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At the last Douglas County School Board meeting, trustees decided to postponed a recent policy that would restrict access to sports, bathrooms and locker rooms for transgender students. According to discussions, the board plans to make the language of the proposal more clear to avoid legal action.

The Bently Heritage Estate Distillery shuttered its doors in March 2022, but now, the restored spirits distiller will have a new life after the acquisition by Foley Family Wines.

The Sonoma, Calif. based wine company announced the purchase of the 100-year-old facility, which was once a creamery and flour mill, earlier this week.

Looking for a well-mannered, friendly cat? Look no further than Astro. This big, handsome short-haired gray and white tuxedo was recently displaced when his owner went into a memory care facility. Just 2 years old, he is people friendly, very social and was best friends with a dachshund dog. He doesn’t spray and has no known bad habits.

According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, Sheriff's Office deputies have closed 2nd Street near Roop to investigate what appears to be a suspicious gas canister left on the corner.

Bomb investigation protocol is ongoing at this time and residents must stay away from the area.

Empire Ranch Golf Course in east Carson City is currently flooded, and the course is closed until further notice.

“Due to excessive spring run-off and flood conditions, Empire Ranch Golf Course, Golf Shop, and Restaurant will be temporary closed,” a spokesperson for the course wrote. “We look to re-open with our best golf course conditions as soon as possible.”

In a brief ceremony yesterday, Carson High School celebrated seven senior student-athletes who will continue their athletic careers in college after graduation.

A 32-year-old man from Dayton was pulled over and arrested on Thursday night in Carson City for his second DUI offense.

This Thursday June 1 at 7:00PM, the historic Gold Hill Hotel continues its history series with a Chautauqua (living history) presentation of James and Margret Reed, brave and heroic survivors of the forlorn 1846 Donner Party, that brought their four children and dozens of other safely through this tragic event.

The annual Rockin’ Ribfest at Casino Fandango returns this holiday weekend in Carson City.

The fun begins today, Friday May 26 and continues through Monday, May 29.

A new business years in the making has officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.

Mayer Family Wine first acquired the space in Downtown Carson City over a year ago and have been hard at work constructing a business that is both a retail store front, market, and gathering place.

The Carson City Symphony's annual Pops Party concert will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2023, outdoors at 6:00 p.m. at the Governor's Mansion, 606 Mountain Street, Carson City. Admission is free.

RENO, NV - Girls on the Run Sierras (GOTR-S) is partnering with Big Blue Adventure to host their annual Spring Season celebratory 5K on Saturday, June 10th at Palisades. The 5K event will take place at Palisades, located at 1960 Olympic Valley Road Olympic Valley, CA 96146.

GOTR-S is a 501c3 non-profit that was established in California in 2007 and Nevada in 2011. They are asking for volunteers to help run Girl Village (sponsored by Bank of America) or to be out helping on the course.

MINDEN, NV – Based on direction from the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), Douglas County will be utilizing the remaining $719,000 of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funding to replace lost revenue in order to provide government services.

As part of the county’s development of a plan to spend these funds, the county is asking for funding requests to be considered by the BOCC.

RENO, NV – NevadaGrown, the organization that promotes local agriculture and food products announces its merger with the Nevada Small Business Development Center’s Made in Nevada program, which highlights Nevada-based businesses and promotes their products.

According to the press release, this union aims to strengthen support for Nevada's local businesses, expand market opportunities and further promote the products and services offered within the state.

Happy Thursday, Carson City! Are you excited for the cool Memorial Day Weekend?

As the holiday weekend roles around the corner, let’s gear up for what’s to come in Carson City and beyond.

The Nashville Social Club has announced tickets are still available for the two-night show to see Antsy McClain & The Trailer Park Troubadours performing live in “The Swan” Music Hall on Friday and Saturday, May 26th & 27th!

