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Douglas County warns of potential Flash Flooding in Tamarack Burn Scar area

The National Weather Service is forecasting conditions conducive to rainfall events Friday, August 13th; and Saturday, August 14th. These conditions have the potential to trigger debris flow events throughout the Tamarack Fire burn scar.

Debris flows are dangerous, rapidly moving landslides that can be triggered within 15 minutes of a rainfall event.

Steep slopes, canyons, gorges and the mouths of mountain streams are the locations at greatest risk.

Persons in homes or vehicles are at risk of serious injury when in these locations.

An oncoming debris flow may include the sound of rushing water, changes in water from clear to muddy, or the sound of large rocks crashing into each other.

Please refer to the Douglas County website for specific resources on protecting your property for rain and flash floods, https://www.douglascountynv.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=12493103&pageId=17....

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Line:

775-782-5126

Weather Information: https://www.weather.gov/

Know your risks and look into your home owner’s insurance coverage. Consider buying a flood insurance to protect your property: FloodSmart | The National Flood Insurance Program https://www.floodsmart.gov/

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The Nevada Artists Association has received a record number of entries for it's annual photo exhibition in Carson City.
A judged event, local and regional artists were invited to enter two photos for display in the NAA Gallery exhibit which opened Sunday, August 6, and which will run through Sept. 8, 2017.

Silver City offers a tour of its community garden Tuesday August 8th

Silver City Community Garden committee members are offering a free tour of the garden for children with their parents on Tuesday, August 8th at 10am.

The Comstock's own Wild West ways will meet up with extreme bronc riding, trick roping, barrel racing, mutton busting and a cowgirl saloon crawl the weekend of Aug. 19-20 when the Way it Was Rodeo returns to the Virginia City Arena and Fairgrounds.

The potential for heavy rain from developing thunderstorms in western Nevada including Carson City has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a flash flood watch through Sunday night.

My family and I were barbecuing in front of our house when we saw two bucks eating our bushes. We kept our distance of course, and they didn't seem nervous or disturbed by us being out there along side them. One appears to be a 12 or 13 point buck.

UPDATE 1:18PM: The fire at Western Nevada Supply was located on the loading dock and did not extend to the building, according to Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Tom Raw.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Sunday afternoon to a structure fire at Western Nevada Supply located in the 5400 block of South Carson Street.

Carson City Fire Department was called Sunday morning to a gas leak in the 200 block of Lisa Way in north Carson City.

Once upon a time the talented kids of Youth Theater Carson City took to the Community Center stage. You have one last chance to catch their fairytale, ‘Into the Woods, Jr.’ before it heads off to Neverland. The Brewery Arts Center plays host to a plethora of Jazz and Beyond today. Don't miss the final day of hot rods and chrome at the Silver Dollar Car Classic in Mills Park. Exercise your artistic talent and play with some mud at Ogres-Holm Pottery where they will be creating bowls for the upcoming Empty Bowls event.

SUNDAY:

Due to expected inclement weather, all three harmonica events today, Sunday, Aug. 6, will be held in the Brewery Arts Center (BAC) Performance Hall. The Red Tango performance will still be in the BAC Ballroom from 1 to 3 p.m. as planned. These are all part of the Jazz and Beyond Music Festival.

Here is this week's road report for August 7-13, 2017: The I-580 freeway extension is open. Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road/utility work. Please follow detours.

It will be a weekend of classics at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City, Aug. 19-20 with a mix of music, railroad and automotive history.

While Hot August Nights begins its 31st annual celebration with festivities in Virginia City this weekend, the Nevada state capital is host to another oldie, but goody.

Wine and jazz mixed together Saturday as the 2017 Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival has gotten underway for its three-week festival.

Families, including many wide-eyed children, experience heavy equipment and other working vehicles up close at the Touch-a-Truck event held Saturday in the Carson City Library parking lot.

Organizers of the weekly Levitt AMP Carson City Concert Series have moved Saturday's venue from the Minnesota Street Stage to inside the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall due to thunderstorms and rain showers moving through the area this evening.

Tonight's music, featuring the sounds of Thee Commons as opener and Whatitdo as headline act, will play as scheduled until 10 p.m.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office busted four people for felony possession of controlled substances (PCS) in two separate arrest incidents Friday afternoon, according to reports from Carson City Sheriff's deputies.

Summer weekends make me wish I had a clone. With all the hustle and bustle in town, there is just no way to do and see it all. Start the day at the Silver Dollar Car Classic and you can get your fill of shiny chrome and breakfast, too; the Kiwanis will be serving up pancakes until 10:30 a.m. The Downtown Carson City Wine Walk has been infiltrated by the Jazz and Beyond Music Festival. Several of the stops will be hosting musicians, in addition to vino.

In the ideal horticulture world, a healthy soil provides all the nutrients that plants need to grow.

Unfortunately, Nevada rarely has soils that optimize plant growth because they contain little organic matter and few nutrients.

Carson City native Grant Davis, 20, stars in the musical film, "Something Like Summer," the award-winning new movie that has won raves on the 2017 film festival circuit, including prominent engagements in Sydney, Australia; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia and Miami.

Nevada artists Paul Ford and Dennis Hinton, whose “Environmental Perspective” exhibit has been displayed at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery since June, will take part in an artists’ reception and talk on Tuesday, Aug. 8.

Come join us in viewing the solar eclipse! We will have hands-on activities, free solar eclipse glasses, and a photo booth to help you commemorate this amazing event.

This edition of It's Your City is all things Carson City Jazz and Beyond. Guest Tom Stryker, a harmonica player, sits down with host Cortney Bloomer to talk about the music festival, which kicks off Friday, Aug. 4 and runs daily through Aug. 21.

There are food trucks, and then there are food trailers pulled by trucks.

Fernando and Cherrie Palacios' bright yellow trailer looks a bit different among the growing community of mobile food vendors in Carson City.

The students of the Orvis School of Nursing and the Carson City Senior Citizen Center will be hosting a Senior Resource Fair. The event will take place on Monday, August 7, from 1- 4 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center located on 911 Beverly Drive in Carson City.

Two Carson City men were arrested Wednesday in connection to hit and run crashes into a building and a vehicle, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Heavy equipment has begun clearing space on the old animal shelter property at 3770 Butti Way to make way for a new bus terminal, said Carson City Planning Division Assistant Planner Kathe Green.

Ready to let the good times roll, rock around the clock, or twist again? The Silver Dollar Car Classic is throwing a party in the front parking lot of the Max Casino – plenty of hot rods, shiny chrome, and great music by Route 66 is in store. The 14th Annual Jazz and Beyond Music Festival opens tonight with a Garden Party at the historic Bliss Mansion across from the Governor’s Mansion. Bring a picnic and enjoy an art show, great live music and tours of the mansion.

When "Wheeled Food Wednesdays" arrives for its inaugural season on August 9, located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, local residents and workers will have some local food truck selections to decide on while getting to know their neighbors.

The Brewery Arts Center continues an unforgettable season of free, family-friendly concerts under the stars in Carson City this Saturday featuring headliner Thee Commons coming fresh from the Coachella music festival and opening act Whatitdo.

Longest Inland Paddleboard Race in the World Comes to Tahoe

The world’s longest inland paddleboard race is on tap as part of the second annual “Tahoe Vista Paddlefest” September 8–10, 2017. It’s the finale of the Tahoe Cup Paddle Racing Series wrapped with family-focused events, music, and many more health and wellness activities at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort in Tahoe Vista, Calif.