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Lake Tahoe boat inspections have been keeping invasive species off of boats entering the lake for years, and a new tool for keeping them off non-motorized watercraft is now available and on display in South Lake Tahoe.

The 3rd Annual Watercolor Carson City will take place August 3-6, 2023. This 4-day watercolor event includes the following:

Carson City Symphony Association’s “Strings in the Summer,” a program for string-instrument players of all ages and experience levels, will begin on Friday, July 14, 2023. Two sessions will be held on four consecutive Friday mornings at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Road, just north of Carson High School. Registration and tuition are free, donations welcome.

The Carson City Sheriff is pleased to announce the activation of an enhanced summer downtown patrol effort that now includes the presence of the Sheriff’s Mounted Unit.

With the assistance of the departments Traffic Enforcement Team, this two year-long initiative was implemented this past weekend by having a team of mounted unit officers added to the regular patrol coverage of the area.

The Battle Born Patriots Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is once again hosting the Reading of the Declaration of Independence and Liberty Bell Ringing at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4 at 10 a.m.

UPDATE: A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday for suspicion of possession of more than 1 ounce of marijuana, possession with intent to sell and lesser offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Dirk Roper, owner and CEO of Roper’s Heating and Air Conditioning, made the first of many summer deliveries of 50 new cooling fans Thursday to the Carson City Senior Center as part of the KOLOCares 2023 Fan Drive to help Carson City seniors stay cool this summer.

This Tuesday, July 4, Max Casino will host its inaugural Hot Dog Eating Championship. Six contestants will go bun-to-bun to see who can eat 10 hot dogs the fastest in 10-minutes. The winner will walk away with the Max Casino “Top Dog” Championship trophy and $500 cash. Second place will walk away with $100 cash.

The Carson City Symphony Association presents a “Violin and Piano House Recital,” an afternoon of music, conversation, wine, and dessert on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at a private home, 3491 Mont Blanc Court, near Jacks Valley Road south of Carson City.

Summertime is officially here, and there's no better way to kick it off than Independence Day. Retailers across the Silver State have stocked their shelves with all the cookout favorites and patriotic decorations in preparation for the summer's biggest party.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Enjoy two Chautauqua performances on the same stage on Friday, July 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center.

It has come to the attention of City officials that some residents may be experiencing difficulty in viewing the live broadcast of Carson City Board of Supervisors meetings on channel 191. The City has reached out to television service providers to find a solution to this issue and apologizes for any inconvenience.

Douglas County Community Services Director Scott Morgan will serve as the Interim Assistant County Manager while the County launches a competitive recruitment for a permanent Assistant County Manager. Scott Morgan accepted this appointment on June 24, 2023.

Creativity and talent abound from Western Nevada College’s art students in the Capital City Arts Initiative’s Fresh Outlook 2023 exhibition.

Drivers Beware. Throughout the year the Lake Tahoe Basin experiences fluctuations in the number of visitors and vehicle traffic. The winter ski and summer recreation seasons bring more vehicles to the Tahoe Basin, which increases the risk of bears being struck by vehicles. Bear-vehicle collisions pose a risk to bears, people and property.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of July 3-9, 2023. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Making Connections: Capitol FFA Thrives at Summer Leadership Camp, Connecting with FFA Chapters Statewide

The Silver City Preservation Society and Silver City Arts invite everyone to the Silver City Park on July 2, from 2-7 PM for a day of live music, food and drink, lawn games, an art show, cake raffle and more.

A Chautauqua presentation, “Lake Tahoe’s Unique and Unconventional George Whittell”. Local authors and historians David & Gayle Woodruff, assume the characters of George Whittell and his Parisian socialite wife Elia, one of the wealthiest couples on the West Coast during the 1920s-1960s.

A single fixed-wing aircraft went down in Lake Tahoe Saturday morning at Rubicon Bay.

The two people on board were rescued by citizen boaters in the area, with one of those from the plane having a serious head injury, according to El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) Captain Michael Lensing.