Cornhole tournament signups underway for Saturday downtown Carson City event

Six students from across Nevada will take the stage at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts on March 9 to compete in the 19th Annual Poetry Out Loud Nevada State Finals, a national arts education program and competition supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.

Carson City Supervisor Lisa Schuette filed for re-election Monday. Schuette represents Ward 4. “My goal has always been to do the best job possible and I do this by taking the time to learn about all sides of the issues that come before the board,” she said. “I strive to ensure the best possible outcome for our city and its residents.”

Transparency in Politics Founder and CEO Jody Baden will be the featured speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The non-partisan organization offers elected officials and candidates the opportunity to run a background check on themselves and make it public.

The current big storm that arrived at Lake Tahoe, Sierra and Carson City area brought many feathered visitors to our backyard to scrabble for sustenance under the snow.

Have you ever thought that maybe you had special powers but did not know how to tap into them? Well you do. We all do, some to a greater extent than others, and Mark Twain was one of the most gifted of all vision-seers. He was in tune to the possibility of two or more people transmitting the same idea back and forth...

The strong winter storm that pounded the Sierra with several feet of snow and brought 15 to 20 inches to Carson City and lower valleys, has begun to exit the region Sunday.

Chains are required across mountain passes, while local snow removal efforts are underway across Washoe County, Carson City as well as Lyon, Douglas and Storey counties.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 4-10, 2024:

The Carson Valley Arts Council is pleased to present an evening with Quarteto Nuevo. The band will perform at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024.

Adorable. That’s the only way to describe Remi.

This pretty girl is a short-haired cabby (calico tabby) approximately 4 years old. Remi is cuddly, curious, friendly and rears up like a circus pony to receive pets. She also likes her backside scratched, and will knead when she is getting loved.

Sierra Lutheran High School sophomore Anton Granata took top honors at the Rotary Club of Carson City’s annual Youth Music Contest this week.

Granata, who plays bass guitar, performed a combination of 13 songs ranging from Bach, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and his own compositions.

Browsers Corner Book Store in Carson City will be closed today, March 2, due to inclement weather.

Due to the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety reporting severe weather and potentially dangerous road conditions worsening over the next several hours, Gov. Joe Lombardo has ordered all State executive branch government offices (other than essential public safety and corrections personnel) closed as of 1:30 p.m. Friday in Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey County and Washoe County.

Michael Hoffer, affectionately known as “Mikey” at Carson High School, is a student who radiates joy and resiliency in a way that very few do, and it is because of this and his service to others that he is Carson High School’s Senior in the Spotlight.

A major winter storm moving into the Sierra, Carson City and surrounding counties will continue to intensify, bringing heavy snow that will make for treacherous conditions Friday night through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.