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The Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist Cindee LeVal will be joined by several poets and readers on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 7:30-9:30 p.m., for an evening of big-band music and poetry on the theme "Easy as Pi(e)."

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation’s dedicated bridge inspection and rehabilitation program has helped Nevada bridges to be named the nation’s best for the fourth consecutive year.

Monday is not always about being full of motivation. Sometimes it’s about finding it. I have a standing call every Monday at 7 am with my team, as some of them are on the east coast. Although I made it through the call, this Monday was more challenging. Can you identify? Unfortunately, not doing business isn’t usually an option. Here’s how to get yourself going when the going is rough.

A special joint meeting of the Carson City Board of Supervisors and the Carson City School District Board of Trustees will be held this Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. inside the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – In just the first days after several northwestern Nevada state roads were damaged by flooding, the Nevada Department of Transportation has let out emergency contracts and contractors are already being dispatched to repair erosion and other flood-related roadway damage. The repairs follow tours of the damage taken by Governor Sandoval and local officials both before and after the flood.

UPDATE 2:23PM WEDNESDAY: From CCSO: The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the public for helping identify the female suspected of credit card fraud and burglary. She was identified as Amanda Barrett, 31, of Thousand Oaks, Calif. Barrett also has an outstanding felony warrant out of Los Angeles County, Calif. Please do not approach Barrett and contact your local law enforcement agency if she is located.
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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a female who is suspected of multiple counts of credit card fraud and commercial burglary.

In just two short weeks it will be Christmas Eve. Treat the kids to some quality time with Family Day at A to Zen or at the final performance of ‘Elf Jr. – The Musical.’ Let the Carson City Symphony get you in the spirit of the season at the 33rd Annual Holiday Treat Concert in the Community Center. Bring an unwrapped toy and you’ll get in for free to the Carson Victory Rollers’ annual ‘Season’s Beatings Red and Green Scrimmage.’ Keep reading for some great ways to spend the day.

SUNDAY:

Brace yourself, Carson City. We could be in for some wet and windy weather this weekend. The more adventurous of you will be participating in the Be Bold, Run in the Cold ‘Run with Rudolph’ 5/10K near Western Nevada College. If you’d rather be indoors, the Carson Mall is hosting a Holiday Craft Fair, and at noon will celebrate the grand opening of Ogres-Holm Pottery. Celebrate a Country Christmas with Mary Kaye and the Kaye Sisters in Genoa or get your Celtic fix at the Brewery Art Center with a performance by County Clarke. Read on for local fun for young and the young-at-heart.

Since taking over Partnership Carson City’s youth group One Up in September, Brooklyn Maw has seen it grow from seven members to 55.

A 43-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was arrested Tuesday as the suspect in a food contamination case at Raley’s in the Village Center near Stateline.

There is an excellent chance that your devices have already fallen back one hour, but not everything is digitally connected. Daylight savings time is done for the year, and hopefully you’ve enjoyed your extra hour of sleep. Do something good for yourself and enjoy Community Yoga at Comma Coffee or join in the weekly bike ride leaving from Fremont Elementary School this morning. Keep reading, and have a great day.

SUNDAY:

October is behind us and this November weekend kicks off the holiday season with craft fairs, art shows, and plenty of fun. Get a jump on those New Year’s resolutions by participating in the first of the ‘Be Bold, Run in the Cold’ 5 or 10K runs that Ascent Runs is sponsoring. Wine walk your way into autumn in our newly renovated downtown. Have a great weekend, Carson City, and keep reading for all of the local happenings.

SATURDAY:

Carson City Sheriff's Office detectives are asking for the public's help locating a man believed to be connected to a residential burglary early last month where numerous items and jewelry were stolen.

After an action-packed Nevada Day Saturday, Sunday traditions carry on, such as the 35th Annual La Ka Lel Be Pow Wow at the Carson Colony gym. Take the kids up to Virginia City for one last chance to catch Thomas the Tank Engine at the V & T Depot. It may be a little rainy, but the show must go on at the NV Day Carnival and Festival at Mills Park.

