Lyon County Sheriff's Office asks for public's help finding missing woman

The Carson Valley Arts Council is pleased to present an evening with singer songwriter and prodigious slide guitarist David Jacobs-Strain who will be accompanied by his longtime musical partner Bob Beach.

The duo will perform at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, at 7 p.m. Friday,
May 10, 2024.

The Douglas County School District Board of Trustees continued its 4-3 divisive vote this week as has been commonplace on many agenda items. The trustees had two items on the agenda that addressed the job of the superintendent, one was to hire interim Superintendent Jeanne Dwyer, and the other was to not hire her for the permanent spot and instead go through a process to evaluate the 13 applications they received after the previous deadline.

Like a carbon copy of last weekend but not as cold, another storm system will move into the Carson City area and surrounding counties this weekend, bringing breezy conditions, cooler temperatures, and periods of valley rain and mountain snow to the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Please join us Saturday, April 20 at the Carson City Community Garden for an Earth Day event. We will have a seed/seedling swap table for all who want to participate.

To honor Rafe Harvey, the family is inviting friends, students, teachers and community members to attend a Celebration of Life Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. at Life Church Carson City, 1600 Snyder Ave., in Carson City.

With "Reflections, Not Water" as this month's theme, Carson City area photographers took to their imaginations to come up with multiple entries and five winning photos.

On Tuesday, April 9, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 400 Block of Six Mile Canyon Road in Dayton to assist the Grass Valley Police Department in an active investigation involving a stolen travel trailer.

Sierra Nevada Realtors released its March 2024 report Wednesday on existing home sales in Carson City, Washoe, Storey, Lyon, Douglas, and Churchill counties. This report includes the median sales price and number of home sales in the region. SNR obtains its information from the Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Listing Service.

The Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department will be coordinating the annual Fuel Reduction Program using sheep starting April 13. This project is also in coordination with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada Division of State Lands, the Washoe Tribe and Carson Community Council, and private property owners.

Nevada Humane Society, Carson City branch's pet of the week is Trico, a friendly 1-year-old shepherd mix who came to us as a stray in February.

Two major issues in the region are: 1) a lack of trained workforce and 2) the lack of affordable housing. Nearly two years ago, Friends In Service Helping, also known as FISH, demolished a crumbling motel and began building new Student Housing to improve these two issues.

This photo and time-lapse video is of Jobs Peak taken earlier this month by Bob Buehler. The photo was taken at around 9 a.m. at Waterloo and Mottsville Meadows Lane in Douglas County under "perfect" skies and "zero" wind.

Jobs Peak April 2 2024 from Bob Buehler on Vimeo.

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is seeking public comments on fee changes at certain recreation sites across four of the Forest’s ranger districts and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.

Looking for a place to take your little ones this week? Look no further! Here is a list of family-friendly (and fun!) activities and events happening this week around the capital city.