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In the tradition of TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, comes TEDxCarsonCity, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

Carson City is a Bee City USA as of October 2018. When I first saw the sign, I didn’t know what it meant.

It is fitting that the state capital should be the first and only (so far) Bee City in Nevada. The city is now the 76th Bee City in the USA.

Western Nevada College’s Foundation has made applying for scholarships even more enticing in 2019. Not only is more scholarship funding available, but the process of applying has been simplified, allowing students to easily apply for more than 250 scholarships with one, easy application.

Beat the mid-winter blues and show a little love for homeless cats by attending Catmandu's big fundraiser, "Caturday Night Out," happening Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Carson Nugget Casino, 507 N Carson Street, Carson City.

The event will be a fun-filled night for animal lovers featuring dinner, music and dancing with a live band, door prizes, mega raffle, and silent auction.

Good morning, Carson City, on this first day of February. Our area has been enjoying Spring-like weather and temperatures all week long. Today will be no different, so enjoy the pleasant conditions while they last.

A series of storms is forecast to move into our region Saturday, dropping temperatures as well as rain and snow. As the photo suggests, rain in the morning is a sailor's warning, so batten down those hatches.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. We're looking forward to an eventful weekend ahead as a winter storm is building and is expected to bring snow to the Sierra and rain and snow showers to the valley floor. And then there's Sunday's Super Bowl and all the fixings that come with that. Enjoy your day today. The weekend is right around the corner.

Hello Carson City. Today is the middle of the work week, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Time to start thinking about those weekend plans, especially if they involve travel as weather changes are ahead and snow is expected in the Sierra by Saturday. As for today, enjoy the sunshine. The weather service says expect partly sunny skies and a high of 55.

Good morning Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. We hope your work week started off on the right foot even though the weather outside has been unpredictable, with sunshine one day and clouds the next. Today we're looking at a slight chance of rain showers, around 20 percent after 11 a.m., and otherwise mostly cloudy skies and a high of 54.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Even though we're in the center of winter doesn't mean we can't enjoy the spring-like weather while lasts. Today will bring partly sunny skies with a high around 53. There's a slight chance of rain Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 50s. Another winter storm is lurking out toward the end of the week so stay tuned.

Could we be in the dog days of January? Sunday is shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous and unseasonably warm for this time of year with a forecast high of 61 degrees and mostly sunny skies.

Even though we are still in the middle of Winter, that doesn't mean we shouldn't enjoy beautiful, Spring-like weather while lasts.

This weekend is shaping up to resemble a false Spring, with unseasonably warm temperatures forecast by Sunday. Saturday should see sunny skies and a high temperature near 50 degrees.

Just right for a little horsing around.

Wow, Carson City! Is it Friday already?! Indeed, we have reached the end of another work week.

Go for a swim during lunch or after work at the newly reopened Carson Aquatic Center before catching some live entertainment this evening at Living the Good Life Nightclub-Bistro-Lounge, Bella Vita Bistro and A to Zen, featuring its weekly Open Mic Night.

So here we are Carson City, staring at a weekend ahead as we enter Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Expect sunny skies today with a daytime high around 47. With all the fresh snow from the weekend, there's plenty of it piled at Lake Tahoe ski areas. Enjoy the bluebird day ahead.

Join our free leader-led hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors! Meet at the corner of Koontz Lane and Center Drive. We will walk on sidewalks in the neighborhood near the park.

For the winter, these hikes are moving onto paved paths in town and will be 3-5 miles long and with duration of about 1-1/2 hours. BRING A FLASHLIGHT as it will be dark on these walks. Water and closed-toe shoes required.

Check www.musclepowered.org/calendar or Facebook for last minute changes or cancellations. Contact Sharon Coates at scoates7515@gmail.com or 775-720-4060 if you have questions.

Join our free leader-led hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors! Meet in the parking lot at Governor's Field on Evalyn Street off of Roop Street.

For the winter, these hikes are moving onto paved paths in town and will be 3-5 miles long and with duration of about 1-1/2 hours. BRING A FLASHLIGHT as it will be dark on these walks. Water and closed-toe shoes required.

Check www.musclepowered.org/calendar or Facebook for last minute changes or cancellations. Contact Sharon Coates at scoates7515@gmail.com or 775-720-4060 if you have questions.

