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Overnight lane and ramp closures will take place June 6 through 16 as the Nevada Department of Transportation resurfaces the I-580 Carson City Freeway, U.S. 50 east and Alternate U.S. 395.

Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery are on a two-year tour and will be visiting the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City and Minden's O2 Wellness & Yoga Studio to share their unique and deeply spiritual culture of Tibetan Buddhism.

The city of South Lake Tahoe will receive $3 million through four federal grants that are designed to improve air quality and help reduce traffic congestion, officials announced Tuesday.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, in its role as Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization informed the city of South Lake Tahoe of the grant awards, which will be used lessen the amount of particulate matter in the air and traffic impact erosion that winds up in the lake.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of May 30 through June 5, 2016. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following areas will be impacted:

Graduation for the class of 2016 is Saturday, June 4, and the ceremony begins at 10 a.m. on the Carson High School football field in Carson City.

One last photo opportunity will happen the morning of graduation. This is the photo of everyone together wearing caps and gowns. The 2016 senior class photo will be taken in the gym, so all seniors must arrive at the school, and meet in the gym by 8:45 a.m.

No one should have to fight blindly against the enemy — knowledge IS power, and the truth of any situation even more powerful. No one has ever had all the facts for a set of circumstances or a certain situation, only God has the entire picture, so human expertise has its limitations. However, gathering as many facts as possible, organizing them in a logical progression, studying them carefully, looking for strengths and weaknesses, can ultimately bring together a rather comprehensive picture for all to see.

Muscle Powered, a Carson City non-profit that works to enhance walking and biking in the community, was recently notified that Carson City’s Ash to Kings Trail was selected as winner of the Coalition for Recreational Trail’s Annual Achievement Award in the Community Linkage category.

With road construction underway to enhance driver safety on U.S. 50 in Lake Tahoe’s Cave Rock area, the Nevada Department of Transportation reminds motorists to anticipate minor travel delays during holidays such as Memorial Day weekend and special events.

Candidates for Carson City Mayor and State Assembly District 40 addressed a nearly full house of voters at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall Wednesday night during a candidate forum sponsored by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.

The candidates participated in a structured debate moderated by Nevada Appeal Editor Adam Trumble.

As a group, they were asked questions on specific topics and each given two minutes to provide a response.

With millions of square feet of new buildings completed, innovative LEED designs and numerous historic restoration projects, Miles Construction marks 30 years in business. A diversified northern Nevada general contractor, the company was founded in 1986 in Carson City, Nevada starting with two brothers to now employing more than 29 and playing a role in some of the region’s most notable projects.

Western Nevada College graduated its largest class ever Monday. A record 556 students earned a total of 598 degrees and certificates.

In a first, 27 graduates are high school students who participated in WNC’s Jump Start College program. These students are to receive their associate degrees prior to receiving their high school diplomas.

Q&D Construction and Carson City Public Works will join #CarsonProud for a public meeting Monday, 3 p.m. giving an update on construction of the downtown corridor project.

Interested citizens can meet with the contractor, ask questions and walk the construction site. Organizers made some changes to the schedule and they will share them at the meeting. CarsonProud will also post a video of this meeting if residents can't attend.

Huge congratulations go out the graduating class of Western Nevada College. Head to the Mills Park Pavilion to witness your favorite Wildcat get their diploma. For an update on the downtown construction progress, head to Alatte inside the Carson Nugget for a Q&A with Q&D and Public Works. Go searching for ghosts at the Gold Hill Hotel. Get your boogie on with the High Sierra Swing Dance Club at El Charro Avita.

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Here is this week’s Carson City area road report for May 23-29, 2016. Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

Nevada's unemployment in April remained at 5.8 percent, the same as March and has decreased 1.1 percentage points over the year, according to figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of May 16-22, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following streets will be impacted:

Construction at Black Bear Diner in Max Casino is nearly complete. Crews have been working in overdrive to complete this project and it looks as if the popular restaurant will be open in just a couple of weeks.

On Thursday crews placed a 31-foot hand carved wooden Black Bear Train outside the restaurants atrium led by a 6 foot Black Bear conductor.

This location will be Black Bear Diner’s 6th Nevada location and offers a broad from scratch menu that includes chicken fried steak, pot roast, ribs, burgers and breakfast which will be available all day.

Weekend lane closures will take place beginning Friday, May 13 on Interstate 580 through Washoe Valley as the Nevada Department of Transportation continues a project to repave the aging roadway surface.

Northbound I-580 will be reduced to a single lane from 7 p.m. Friday, May 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 16 between the exit 50 Bowers Mansion interchange and the I-580/North Carson Street interchange for paving.

CARSON CITY (May 12, 2016) – US Builders Review, a TrueLine Publishing-owned business-to-business trade journal striving to build strong connections within the many sectors of the U.S. construction industry, compiles an annual Best of the United States (BOTUS) list which recognizes companies across the country. These companies commit their enterprises to success, satisfied employees, and superior projects and services.

Four bridges have been enhanced and improved for earthquake safety and stability along Highway 395 in the Carson Valley south of Carson City, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

The Nevada Builders Alliance has partnered with Clark & Associates and Solutions at Work to provide a full suite of cost-effective employee benefits and human-resources services to members of the Builders Alliance.

“This innovative agreement allows builders of all sizes to cost effectively offer employee benefits that are competitive to those provided by large companies,” said Valerie Clark, the president of Reno-based Clark & Associates.

As lead prosecutor, Andrew McCarthy, continued to involve himself and his legal team in further and deeper knowledge of the enemy in order to successfully bring to trial and to win the U.S. government's case against Sheik Abdel Rahman, aka the Blind Sheik, for the World Trade Center bombing which killed and maimed hundreds of Americans in 1993 in New York City.

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The Nevada Department of Transportation has begun a project to enhance traveler safety and roadside water quality on U.S. 50 in the Cave Rock area.

The project will extend the westbound, lakeside Cave Rock tunnel entrance. The new approximately 60-foot long and 27-foot tall structure will extend the existing tunnel to enhance safety by catching rock fall before it reaches the roadway.

Here is this week’s Carson City area road report for the week of May 9-15, 2016: Work continues on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. Motorists can expect the following impacts this week:

Wine walks are falling on downtown, possibly with some raindrops on your head, as well. The monthly Downtown Business Association’s monthly Wine Walk pays no heed to what the weather serves up. Start the day at the opening Spring Farmers Market right behind Due Sorella, then stick around to sign yourself, your Mother, your friends, family and neighbors up for the Kentucky Derby/Mother’s Day Weekend Wine Walk.

Nevada’s famous McKeen motor car will roll at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, Saturday and Sunday.

National Train Day is celebrated Saturday, May 7, in honor of the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory, Utah that marked completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. Operating from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., both days, the McKeen offers passengers an authentic glimpse of its rich and important past.

Carson City Ward 2 Supervisor Brad Bonkowski will hold his “Breakfast with Brad” on Friday, May 6, from 7:00 to 8:00 am at the Cracker Box restaurant. All Carson City residents are invited to join Bonkowski for coffee and conversation.

While they provide shade and are considered ornamental landscaping around homes, juniper trees are also highly flammable and are discouraged around homes where there's a high risk threat of wildfires.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of May 2-8, 2016: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street. The following roads will be impacted:

More than 220 job seekers exchanged 533 applications and resumes Wednesday with 35 employers from Carson Valley, Carson City and Stateline at a job fair in Gardnerville hosted by Nevada JobConnect and Douglas County Social Services.