2017

The Brewery Arts Center continues an unforgettable summer of free outdoor music under the stars in Carson City this Saturday when soul and pop giant Remember Jones takes the downtown Minnesota Street stage.

CARSON CITY — Spiritual leaders from the Paiute, Washoe and Western Shoshone tribes will hold a special blessing ceremony at the site of the future Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum this Wednesday, July 11.

The second annual Stars and Stripes Festival proved to be a fun-filled afternoon of games and food, including hot dog and watermelon eating contests, held Saturday at the Carson Mall.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will present Community Service Awards for year 2018 recipients in a brief ceremony on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. at the monument at the entrance to the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park.

Brothers Jeff and Paul Young planned a soft opening of their brewery as a way to ease into the business before the official opening.

Carson City Market Report for the Month of June: Carson City Nevada homes have seen steady price improvement month to month as well as year to year as inventory levels remain at all-time lows.

Nearly 500 people volunteered Thursday along the shoreline of Lake Tahoe as part of a lakewide cleanup organized by the League to Save Lake Tahoe. Participants removed 1,458 pounds of litter that would have harmed the lake’s ecology.

An 18-year-old woman was arrested early Wednesday for misdemeanor suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and hit and run causing property damage, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

RENO — Lithium Nevada Corporation has made a gift of $31,500 in support of establishing the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources’ Great Basin Sagebrush Restoration project. Home to many iconic species found in the West, the sagebrush ecosystems in the United States have contracted to about 56 percent of their historical range due to land degradation, especially from wildfire and invasive species propagation.

It’s been more than a year since the end of the 2017 Nevada legislative session, but some laws are only now taking effect.

Reno resident Russell Lehmann, speaker, author, poet and advocate for autism, spoke at the Association for People Supporting Employment First’s 2018 national conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, June 26-28. This is one of 30 nationwide engagements Lehmann has booked this year.

With one click, the unique natural environment of Lake Tahoe is now available to visitors and locals through TakeCareTahoe.org, a collaboration of more than 20 eco-minded organizations in the region.

Carson City area casinos saw a nearly 15.6 percent increase in May gaming revenue over the same time last year, according to figures released Friday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

MINDEN — Douglas County Manager Larry Werner has requested to be released from his contract giving a 60 day notice effective August 31. Discussion of Werner's resignation and a plan for the future of the position will be held at the July 5 Board of County Commissioners meeting and has been placed on the meeting agenda.

An events-filled Independence Day holiday celebration including a Wednesday night fireworks display begins this weekend at Carson City's Mills Park with the 26th annual RSVP July 4 Celebration and Carnival.

A healthy Natalie Gulbis is ready and set the 2018 American Century Championship on fire in Lake Tahoe next month.

RENO, Nev. — Sun Country Airlines became the 10th airline serving Reno-Tahoe International Airport as they announced Wednesday new non-stop service between Reno and Portland, Oregon this November.

Get ready for the outing of the summer. There are a number of reasons to make a reservation to attend the Reach for the Stars Gala on Saturday, Aug. 11.

CARSON CITY — Law enforcement officers across Nevada will be on heightened alert for those violating boating under the influence laws during the annual Operation Dry Water weekend, June 29-July 1, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Lake Tahoe is one of the clearest lakes in the world, known around the globe for its spectacular scenery. The lake’s water clarity is one of the many attributes that make the Tahoe Basin such an amazing natural resource and a mecca for outdoor recreation.

Jammin’ music and electric vibes brought hundreds to the Brewery Arts Center for opening night of the Levitt AMP Carson City free summer concert series Saturday, now in its third year.

Three hot air balloons are scheduled to launch early Sunday morning from East Fork Fire Station 12, located at 3620 North Sunridge Drive in South Carson City, part of a retirement celebration for a firefighting veteran with the East Fork Fire District in Douglas County.

A report updating the growth management projections for Carson City has been released by the Carson City Community Development Department, concluding that build-out of residential master plan areas will not exceed the city's build-out population.

CARSON CITY — Governor Brian Sandoval announced Thursday he has appointed Paul Nicks as Acting Director of the Governor’s Finance Office. Nicks will replace Jim Wells, who is retiring from state service on July 13.

Health and Social Services (HSS) has been the fastest-growing category of state expenditures since Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). Nevada spent $5.5 billion on these services in FY17, up from $2.2 billion in FY06.

Much of this spending is financed through federal grants for Medicaid, food stamps and other welfare programs. As Nevada spends money on these programs, it gets some reimbursement from the federal government. However, the reimbursements do not compensate Nevada fully for all expenditures, and certain programs such as Medicaid require a matching state commitment.

Three staff members from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development have been promoted, Executive Director Paul Anderson announced Wednesday. The staffers are Matthew Moore, Melanie Sheldon and Mariah Heriman.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — This Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon, the Sugar Pine Foundation will co-host a Tahoe yellow cress planting with the Tahoe yellow cress Adaptive Management Working Group at Baldwin Beach, which is National Forest System land managed by the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.

A 51-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of embezzlement after a rental car company reported one of its vehicles had been stolen and located via GPS at an apartment building, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

With the start of the third season of blockbuster summer outdoor concerts beginning Saturday in Carson City with reggae legends The Original Wailers, it seems fitting for It's Your City to feature the person behind the scenes who pushed locals to successfully vote for a grant to help fund the popular music series.

Unemployment in Carson City continued to decrease in May to 4.2 percent, down 0.7 from a year ago and the lowest it has been since October 2006, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.