The holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, but for many families the Christmas spirit also brings added stress and anxiety. Statistics show over 30 percent of working families are making $60,000 annually or less for a family of four to live on in Nevada.

The Carson City School District is accepting volunteer applications to fill the religious vacancy on the district’s Family Life Advisory Committee. Appointment as a member of the committee shall be for an initial term of three (3) years.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a transition in the role of Chief of Staff in his administration.

Chief of Staff Ben Kieckhefer will be stepping down from his position early in 2024 after having helped guide a successful first year of the Lombardo administration, navigating the gubernatorial transition, office buildout, 2023 Legislative Session, and administration agenda development.

A 59-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery after he allegedly backhanded his wife, causing her glasses to break, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

A new policy issued this week by Gov. Joe Lombardo’s administration functionally ended more-lenient remote work guidelines for state employees, reverting back to pre-pandemic norms 11 months after Lombardo initially moved to send workers back to the office.

Thursday, Dec. 28 the Carson City Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with Partnership Carson City, will be conducting an alcohol compliance check. Minor decoys will be sent into local businesses in Carson City that have liquor licenses. The decoys will attempt to purchase alcohol, using their real identification.

UPDATE 322PM: They have been found. A family member stated they became lost and that they are safe.
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A father and his two teen daughters, who left the Yomba Reservation near Gabbs on Christmas Eve bound for the Yerington, are missing.

An 18-year-old man was arrested early Saturday for suspicion of DUI after driving the wrong way on I-580 with two 16-year-olds in the vehicle, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation is proud to announce its selection for the Nature Everywhere initiative, a national program aimed at expanding equitable access to nature for children throughout the state.

The Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department is pleased to announce a new scholarship program that starts in January. Thanks to fundraising efforts and donations through the Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation, the Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department will offer discounted programs to qualifying households.

A very savvy businessman and longstanding pal, Dinger, suggested to me that I write about what I know about. For 24 years I have been writing about what I think about, yet the one thing I do know about, and perhaps the only thing I know about, is Mark Twain.

Members of the Carson City Moose Lodge No. 2709 and Moose Legion recently donated three dozen Tommy Moose dolls to the Carson Tahoe Hospital Emergency Department in Carson City.

While there's a slight chance of light showers overnight, mostly dry conditions should continue Christmas Day into Tuesday around Carson City and surrounding counties, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Meanwhile, a more active pattern will begin moving in Wednesday onward, bringing the potential for several rounds of rain and mountain snow into the New Year, forecasters said.

Two sheriffs, two approaches, different results. Build2Win is hosting a discussion with Carson City Sheriff Ken and Douglas County Sheriff Daniel Coverley.