Carson City arrests: Driver at fault in crash arrested for driving without a license

By the time I had reached twenty years of age, I had managed to crash a motorcycle, a car, even a friend’s hydroplane, not to mention surviving a skydiving accident and missing the pool as a clown diver. I was an accident looking for a place to happen, and did not expect to see 30. But God looks out after children and idiots, and I’m here today to talk about longevity.

Youth vaping, addiction and the short-term and long-term effects of e-cigarette use will be addressed Monday, Jan. 22 at the Carson City Juvenile Service’s next monthly Parent Education Night.

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has announced the return of Ski with a Ranger at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Skiers and snowboarders are invited to Ski with a Ranger beginning Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

For a group of Western Nevada College’s students there couldn’t be a better start to the new year. Financial Assistance at WNC is awarding scholarships and new laptop computers to up to 80 first-generation students this week as the start of the Spring 2024 Semester nears.

Carson City students Tessa Payan, Olivia Croft, Nora Ahumada, and Khaia Whiteman were awarded the eighth annual Rosemary Nebesky Memorial Scholarships by the Carson City Symphony Association at the Holiday Treat concert on Dec, 10, 2023.

Promoting residents’ awareness of social and civic concerns in Carson City and the surrounding area is the goal behind BUILD2WIN, a newly formed nonprofit. Members of the Rotary Club of Carson City will learn about the organization when BUILD2Win President Bepsy Strasburg speaks at the next club meeting.

With the support of a generous and caring community, the Carson City Senior Center brought Christmas cheer to homebound seniors and clients of the Carson City Public Guardian this holiday season through its Adopt-A-Senior Program by delivering 990 personal gifts.

The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners met on Thursday, January 18, 2024 and approved a purchase agreement and escrow instructions between Lyon County and Stan Lucas for the purchase of a 7.4 acre parcel in the Traditions Project for $3,991,250 for the development of the Dayton Government Complex Project.

UPDATE Saturday: According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, one individual was arrested in relation to the shooting. Several shots were fired into the air, and no one was injured or threatened.

The suspect was a recently released prison inmate.

A further report will be forthcoming.

UPDATE 7:46 p.m.: Deputies have two individuals detained.

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Carson City deputies are responding to an alleged attempted shooting that occurred just after 7:30 p.m. Friday in the area of the Freedom Flats apartment complex.

Five to six witnesses called dispatch to report shots fired, stating that a man had fired a gun into the air.

Sonoma Park will be closed January 22nd – January 26th, for fence maintenance and repairs.

During the closure, a fence contractor will be replacing fencing throughout the park. Please avoid this area and take this opportunity to visit other playgrounds and dog friendly parks throughout the city.

The Gold Hill Hotel (as seen on Ghost Adventures and proclaimed the 8th most haunted location in Nevada) is starting another year of Historical Ghost Tours.

These tours benefit various local charities on the Comstock. Hosted by the Northern Nevada Ghost Hunters (NNGH), your evening will start with a gourmet dinner in the Crown Point restaurant (one of the best restaurants on the Comstock).

According to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s (DETR) December 2023 economic report, Nevada’s unemployment rate was unchanged from November to December with the rate staying at 5.4 percent. The labor force in the state grew by about 6,300, marking a year straight of over the month labor force growth in Nevada, and giving Nevada its largest labor force ever of over 1.62 million.

Carson City Symphony Association invites children ages 4 to 12 to join the Symphony Youth Chorus (formerly Joyful Noise Carson Children’s Choir) the spring Session.

Updates to the saga of the Ormsby House in Carson City are few and far between, but recently, the sales listing of Carson City’s largest vacant gaming and hotel institution has been updated. It is being listed for $16,750,000.