SUNDAY:

Competition is in the heart of most people, and the students, faculty, and staff at CHS is no exception to that rule. Students and teachers are not going to miss out on the myriad of individual and cooperative competitive opportunities that present themselves at the high school level.

Happy Birthday Nevada. My favorite holiday has arrived, and with it a mountain of fun to be had. Normally my weekend list is sorted by chronological start time, but for this one I will be separating out the downtown parade related activities for your ease. Keep reading and have a safe and wonderful weekend.

Parade Day Fun Stuff in Downtown Carson City:

• BAWN Pancake Breakfast Buffet at Red’s Old 395 (6am-10am; $6/$3 kids)

A suspect believed to be connected to a robbery Wednesday morning at a Carson City bar is now in custody after he had barricaded himself inside a College Parkway apartment, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

Every two years, the Cato Institute in Washington, DC ranks the recent changes in state fiscal policies to give readers an understanding of the trends prevailing in each state. Last week, Cato released its newest Fiscal Report Card, and Nevada fares poorly.

Of the 50 states plus Washington, DC, Nevada ranks 47th due to its unfavorable shifts in tax rates and spending in the last legislative session.
Study author Chris Edwards notes that large unfunded liabilities for public-employee pensions and ballooning Medicaid costs are putting upward pressure on state budgets.

With fall underway and rain and snow arriving to Sierra roads, the Nevada Department of Transportation reports that is prepared to help keep roads clear.

If you need help and don't know where to turn, Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) probably has the answer.

Besides offering a host of services — from medical to housing and employment — CCHHS also acts as a referral source to community services as well as a hub where service providers and clients connect.

In both sports and life, we love great champions.

But athletic dominance alone isn't what makes a champion great. Character is what elevates some to the greatness. Humility, integrity, sportsmanship and respect for others are what set some champions apart.

That’s why we think more highly of Greg Maddux than Roger Clemens. Maddux was all class all the time, while Clemens was full of ego, aggression and controversy.

On July 25, a woman visiting South Lake Tahoe reported a robbery and attempted sexual assault in a laundry room at Lakeland Village on Lake Tahoe Boulevard.

Over the past year, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department has received at least three such reports and believe they may be related due to similarities in the subject's description and method of operation, said Lt. Brian Williams.

In the historic town of Dayton, six miles east of Carson City, there's a pizzeria that serves up more than fresh pies.

A California man and woman were arrested Friday on suspicion of credit card fraud after an elaborate computer forgery lab was discovered inside a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The Nevada Department of Transportation ceremonially broke ground Tuesday on the USA Parkway extension project connecting Interstate 80 and U.S. 50 through Storey and Lyon counties.

The good, old summer time appears to have started early in the Eagle Valley.

Not only has Mother Nature bucked the seasonal calendar by introducing mid-summer temperatures approaching 100 degrees, but the 3rd and Curry Farmer's Market welcomes its 2016 season Saturday in downtown Carson City.

The second suspect connected with a residential burglary that happened last month was arrested Thursday, a Carson City sheriff’s lieutenant said.

Cody Rogers-Shaw was found hiding in a yard in the 1600 block of Marian Street in Carson City at around 11:20 a.m. He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility.

IRA and other retirement accounts are valuable. However, once age 70-1/2 is reached, there are required minimum distributions that are to be paid to avoid a penalty for not doing so.

A 27-year-old Carson City man arrested this week on suspicion of graffiti tagging, faces 26 additional charges after being connected to at least 23 different incidents around Carson City that caused $3,600 in damage, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Recently, an article was posted to Carson Now by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension promoting a spring plant sale fundraiser for The Greenhouse Project, located behind Carson High School.

Although the article itself seemed very non-controversial, the comments posted to it were anything but.