Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Hour Of Code

Nevada artist, Ann O'Lear, will host a 4-week "You Can Draw" workshop starting Tuesday, May 3 through May 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive, in the Job's Peak Room.

Customers, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce members and McDonald's staff gathered together on Friday, April 15, to officially cut the ribbon for the new McDonald's in Dayton. The first 100 customers received free sandwiches for a year and lots of swag!

The Nevada State Police Highway Patrol is partnering with other participating Nevada law enforcement agencies in the Joining Forces program and is urging pedestrians and drivers to be aware of each other and to share the road responsibly.

Wylder Hotel Hope Valley, formerly Sorensons Resort, continues its Eastern Sierra history series with a slide show presentation, Reflections of Lake Tahoe.

The grand opening for our newly located Diamond Strong Freedom Center at 310 N. Stewart Street in Carson City was an overwhelming success. There is something amazing that happens when passionate people come together for a common cause.

There’s a loose cannon out there who thinks as little of his fellow man as his fellow man thinks of him. Oh, and by the way, did we mention, he happens to have 6,257 nuclear weapons within reach of his fingertips, about 30 for every country in the world, were he to choose to distribute them fairly, a thing not likely to happen.

In 2018 Mike Smith, a native Mississippian launched Ideas on Tap, a monthly humanities-based community discussions about important issues. Each program included a panel discussion featuring knowledgeable participants who presented a wide spectrum on the topic, as well as a chance for audience members to share their thoughts, and questions. Due to the lack of community support, and attendance I had to make the difficult decision to cease the monthly interactive conversations.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of April 18-24, 2022. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Advanced Placement tests have arrived, are organized, and ready to go. Super exciting too as Carson High School students, those wanting to pass college classes without actually having to take them nor pay for them, will have the opportunity to successfully pass their AP tests before graduating from CHS.

The annual Carson City Underwater Egg Hunt is back this year after being cancelled the past two years due to COVID.

Groups of fifty children are split into the tot pool and the big pool while swimmers kicked as fast as they could to collect their baskets of eggs in pursuit of the prizes waiting for them.

A 33-year-old Dayton man and a 29-year-old Dayton woman were arrested for drug possession, violation of suspended sentencing and violation of pretrial conditions following a traffic stop.

In March, all candidates for local and state positions filed their intention to run for office, in everything from the senate to the school board.

The 2022 Nevada Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 14.

With the beautiful spring weather upon us, many Carson City residents are getting ready to explore land and water in their RVs and boats.

Carson City staff wants to remind everyone about the restrictions relative to parking RVs and boats on the City streets.