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Pioneer High School’s Senior spotlight, Claire Callister, embodies the meaning of a welcoming personality. Described by her teachers, Claire is bubbly, sparkling, energetic and always welcoming others with a smile. Often asked to show new students around the campus, Claire has a personality to make people feel at home and welcome.

As part of American Archives Month, the Nevada State Archives unveiled an exhibit highlighting the Nevada Division of Forestry’s (NDF) essential role in protecting and managing Nevada’s lands. The exhibit opened to the public Oct. 1 and will run through Dec. 31 at the Nevada State Archives in Carson City.

In September, the national Big Lots company announced they would be closing over 340 stores. Now, Carson City’s Big Lots, which has been in its south Carson location since 2010, has announced it will be shuttering its doors Dec. 22.

A 54-year-old woman was arrested Monday for suspicion of DUI second offense and other offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

In a letter shared on their website and social media, owners of Homewood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe announced they will be unable to open for the 2024/25 season for financial reasons, but the community says it is more than that.

This past weekend, nearly two dozen members of Carson High School’s (CHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), along with their advisors, took part in a community service project at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe. The group spent the afternoon collecting garbage along the shoreline and in surrounding areas, contributing to the preservation of the natural beauty of the popular destination.

Carson City resident Brett Fisher took these photos of the rare celestial visitor Comet A3, also known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, that arrived this week over the skies across Nevada and throughout the world.

It will begin to feel more like fall later this week around Carson City and surrounding counties with a storm system arriving Wednesday that is expected to bring cooler temperatures and shower chances.

Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing Thursday night into Friday morning, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a freeze watch.

Two were arrested over the weekend for alleged DUI third offense in separate arrest incidents, according to Carson City Sheriff's Office booking reports.

Megan Jackson Cortinas has been playing and coaching roller derby for 12 years; first, with the Carson Victory Rollers and then in 2014 she joined the Sierra Regional Roller Derby’s All-Star team.

Now, she’ll be adding a third team to her resume: the World Cup Training Squad.

UPDATE: Former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and current Republican Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin will make a campaign stop Tuesday on behalf of Former President Trump. They will be at the Robert Crowell Athletic Center, also known as the MAC, 1860 Russell Way at 6 p.m. The doors open at 5 p.m. Go here for tickets.

have always been a fan of English gardens with their beds filled with varieties of colors and shapes of flowers. I have never successfully grown an English Garden, due to our low humidity, intense sunlight both in winter and summer, excessive winds and lack of consistent winter moisture.

Don’t you love October baseball? Me too! It might not be America’s pastime anymore, but this time of year it feels good to hear the crack of the bat and the slap of the glove.

With this month's "Framed/Shoot Through" theme, photographers took their camera lenses to the outdoors and beyond for the October competition of the Carson City Photo Club.