2017

Las Vegas, NV, August 9, 2017 – Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas with a branch in Reno, posted Net Income After Tax of $5,625,000 in ...

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Lyon County has had three (3) confirmed cases of WNV. Two (2) of them were confirmed via pre-screening of donated blood. One (1) case was confirmed to have the less severe form of the illness.
The three (3) cases were located in Fernley and Yerington.
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Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting the first human cases of West Nile virus in Lyon County for 2017. The Disease Control and Prevention Division at CCHHS oversees disease surveillance and investigations in Lyon County and is the agency monitoring the situation. The individuals confirmed to have WNV were diagnosed with the less severe form of the illness.

The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] presents its exhibition, "Tahoe Clarity", by artist Dylan Silver at the Community Center’s Sierra Room. CCAI will host a free reception for the artist, Tuesday, August 15, 5-7pm in the Sierra Room. The exhibit will be in the gallery from July 7 – November 9, 2017. The Community Center is located at 851 E William Street, Carson City.

On August 1, 2017, Comstock Mining, Inc. (CMI) released its quarterly report, which included a number of statements and topics important to Silver City. CMI’s ultimate goal of an open pit mine in Silver City remains unchanged. The company plans to begin the permitting process for the Dayton Mine by the end of the year. “We are marching toward Dayton feasibility come hell or high water,” according to company CEO Corrado DeGasperis, with production plans ready to go in two years.

Climb aboard the Virginia & Truckee steam train as it ventures into the scenic Carson River Canyon for a special dinner and melodrama from 6 to 8 p.m. this Saturday, August 12.

Once upon a time, I was someone who wouldn’t ask for help. I considered it a badge of courage to be independent. Not asking for help meant I could handle things on my own. I was self-sufficient. I considered it radical self-reliance. Really, what I was doing was being radically unreliable.

After Anthem insurance announced in June that it would only offer health plans in three of Nevada's largest counties, state officials announced Monday the company's intentions to leave Nevada entirely.

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.

The Nevada Artists Association has received a record number of entries for it's annual photo exhibition in Carson City.
A judged event, local and regional artists were invited to enter two photos for display in the NAA Gallery exhibit which opened Sunday, August 6, and which will run through Sept. 8, 2017.

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.

Wine and jazz mixed together Saturday as the 2017 Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival has gotten underway for its three-week festival.

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.

Carson City native Grant Davis, 20, stars in the musical film, "Something Like Summer," the award-winning new movie that has won raves on the 2017 film festival circuit, including prominent engagements in Sydney, Australia; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia and Miami.

Come join us in viewing the solar eclipse! We will have hands-on activities, free solar eclipse glasses, and a photo booth to help you commemorate this amazing event.

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.

Two Carson City men were arrested Wednesday in connection to hit and run crashes into a building and a vehicle, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

There are food trucks, and then there are food trailers pulled by trucks.

Fernando and Cherrie Palacios' bright yellow trailer looks a bit different among the growing community of mobile food vendors in Carson City.

The world’s longest inland paddleboard race is on tap as part of the second annual “Tahoe Vista Paddlefest” September 8–10, 2017. It’s the finale of the Tahoe Cup Paddle Racing Series wrapped with family-focused events, music, and many more health and wellness activities at Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort in Tahoe Vista, Calif.

An electric month of local vibes and community events arrives Friday as the 14th annual Jazz and Beyond Carson City Music Festival begins at the historic Bliss Mansion, launching an 18-day, jam-packed schedule featuring original jazz music and various art and film gatherings at multiple venues around the capital city.

The Board of County Commissioners approved a two-year collective bargaining agreement Thursday with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Employees Association beginning now through June 30, 2019.

HeartSmart Screenings: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and plaque build-up in the carotid arteries are all treatable when caught early. Take charge of your health through a low-cost stroke and vascular screening for just $75. Carson Tahoe Health offers low-cost HeartSmart screenings at various Northern Nevada locations throughout the year.

Fall 2017 HeartSmart Screenings are now open. Click the links below to sign up.

September 5, 2017 – Minden

September 12, 2017 – Carson City

September 15, 2017 – Carson City

September 26, 2017 – Minden

Author Bonnie Boice Nishikawa will speak on her book "Nevada State Orphans/Children’s Home: My Life as a 'Home' Kid" at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park this Sunday, August 6, at 10:00 a.m.

Author David C. Antonucci will speak on his book "Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe" at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, August 12, 10 a.m. In 1861, Samuel Clemens, the man who would become Mark Twain, hiked to Lake Tahoe to stake a claim for a timber ranch.

He spent many blissful days on the Lake but carelessly allowed his campfire to escape, creating a spectacular wildfire. He later wrote about his experiences in his 1872 memoir, Roughing It.

In a one man show, Chris Bayer will portray both Major William Ormsby and Lucky Bill Thorington in “The Major and the Gambler” at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, August 9, at 6:30 pm.

Major William Mathew Ormsby was born in 1814 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Ormsby was a teamster, failed horse dealer, citizen at large, visionary and one of the most important figures in the founding of Nevada and its capitol, Carson City. He was killed in 1860 during the Pyramid Lake Paiute uprising.

The Gallery on Main in Genoa is having an Artisans Market on their patio on August 5 & 6, 2017 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Local artisans will be showing and selling their one of a kind items.

Honor Flight Nevada is holding our fundraising golf tournament, hosted by The Club at Arrow Creek, August 27, 2017. Registration starts at 8:30 am and play begins at 10:00 am. Entry fee includes green fees, cart, shirt, raffle ticket, continental breakfast, lunch and lots of fun.

With all the color, chrome and roar of engines, the summertime perennial favorite Silver Dollar Car Classic returns to Carson City with events running Thursday through Sunday.

A 28-year-old inmate at Carson City Jail was booked on a felony evading charge issued out of California, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Hundreds of families and thousands of children flooded the green belt at Mills Park Tuesday night to celebrate Carson City’s commitment to community and public safety at the 15th annual National Night Out.

Please join the Carson City Republican Women for lunch at the Carson Nugget to hear guest speaker Greg Bailor, Executive Director for the NV Republican Party. We will meet on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 11:00 AM for social time and the meeting/lunch will begin at 11:30 AM. The cost
of the lunch is $20.00 per person (cash only)with RSVP by Friday, August 11, 2017 to Gale Harris 775-291-2816 or email carsonrepublicanwomen@gmail.com. The public is invited to join us for this very informative meeting.