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

A 21-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Saturday for a felony warrant alleging grand larceny, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

I must admit, the rainy cool-down has been a nice break from what was a very hot July. You may see a little more of the wet stuff this afternoon, so have a back-up plan for outdoor activities. Find some inner peace with the Monks of Nechung Monastery. They’ll lead meditation and teach about the Buddhist philosophy and compassion during their visit to the Brewery Arts Center. High Sierra Swing Dance Club is shaking things up. Their weekly night out has a new home at the Eleventh Frame Lounge in Carson Lanes, and now both beginners and intermediate lessons will precede the open dancing.

Silver City Community Garden committee members are offering a free tour of the garden for children with their parents on Tuesday, August 8th at 10am.

The potential for heavy rain from developing thunderstorms in western Nevada including Carson City has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a flash flood watch through Sunday night.

UPDATE 1:18PM: The fire at Western Nevada Supply was located on the loading dock and did not extend to the building, according to Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Tom Raw.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Sunday afternoon to a structure fire at Western Nevada Supply located in the 5400 block of South Carson Street.

Once upon a time the talented kids of Youth Theater Carson City took to the Community Center stage. You have one last chance to catch their fairytale, ‘Into the Woods, Jr.’ before it heads off to Neverland. The Brewery Arts Center plays host to a plethora of Jazz and Beyond today. Don't miss the final day of hot rods and chrome at the Silver Dollar Car Classic in Mills Park. Exercise your artistic talent and play with some mud at Ogres-Holm Pottery where they will be creating bowls for the upcoming Empty Bowls event.

SUNDAY:

Here is this week's road report for August 7-13, 2017: The I-580 freeway extension is open. Road closures are expected at the following locations due to road/utility work. Please follow detours.

While Hot August Nights begins its 31st annual celebration with festivities in Virginia City this weekend, the Nevada state capital is host to another oldie, but goody.

Families, including many wide-eyed children, experience heavy equipment and other working vehicles up close at the Touch-a-Truck event held Saturday in the Carson City Library parking lot.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office busted four people for felony possession of controlled substances (PCS) in two separate arrest incidents Friday afternoon, according to reports from Carson City Sheriff's deputies.

In the ideal horticulture world, a healthy soil provides all the nutrients that plants need to grow.

Unfortunately, Nevada rarely has soils that optimize plant growth because they contain little organic matter and few nutrients.

Nevada artists Paul Ford and Dennis Hinton, whose “Environmental Perspective” exhibit has been displayed at the Nevada Arts Council’s OXS Gallery since June, will take part in an artists’ reception and talk on Tuesday, Aug. 8.

This edition of It's Your City is all things Carson City Jazz and Beyond. Guest Tom Stryker, a harmonica player, sits down with host Cortney Bloomer to talk about the music festival, which kicks off Friday, Aug. 4 and runs daily through Aug. 21.

The students of the Orvis School of Nursing and the Carson City Senior Citizen Center will be hosting a Senior Resource Fair. The event will take place on Monday, August 7, from 1- 4 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center located on 911 Beverly Drive in Carson City.