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A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday on suspicion of a second DUI, a misdemeanor, and other charges after a traffic stop near Winnie Lane and Lone Mountain streets, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 30-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday in the 200 block of South Carson Meadows on a misdemeanor charge of battery after allegedly throwing mud at an apartment complex maintenance man, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

You won’t have to rush the kids to school today. It’s a professional development day for the Carson City School District, so make some snowmen, go bowling, or just stay home and watch movies. It’s going to be slick out there, please drive safely. Tonight, head to the Firkin and Fox for dinner and some karaoke. The High Sierra Swing Dance Club is at El Charro Avita this evening, which means there will be plenty of people to boogie with.

MONDAY:

• Carson City School District Professional Development Day: No School. Lyon County schools will be on a two hour delay and Douglas County, one hour due to road conditions.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the County Office Building, 27 S. Main Street, Yerington, NV. Our meeting starts promptly at 10:00a.m. We welcome the public to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with our Republican officials, both county and state.

If you want to vote in the Republican Presidential Poll being held at the February 23, 2016 Caucus, you must be registered as a Lyon County Republican no later than Friday, February 12, 2016.

What's all the buzz about? The Mason Valley Beekeepers are hosting their 6th annual conference on Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27, 2016 at Pioneer Crossing Convention Center in Yerington, Nevada. The featured conference speakers are Randy Oliver, a world renowned "scientific beekeeper" from California; and Dr. Lawrence Connor, Entomologist, Wicwas Press publisher and author from Kalamazoo, MI.

Nevada Health Centers’ Mammovan will be making stops beginning next week around northern Nevada. There will screenings in Carson City, Virginia City, Yerington and Reno.

The mobile Mammovan aims to make mammography services accessible and convenient for women by visiting locations across Nevada. These screenings are primarily for women age 40 and older; however, screenings will be provided to those younger than 40 that have a physician referral.

Night in the Country will celebrate its 15th year as Nevada's longest-running country music festival with the largest lineup in its history, featuring some of the biggest country artists in the world including headliners Tyler Farr, Chase Rice and Kip Moore. The festival, set for July 21 – 23 at the Lyon County Fairgrounds in Yerington, has also added Phil Vassar and Josh Abbott Band to the 2016 lineup.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help in finding a person of interest who attempted to lure a child near a Dayton area elementary School.

It may be a Monday, but the weekend continues for some of you. Take advantage of the day off school by hitting the ice at Arlington Square. Get into the swing of things with the High Sierra Swing Dance Club’s night out at El Charro Avita. Learn to make homemade chicken soup with the Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon County.

MONDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr Day

• Free Admission to all National Parks
• Nevada Artists Association Art Exhibit featuring Bob Hickox and Photography by Chas. H. McDonnell, III at the Carson Visitor Center (8am-5pm)

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected Fernley’s attempt to receive a bigger share of Lyon County’s tax revenues.The court agreed with District Judge Todd Russell that, w ...

A Dayton woman was booked into jail on a felony theft warrant issued in December through Carson City Justice Court.

School districts in Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties were among 11 statewide to receive grant money that will allow them to hire additional social workers and mental health professionals, the Nevada Department of Education announced Wednesday.

Lyon County brothel owner Dennis Hof said Friday he will run for the state Senate seat being vacated by Greg Brower.Hof made the announcement at a Libertarian Party press conference in Las Vegas. Hof ...

A controversial assignment at Dayton High School is prompting an apology from the Lyon County School District. Parents were upset after seeing an image used in a writing assignment. Many parents said they were upset after seeing an image they called offensive.

Douglas and Lyon County law enforcement agencies and the Nevada Highway Patrol will step up traffic enforcement in both counties beginning this week as part of the first Joining Forces effort of the new year, officials said Monday.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its first meeting for 2016 at the Library, 22 Day Lane, Smith Valley. Our meeting will start promptly at 10:00a.m. We welcome the public to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with our Republican officials, both county and state.

In 27 years of housing inmates, only two suicides were successfully committed in Lyon County’s old jail. In less than three years, three have been committed in the new facility, which opened Jan. 4, 2013.
Lyon County officials hope a set of remedies approved by the county commission will bring that to an end.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 28 through Jan. 3, 2016. Race Track Road will be closed to through traffic between Bigelow Drive and Schulz Drive for the entire week.

UPDATE 6PM: NV Energy reports three outages with 16 customers without power as of 6 p.m., in Carson City. There's one power outage in Douglas County with 242 customers without power and 13 outages with 299 customers without power in Washoe County.
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NV Energy reports more than 20 power outages around Carson City affecting more than 2,000 customers as of 4:50 p.m. Monday.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 21-27, 2015: The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue work on the construction of an auxiliary lane on southbound I-580 from the Eastlake Boulevard interchange to the N. Carson Street off-ramp. There will be nightly lane closures from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. beginning Sunday evening through Wednesday morning.

UPDATE SATURDAY: The Polar Express is back up and running and will run on its regular rides this weekend through Tuesday night, said Candy Duncan, spokeswoman for the V&T.
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UPDATE 11:05PM: All passengers, including Santa Claus and helpers, have been safely removed from the disabled V&T train Friday night and were taken by shuttle buses to the Carson City depot. The train stalled north of Linehan Road in Lyon County. Carson City dispatch received the call at 9:20pm that the train was disabled with more than 240 passengers. There were no injuries and the passengers were in good spirits, said Sgt. Scott McDaniel.
A diesel engine pushed the disabled train and passenger cars back to the Carson City depot.

Beginning Monday, December 14, there will be intermittent lane closures on Carson Street throughout the week due to utility work as part of the Downtown Carson project.  In addition, Third Street will be temporarily closed to through traffic between Carson and Curry Streets for a brief time period.  Detours will be signed.
 
Lane closures with two-way traffic maintained are expected at the following locations due to utility work:

A 28-year-old man was arrested Sunday, 3:30 p.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine and possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Long time community events coordinator Fred Nietz, whose company Arlington Group Events started the very first Silver and Snowflakes Tree Lighting for Carson City Mainstreet, now in its 25th year, passed away Tuesday at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. He was 71.

A Bay Area plastic manufacturer will relocate to Dayton with plans to create up to 70 jobs, the Northern Nevada Development Authority announced Tuesday.

Peterson Products will move its production facility and headquarters from Belmont, Calif., to Lyon County. The company recently leased a building and plans to create up to 70 jobs in Northern Nevada and adding another manufacturer to the region.

The last meeting for 2015 for the Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Utilities Building, 34 Lake Blvd., Dayton. Our meeting starts promptly at 10:00a.m. We welcome the public to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meeting with our Republican officials, both county and state. We will also be discussing our LCRCC Caucus to include a Presidential Poll which will be held February 23, 2016.
For more information about the LCRCC, call Dave at 775-772-2364 or check out our website at www.lyoncountynvrepublicans.com.

Northern Nevada Development Authority on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lubelskie Region of Poland as part of an ongoing effort to increase economic ties between Poland and the Sierra region of Nevada.

Northern Nevada Development Authority will host 42 business leaders and government officials from Poland on Thursday who will visit Carson City among several stops as a follow-up to Gov. Brian Sandoval's European trade mission this summer.

A Silver Springs bar off Highway 50 was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday with the bandit brandishing a weapon and making off with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.

A 24-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and petit larceny after allegedly stealing merchandise from a local business, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.