Join our free leader-led hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors! Meet in the Multi-Purpose Athletic Center's (MAC) parking lot at 1860 Russell Way. BRING A FLASHLIGHT as it will be dark on these walks. Water and closed-toe shoes required.

For the winter, these hikes are moving onto paved paths in town and will be 3-5 miles long and with duration of about 1-1/2 hours.

Check www.musclepowered.org/calendar or Facebook for last minute changes or cancellations. Contact Sharon Coates at scoates7515@gmail.com or 775-720-4060 if you have questions.

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

Good day Carson City and welcome to the middle of the work week. Today is Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. We're looking at mostly sunny skies ahead today and for the remainder of the week, with highs in the low 50s today and warming into the mid 50s through Sunday.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. After a wet, blustery 3-day holiday weekend, sunny skies are ahead for the foreseeable future with a gradual warming trend and daytime highs in the low to upper 40s over the next few days.

Soroptimist International of Pinenut Valleys is a new Soroptimist club which will be forming to include the Carson Valley and Smith Valley areas. An informational meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 23rd at 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at El Aguila Real Mexican Restaurant, 1488 US Hwy 395, Gardnerville to introduce the exciting ways we work to improve life for women and girls.

Please RSVP to Danielle Kennedy at (775) 720-4739 or email yandapanda@ gmail.com.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday to honor the civil rights leader. Schools and most all state, local and national government offices are closed for the day. Ahead, skies are clearing and the storm overnight has begun to move out. After 10 a.m. the National Weather services says we will have sunny skies with a high of 39.

After 5 years and more than 1500 cats and kittens saved, Catmandu is hosting their first ever big event on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Carson Nugget Casino, 507 Carson Street, Carson City! “Caturday Night Out,” a fun-filled night for animal lovers, will include dinner, music and dancing with live band One Way Street, door prizes, a raffle, and auction.

Doors open at 5 pm. A buffet dinner featuring both a vegetarian and meat option starts at 6 pm. Emcee Monty Wolf of KOH radio takes the stage after dinner for the raffle, prizes and auction or silent auction.

THURSDAY'S HIKE ALONG THE MULTI-USE PATH IS CANCELED.

In case of bad weather, we will cancel. Please check the www.musclepowered.org/calendar or our Facebook page for last minute changes, or contact the hike coordinator Jo Foster at jf.prairie@gmail.com, or (319) 504-3309, call or text.

Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. All walks can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER: Join us on our free leader-led hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet at thetrailhead for the Clear Creek trail, 1/2 mile west of Jacks Valley Elementary School on Jacks Valley Road, 1.8 miles from 395, Minden. Water and closed-toe shoes required. Hiking poles recommended.

Bring a friend and/or friendly dogs. All hikes are 2-4 miles with duration of about 90 minutes, sometimes with elevation gains of 500’ or more.

Join us on our free leader-led hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet in the dirt parking area opposite Murphy Drive on Combs Canyon Road. Water and closed-toe shoes required. Hiking poles recommended.

Bring a friend and/or friendly dogs. All hikes are 2-4 miles with duration of about 90 minutes, sometimes with elevation gains of 500’ or more.

THIS EVENT FOR THURSDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please check the www.musclepowered.org/calendar or our Facebook page for last minute changes, or contact the hike coordinator Jo Foster at jf.prairie@gmail.com, or (319) 504-3309, call or text.

Muscle Powered is a local non-profit organization that promotes walking, hiking, biking and trail building. All walks can be found at www.musclepowered.org/calendar.

Happy Sunday, Carson City! Don't let a storm and some wet weather forecast for today dampen your mood. The weekend isn't over yet! And with a little optimism, maybe the clouds will part just enough tonight to view the lunar eclipse.

Welcome to your weekend, Carson City. You have a brief reprieve from the cold and stormy weather Saturday as the National Weather Service forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high temperature into the 50s.

Due to verified reports involving the likelihood of stray bullets entering into populated areas originating from the discharge of firearms at the Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range, a temporary operating schedule was implemented along with the increased presence of Range Safety Officers made available by the Carson Rifle and Pistol Club, the city’s non-profit partner for the operation of the range.

Good day Carson City. It is Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Heading into the weekend it looks like the heavy stuff is out of the way weather wise. Today we'll see a slight chance of rain and snow after 10 a.m. with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 46. Saturday we are looking at partly sunny skies and a high in the low 50s.