CARSON CITY — With the first day of school fast approaching August 20, Carson High School wants all students and parents to be aware of some important back-to-school information, event dates and a new electronics policy effective this year.

Looks like another great day to stay indoors. The Carson City Library has several activities planned today, and one of them might be what you’re looking for. Story time this morning is for the little ones. Just about everyone is welcome to participate in their weekly Lego Club build. Families will enjoy movie night; just make sure to register online if you’re planning on seeing Peter Rabbit with them this evening. The Jazz and Beyond Music Festival is in full swing, so you’ll find plenty of music around.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – History buffs and treasure hunters continue to search wide swaths of Nevada for remnants left behind by famed explorer John C. Fremont and his Corps of Topographical Engineers who traversed the region in 1843-44.

Carson City Coach Christine Clinic announcing Beginner BMX clinic. You do not have to be a member. Would you like to know about BMX and bike basics? Get acquainted with Carson City BMX. Come to the clinic. Saturday morning, 11 August, 1st clinic at 8 am. Registration at 7:30 am, clinic starts at 8 am. Clinic cost $5. Second clinic for the beginner (but with a little bit more knowledge) to work on gates and rhythm section. Registration at 9:15 am with clinic starting at 9:30 am. Also $5.

For the past four years, Angels With Flowers has donated floral arrangements to hospitals and senior care centers throughout the Carson City area. On Monday, the program, established by local florist Lori Morris, donated its 99th and 100th arrangement of 2018.

Why would someone write an article on buying versus renting a home? What’s in it for the author of the article?
Why would you read one?

What is it you want to hear? Do you just want confirmation and justification for what you already believe and want to do? Or, are you looking to be convinced otherwise?

These are all good questions to ask yourself if you find yourself reading an article on whether it makes more sense to buy a home, or rent a house.

There are “reasons” to buy, and “reasons” to rent.

Please join the Carson City Republican Women and the Carson City Republican Party for a dinner meeting featuring U.S. Congressman Mark Amodei.

Congressman Admodei will be our guest speaker at our upcoming dinner meeting to be held Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the Carson Nugget.

Social hour is 5:30 p.m. and the dinner meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The cost for the dinner is $25.00 per person, cash only. Reservations are mandatory and must be made by Friday, August 17, 2018 by contacting Lori Bagwell 775-220-3646 or email carsonrepublicanwomen@gmail.com to make your reservations.

The second annual Carson City Fair brought local youth in agriculture, live music, home craft exhibitors, antique tractors and much more than last year. The fair provides a venue for local youth enrolled in 4-H, FFA and Grange to showcase their agricultural projects.

Welcome to Wednesday, Carson City. It’s another lazy, hazy day in Northern Nevada. You’ll want to keep your outdoor activities limited when the air is like this, but it understandably leads to a feeling of cabin-fever. Take the family out for dinner tonight at Firehouse Subs on Highway 50; they are raising funds for a local family recovering from a car accident. The Jazz and Beyond Music Festival gets into the swing of things with the Echoes Band in the Comma Coffee Courtyard. Keep reading for all of today’s happenings.

WEDNESDAY, August 8: Things to do in Carson City

The 16th annual National Night Out, or as some like to call it, “Crime’s Going Away Party,” was held Tuesday evening in Mills Park and an excellent time was had by law enforcement and the public alike, demonstrating their commitment to the partnership between the community and law enforcement agencies.

MINDEN, Nev. — Information from an informant has led Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigators to a Gardnerville area residence where a search is underway for possible human remains on the property that may be tied to a homicide, said DCSO Undersheriff Paul Howell.

Come out and join us for free hikes each week to enjoy Nevada outdoors around Carson City! Meet outside the entrance to Silver Saddle Ranch on Carson River Road.

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. Water and sturdy or athletic shoes are required. Hat, sunscreen and hiking poles recommended. Some trails are dirt and others are paved. In case of bad weather, we will cancel.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspicious subject who was found inside Carson High School on Aug. 1.

UPDATE 4:42PM: The landfill fire has been fully contained, according to the Carson City Fire Department. The cause of the fire is still undetermined. The landfill will reopen Wednesday.
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UPDATE 3:12PM: Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon reports the fire at the Carson City landfill Tuesday afternoon continues to put out a lot of smoke but is no longer spreading. The fire is burning dump-related material, he said and there's not a threat to the public. Some engines have already been released from the scene.
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UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to the area of the landfill off of Flint Road for a large fire initially reported to be a brush fire.

The call came into dispatch at around 2 p.m., reporting a heavy amount of black smoke coming from a construction area near the landfill.

RENO, Nev. — A missing 9-year-old Texas girl that was kidnapped by her non-custodial mother has been found safe at a Reno homeless camp, according to Haskell Police Chief Kenny Barnett.

Will community gardens supplant the clubhouse? Will fairway views fade into farmscapes, and the fast-rolling greens of the golf course become rows of kale, cabbage and spinach?

A 25-year-old man was arrested late Sunday for misdemeanor suspicion of discharging fireworks close to homes, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Some Carson City history and stories about the Foreman and Roberts families who lived in this historic house are presented on a free, docent led tour. You will see a house museum and artifacts representing life in the 1880s through early 1900s. After touring the House, enjoy light refreshments and see the recently completed Carriage House and the informative new historical exhibits on display there.

Nevada Appeal publisher Michael (Mick) Raher will be the featured speaker at Monday's Carson City Democratic luncheon. A native of Australia, Raher was named publisher in January after decades of experience in sales, marketing and media management. He is also an avid participant in our region's snow and water sports.

The 20th Barracuda Championship at Montreux Golf and Country Club came down to two players with different mindsets entering Reno’s PGA Tour stop.

Chad Campbell, owner of four career PGA Tour wins, was playing his seventh consecutive event, grinding to secure his exempt status on tour. Andrew Putnam treated the week as a working vacation taking in the sights and serenity of Lake Tahoe.

The Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties Thursday, August 9 breakfast meeting includes guest speakers on three important topics. The Coalition will also honor the AmeriCorps and VISTA members who have served the Lyon County region during the last year.

NEW WASHOE CITY, Nev. — Join a park ranger and the staff from Nevada Bugs and Butterflies for a bug walk at Washoe Lake State Park. Participants will look for butterflies, caterpillars, and other interesting insects in the willows next to Deadman’s Creek.

Due to heavy smoke settling on the area, the RoseBud's Dance Band's performance for Monday, Aug. 6, as part of the Carson City Jazz and Beyond Music and Art Festival has been moved to inside the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St. The concert was originally planned for Comma Courtyard, but the performers want to present the event in a comfortable and healthy atmosphere.

Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Primka has been selected by unanimous agreement to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant, filling the vacancy left by retired Capt. Jeff Melvin, Sheriff Ken Furlong announced Monday.