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Happy Wednesday Carson City, I hope you're enjoying the sunshine! I know one gentleman who will be: D, our Pet of the Week!

D is short for D.O.G. and we think he’ll be the paw-fect one for you! D was surrendered to the Carson Shelter in mid-February because his previous owners were moving. He enjoys playing fetch and loves tennis balls.

A 29-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday morning for violating her bail conditions and driving without a valid license after deputies stopped the car she was driving for being without license plates.

When deputies made contact with the woman, they asked if she had a temporary registration card for the vehicle which she said she did not. She did, however, provide insurance for the vehicle.

The second annual Great Basin Scottish Highland Games return to Sparks. Hosted by the Northern Nevada Throwing Company, which focuses on bringing the love and heritage of the Scottish Highlands to Northern Nevada through heavy athletics and cultural celebration.

In 2019, the graduation rate for Carson High School was at nearly 94.6 percent; however, only two years later in 2021, the rate dropped significantly with only 88.7 percent being awarded their diploma.

LTI Educational Commonwealth is pleased to announce our production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The cast is comprised of youth ages 10 and up who have been studying Shakespeare's plays and influence in their class this year.

Thank you to the community for your overwhelming response to the first class offered at the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center & Museum. This class, "Cooking with Nettles" taught by Melanie Smokey, Washoe/Yomba cultural plant medicine expert, is now full and closed to registration. We will post a notice if this class is offered again in the future.

In honor of National School Library month, which takes place throughout April, as well as National Library Week, which takes place April 23-29, Carson City librarians are celebrating with a number of activities for their students.

This is the 38th annual celebration, which will lead up to Nevada Reading Week in the first week of March.

Liquid Blue Events is thrilled to announce it will produce the Reno Chalk Art & Music Festival in 2023 on behalf of the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. Now in its 7th year, the three-day event features live art installations, live music, food and drink experiences, artist and craft shops, and a Kids Zone.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Boardroom of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Join us this Thursday for our Take2 Series. We are now offering a second movie each month. This one on the third Thursday of the month. This movie will be this Thursday, April 20 in the Black Box Theatre in the Brewery Arts Center at 449 West King Street.

If we are what we eat, well, today we can become a previously extinct prehistoric animal that nobody has seen for thousands of years. Yes the Aussies have created a humongous meatball made entirely of wooly mammoth meat grown in a laboratory.

DAYTON, Nev. — National Prescription Drug Take Back events offer safe ways to dispose of expired or unneeded prescription drugs.

This weekend, as part of National Drug Take Back Day, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties, Lyon County Sheriff's Office, and Smith's have come together to host a drop off location in Dayton for unneeded medications.

Experience the magic of Shakespeare this spring when the Proscenium Players Inc. present A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Written in the early 1600s, the play is one of The Bard’s most popular and is performed world-wide.

Nevada Health Centers offers COVID vaccinations in Dayton and Silver Springs

This Wednesday, April 19, COVID vaccines will be available from Nevada Health Centers in Dayton and Silver Springs. Primary doses and Bivalent Boosters are available. There is no cost for the vaccines.

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will be in Carson City this week providing affordable dental care for Carson City area children.

The Kit Carson Toastmasters Club in Carson City invites you to be a guest. The club meets every Tuesday at 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Adams Hub, 111 W. Proctor St., Carson City.

Participate in a program for developing your communication and leadership skills and experience how others improve their speaking and listening skills in an atmosphere of fellowship and fun.

A past student now attending a major university says that Dr. Amy Ghilieri became one of her role models because she is a teacher who genuinely cares and connects with her students. A colleague says Dr. Ghilieri presents complex material with ease and challenges her students to reach their potential.

This Sunday, April 23 at 1 p.m., Sorensen’s Resort Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra history series with a new slide show program, The Bing Bang, which explores the 1980 casino bombing at Stateline, Lake Tahoe.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Monday morning to a crash involving at least two vehicles in the area of Washington and North Nevada streets.

April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week. This week is celebrated by Least Resistance Training Concepts, the all-volunteer Technical Large Animal Rescue Team working in the five counties surrounding Nevada’s Virginia Range. While we originated as a training organization supporting horse owners and public safety agencies, today LRTC is the most active large animal rescue team in the country. We respond to nearly 500 urgent calls per year.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public to identify two suspects for larceny that occurred on Feb. 1, 2023, 5:30 p.m. at The Glass Shack, 1947 North Carson St.

A 58-year-old man was arrested Saturday for two felony counts of alleged assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor drawing a weapon in a threatening manner, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

CARSON CITY — Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Friday, April 14 a national settlement with Visibly Inc. that resolves an investigation into deceptive business practices at the online telehealth company. Visibly, formerly known as Opternative Inc., markets and sells an online vision test, among other products.

The Mindful SEAD is hosting free workshops in Northern Nevada for area school educators and support staff on Saturday, April 29. The Mindful SEAD (social-emotional academic development) is a non-profit organization providing educators with tools and strategies to support their well-being.

MINDEN — On March 1, 2023, Community Services Director Scott Morgan was honored with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the Nevada Recreation and Parks Society. This award has only been given out two times in the 77-year history of the organization.

Soroptimist International of Carson City is proud to host Luna Fest a screening of wonderful short films by and about women. The live event will take place on May 11 at the Brewery Arts Performance Center at 6pm.

In recognition of National Financial Literacy Month in April, Greater Nevada Credit Union and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health partnered to bring experts together. On Wednesday, April 5, a panel of experts discussed how financial literacy can impact people’s mental and physical health outcomes.

The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted along party lines Friday afternoon to “indefinitely postpone” the bill, essentially killing a proposal that came together at the request of Gov. Joe Lombardo.

Warmer and drier weather will come to an end as a storm system approaches western Nevada and Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.

Weather changes begin Monday, that will lead to cooler and windier conditions along with snow showers, mainly in the Sierra, according to the weather service.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of April 17-23, 2023. Closures are expected, weather permitting, at the following locations due to road and utility work:

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