Carson City sheriff's detectives ask for public's help identifying catalytic converter thief

Three men were arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony mayhem and misdemeanor destruction of property, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted unanimously on Thursday to offer the position of executive director to Julie Regan following a national search and public evaluation process. Regan, a current TRPA deputy director, has held an executive role at the agency since 2003.

Lilac Solutions, a lithium extraction technology company in Fernley, announced on October 19, 2022, that they were selected to negotiate a $50 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to advance domestic lithium production.

Carson City’s Arts Community is thriving. Members of the Rotary Club of Carson City will learn more about the City’s Arts and Culture programs plus future plans when Mayor Lori Bagwell joins members at the club’s next meeting.

Touring singer-songwriter Tyrone Wells, and his band, will enliven The Swan Music Hall at Nashville Social Club on Wednesday, November 2 at 7:30 pm. Beloved for his heart-stirring lyrics and masterful blend of soul, folk and rock, his legions of fans are thrilled to have him return to Northern Nevada as part of his “Somebody to You” Tour.

Carson City area casinos reported an 11.32 percent gaming revenue increase in September compared to September 2021, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Happy Nevada Day, Carson City! Here are photos of Saturday's festivities. Scroll and click on each photo to enlarge.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, 2022. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

UPDATE 7:30 p.m.: According to Public Works Director Dan Stucky, the leak was due to a circumferential crack next to a service saddle on a 6 inch water main. Crews were able to fix with a repair clamp. The repair lasted about 5 hours. All is fixed and system should now be operating as normal.

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Residences in the area of Northgate and E. Nye are without water Saturday afternoon after a water main issue that has kept Public Works occupied for much of the afternoon.

The Carson City Symphony Association announces the seventh 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.

Congrats to the Carson High School Girls Varsity Cross Country team! They won the Northern Nevada 5A Regional Championship this afternoon at Reed High School.

The girls team includes Vea Miner, Hannah Budd, Jinnie Ponczoch, Brianna Rodriguez-Nunez, Madison Hagar, Eleanor Romeo and Ella Dooley.

We Thin Veilers are hosting our third "Drive By Trick Or Treating" event on Monday October 31, a' Community Safe Halloween' for Children and Adults.

Drive your little ones to this event and join in the fun as their treats are handed to them via a scarrrry net from a very scarrrry Halloween figure.

Do you love meeting new people? AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Volunteers will be providing free tax preparation services at the Carson City Senior Center on Mondays and Wednesdays from February 1st through April 12th in 2023.

We need a Receptionist and two Screeners (“Client Facilitators”). The Receptionist checks people in with tax appointments.

Happy Nevada Day readers! Or is it?

Well, not technically. And neither is tomorrow! Nevada Day is actually on Oct. 31, the official day that Nevada became a state all the way back in 1864.