This past December, Haley Albarran opened the Messy Kids Art School in a little room in the Miller Wellness Center building on Telegraph St., but only a few months later, she had outgrown the space, and will now be expanding into the Carson Square building which houses the Carson City Visitor's Center and ReMax at the corner of Curry and Washington Streets in downtown Carson City.

Thirty-six employees who have worked a collective 766 years with the Carson City School District will retire this year. The retirees were recognized at the school board meeting Tuesday, May 23.

A 38-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 2400 block of Meadowbrook Lane for domestic battery after allegedly punching her boyfriend repeatedly in the face after he punched her dog.

According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to a residence on Sean Drive for a report of a physical domestic dispute. The boyfriend called deputies and advised he’d been punched multiple times in the face by his girlfriend.

The Nevada Outdoor Experience is a free youth outdoor expo with the goal of exciting and inspiring the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife conservationists.

Over twenty organizations are coming together to educate youth (and their families) on a variety of outdoor related hobbies.

UPDATE: The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the public with their assistance in identifying and
locating the gold Honda Accord. Based on several anonymous tips, the vehicle has been located, and
the suspect has been identified.

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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating and identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a battery investigation.

The vehicle is a newer model gold Honda Accord. (Photo attached.) The vehicle’s license plate number is unknown at this time.

Over the past several years, Nevada State Parks has welcomed a record number of visitors as more and more people turned to the outdoors as a vacation destination. In response to this increased demand, Nevada State Parks has worked to develop an online tool that will make it easier for visitors to explore Nevada, while ensuring responsible, sustainable management of the Silver State’s natural resources.

Dayton Senior Center, together with Sierra Nevada Cornhole, is having their 2nd annual FUNdraiser Cornhole to benefit the Dayton Senior Center on Saturday, June 3rd. The tournament will be located in front of the historic Odeon Saloon at 65 Pike St in historic Dayton, NV. Sign-in/practice starts at 10am, bags fly at 11am.

The Carson City School District took time at the May 23 school board meeting to recognize Brynlee Peters, a fifth grader at Fritsch Elementary School in Carson City, for her artwork and entry, which was selected out of hundreds of students statewide for the 2023 Free Fishing Day Poster contest offered by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW).

A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly threatening a man with a gun at a birthday party.

According to the arrest report, Cameron Williams was arrested after deputies were dispatched to a local chain restaurant on S. Carson St. on report of a dispute.

Summer is here, and cracked windows won’t be enough to save your furry friends from dangerously hot cars!

Every year, pets succumb to heat exhaustion as a result of being left in hot vehicles. As temperatures continue to rise, the CCSO K9 unit urges all of us to be mindful of these dangers and to never leave your loved ones in a hot car.

The Carson Victory Rollers are taking Carson City to the national level of USARS Roller Derby! Help support your local athletes as we prepare for Nationals, we have hopes of bringing home a medal.

With 4 skaters having brought a bronze medal home with the Lockeford Liberators in 2021, now it’s time for Carson City to have our team make a name for themselves on the national stage in Lincoln, Nebraska July 6-8th 2023.

Join Carson Tahoe, and local surgeons, along with PBS, Boys & Girls Club, and local Lego Robotics teams for a night of family fun at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center located at 1600 Medical Pkwy in Carson City.

Take the opportunity to test drive the Da Vinci surgical robot yourself and experience the thrill of modern surgical technology.

Carson High School (CHS) is pleased to announce the formation of a joint Men's and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame that will induct its inaugural class in a ceremony October 14, 2023, planned at the banquet hall at the Governor's Mansion.

The Hall of Fame will be named in honor of Dick Stoddard, a former CHS basketball player who passed on October 20th, 1997, at the age of 25 after a 12-year battle with cancer.

Caroline Rhea, the voice of TV's Phineas and Ferb's Linda Flynn Fletcher, and star of film and television shows including Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Biggest Loser, and Christmas with the Kranks, takes the stage at the Carson Nugget Casino's Grand Showroom on Saturday, May 27, for shows at 6 and 8 p.m.

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