Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Hour Of Code

Hometown author Jonathon Josten has published his first novel, "Poppies and White Elephants" and will be doing book signings around the area including at the Brewery Arts Center Expresso Yourself Café in Carson City on Wednesday, April 3 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Friday, March 29, 2019. Today is the end of the work week and the beginning of a brief break from unsettled weather. Expect mostly sunny skies today with daytime highs in the low 50s. The warmup continues into the weekend, with a chance for rain on Monday.

American military veterans, families, friends and the community are invited to the Vietnam Veterans Day of Remembrance ceremony this Saturday at Mills Park in Carson City.

Afraid of Bugs? Not Joshua Thornton of Skeleton Skin Tattoo. After three long hours and five artists simultaneously tattooing a trail of 420 ants throughout his body, Josh Thornton has received the Guinness World Record Title for Most Insects Tattooed on the Body.

Youth Theatre Carson City is thrilled to announce its upcoming weekend springtime double feature, including "A Year With Frog and Toad, Kids," and Disney’s "The Jungle Book, Kids." These two shows will run in conjunction for four performances, March 29-31, 2019 the newly renovated Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

Carson City’s newest restaurant-on-wheels, Bus Boy, is holding a grand opening today, Thursday, at Mills Park with a Carson City Chamber event planned from 5 to 7 p.m., and a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled at 5:30 p.m.

They’ll be serving up food from their double decker, 36-foot long, 15-foot tall British icon blue bus throughout the day on Oxoby Loop at Mills Park.

UPDATE 7:18AM: Carson City Fire Department knocked down a fire at Cafe at Adele's early Thursday morning. The fire caused damage to a storage room located in the back of the restaurant. No one was at the restaurant at the time and there were no injuries, said Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon. The cause is under investigation.
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A fire has been reported at Cafe at Adele's on North Carson Street. The fire was reported at 5:19 a.m. by a security guard working for another company who passed by the restaurant and saw smoke. Firefighters are on the scene.

The fire was in the rear of the building, and chef/owner Charlie Abowd said it appears to have started in the laundry storage area. The building was built in 1864, and the restaurant has been in the Abowd family for 41 years.

Nevada Assemblyman Greg Smith, D-Sparks, was sworn in to office by Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty at the Legislative Building in Carson City on Wednesday.

Smith, 56, a retired union apprenticeship program administrator, was appointed to the vacant District 30 seat by Washoe County Commissioners after Assemblyman Mike Sprinkle resigned earlier this month following sexual harassment claims.

Casinos in the Carson City area saw their gaming revenue decline by 5.8 percent in February compared the same month in 2018, according figures released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

After watching a video in her freshman health class at Carson High School, Emily Tierney, 14, learned that some of the behaviors that may seem normal in a dating relationship could actually be problematic.

“I didn’t know some of those things could be red flags, like jealousy,” she said.

Soroptimist International of Carson City has partnered with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada, to ensure every child in foster care receives an Easter basket this year.

Since 1875 The Kentucky Derby has been a celebration of Southern culture and an icon of Americana. The Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada in Carson City has joined in on that celebration for 11 years making it one of the biggest fundraisers for the organization.

A Dayton woman was arrested early Tuesday morning in the 1100 block of Woodside Drive for gross misdemeanor suspicion of child neglect and endangerment and a parole and probation violation, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

CARSON CITY — A total of 93 Career and Technical Education (CTE) and HOSA (Future Health Professionals) students competed in the Nevada State Leadership Conference held at the Rio in Las Vegas March 18-20.

There were a total of 74 students from Carson High School (CHS), 6 from Pioneer High School (PHS) and 13 from Carson Middle School (CMS). More than 1,000 students from across the state of Nevada competed in more than 40 medical competition events.