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As we celebrate Earth Day this April, let’s remember how important environmental stewardship is to the health of Lake Tahoe, and how important our individual actions are.

Soroptimist International of Carson City will honor its Ruby Award recipient during a luncheon meeting Wednesday, April 26. Around the world, many women are working to improve the lives of women and girls. Some women work through their personal or volunteer efforts; others do so through professional avenues.

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Smokers in Nevada can get free medications to help them quit. Medications made available by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health include gum and/or patches, lozenges, inhaler, and/or nasal spray. Supplies may be limited.

YERINGTON, Nev. — As Lyon County continues to recover from the January and February flood events, agencies, leaders and department heads continue to plan for the upcoming spring and summer runoff and the subsequent flooding that is expected.

It’s on to the “Final Four” for the Western Nevada College Jump Start program. WNC’s dual-credit academic program has been recognized as a national semifinalist for the 2017 ACT College & Career Readiness Campaign, which celebrates individual and organizational efforts to advance college and career readiness for all.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Merchants and residents who value the risky work of police and sheriff’s deputies can show their support in a new city program to shine blue lights as a beacon to officers and tribute to those who died in the line of duty, city officials said.

Dick Campagni, owner of Carson City Toyota Scion and the Campagni Auto Group, issues an annual challenge to Carson City — he’ll match your donations to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada dollar for dollar up to $10,000 during the months of March and April.

Western Nevada College’s dual-credit Jump Start College program was recently selected as the ACT College and Career Readiness State Exemplar Award recipient.

With river levels expected to rise in the weeks and months ahead, the Lyon County Board of Commissioners approved a declaration of emergency on Thursday for all of Lyon County in preparation for potential flooding from spring and summer snow melt run off.

As part of national Kick Butts Day, Giselle Nava, 15, and other One Up members pick up discarded cigarette butts in Mills Park, in Carson City on Wednesday. The Partnership Carson City youth advocacy club gathered an estimated 3,500 butts in two hours Wednesday afternoon as part of the nationwide campaign to raise awareness about smoking dangers and cessation resources.

Soroptimist International of Carson City welcomes members of the community to its lunch meeting Wednesday, March 22. The club meets from noon until 1 pm in the north room of Glen Eagles Restaurant.

Carson City area middle-schoolers are being asked to document their bike rides or walks to school Wednesday as part of Nevada Moves Day.

Carson City marketing agency, In Plain Sight Marketing LLC, celebrated its 5th anniversary by settling into new quarters at 311 W. Washington Street, Suite A, and taking home the Northern Nevada Development Agency’s Mark Twain award for marketing campaign of the year.

Lyon County Senior Services announced Wednesday that it will be participating in the 15th annual March for Meals – a month-long, nationwide celebration of Meal on Wheels and the homebound and vulnerable seniors who rely on its vital safety net.

More than two dozen law enforcement agencies statewide, including the Carson City Sheriff's Office, will be Joining Forces to crack down on drivers exceeding speed limits or driving too fast for road conditions during the first two weeks of March.

Pets of the Homeless, a Carson City-based, national organization has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its emergency veterinary care program to service and therapy animals that belong to the homeless.

John Corbitt, a Pioneer High School teacher, and his math students applied for a grant with Samsung during the first semester of this school year. The school was recently notified that their application was one of the five school finalists in the State of Nevada.

When making out the list of friends and loved ones who will receive a Valentine this year, Carson City residents may consider one addition: The library.

They play rough, but their hearts are in the right place.

On their sleeves.

The Silver State Vertical Drop is an annual ski competition and community fundraising event put on by the Silver State Hotshots, a Carson City-based wildfire suppression crew. Justin Cutler, the current captain of the Silver State Hotshots, began the event in 2008 and it has taken place each year, this year being the 9th consecutive.

Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties sponsors Stand Tall teams in four high schools and one middle school in the Lyon County School District.

On Monday, Feb. 6, the Nevada Department of Agriculture gathered 16 feral horses that were wandering in east Carson City for about three weeks. The horses will be vaccinated with fertility control drugs, as part of an agreement between the NDA and the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign and then relocated to an area south of Highway 50 near Stagecoach.

Ross Stores, Inc. announced that it is partnering with Boys and Girls Clubs of America with a four-week program called, “Help Local Kids Learn.” Beginning Saturday, Feb. 4, customers in Carson City can make a monetary contribution at their local Ross Dress for Less location during checkout to be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada this February.

Two days of performances with three shows in the mix will highlight Carson City Vagina Monologues 2017, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. and Feb. 11, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center.

As I now conclude this particular article, it is just hours away from one of America's most revered events--if not the most. President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building at 12:00 noon on January 20, and Mike Pence will be duly sworn in as the Vice-President of the United States.

Recently, we’ve discussed overall state spending and revenues, and in coming weeks we’ll review the spending and performance in major areas such as education and health and social services. So, it’s timely and appropriate to answer the question: How has the controller’s office done at managing its own spending and delivering services to Nevadans?

The number of traffic fatalities in Carson City and throughout Nevada rose in 2016 compared with data from 2015, statistics from the Nevada Departments of Transportation and Public Safety show.

One week after Attorney General Adam Laxalt declared a new background checks law unenforceable, prominent leaders of the campaign to pass the initiative urged Gov. Brian Sandoval to "to urge the speedy and ...

CARSON CITY — TravelNevada (Nevada Division of Tourism) recently launched its new Fall/Winter integrated marketing campaign, continuing its ...