Evacuation shelters fill in Carson City, evacuees told to go to Reno-Sparks Convention Center

CARSON CITY — The Stewart Indian School Preservation Alliance, in partnership with the Nevada Indian Commission, will be premiering a new documentary, “Stewart Indian School: Home of the Braves,” on Monday, Dec. 17 at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.

For the first time since the recession, the Ski Program offered by Carson City is back. The program ended around 2012, due to a low enrollment brought on by the recession. But now, Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space has partnered with Boreal Ski Resort to bring the program back.

Four Carson High School students were named candidates for the Presidential Scholar at Tuesday's meeting of the Carson City School District Board.

The Northern Nevada Dream Center, a Carson City based volunteer run, nonprofit organization, is holding its fourth annual Dream Christmas event, a mobile caravan of holiday joy and goodies for those in need.

This Saturday, Dec. 15, marks the annual Cookies with Santa celebration in Carson City at Cafe at Adele’s, offering Christmas cheer to all who attend and providing gifts for children in need. The joy-filled event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with cookies, cocoa and cider served, and Santa on hand to hear last-minute gift wishes.

The December Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties meeting is Thursday, December 13th at 9am at the Silver Springs Community Center. The public meeting includes a festive holiday brunch with dishes made with locally sourced ingredients.

Friends of the Carson City Library is looking for ways to better serve the community, and, in turn, better support the library.

The organization, which provides funding to the Carson City Library, is asking the community to take a survey. The three-minute survey will ask questions about the participant’s knowledge of the organization and familiarity with Browsers Corner Book Store.

ALAMEDA, Calif. — What had been threatened since the first week of the season became reality Tuesday when the City of Oakland announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against the Raiders and the NFL.

The suit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, puts into question where the Raiders will play in 2019, the season before their planned move to Las Vegas.

The Desert Research Institute (DRI) held their seventh annual Great Basin Climate Forum, Thursday, December 6, 2018 at their campus in Reno. Scientists from DRI and other organizations gave presentations with a focus on what a changing climate means for the Great Basin.

Ashlyn Parnham, Diana Banuelos Ibarra, and Jasmine Wong-Fortunato were awarded the third annual Rosemary Nebesky Memorial Scholarships by the Carson City Symphony Association this month.

A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday in the area of Sophia and North Minnesota streets for gross misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery second offense, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Carson City Fire Department responded to Tanglewood Apartments in the 800 block of South Roop Street on Tuesday morning for a mattress that had caught fire that caused injury to one person.

Holiday With a Hero, the volunteer effort to brighten Christmas for hundreds of Carson City children, has received its biggest donation from local business Nevada Fence.

Along with a check for $10,001, the owners of Nevada Fence issued a bit of a challenge to others to help with the cause.

Please join us at Firehouse Subs in Carson City on Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. to raise money for the costs associated with a breast cancer diagnosis for Holly Lacy.