Free live outdoor concert series will happen Sunday, August 27 at Empire Ranch Golf Course in Carson City. Full menu and bar available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, live music from 2 to 4 p.m. Golf available all day on 18 hole championship course or shorter, quicker Morgan Mill Executive Course, which is great for younger players and beginner golfers.

Bringing awareness and intervention tools for high-risk behaviors among youth in the community is the focus of Carson City Juvenile Service’s monthly Parent Education Night happening this Tuesday, August 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Carson City Juvenile Services.

Odeon Saloon in Dayton will present Odeon Oldies Talk with Tami Force that will focus on, Nevada mining camps, Emigrant trails and ghost towns this Wednesday, August 23 at Odeon Saloon, 65 Pike Street Dayton beginning at 7 p.m.

Amidst a mix of excitement and apprehension students, educators and employees throughout the Carson City School District began the 2023-2024 school year with reassuring and motivational school assemblies, meet-and-greets, orientations and back-to-school nights.

Get ready for the most fantastic event in Carson City. The Outlaw Flat Trac Race is back, and it's bigger and better than ever. The event is from 6-10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 25 and Saturday, Aug. 26 at Fuji Park just south of Carson City at 601 Old Clear Creek Road, for an adrenaline-fueled experience.

With showers overnight between Reno, Carson City and surrounding counties, the National Weather Service says Monday will bring widespread rain and cooler temperatures with an increased risk of flooding for parts of western Nevada and the eastern Sierra.

The intrepid Kathy Collins, who has always been Maui personified, recommended “The Hawaii Community Foundation Maui Strong Fund,” for much needed Maui relief. So with a lump in my throat, and a heavy heart for Lahaina I sent my heartfelt support.

I’ve been watching my lemon cucumber leaves turn speckled, yellow, and then brown. Initially, I thought squash bugs were sucking the juices out. However, when I tapped a damaged leaf over a white sheet of paper, and looked through my trusty magnifying glass, I saw moving dust particles on the paper. Those “particles” are actually tiny spider mites.

Carson City’s Thursday Nite Cruisers have been celebrating vintage cars for the last nine years, gathering at venues around the town on Thursday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. We do not charge an entry fee, or a club fee. We get together to visit about our beloved vehicles, to pass on good/bad experiences with mechanics, upholsterers, electrical people, what cruises, shows are coming up.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will be having an open house on Saturday, August 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be at the historic Wungnema House, located on the east side of Mills Park across from Carson High School off Saliman Road.

Thank you Carson Aquatics Center and Artistic Fence Company for helping CASI host another fantastic Pooch Plunge! The CASI team works year around to raise funds to help alleviate animal suffering through programs like Critter Fixer, our low cost spay/neuter voucher program for pets of low-income families.

Douglas County is embarking on the strategic-planning process to create a shared vision between the residents of Douglas County and their elected officials. This five-year strategic plan document will serve as an operational roadmap for the future. It is designed to evolve over time in response to the changing needs of the organization and the community.

A Carson Now reader submitted this photo of the Laxalt Building against the recent dark storm.

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Wild Horse Productions raises $7,900 in a benefit event which was held to support Zoe Ward, one of their young actors courageously facing the challenges of childhood cancer.