November 2017
It's Your City: Muscle Powered launches 'zombie texting' distracted driving video contest
Submitted by editor on Thu, 11/23/2017 - 4:34pm
This week's edition of It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer features Kelly Clark, president of Muscle Powered, a Carson City area bicycle and pedestrian advocacy nonprofit organization.
East Fork Professional Firefighters Association joins the global GivingTuesday movement
Submitted by Jim Gustafson on Thu, 11/23/2017 - 3:19pm
GARDNERVILLE – The East Fork Professional Firefighters Association is participating in the 6th annual #GivingTuesday, a global day of online giving, on Tuesday, November 28.
Small business employment continues to set records in Nevada
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 11/23/2017 - 3:16pm
Small businesses in Nevada have rebounded sharply since recessionary lows gripped the state seven years ago with nearly 115,000 jobs added during the course of the recovery, according to the chief economist for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Hundreds turn out for 2017 Carson City Thanksgiving Day feast at Carson Nugget
Submitted by Jim Gustafson on Thu, 11/23/2017 - 12:34pm
A Thanksgiving tradition in Carson City that has brought community members to the dinner table at the Carson Nugget for decades drew nearly 1,000 people for a delicious family-style meal Thursday.
Photo Finish: Families take their gobble to pavement at 2017 Carson City Turkey Trot
Submitted by editor on Thu, 11/23/2017 - 11:22am
A local tradition where runners and walkers of all ages work up a sweat ahead of the big Thanksgiving Day meal, the Carson City Turkey Trot brought hundreds to the Governor's Mansion on Thursday in the spirit of fitness, fun and fellowship.
Opinion: Thanksgiving, Nevada tied together by threads of war
Submitted by Brett Fisher on Thu, 11/23/2017 - 10:56am
The arid high desert topography of Nevada is perhaps the most unlikely image of Thanksgiving.
Thursday, Nov. 23: Things to do on Thanksgiving
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 10:44pmEvent Date:
November 23, 2017 (All day)
A very happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Because of the holiday, just about everywhere will be closed with the exception of casinos and a few grocery stores with limited hours. Earn yourself a second helping of pie by participating in the annual Turkey Trot. In Carson City, you’ll start the 5K or 8K run at the Governor’s Mansion on Mountain Street. If you’re in the Carson Valley, head to Minden Park for their inaugural 5K.
'Day-by-day': Three teens remain in critical condition after Carson City crash
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 7:06pm
Timothy Jones' family takes turns sitting by his bedside at Renown Regional Medical Center. His grandmother Tina Oberson sings him "You Are My Sunshine" - a special song she would sing to her daughter, Timothy's mom, when she was a baby. Oberson hopes "her Timmy" can hear her as he lies in a medically induced coma.
Pioneer High School students giving thanks
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 3:02pm
Charlie Brown once posed the question, “What if today we were just grateful for everything?” Pioneer High School students put this sentiment into action by assembling Thanksgiving dinner baskets for those in need.
Carson City arrests: Man jailed for allegedly stabbing woman in thigh
Submitted by editor on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 2:59pmA 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for felony suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon and domestic battery with substantial bodily harm, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
