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The Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area (BWRA) on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Bridgeport Ranger District remains closed to over-snow vehicles due to lack of snow, a press release from the U.S. Forest Service said.

A 33-year-old Carson City Jail inmate who was set for release on local charges was booked Tuesday for a felony fugitive from justice warrant out of California, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

The owner of Slot World in Carson City, Mike Pegram, has made a $10,000 contribution to Holiday with a Hero after serving more than 700 plates of food Saturday to patrons of Betsy's Big Kitchen restaurant inside the casino.

The Carson City Juvenile Services Probation Committee has two new members. Sheriff's Office Sgt. Daniel Gonzales and former Chief of Juvenile Services Ben Bianchi are the newest members of the Carson City Juvenile Services Probation Committee.

Betsy’s Big Kitchen in the Slot World Casino has been taken over by Holiday With a Hero. All day Saturday Slot World is donating 100% of the proceeds from the cafe to the Holiday with a Hero program which provides a proper Christmas to nearly 300 local underprivileged students. The event runs until 8 p.m.

Enjoying a meal on Saturday could make Christmas a little brighter for a child in need this year. On the heels of its grand reopening, Slot World Casino in Carson City is hosting a fundraiser for Holiday with a Hero, which pairs first responders and other community leaders with low-income children for a holiday shopping spree.

There will be a public military funeral for 13 unclaimed Nevada veterans on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, 2 p.m. at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley.

Tools are an important part of a gardener’s life. With proper care before you put them away for the winter, they can serve you well for years to come.

Four Carson City elementary school teachers recently completed NASA lunar and meteorite sample disk training and received certification that allows them to bring highly protected lunar and meteorite resources to share with students in their classes.

Proper pruning can be good for trees. However, people often damage trees in the name of pruning. Dr. Alex Shigo, a well-respected tree researcher provides a number of valuable tips in his book "Tree Pruning."

It’s Nevada Day weekend, and that means the annual parade and festivities will bombard downtown Carson City with thousands of revelers. I made the decision to put all of the parade related events into a separate list for a few reasons: one, this list would be way too long otherwise; two, Halloween fun is plentiful all weekend long; and three, I want my list to be as easy to read as possible. Read on for events throughout Carson City, Carson Valley, Dayton, Silver and Virginia Cities.

Welcome back to the weekend, readers. Halloween stuff is plentiful (go HERE for a complete list of upcoming activities), pumpkins are patched, the ghosts are walking, and there are loads of events to keep you, your friends and family entertained. The Harvest Train at the Nevada Railroad Museum is a fun treat for kids of all ages. It’s time for the annual all-day downtown Ghost Walk. From 10 a.m.

Robert Fiscalini owned his principal personal residence (his home) in California, but the mortgages from various re-financing and business problems were more than he could pay.

During Partnership Carson City’s drug roundup in April, more than 247 pounds of medications and 91 pounds of hypodermic needles were collected.

The children of Randall and Hope Posas-Wungnema cordially invite the public to join them on Saturday, Oct. 7 for the screening of “W is for Wungnema” a presentation detailing the family’s many and varied masonry projects throughout Northern Nevada and Northern California.

Attention family members of any disabled American Veteran in the Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville, Dayton, TRE, Topaz, Lake Tahoe, Yerington or anywhere south of Washoe Valley: We are starting an Auxiliary for DAV Chapter 7 in Carson City.

Dine and learn with Registered Dietician Renie Tharp as she conducts a seminar entitled "Prevention of Heart Disease" Sept. 29 at noon at the Carson Valley Medical Center, 1107 Highway 395 in Gardnerville, on the second floor of the administration building.

Learn how you can prevent heart disease through proper nutrition. Bring your most recent lab results for a brief consult with Renie following the seminar. The seminar and lunch are free. Space is limited. Register by calling (775) 782-1637.

UPDATE FRIDAY 2:15PM: Voluntary evacuations are underway west of Topaz, Calif., according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Sierra Front reports the fire, believed to have started by lightning on Tuesday, has burned an estimated 7,200 acres and is zero percent contained as of Friday afternoon.

This week's edition of It's Your City features Dr. Thomas Herring, professor of physics and the director of the Jack C. Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Transportation officials are reminding motorists to drive safely as an eclipse darkens Nevada skies Monday. In northern Nevada, the sun will be as much as 90 percent eclipsed during mid-morning hours of Aug. 21.

Don’t have the time or means to travel to the pathway to view a total solar eclipse later this summer? Jack C. Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College in Carson City has you covered when the moon covers the sun on Monday, Aug. 21.

In the ideal horticulture world, a healthy soil provides all the nutrients that plants need to grow.

Unfortunately, Nevada rarely has soils that optimize plant growth because they contain little organic matter and few nutrients.

Fire officials on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest would like to remind the public that the fire danger level is still high. Human-caused wildfires remain a major concern heading into the upcoming weekend.

CARSON CITY — The Division of Insurance warns Nevada consumers to avoid conducting business with Secure Home Warranty. The Division issued a Cease and Desist Order to Secure Home Warranty for conducting business without a registration in Nevada as a service contract provider.

Sometimes Nevada can be, well, uniquely Nevada. Perhaps this’s why, in this major fire season and after great amounts of snow and flooding from the melt, a state of emergency was declared. A state of emergency because recreational cannabis dispensaries are running out of weed!

Precision means to be exact, on point.

Bows and arrows, though made for this, are only as accurate as the person drawing them back.

What to do, what to do? That’s the question that starts most every weekend. If you’ve got kids, test their mettle at the annual Capitol City Triathlon. Open to kids of all ages, they will bike, run, and swim their way to the finish line. The third annual Sassabration event kicks off with a multi-colored, costume bike parade from the Brewery Arts Center to the celebration at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint. Multiple bands, vendors, non-profit booths, free swimming at the Carson Hot Springs, not to mention the yummy food and drink available make this a not-to-be-missed festival.

A free Western Heritage Celebration returns to the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, July 22, beginning at 11:00 am.

The event’s second year will include a heritage quilting presentation, a Victorian dressing presentation, songs about local history and cowboy poetry, as well as gold panning and other children’s activities.

U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit wilderness ranger scouting expeditions last week have brought back some updated trail conditions for those planning to venture into Desolation Wilderness.

The Nevada Highway Patrol will offer a car seat safety check at the Walmart Super Center in South Carson City. NHP will inspect, install and if needed, replace car seats on a case by case basis.