Traffic backed up due to chase, traffic stop involving multiple armed motorcyclists

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is providing the Quad-County community with a weekly update for the week starting October 7 and ending October 13, 2021.

Registration is now open for the fourth annual Haunted Cemetery Tour at Lone Mountain Cemetery on October 23! Join the Carson City Park Rangers and students from the Carson High School drama class for a night of historical fun at Lone Mountain Cemetery. Come learn about famous historical figures at their burial sites and expect visits from Henry Marvin Yerington, P.H. Clayton, Hank Monk, and more!

Two vacant restaurant spaces could be seeing a revamp and new life, according to Carson City’s NAI Alliance.

The first of the two is the vacant Flavors of India building, which closed down during the pandemic.

The first organized baseball games in Nevada dates back to 1869 when Carson City bested Virginia City 81-31.

By the early 20th century, many Nevada towns and fraternities had organized teams. Minor league baseball did not arrive until 1947, when the Las Vegas Wranglers and the Reno Silver Sox played in the sprawling Sunset League.

A 24-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday for a warrant alleging sexual assault against a child under 14 years of age, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

What an informative weekend Mike Thomas has planned for attendees on Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16 at Western Nevada College’s Jack C. Davis Observatory in Carson City.

First, on Friday night, the Northern Nevada lecturer will talk about “The Titanic.” You know, that unsinkable ship that somehow sunk five days after making its maiden voyage from Southampton, England in 1912, in the Atlantic Ocean after sideswiping an iceberg.

UPDATE: The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a fatality in a crash involving a pedestrian Wednesday night on Highway 50 East near Deer Run Road. NHP is handling the investigation. The westbound lane was closed and re-opened at 9:22 p.m.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a vehicle crash Wednesday night involving a pedestrian in the area of Highway 50 East and Deer Run Road.

Carson City School District celebrated a pinnacle moment in the construction of a 23,000 square-foot classroom expansion at Eagle Valley Middle School on Wednesday afternoon.

Beginning Thursday, October 7, 2021, Partnership Douglas County and Tamarack Turnaround, a philanthropic group of community volunteers, are disbursing over $80,000 raised to individuals and families whose homes were destroyed and were displaced as a result of the Tamarack Fire.

Virginia City’s “Hauntober” is a month-long celebration of all things spooky in the haunted town, chock full of events for all ages. Returning for its second year, Cemetery Gin’s Hunt for Spirits, happening Saturday, Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., is the ultimate outdoor escape room, taking participants on a tasty scavenger hunt through the town’s saloons, shops and restaurants, searching for clues to the riddle and sampling drinks along the way.

Curry Street is open to one-way northbound traffic between 5th and Musser. Pedestrian detours will also be in place. Please plan accordingly.

Carson City Elks Lodge No. 2177 is hosting a fundraiser tea to benefit the Holiday with a Hero organization this Saturday Oct. 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Nevada Room at the Governor's Mansion.

CARSON CITY — On Oct. 4, 2021 Xquisite, a local nonprofit located in Carson City, held its first golf tournament at Toiyabe Golf Club in Washoe Valley. We are a nonprofit that actively responds positively to eminent dangers on behalf of the victims of human trafficking, sexual assault and domestic violence.

The Brewery Arts Center will be starting a new singer/songwriter series this Saturday night in what was formerly the Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box Theater, now simple known as The Maizie. Musicale @TheMaizie will be performed in an intimate setting with local and touring singer and songwriters giving them an opportunity to connect with the audience, interact and discuss the creative process.