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Carson City Supervisors accepting applications for planning commission seat

The Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the Carson City Planning Commission. There is one open position for a term that will expire January 2026.

The commission oversees all matters pertaining to Carson City’s planning and zoning, land use and growth management. Meetings are the last Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. at the Community Center, Sierra Room. Applicants must be willing to serve approximately 12 to 16 hours a month.

The Board of Supervisors will interview and appoint the qualified person to the Commission. Applicants must be a Carson City registered voter to qualify.

All members will serve without compensation. The City’s Boards, Committees, and Commissions Policy and Procedures can be viewed online at www.carson.org/volunteer. All applications submitted to this office will be considered public information.

Applications will be accepted until Dec. 20, 2021. Interviews for this volunteer position are tentatively planned to be held at the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.

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Great Basin Beekeepers of Nevada, a group of about one hundred local beekeepers, gathered Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Bee Magic Building located in Mound House. Through the efforts of this dynamic organization, Carson City was recently designated as Nevada’s first Bee City USA. It is the 76th Bee City USA.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Thursday afternoon to two vehicle accidents, one in the area of Goni Road near the intersection of College Parkway and the other in the area of Curry and Musser streets.

Art from Northern Nevada and Northern California tattoo artists are featured in the latest exhibit at Western Nevada College’s Main Gallery in Carson City.

The “Under the Skin: Tattoo Art” exhibit includes 50 pieces of art — many of which are available for purchase.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Did you catch the spectacular sunset last night? A couple of readers submitted photos including retired CCSO Sgt. Scott McDaniel, with this spectacular shot above. In the second photo, Joanna Herring provided this sunset image from Dayton Valley Golf Course. Here is what's happening around town today:

The Carson City School District and Board of Trustees recognized Greg Hoeger, bus driver with the Carson City School District, with a Certificate of Merit Tuesday night for his immediate attention and awareness that helped save the life of a student passenger.

An 11-year-old Fernley boy who was reported missing Wednesday evening was found safe and has been reunited with his mother, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.

A 39-year-old man was booked Monday into Carson City Jail for a felony warrant alleging lewdness with a child under 14 years of age.

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.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has named the suspect in Saturday's stolen vehicle pursuit that started in Carson City and ended with a crash near the Galena Bridge on Interstate 580 in Washoe County.

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.

Western Nevada College is hosting a viewing party for the Jan. 20 lunar eclipse at the Jack C. Davis Observatory in Carson City.

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

Pile burn operations continued Wednesday morning in the Kings Canyon area, according to the Carson City Fire Department.

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.

Good morning Carson City. It is officially midweek, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high around 50. Here is what's happening around town today:

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.

On Tuesday, Carson City held a public meeting to get public feedback on their first designs for the South Carson Street Revitalization Project.

Coalition's December meeting includes brunch.

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.

Carson High School football held its annual awards banquet Monday night in Carson City at Casino Fandango's new banquet room. The event was attended by more than 225 players, coaches, family members and supporters. Coach Blair Roman awarded his outgoing senior class various awards for their commitment to Carson football over the past 4 years and discussed the rebuilding process taking place in the program at this time.

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.

The Carson City Classic Cinema Club released its 2019 movie schedule Tuesday with an impressive list of treasured films — including Academy Award winners — representing some of the most notable movies in history, with genres that range from comedies to westerns, suspense, science fiction to hard-hitting dramas.

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.

CARSON CITY — The Salvation Army will be providing a Christmas food basket to families and individuals in need and toys for children 0-17 years old. All those wishing to receive assistance must register either Thursday or Friday.

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.

Night still life on Carson Street. This image is available as a metal print at the Carson City Art Gallery at 110 Curry Street.

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.

Local members of the Red Hat Society delivered holiday cheer to the residents at Richards Crossing, a 39-unit affordable housing development in Carson City, developed and managed by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority for the homeless and extremely low-income individuals.

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.

This past Saturday, the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department held an interpretive Holiday Hike. Wrapping up the Friends of Silver Saddle Ranch’s Holiday Open House, our group of about 20 hikers ventured out and explored parts of the Mexican Ditch and River Trails.

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.