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This will be our last column until after the school break. Congratulations to all of our students and staff for surviving finals and finishing up this semester. This column will return on Jan. 10, 2016. I hope everyone has a restful break.

Alum Presents Refugee information
CHS alum, Kaitlin Brush (class of 2004), presented to social studies classes this past month. Her informational presentation focused on the definition of refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons, and the current refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe and how different European countries are working to address the growing number of refugees.

Semper fidelis is more than just the motto of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). It is a phrase to live by. Every year since 1948, the USMC has faithfully delivered Christmas joy to millions of needy children around the country.
That faithfulness will stand to benefit around 3,000 children this year in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties.

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson made an appearance in Carson City Wednesday to discuss his political platform in a “Meet Ben Carson” rally.Nearly 400 ...

Last year, Nevadans voted almost 4-to-1 against taxing businesses based on their gross receipts. Amidst an anemic economic recovery, most Nevadans understood that taxing them on their top line, with no regard for their costs or profitability, was a terrible idea.

But then the 2015 legislature, at Gov. Sandoval's last-minute behest and without reasonable opportunity for anyone to examine what he proposed, passed such a tax anyway.

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s campaign swing through Nevada during the past five days renewed a long-standing friendship with a Fallon pastor.Sam Stanton, pastor of the ...

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, one of a handful of Republicans running for his party’s presidential nomination, made a quick two-day campaign swing to Carson City, Fallon an ...

The deadline is Wednesday for donations to the Toys for Tots drive through the Nevada Department of Public Safety's Capitol Police sponsored by the US Marine Corps Reserves.

Many of you may not know this but prior to arriving at the Nevada Humane Society, I was a producer at a local news station. That basically means I was responsible for putting content on the air.

Our biggest struggle was always that so many people didn’t want to hear the bad things, yet they wanted to know if something was awry in their neighborhood. It was my job to give them that information. However, there’s also “fluffy” news which is that of happy, lighthearted content, and a “kicker” which is the uplifting or funny story that is typically aired at the end of the newscast.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, one of a handful of Republicans running for his party’s presidential nomination, made a quick two-day campaign swing to Carson City, Fallon an ...

Former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will make a short swing through western Nevada early next week including a stop in Fallon on Monday morning ...

With the Epic Rides Off-Road Series mountain biking race set for this summer, the Carson City Visitors Bureau can pump up the fat tire frenzy along with its promotion thanks in part to a $4,000 grant, among 65 approved for funding from the state’s rural tourism program, Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison announced Wednesday.

The Carson City Firefighters Association purchased 235 brand new coats for Carson City students in transition between permanent homes through Operation Warm after raising almost $7,500, nearly double the amount raised in last year’s drive.

Firefighters on Wednesday began distributing coats to children selected by the Carson City School District at Fritsch Elementary School, which is the first stop on the distribution tour of district schools.

The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles — a holiday tradition that has served as a symbol of goodwill for more than 100 years will be accepting store gift cards this year.

“We all have a gift card in a drawer somewhere or at the bottom of our purse that maybe has $1.33 left on it; What can you do with $1.33?” says Lt. Mark Cyr, Carson City officer in-charge. “If 10 people put one of those cards into one of our Red Kettles we can provide a family with a Christmas meal. That little bit of change can help 'change' one of your neighbors holiday.”

The Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America celebrated six individuals, four Silver Spike awards and a number of other awards during its 2015 Silver Spikes banquet, held Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino.

The 29th Annual Silver Spike Awards ceremony celebrated the PR and communications profession and professionals with the theme ‘Reimagine, Reinvent, Repurpose.’

Nevada Humane Society will join the ASPCA, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and Subaru of America, Inc. for the annual year-end Subaru Share the Love event and celebration. As part of this national effort, Nevada Humane Society and Michael Hohl Subaru have teamed up to create offsite adoptions at the Carson City dealership on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

UPDATE: From Gina Lopez Hill, executive director of the Brewery Arts Center: "Thank you so much for voting everyone. WE MADE IT INTO THE FINALS!!!! They will be announcing the 15 cash awards on January 5th. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Your support means everything." Voting has now closed.
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Carson City is one of 40 cities around the Nation bidding for a $25,000 award for a free summer music series. We are currently in 17th place and the Levitt Amp music series will be giving away 15 awards of $25,000 each. Monday is the last day to vote.

