Levitt AMP organizers hopeful for improved air quality ahead of tonight's concert in Carson City

This is my last article for 2023, but I’ll be back early next year. I thought I would look back on all the gardening experiences I had this year. The year started less than auspiciously. We were without power, water or heat for five days. That was followed by flooding, which provided our annual rainfall in one week.

A fun and exciting day for learning and getting to know our local K9 heroes at Saturday's K9 Challenge, held at Fuji Park in Carson City.

A crash this weekend in Douglas County on US-395 and Stephanie Way involving a Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Trooper has his fellow officers calling him a hero after attempting to stop a wrong way driver.

NV Energy and the Nevada Department of Transportation are announcing brief closures of Interstate 580 between northern Carson City and Washoe Valley during the morning of Sunday, Oct. 22 and Sunday, Oct. 29.

Don't miss your chance to hear the fascinating and sometimes scandalous story of the rarely mentioned 4th partner of the "Bonanza Firm" Mackay, Fair, Flood and O'Brien.

The Rotary Club of Carson City awarded this year’s Carson City School District’s Professional Development Center Grant to the “Literacy and Love of Reading through Social Studies” project.

The proposal was submitted by the District’s Curriculum & Assessment Coordinator Brittany Witter. Club members surprised Witter with the award at the school district offices this week.

UPDATE: Full results of the the K9 Unit Challenge are forthcoming. We know that Carson City Sheriff's Office K9 Unit took the "Top Agency" award and Lyon County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit took the "Top Dog" category. We will update with more photos of the event taken by Carson Now readers.
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On Saturday, local law enforcement agencies gathered at Fuji Park for a K9 showcase as part of the 2023 K9 Unit Challenge.

Apprehension and Agility events were on full display at Fuji’s main arena, where bleachers were provided for public viewing (and cheering).

Brewery Arts Youth Association is hosting an all ages halloween silent disco!

The event, open and free for the public to watch, features dozens of K9s from multiple agencies that will compete in three primary events: Patrol apprehension, odor detection, and agility.

On Sunday, October 29, 2023, Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City, NV will host a Halloween Fun Shoot from 9:00am to 5:30pm.

On Thursday morning, deputies were dispatched to a residence on Westcreek Lane in Carson City on report of an illegally parked RV.

When deputies arrived, they found the RV in front of a residence where a man was sitting in the front yard. The man looked at deputies, stood up, and went inside.

National Prescription Drug Take Back events offer safe ways to dispose of expired or unneeded prescription drugs.

As part of National Drug Take Back Day, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties (HCC), AmeriCorps members with HCC, and Lyon County Sheriff's Office will come together to host drop off locations in Dayton and Silver Springs for unneeded medications.

Head down to CCTop Music, Arts and Beyond today, Friday Oct. 20, to celebrate their one year anniversary.

Since October 2022, CCTop has been offering an always-rotating variety of items including custom jewelry, handmade gifts, seasonally themed decor, and of course: everything music.

Nevada State Police, High Patrol Division has identified two from Fallon who died Monday, Oct. 16, in a two vehicle crash involving a semi-truck.