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Jump start your Mother's Day celebration by bringing your family down to Bella Vista Bistro in Carson City this Friday, May 12 for an extraordinary great time. The atmosphere is top notch, just like the friendly service. Bill Wharton dazzles the patrons with his versatile selection of music.

Kids & Horses is excited to be hosting our 10th annual fundraiser golf tournament at the beautiful Incline Village Championship Course on June 5th. Enjoy a beautiful day at the lake with your friends, and golf for a great cause! This is our largest fundraiser event of the year, and all proceeds go directly towards keeping our programs and facilities open for our community.

The Carson City School District took time at the School Board meeting Tuesday night to recognize 22 individuals with the “Distinguished Student Award.” The student winners were selected by administrators and recognized from their respective schools as having specific qualities, skills and characteristics that distinguished them.

A 40-year-old woman was arrested Monday for suspicion of domestic battery and simple battery, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

UPDATE 8:13AM: With the assistance of the California Highway Patrol, Richard Coen has been safely located in Redwood City, Calif. Richard was taken to an area hospital to be reunited with his family.
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Carson City Sheriff’s Office investigators are seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing and endangered adult. Richard Coen was reported missing on May 9, 2023 and was last seen leaving his home at around 5 a.m.

Sorotimist Interational of Carson City presents LUNAFEST

LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to amplifying stories by women and gender nonconforming filmmakers, and bringing people together in their communities, will be hosted by Soroptimist International of Carson City at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City on Thursday, May 11, at 5:30pm.

Join Suicide Prevention Network and Partnership Douglas County for a free awareness event to promote mental health wellness within our Douglas County community.

As Senate Bill 80 (SB80), the education measure advocating for head injury and concussion legislation, advances through the legislative process, Youth Legislator Stella Thornton, 18-year-old senior at Carson High School, on behalf of the Nevada Youth Legislature, took time last Thursday, May 4, 2023, to further present SB80 to the Nevada Assembly Committee on Education.

For the first time in Carson City, the nationally recognized nonprofit Green Our Planet will host a student-run farmers market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nevada Capitol Building on Tuesday, May 16. Featuring five schools from northern Nevada, this coincides with the 10-year anniversary of Green Our Planet and their efforts to make a difference in the lives of children and in the world.

We are just shy of a month out from the Farmer’s Market Season in Carson City, which begins June 10 and runs through Sept. 30.

This year, the Farmer’s Market is moving to Mill’s Park, to take up shop in the Marv Teixeira Pavilion.

Carson City local Mike Hartman has released his latest book "Sarah’s Mosaic." Hartman has has published two previous editions of the Tony Morrell Mystery Series, "Jaguarundi" (2015) and "Deadly Voyeur" (2018).

Single lane closures will take place on US-50 near Dayton Thursday, May 11 as the Nevada Department of Transportation repairs concrete median barrier damaged in a crash.

A suspect in an alleged felony lewdness incident that happened in April has been arrested, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office detective.

The Carson High School (CHS) Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) unit has received a perfect score of 5 during their recent inspection. Conducted by Captain Shane Tanner, commanding officer at Naval Air Station Fallon, the inspection evaluated the unit’s appearance and performance in several areas including Color Guard and Drill Demonstration.

The community is invited to Mills Park from 10:00am – 2:00pm on Saturday, May 20, 2023 for the 5th annual Kids to Parks Day event here in Carson City. The celebration will include music, food, outdoor activities from local organizations, educational booths, the Junior Park Ranger Olympics, and Junior Park Ranger Bike Races.

Carson City is seeking an artist or artist team to design, fabricate and install a free-standing, outdoor, original sculpture at the South Carson Street/South Stewart Street Roundabout.

Carson City recently completed the South Carson Complete Streets Project, the largest corridor revitalization project in the City’s history. One of the focal points of the corridor revitalization is the roundabout at South Carson Street and South Stewart Street.

Tickets are on sale for this year’s Capital City Brewfest. The annual event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Carson City, takes place Saturday, June 24 from 3 to 8 p.m. along Curry Street at McFadden Plaza.

“The Brewfest is always a great way to kick off summer in our area,” says Rotarian and Organizer Jim Gray. “We look forward to a another strong turn out this year.”

Have you ever been to a FUN-raiser? The Friends In Service Helping (FISH), annual Celebrity Waiter Fun-raiser is on Saturday, May 20. This year’s event will take place directly on the site of FISH’s Student Housing project at 1455 N. Carson Street. Take part in helping FISH raise awareness and have fun connecting with community members in support of the cause.

Saturday May 13, 2023 the Carson City Moose Lodge 2709 and the Blue Bull will be hosting a fundraising event to support Moose charities and local community projects. Come to the Bull Bull from noon to 3 p.m. and enjoy some grilled brats and 2 draft beers for just a $10 ticket.

Are you ready to show the world your creative talents and become the Silver State Scorsese? The City Wide Short Film Competition is your chance to shine and showcase your skills to a wider audience. But time is running out.

The deadline to register for the competition is Wednesday, May 10 at noon. That's only a few days away, so don't delay — register now and start working on your film.

Touring musicians Leslie Stevens and Max Gomez, from Los Angeles and Taos, New Mexico, respectively, will be performing Friday evening at the new outdoor Summer Stage at 1201 North Carson Street.

Leslie Stevens has performed on NPR's Mountain Stage, and at festivals around the world. She has also been named "Best Country Singer in Los Angeles" by readers of the LA Weekly multiple times.

Come support your local roller derby league and check out this double header on Saturday, May 13. We’ll be skating at the Carson Community Center at 2pm. Doors open at 1pm so you can grab your seat before they fill up.

The event will start with a junior mixer scrimmage and will be followed by your very own Carson Victory Rollers vs. Faultline Derby Devilz.

The Capital City Arts Initiative is delighted to announce that its $500 2023 Aim scholarship was awarded to Paloma Moon from Douglas High School, for her Scarlett, pen & ink drawing. The award was juried from the "Spring Forward 2023" exhibition with art by 36 students from Carson, Dayton, Douglas, and Pioneer high schools.

A 28-year-old woman was arrested early Saturday in the area of northbound I-580 and Snyder for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, reckless driving and other offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Nevada Day, Inc. Board of Directors announces the theme for the 2023 Nevada Day Parade is "Home Means Nevada." The slogan "Home Means Nevada" is used throughout the culture of our state. It is the name of our state song which was written by Bertha Raffetto in 1932 and adopted by the state legislature as the state song in 1933.

Join Muscle Powered and Western Nevada's Safe Routes to School in delivering 500 children's books to Fremont Elementary School.

The Senior Celebration event is almost here! Check out the FREE Senior Health Fair from 8 am to 12 noon, Thursday, May 11th at the Casino Fandango Grand Ballroom in Carson City!

People sometimes ask, “How have things changed for Mark Twain in the past 35 years?” (For the first-time reader I’m winding down a career of portraying Mark Twain for the past 35 years.) And I am happy to report, one thing has changed dramatically, and it is in fact, a pleasant thing.

So, who can a single mother of two who lives an hour away from the nearest nursing school count on to make her dream of becoming a forensic nurse possible?

Unquestionably, it’s Western Nevada College’s ROADS program.

Every few years I have certified arborists prune our trees. They always chip anything smaller than what we can use for firewood, generating a mountain of wood chips for me. I use wood chips throughout our landscaped acre, everywhere there isn’t lawn.

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