Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Hour Of Code

The Heart of Nevada Pageant at the Nevada State Fair is currently accepting contestants ahead of the June 4 pageant. Contestants can be any age, and include both boys and girls as well as women.

In addition to the traditional pageants, there will also be “Just for Fun” Mommy and Me and Best Friend contests.

A Carson City Charter Review Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, May 17 beginning at 1:30 p.m. inside the Bob Crowell Boardroom of the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Items up for discussion include possible amendments relating to the exercising of emergency powers in Carson City.

The Carson City School District took time at the School Board meeting Tuesday night to recognize 32 individuals with the “Distinguished Student Award.” The student winners were selected by administrators and recognized from their respective schools as having specific qualities, skills and characteristics that distinguished them.

Nevada Health Centers’ school-based health center in Carson City will offer COVID-19, flu and other select vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic Wednesday, May 11, from 9 to 11 a.m.

On Monday, May 9, 2022, Troopers with the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol responded to a call of a reckless driver failing to maintain their travel lane and driving on the shoulder.

Troopers with the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol have made an arrest in the fatal crash that occurred on Saturday, April 23, 2022 on US-395 and Airport Road.

Classical Tahoe Festival and Music Institute has announced its upcoming season, July 14 to August 18, 2022.

UPDATE: Carson Now reader Misty Syms-Olvera submitted a photo of the dead animal, with a message that the photo was taken by her husband at around 8:30 a.m. Monday morning. Scroll to the photo and click on to enlarge. The photo was sent to NDOW, which noted that it was indeed a bobcat.
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A photo taken Monday from a Carson City resident appears at first glance to look like, of all things, a dead tiger on the side of the road. The photo shows large paws and even stripes on the animal, similar to those of a tiger.

Come on out to MidTown Marketplace's Spring Peddlers Market & Craft Show this Saturday May 14th from 9am-2pm. Our parking lot will be full of vendor booths selling vintage and collectables, antiques, home and garden decor, furniture, hand crafted foods and items made by local artisans. Don Jose Bar & Grill will also be offering specials to all attendees who stop by the Peddlers Market. Location is 104 Corbett Street, just off of N. Carson St in Carson City.

Peter Stetina’s Paydirt gravel bike race has become a staple in the High Fives Foundation event calendar. Since 2017, the event has raised over $63,000 for the non-profit which has gone to rehabilitation programs and now to build future para-cycling categories in the Paydirt race.

The Capital City Community Band is having a concert on Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m. at the Legislative Mall Amphitheater, behind the Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City.

Carson City Classic Cinema Club will host a free showing of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" this Tuesday, May 10 at 1 p.m. in the Nevada Room at the Carson City Senior Center at 911 Beverly Drive. Call the Senior Center at (775) 883-0703 for future showings.

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 2:47 p.m., Troopers with the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division, responded to reports of a single motorcycle crash that occurred northbound on SR-338 in the area of Lyon County mile marker 0 in Wellington, Nev.

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 4:12 a.m., Troopers with the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division, responded to reports of a single vehicle crash southbound on IR-580 in the area of Carson City mile marker 7 in Carson City.