Community awareness

Nonprofits greenUP! and Friends In Service Helping (FISH) are coming together around the topic of food waste and food insecurity this holiday season. It is estimated that a staggering 30-40 percent of all food produced in our country winds up in the landfill.

One solution for reducing waste is to donate extra food to feed the hungry: despite the high volumes of wasted food, over 13 million Americans lack regular access to a meal.

In our state, it is estimated by the Department of Health and Human Services that one in eight Nevadans does not know where their next meal is coming from.

The Carson City School District is pleased to announce the most recent Nevada Association of School Boards Award winners. Trustee Lupe Ramirez was honored as the 2020 NASB New School Board Member of the Year and Mrs. Renae Cortez was honored as the NASB 2020 Administrative Assistant of the Year.

Statewide partners collaborated to launch Nevada’s first website focused on first responder Crisis Intervention Team training and other behavioral health resources which can be found at nvcit.org.

CARSON CIY — After an extensive executive search, the Nevada Housing Coalition Board of Directors hired Christine (Bekes) Hess as the first executive director for the statewide nonprofit.

The Carson City Airport will once again be hosting its Open House and Fly-In this Saturday, June 29 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., with all proceeds going to benefit the Eagle Valley Children’s Home.

This year, the annual festivity is adding a new kind of wing to the mix: chicken wings, with a Chicken Wing Cook-Off Challenge.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — The Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada hosts the second annual Summer Soiree fundraiser, formerly the Fall Affair, to help build a clubhouse for Carson Valley members Sunday, Aug. 26, at 4 p.m. in Genoa.

CARSON CITY — With a theme "The NexGen of Aviation is You" the 2018 Carson City Airport Open House looks to the skies to celebrate the future this Saturday, June 23. The free community, family-friendly event draws thousands of visitors annually, where airplane and aircraft enthusiasts gather to learn about aviation and aerospace related careers.

The Carson City Airport is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year and will hold its annual Open House this Saturday, June 23 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free community event, which annually draws more than 6,000 visitors, takes place at the Carson City Airport, 2600 College Parkway.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong announced his bid for re-election Friday. Furlong has served as the 27th Carson City Sheriff since 2003.

Many Dayton children returned to school Aug. 31 without everything they needed to be focused on learning.

That is where Terri Garr, Dayton Area Resource Coordinator of Healthy Communities comes in.

Nevada’s first ever Progressive Agriculture Safety Day arrived at Mills Park in Carson City Saturday bringing a variety of safety topics to the entire community.

Deaths from opiate drugs have reached epidemic levels, according to data released by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, with lethal overdoses quadrupling nationwide since 1999.

The Nevada Highway Patrol Association and Mothers Against Drunk Driving, also known as MADD, announced Monday they've formed a new partnership with goals of continued safety on Nevada's highways, to end drunk and drugged driving, support victims of drunk driving and bring an end to underage drinking.

Carson City’s National Night Out, the safest outdoor party of the summer, arrives this Tuesday, August 1 at Mills Park, with a host of games, music, activities, and refreshments offered from dozens of agencies and community service organizations designed to promote public safety, awareness and community.

The biggest single-night park party of the summer, Carson City’s National Night Out, arrives Tuesday, August 1 at Mills Park, promising to pack the green space with dozens of agencies and community service organizations in the name of a public safety, awareness and community.

Visitors from throughout the region stopped in at the Carson City Municipal Airport Saturday to see vintage aircraft at the annual Fly-In Open House.

Attention all aircraft enthusiasts: The Carson City Airport will hold is annual Open House this Saturday, June 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free event, which draws more than 6,000 visitors, takes place at the Carson City Airport, 2600 College Parkway.

The Carson City Airport will hold an Open House on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. The event takes place at the Carson City Airport, 2600 College Parkway, Carson City, Nevada. Entry to the event is FREE to the public and draws over 6,000 visitors. The community event explores the exciting world of aviation and aerospace including: interactive displays, historical aircraft, military equipment, flybys, plane and helicopter demonstrations, food and beverages, and many more educational and family activities.

“Honestly, we didn’t know until last spring about The Greenhouse Project even though the facility is on campus,” said Shaylin Segura, who with fellow Carson High School senior Sophie Waite, have for their Senior Project endeavored to raise community awareness about and $5,000 for The Greenhouse Project.

The first ever Carson Valley Ag Day will be held Saturday at Lampe Park in Gardnerville. This free, family friendly event celebrates the region’s rich agricultural history and provides the community a good understanding of where food, fuel and fiber comes from, how it’s grown and who the local people are making it happen.

Blustery Nevada winds tested the mettle of temporary shelters set up on the tarmac at the Carson City Airport's annual Open House event Saturday, but they did not deter a large crowd of morning visitors who came to partake in the festivities.

Aviation and aerospace displays, historic aircraft, formation fliers, hot air balloon rides, a pancake breakfast and more will be featured this Saturday at the Carson City Airport Open House.

With well over 6,000 visitors attending last year, this year’s event is expected will be bigger with a bevy of activities including interactive displays, flybys, plane and helicopter demonstrations, drone demonstrations, food and beverages, a bounce house and many family activities.

Participants in this week’s Business Alliance Network presentation will learn the basics of effective storytelling, the elements of a good website and how the Carson City Library can help put those principles into action.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada is aiming high for the future. The Club has brought on a new chief professional officer, turned earth on its new Carson City teen center in October and partnered with a local marketing firm to create a new website and marketing plan.

Nevada Fair pre-sale tickets are on sale at the Carson City Visitors and Convention Bureau for $20.00. The pre-sale tickets are redeemed at the carnival for a wristband that allows you to ride all day on the day you choose to use it. Wristbands purchased at the fair are also $20. Pre-sale ticket sales will end Thursday.

One of the basic threads of conversation is listening. And that's why Carson City Supervisor Jim Shirk is seeking feedback from his constituents.

“My goal: Improve communication between city government and citizens. Meeting members of the community on their terms will help to build community awareness. We need to find ways to broaden and deepen the community access to local government, and the first step: ease of accessibility.”

Shirk says he is available six days a week, excluding Sunday, to meet at his office or at a convenient location.

Airplane owners, their aircrafts, old cars and motocycles, pilots, sponsors, vendors and guests of all ages can be found at the Carson City Airport grounds today, Saturday, for the airport's annual open house.

Planes will take to the skies through 4 p.m. The event is free and guests can can participate in interactive activities and magnificent displays the open house offers.

A week before the Carson City Airport Open House, aviation enthusiasts can get a thrill of the vintage aircraft variety this weekend aboard the "Tin Goose." The airplane will soar Saturday and Sunday over the capital city, taking community members on rides both days.

With hopes of generating enthusiasm among young people and using themes of robotics, aviation and aerospace to do it, Carson City Airport's annual open house returns to the skies above the capital city on Saturday, June 20, after a year hiatus.

More than 6,000 visitors attended the event in 2013. This year’s open house, which runs from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., is free to the public. Activities will feature interactive displays, flybys, plane and helicopter demonstrations, robotics demonstrations, food and beverages, bounce house and many more family activities.

Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and it is ranked among the top three health issues in Northern Nevada according to the latest community health needs assessments. As the number of individuals suffering with lung disease continues to escalate, the challenges of early diagnosis and treatment are more critical than ever before.