Nearly two dozen talented artists are getting ready to paint the town in Carson City this fall. The Carson City Mural and Music festival kicks off September 28th in locations across the city and runs through the 30th.

Members of the Rotary Club of Carson City, as well as the public, can learn more about the event at the next club meeting on Aug. 2.

After several months of construction, the Carson City Senior Center is set to reopen its main entrance and serve lunch in the dining room on Thursday, August 3. Doors will open at 9 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The renovation included new flooring, updated bathrooms, and a whole new look to the dining room.

The Eldorado National Forest Interpretative Association will offer a free Geology hike on Saturday, July 29th, at 10:30 AM which starts at the Carson Pass Information Station on HWY 88.

Hey Carson City, looking to kick National Wellness Month into gear with a little relaxation? The Nashville Social Club has you covered with their first-ever wellness event, Stretch ‘N Sip Yoga!

Southwest Gas recently made a donation of $2,500 to Night Off The Streets, Carson City's shelter for the homeless program that operates during the winter months.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office will celebrate National Night Out from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, at the Fernley Out of Town Park Gazebo. Similar law enforcement community events will be held in Carson City and August 8 in Virginia City.

Effective this Friday, the Carson City Fire Department will implement fire restrictions on city and privately owned lands within the city.

The Douglas County School Board of Trustees voted 4-3 in a contentious meeting to fire current legal counsel, who has served the district for over 20 years, in favor of controversial Reno-based attorney Joey Gilbert, who has no background in educational law and will cost significantly more money, after current counsel allegedly did not support the board's proposed move to ban transgender students from engaging in sports.

Gilbert stated that while he is not an expert, he will hire other outside law firms — including the firm the board chose to fire — who are experts in the educational field of law.

The Carson City Historical Society announces a free Carson City Historical Society East Side Tour on Saturday, July 29, 2023, starting at 10 a.m. This will be similar to the tour that was offered June 24.

All are invited to come along with Donna McLaren and Bernie Allen for a walk through the historic east side of town. This is your opportunity to learn about the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and Depot, the Armory, Carson City's Chinatown, and other stops along the way.

The Capitol City Gun club postponed our previously scheduled Three Shot Shoot to Saturday, July 29. The event will take place on the Sporting clays Course with pump and semi-automatic shotgun classes. Registration begins at 9:00am with a $50 entry fee per shooter per class. Shooting begins at 10:00am and goes until 4:30pm. Prizes include gift certificates for target packages of 150, 100, and 50 clays. Everyone is invited to come!

Carson City Health & Human Services will be hosting Back to School Vaccination clinics at their clinic located at 900 E. Long Street.

The Carson City School District and the School Board of Trustees have taken a significant step in recognizing the hard work and dedication of its educators and education support professionals by approving pay increases this year and next year. The decision was reached during the July 25 school board meeting and is set to take effect fiscal year 2024 with retro pay going back to the time of the approval.

Xochie Aranda was a single mother in her 30s when she first learned that she had polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that is the fourth-leading cause of kidney failure in the U.S. She was placed on the national transplant waiting list for a kidney and received a transplant in 2014.

Get ready to laugh as KNVC Radio, Carson City’s only community supported radio station, is presenting “Hawkshaw.” “Hawkshaw” is a detective mystery about a hard boiled private eye who is bewildered and perplexed by a beautiful dame with an ulterior motive.