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The first Sunday of every month, join Genoa businesses for a walk through town while sipping at all participating businesses. From 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., $12 gets you a keepsake glass and a passport to sample a sweet and a sip at each stop. Over 21 only, must have I.D.

Spring is in the air, and the Sierra Lutheran Theater Department has chosen two comedic takes on classic fairytales to celebrate.

On April 14th and 15th, the SLHS Theater Department will host their Spring Production, featuring two short plays, The Three Bully Goats Griff and The Mad Tea Party.

Nevada Vietnam War veterans were honored Saturday in Carson City as dozens gathered in Mills Park to observe the Vietnam Veterans Day of Remembrance and hold a welcome home ceremony at the Nevada Vietnam War Memorial.

Frank Reynolds, current president of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) local chapter 388 in Carson City, opened the ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance and the chapter’s chaplain delivered the invocation.

Western Nevada College freshman pitcher Jordan Ragan picked an opportune time to throw his first complete-game shutout on Saturday. Facing one of the top junior college baseball programs in the country and the Scenic West Athletic Conference leaders, Ragan delivered a three-hit shutout.

This beautiful weather is no April Fool’s joke, so get out and enjoy the sunshine. Ascent Runs begins their half marathon series today with a race through Carson Canyons, and it is sure to get your heart pumping. The Downtown Business Association wants to see you at today’s wine walk. Once you’re around Telegraph Street, you’ll see some throwbacks from a by-gone era courtesy of Naughty Tea Mistresses, the First Nevada Cavalry, and more.

SATURDAY:

• Rummage Sale at St. Paul’s Lutheran Family: 1201 N. Saliman Road. (8am-1:30pm)

Construction of the downtown corridor of North Carson Street is now in full swing since the March 7 groundbreaking, and already changes have begun taking shape.

The Nevada Department of Education announced Wednesday it has secured a $100,000 grant to develop a detailed career readiness action plan, which is an essential step to expanding economic opportunity for young people across our state.

The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations presented Anne Hansen, of Reno, Nev., the 2016 D. Richard Petrizzo Career Service Award at its annual conference here in March.

Named for a former NCMPR president who helped shape the organization in its early years, the Petrizzo Award honors an NCMPR professional for longtime accomplishments in college marketing and public relations.

Periodic lane and ramp closures will take place on southbound Interstate 580 and Alternate U.S. 395 in southern Washoe Valley as the Nevada Department of Transportation begins construction of a concrete barrier rail. The work is part of a larger ongoing project to enhance Interstate 580 in Washoe Valley.

Homers haven't been the primary source of Western Nevada College victories in 2016, but that changed on the team's current road trip in Utah.

Abe Yagi smacked a game-tying, two-run homer and DJ Peters slammed a tie-breaking, two-run shot as the Wildcats rallied for a 12-5 Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball victory over Utah State University Eastern on Friday in Price. Tim Lichty homered in Game 2, but the Golden Eagles rallied for an 8-5 victory.

Tim Lichty is on one of those offensive tears that hitters covet. For the second straight game, the Western Nevada College catcher belted a grand slam as part of a two-homer performance, as the Wildcats routed Utah State University Eastern, 10-0, in the first game of a Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader on Thursday in Price, Utah.

Churchill County commissioners revisited discussion at their last board meeting on the I-11 (Interstate-11) Intermountain West Corridor Study during a presentation from the Western Nevada D ...

There's still time to get your living piece of downtown Carson City. Public Works and Q&D Construction held its first of a two-day plant salvage on Monday. Citizens interested in transplanting the plants can head to the intersection of 3rd and Curry Street after 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 22. Plants will be available for pick up on a first come first serve basis.

Losing the opening game of a series hasn't been an omen for the Western Nevada College baseball team this season.

Four times the Wildcats of Carson City have dropped the series opener, only to battle back and win the next game and in most cases, claim the four-game series.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 21-27: Work will continue on the Downtown Corridor improvement project on Carson Street in the following locations:

With all the work going on downtown, Carson City Public Works Department and Q and D Construction will salvage the bushes and shrubs from the Downtown Carson Street medians, currently under construction.

Citizens interested in transplanting the plants can head to the intersection of 3rd and Curry Street after 5 p.m. on Monday, March 21 through Tuesday, March 22. Plants will be available for pick up on a first come first serve basis.

As the old saying goes, "when opportunity knocks, answer the door."

Randy Wright, DDS of Advanced Dentistry by Design in Carson City had little idea who or what was knocking on the other side of his door, let alone the impact he would have, when he answered it in late 2015.

Speaking from a platform of practical experience, Milton Chen, Ph.D., knows what it takes to be cutting edge.

As executive director and senior fellow emeritus with the George Lucas Educational Foundation, producer of the award-winning Edutopia.org web site, Dr. Chen has been at the forefront of innovative K-12 learning for four decades.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) commended the House Natural Resources Committee’s unanimous passage Wednesday of his bill to allow public land to be held in trust for six different tribes throughout Nevada. H.R. 2733, the Nevada Native Nations Land Act, would greatly benefit the people of these regions by providing increased opportunities for economic development.

Motorists are being reminded of ramp closures as the Nevada Department of Transportation continues construction of an auxiliary merge lane from Alternative U.S. 395/Eastlake Boulevard to southbound I-580 in north Carson City.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — a nonprofit of 12,000 doctors — has placed two billboards warning Carson City residents that cancer-causing processed meats such as hot dogs don’t belong in school meals.

The Carson City Public Works Department will hold a March 21 groundbreaking ceremony for the Phase 1A improvements at the Water Resource Recovery Facility. The $30 million project is for the repair and rehabilitation of major components of the sewer plant to ensure continued compliance with State and Federal permits.

The Carson City Mall hosted a booth Saturday put on by Delaney Mott that aims to help deployed soldiers feel they are not forgotten.

What once began as casual letter writing and card sending by mother and daughter to delayed troops has since grown to a community event with the help of Delaney.

St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and the celebrations have begun. The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada has crafts and Irish dancers. Carson Lanes is hosting their annual Pot of Gold Tournament. The Downtown Reno Leprechaun Crawl is always a crazy time. Take a look at this weekend summary to find the fun for miles around.

SATURDAY:

Support our U.S. military by sending care packages and writing letters for soldiers this Saturday, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Carson Mall.

Churchill County Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth and Families with Promise Program recently received a grant to send three students and one adult to the Leadership Washington Focus conference, a national conference in Washington D.C. that develops leadership skills.

University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sarah Cowie was recently named one of 105 Presidential Early Career Award recipients for Scientists and Engineers by United States President Barack Obama.

Carson City officials broke ground this morning on the $11.4 million reconstruction project of the downtown corridor of North Carson Street, beginning a major overhaul of that area's streetscape and underground pipe network.

So much for an early spring, Carson City. Depending on how much snow hits the valley floor, the Monday morning commute could take longer than usual, so please slow down and drive carefully. I wonder if they will be bringing a snow shovel to the Downtown Corridor Construction ground-breaking at 11 a.m.

A fundraiser benefitting Honor Flight Nevada will be held Saturday, March 5, at 11 a.m. at Charlie's Grilled Subs in the Carson Mall.

All menu items are included in the fundraiser, which will last until the items are gone.

Honor Flight Nevada is an annual charitable event that seeks to send military veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Washington, D.C., to visit the war memorials built commemorating their service and sacrifice.