well-being by providing necessary tools to empower and support those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and desiring to break free from social, emotional, and financial deficits, leading to a higher standard of living, and enjoying a life of fulfillment.