Annual Share Your Christmas Drive-By Food Drive happening this Friday

Dozens of people participated in the monthly Downtown Business Association's Wine Walk Saturday afternoon, soaking in sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures for this time of year.

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reminds drivers to stay on designated roads. Resource damage was recently discovered on public land in the meadow near Heavenly Creek, off Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe.

Even with the recent snowfall, the monthly measurement of the snowpack at Phillip Station west of Lake Tahoe was just 14 percent of the historical average. The Department of Water Resources manual snow survey found little snowpack there, two months into what is typically California’s wettest three months.

The Carson City Chamber Leadership Institute class of 2018 is reaching out to Carson City community members and businesses to sponsor the lobby renovation of the Carson City Senior Center.

The Revitalization of the Downtown Carson City corridor continues this spring with the construction of Downtown Curry Streetscape Project.

A 35-year-old man was arrested late Thursday night at Prison Hill Recreation Area for suspicion of gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription and misdemeanor trespassing, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

The 2018 Spelling Bee is underway and Carson City will be sending four young people to the Nevada State Bee which will be held in Las Vegas on March 17, 2018.

With sunny blue skies and not a hint of breeze in the air, hot air balloons returned to the skies this Friday, Groundhog Day, over Carson City.

CARSON CITY — The 2018 Winterfest kicked off Thursday afternoon with an assembly, and Carson High School is pleased to announce the student-elected candidates.

Matthew Ingbar of Carson City made a $3,000 donation Thursday to the Parks and Recreation Department program Movers and Doers — on behalf of the community following an outpouring of monetary support after his trike was stolen last November.

On Monday, Feb. 5, the Nevada Department of Transportation will begin preliminary utility work as part of an upcoming project to install a traffic signal on U.S. 395 at Airport Road and improve other highway intersections in the Carson Valley.

My column is late this week. And, you know what? It’s OK. It’s OK because done is better than not at all. It’s OK because I can get out of my head long enough to forgive myself for how busy I have been. And, guess what else? It’s OK for you to just get things done too.

Hello fellow anglers, it feels like spring time outside. We are having a strange and different weather pattern from last year are we not? But a reminder here that it is still winter. The weather temperatures outside may be comfortable, but the water temperatures are very frigid.

January just kind of flew by, it seems every weekend had an extra day attached. Well, now that it’s February that means we’ve got a wine walk coming up this weekend. The big Patriots versus Eagles battle is just days away, as well, so you’ll want to visit a sports book if you plan on placing a few bets. Get some amazing views of our valley during the Muscle Powered Hike along the Ormsby Fire Road, behind the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Ev Musselman makes an appearance at the Feisty Goat Pub, bringing some music into the little hide-away tavern.