Heat to produce swift, cold river stream flows in Douglas, southern Lyon and Mono counties

Sometime in the middle of the night, we gained an extra hour. Use those sixty minutes any way you’d like: extra time in bed, Community Yoga at Comma Coffee, or maybe doing something fun with the kids. Head out to Tumbleweeds in Minden for Family Fun and Fit Day and let the kids burn off a week’s worth of Halloween candy. The Nevada Artists Association is hosting a reception for their artists this afternoon. If you haven’t seen the new Nevada Show, it’s the perfect time to check it out and vote for your favorite piece.

SUNDAY:

Time to fall back an hour. Daylight Saving Time ends at exactly at 2 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 5. Turn the clocks back one hour if you live in most areas of the United States with the exception of Hawaii and much of Arizona which don't observe Daylight Saving Time.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 6-12, 2017. Road closures expected at the following locations due to road/utility work. Please follow detours.

The Nevada State Museum and WNC Latino Cohort presented a Day of The Dead celebration on Saturday in Carson City. Admission was free at the The Nevada State Museum, made possible by support of the Carson City Culture and Tourism Authority, Western Nevada Materials, and the Nevada Mining Association.

Following a report this week about a handicapped Carson City man who had his tricycle stolen, community members have asked how they can help. Now there is a way.

Proper pruning can be good for trees. However, people often damage trees in the name of pruning. Dr. Alex Shigo, a well-respected tree researcher provides a number of valuable tips in his book "Tree Pruning."

Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, North Lake Tahoe, the U.S. Forest Service, California State Parks and Lake ValleyFire are scheduled to conduct prescribed fire operations beginning Saturday.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Friday afternoon to an accident involving a dirt bike and an ATV in the area of Sierra Vista and Mexican Dam in southeast Carson City.

Law Enforcement Torch Run Annual Tip-A-Cop benefit for Special Olympics will be held this Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Applebee's in Carson City from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 5 to 8 p.m.

The Nevada Rural Counties Retired Senior Volunteer Program, also known as RSVP, is presenting the REST Companion training in Carson City. Anyone interested in meeting a crucial need by providing respite — or short-term temporary relief — for caregivers in their community can attend the upcoming REST (Respite Education & Support Tools) training course.

The wind yesterday has blown some winter our way. The snow levels aren’t expected to reach Carson City, but stranger things have happened. November is a month filled with holiday craft shows, and it starts now. Check out what the Young at Heart Seniors Club has to offer at their annual show at the Douglas Community Center. Capital City Arts Initiative celebrates 15 years of bringing arts and culture to our valley: help them celebrate at the Adams Hub on Proctor and enjoy their silent auction featuring the works of several local artists.

SILVER SPRINGS, Nev. — The completion of the USA Parkway could be a golden opportunity for Silver Springs. Nestled in the center of Lyon county, Silver Springs has always been a sleepy little town with not a lot happening. That may soon change.

CARSON CITY — In commemorating Diabetes Awareness Month, Carson Tahoe Health will be hosting a series of complementary diabetes self-management classes throughout the month of November.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors met briefly Thursday to approve the purchase of 25 new cars and a new contract with the Culture and Tourism Authority as well as hear on first reading an amendment to the Schulz Ranch development agreement.