Nevada State Fair returns to Carson City's Mills Park Thursday through Sunday

UPDATE 12PM: The roundabout is now clear. Traffic measures have been lifted.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Monday morning to a traffic accident at Fifth Street and Fairview at the roundabout.

The children of Randall and Hope Posas-Wungnema cordially invite the public to join them on Saturday, Oct. 7 for the screening of “W is for Wungnema” a presentation detailing the family’s many and varied masonry projects throughout Northern Nevada and Northern California.

Unforgettable and exciting, this is how the Carson High School Homecoming celebration week began. Students enjoyed all the fun and festivities that began at 1 p.m. last Friday as every student in the school hustled to the big gym to prepare for and celebrate everything from the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes to the upcoming crowning of the 2017 Homecoming Queen and King.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called early Sunday to a single vehicle crash with injuries on Highway 50 East and Drako Way.

Riders of all ages showed off their skills at the Virginia Orcutt Skateboard Park in Mills Park Saturday to compete in the Skate and Scooter Competition organized by The Wheel House in Carson City.

Dogs made a big splash Saturday morning during the annual Carson Animal Services Initiative (CASI) Pooch Plunge in the outdoor pool at the Carson City Aquatics Facility in Carson City.

The first-ever Carson City Community Garage Sale was held Saturday throughout the Nevada state capital, a community-wide event organized by the Carson City Department of Parks, Recreation and Open Space.

A 26 year-old Carson City man was taken into custody Friday afternoon at 2:38 p.m. in the 10 block of Edizi Circle for felony possession of stolen property and misdemeanor obtaining money under false pretenses, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

The fire danger level has been dropping due to recent moisture and predicted cooler temperatures.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District will lift its temporary shooting restriction on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Since fall is the best time to plant trees, here is information on staking new trees.

The ideal is to avoid staking or guying trees if at all possible. What determines the need for staking is the size and type of tree, the size of the root mass, wind conditions for the site, soil type and moisture.

Housing and rent prices continue to climb in northern Nevada, as the economy and the population grow, creating a higher demand for affordable housing. The Nevada Rural Housing Authority and Chicanos Por La Causa, a nonprofit corporation, are teaming up to build a 125 units in Dayton that will give working families a better shot at home ownership.

The joyful sounds of bells chiming from atop the Paul Laxalt building in downtown Carson City came to an abrupt halt over the summer because of equipment power failure, said Public Information Officer Mary Woods of the Nevada Department of Administration.

On weekdays, Daryl Frazetti is a mathematics instructor who helps students learn more about polynomials, equations and graphing in his algebra classes at Western Nevada College.

Go Big Blue! It’s Homecoming night for Carson High School; head over to the football field tonight to see the Carson Senators take on the North Valley High Panthers. The Carson Nugget is a hotbed of activity tonight for the over 21 crowd. Catch Johnny Steele at Carson Comedy or flashback to the eighties in ‘The Loft’ as New Wave Craze takes to the stage. Break a leg to the cast of ‘Nightfall with Edgar Allen Poe.’ The Proscenium Players’ newest production opens tonight in the Brewery Arts Center’s Black Box Theater.

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