Carson City is one of 40 cities around the Nation bidding for a $25,000 award for a free summer music series. We are currently in 17th place and the Levitt Amp music series will be giving away 15 awards of $25,000 each.

The top 25 cities with the most votes will be eligible for the grant but the higher up you are on the list, the better chance you have for the cash award. The award is a matching grant with a total budget of $50,000.

The concerts will be regional artists and national touring bands along with a festival style local artist event, all free of charge and will take place on the Brewery Arts Center campus.

Carson City via the Brewery Arts Center is now in the running to bring a 10-week live music series to Carson City during the Summer of 2016.

Sponsored by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit behind the largest free concert series in America, the Brewery Arts Center hopes to qualify as one of the 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP Carson City Grant Awards.

Toys For Tots will be kicking off the 2015 campaign at the local Walmart stores in Carson City on Market Street and Douglas County on Grant Street in Gardnerville this Black Friday and Saturday (November 27th and 28th) for local children. The Marines of the Bridgeport Warfare Training Facility will be on hand once again this year to assist with donations.

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of President Obama's executive action on immigration, SEIU and iAmerica Action, an immigrant rights organization, are launching a national campaign, with customized digital ads in Nevada.
The campaign's national TV spot and Nevada digital ad (similar ones a ...

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be participating in Joining Forces through the rest of the month of November. The focus of the event will be seatbelt safety “Click it or Ticket."

With the holiday season right around the corner, the Carson City Sears Hometown Store is joining more than 1,200 Sears Hometown stores nationwide in supporting the 2015 Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. holiday campaign with Make-A-Wish.

With contributions running in short supply, the Salvation Army in Carson City hopes to generate donor momentum going into the holidays with a community Kettle Kick off event this Friday, featuring an open house, and in the evening, a RSVP fundraising dinner.

The Frances Humphrey Lecture Series this week features a presentation on the Bombing of Gernika and its impact upon the United States. The lecture is Thursday, Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m. at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. This lecture and book signing by Xabier Irujo will be enjoyed by anyone interested the history of modern warfare, Basque studies, and ethical and humanitarian issues related to the effects of war on society.

Carson City via the Brewery Arts Center is in the running to bring a 10-week live music series to Carson City during the Summer of 2016. The BAC says it needs the help of music fans and locals to make this national music series a reality.

More than 15,000 cans of tuna were collected with the help of an area real estate agency that will go to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada as part of its Run on Tuna campaign, a canned food drive that’s part of Hunger Action Month.

Many believe that government is increasingly responding to the agenda of special interests and not acting for the common good. I am holding steadfast that our local government needs to be: of the people, by the people, and for the people.

The Salvation Army will host a job fair this Thursday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at its Family Services office: 661 Colorado St. Carson City.

The Salvation Army, which serves Carson City and Douglas County, will hire seasonal workers to help with their holiday programs such as Thanksgiving food drives, Christmas food drives, Angel Tree Christmas Toy distribution and their annual Red Kettle Campaign.

Placed along Carson City's downtown streets ahead of Nevada Day, locals and visitors have since been greeted by the many faces of the people who live, play and work in Nevada’s capital city, thanks to the Carson City Visitors Bureau.

Carson City via the Brewery Arts Center is now in the running to bring a 10-week live music series to Carson City during the Summer of 2016.

Sponsored by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit behind the largest free concert series in America, the Brewery Arts Center hopes to qualify as one of the 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP Carson City Grant Awards.

Visitors to Carson City’s downtown will be greeted by faces of the people who live, play and work in Nevada’s capital city.

Joel Dunn, executive director of the Carson City Visitors Bureau, coordinated the campaign to create 177 two-by-three-foot banners that were hung up Tuesday night along Carson and Curry streets and Fairview Drive.