High volume of cats arrive at Nevada Humane Society; free cat adoptions this weekend

Carson High School junior Ashley Figueroa was presented Thursday with a certificate proclaiming her winner of the State Fire Prevention and Awareness poster contest in the High School category.

The October meeting of the Leisure Hour Club included the presence of Julia Bulette, renowned ‘Queen of Tarts,’ who was brutally murdered in 1867. Ms. Bulette is one of several Northern Nevada individuals portrayed by Club member Kim Harris. Pictured are the costumed Ms. Harris along with Carson City resident Betty Berger, who celebrated her 99th birthday a few days before the meeting.

CARSON CITY — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada celebrates the 18th Annual National Lights On Afterschool with hands-on STEM activities, games, ice cream sundaes and support from local partners and dignitaries on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 4-6 p.m. The event is open to the community.

There really can be too much of a good thing. For one Carson City area non-profit, the growth of its programs and services has prompted it to search for a larger space.

An agreement between Carson City and the developers of Lompa Ranch gained initial approval Thursday while an application for another 200 houses there was submitted to the city.

The Nevada Board of Regents approved the immediate appointment of P. Mark Ghan as the acting president of Western Nevada College.

Carson City resident Brenda Horton, along with Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Dallas Croft, are set to receive an award and recognition from Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's office in a special ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 21 2017.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in attempting to locate a missing person. Ryan Perkins, 24, was last heard from on Oct. 11 by his girlfriend on the phone in Carson City.

UPDATE 3:41PM: A Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center dispatcher reports mutual assistance units for both Dayton area fires have been canceled. The incidents are under command of the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District.
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Two brush fires were reported Thursday afternoon in the Dayton area of Lyon County, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. Units responding to one of the fires have since been canceled.

Carson City Fire Department was called late Thursday morning to a brush fire reported in the area of South Carson Street and Highway 50 West near the Spooner junction. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames before it began to spread.

Students from Fremont Elementary School in Carson City rocked and rolled this morning for the Great Nevada ShakeOut, an annual statewide earthquake drill.

The weekend is almost here, bringing with it early Halloween parties, the Advocates to End Domestic Violence ‘Light up the Dark’ Run/walk, and even more fun at the Nevada Railroad Museum. For now, you may as well enjoy the day we’ve been given.

When the average American hears the word ‘Hypnosis,’ they probably believe that they will be made to silly things like bark like a dog, quack like duck or something much more serious, like rob a bank, or say or do things against their will.

The Carson City Fire Department will allow open burning with a permit beginning this Saturday, Oct. 21 and extending through Sunday, Nov. 19.