March

Carson City – Earlier in December on a snowy Tuesday night in Carson City, the band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy band rocked an enthusiastic audience of 450 people in Casino Fandango’s new grand ballroom and conference center. The concert was the result of a partnership between the nonprofit Brewery Arts Center (BAC) and the Casino Fandango and Convention Center in Carson City, and organizers are planning another show in March of 2019.

There are only two more Saturdays until Christmas, and Santa Claus is back in Carson City again this weekend ahead of the big holiday.

The Nevada Civil War Volunteers invite you to join them for their annual Christmas Ball on Saturday, Dec. 15. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the Grand March begins at 8 p.m.

Few know the highs and lows of life the way Michael Kubel does.

Like many, the depths and uplifting times in Kubel’s life mirror the mountains and valleys everyone experiences. But unlike most are the sheer heights and chasms in his world.

Students and educators at Carson City’s Empire Elementary School were treated once more to inspirational coaching sessions in the art of storytelling and writing throughout the entire week. Children’s Author Gary Hogg will visit all classrooms K-5 to model a 45-minute writing lesson for teachers and students alike.

Four Carson High School students were named candidates for the Presidential Scholar at Tuesday's meeting of the Carson City School District Board.

The Carson City Classic Cinema Club released its 2019 movie schedule Tuesday with an impressive list of treasured films — including Academy Award winners — representing some of the most notable movies in history, with genres that range from comedies to westerns, suspense, science fiction to hard-hitting dramas.

Excitement abounds as teachers and students have been holding multiple events throughout Carson City this holiday season, everything from Christmas tree sales with CHS teacher and Adviser Ty McMillen’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes to the American Sign Language students of teacher Mary Anne Weaver putting on their Sign Me a Song Christmas production at the high school.

On Friday, Dec. 7, Bethlehem Lutheran School announced the winners of their all school Spelling Bee.

Today Nevada Humanities begins accepting nominations for the 2019 Nevada Humanities Awards for outstanding achievement in and contributions to the humanities.

It's a Holiday Treat for all: A feast of seasonal and holiday entertainment in many styles! The Carson City Symphony and Chorus presents the 35th annual Holiday Treat concert on Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m., at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City will feature the return of Blarney Man this Saturday as part of the Celtic Music Series.

The new ballroom of Carson City’s Casino Fandango was unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday evening, complete with champagne, prime rib, a catered buffet dinner, and a live band, in typical Fandango style.

The Carson City Council of the Navy League of the United States will honor Veterans, past and present, at our November Meeting. We will also pay tribute to our MIA’s and POW’s and celebrate both the Navy and Marine Corps birthdays. Our speaker for the Special Veteran’s Day celebration will be Captain Robert Wiley, Retired, who was the first Master of the USNS Carson City, T-EPF 7.

A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested for a felony fugitive from justice warrant alleging lewdness with a child that was issued out of Napa, Calif., Superior Court, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Arnold Carbone of Glorious Garlic Farm recently taught a workshop on growing garlic at the Foothill Garden, on the Carson Tahoe Health Campus.

“Garlic is very forgiving,” was how Arnold started his class.

A 35-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday for suspicion of domestic battery after allegedly hitting her boyfriend with a frying pan, a sheriff’s deputy said.

When the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra held its very first concert fifty years ago, it played the music of the iconic American composer George Gershwin.

As part of its Reno Philharmonic Exhibition Lecture Series, the Nevada Historical Society will welcome guest lecturers Dr. Mark Clague and Timothy Freeze, both musicologists, who take on the topic, “Gershwin’s Legacy.”

CARSON CITY — Nevada's unemployment rate decreased by another 0.1 percentage point in August 2018 to 4.5 percent, the lowest rate seen since July 2007, according figures released Wednesday by the state's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

CARSON CITY — Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Nevada decreased by 10.7 percent in August, when compared to the same month last year, at 9,580 claims, making it the largest year-over-year decrease in claims since March of 2017, according to figures released Tuesday from the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

A 63-year-old transient man was arrested in the 800 block of E. Musser Street early Thursday morning.

Larry L. Rease was released from the State Prison and sent to the Carson City Jail for an outstanding Felony Warrant from Airport Court in Beverly Hills, Calif.

A 32-year-old Genoa man was arrested Wednesday, 2:45 a.m. at an Industrial Park Drive residence for gross misdemeanor suspicion of violation of a temporary protection court order, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested for multiple felonies Tuesday after he allegedly brandished a gun and threatened to shoot people inside a Highway 50 East convenience store, a sheriff's deputy said.

In celebration of the coming 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Ormsby’s house renovation — scheduled to be completed on July 4, 2001 — I bring you the history of the fabled and unfortunate but still beloved Ormsby House Hotel and Casino.

MINDEN — Assistant Douglas County Manager Jenifer Davidson was appointed interim county manager at last Thursday's Board of County Commissioners meeting. She will serve as interim beginning August 31, which is the last day for retiring County Manager Larry Werner.

Paul Dominique Laxalt, a former Nevada Governor, United States Senator, Lieutenant Governor and District Attorney, and one of former President Ronald Reagan’s closest friends in politics, died at a healthcare facility in Northern Virginia on Monday. He was 96.

Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Primka has been selected by unanimous agreement to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant, filling the vacancy left by retired Capt. Jeff Melvin, Sheriff Ken Furlong announced Monday.

Two were arrested Sunday evening after allegedly smoking methamphetamine in the parking lot of a casino on Goni Road, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

According to Trip Advisor, the top 10 “most excellent cities in the world” are: Key West, Florida; Reykjavik, Iceland; Edinburgh, Scotland; Marrakech, Morocco; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Dublin, Ireland; Bali, Indonesia; Krakow, Poland; Glasgow, Scotland, and New Orleans Louisiana.

A Yerington man convicted in May of killing his wife who worked as a rural mail carrier was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with the eligibility for parole in 25 years, according to Lyon County District Attorney Stephen B. Rye.