Nevada Highway Patrol reports fatal crash on Highway 50 near Dayton

Students at Western Nevada College can count on Carson City Toyota and Campagni Auto Group to support them in their higher education goals at Western Nevada College.

Dejalyne Davis, a citizen of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and a member of the Pyramid Lake High School girl’s basketball team, was one of roughly a dozen speakers in a packed Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday testifying in support of a bill aimed at ensuring Indigenous people who go missing are included in missing person databases.

CARSON CITY — As snowstorms transition into upcoming rain storms and summer road construction season, the Nevada Department of Transportation reminds motorists to continue to use 511 NV Travel Info for highway conditions and construction information.

Pioneer Academy in Carson City recently inducted 25 students into the National Honor Society. “We have so many outstanding students here, they need to be acknowledged for their hard work,” advisor Steffany Walker replied when asked why she looked into starting a new chapter.

Due to an extremely inclement weather forecast for Sunday, March 12, 2023, the Capitol City Gun Club Board of Directors has canceled the St. Patrick’s Corned Beef and Cabbage Fun Shoot. The Board will plan an alternate event, date to be determined. Please check our website https://www.capitolcitygunclub.org/, for a future announcement.

A 29-year-old woman was booked Wednesday for multiple alleged felony offenses after eluding officers in an early morning vehicle pursuit, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Snow removal in Carson City continues to be heightened as relentless storms pile up the berms and test the patience of people living in less-trafficked neighborhood streets.

UPDATE 5:20PM: Both Northbound and southbound I-580 lanes through Washoe Valley are now open, according to a Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division sergeant. He advised motorists to drive slow due to icy conditions on both sides of the interstate. I-580 was closed for several hours due to high winds, low visibility and blowing snow.
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UPDATE: Northbound I-580 through Washoe Valley is open as of 4:30 p.m., according to Nevada State Police, Northern Command Highway Patrol division. It is unknown at this time when the southbound lane will open. Traffic is backed up as the evening commute begins.
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Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol division reports I-580 through Washoe Valley is temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon from Eastlake Boulevard to Bowers Mansion exits due to high winds, extremely low visibility and blowing snow leading to vehicle slide-offs.

YERINGTON — Lyon County is encouraging residents to prepare for upcoming storm events expected to impact the region. The National Weather Service forecast is reporting an atmospheric river event beginning Thursday, March 9, 2023 through next week. The wet weather may bring strong winds and flooding to smaller streams, poor drainage areas and areas prone to flooding.

Last month, 13 students from Carson High School were honored at the Scholastic Art and Writing Contest awards ceremony in the Nightingale Concert Hall at the University of Nevada, Reno, where they were presented with prestigious awards.

As their class project, the 2023 class of the Carson City Chamber Leadership Institute will be refurbishing the Veterans Resource Center at the Western Nevada College. Multiple events are planned to raise funds for the project starting with:

UPDATE: The Mother Hips show at Nashville Social Club scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to extreme winter weather and dangerous driving conditions. Nashville Social Club hopes to reschedule, staff wrote in a note to Facebook followers.
"Thank you for your patience and support. No one could have predicted this kind of winter! All tickets purchased have been refunded."
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The Nashville Social Club in Carson City has announced tickets are still available for The Mother Hips, performing live in “The Swan” Music Hall on Friday, March 10.

The Mother Hips have been praised by Rolling Stone as “divinely inspired“ and guests of the Nashville Social Club will get to experience why this Friday night.

A public memorial will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, March 8 to honor the lives lost in the Feb. 24 REMSA Care Flight crash near Stagecoach.

The public memorial follows a week of private memorials held for individual victims for family and friends.

Happy Wednesday Carson City. Today’s Pet of the Week is none other than Jolene. What better way than to celebrate National Adopt a Guinea Pig month than with this sweet, 2-month-old critter.

Jolene is shy and nervous at first but is curious once she gets to know you. She enjoys pellets, timothy hay, carrots, celery and lettuce.