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Come bid on scrumptious homemade pies, lovingly baked by the Comstock's best home bakers! Just show up, bid and take home a wonderful pie!

In a brief break during the storms, Carson Cassie’s longtime beau Carson Carl was spotted alongside Carson City’s favorite pond monster.

The National Weather Service has issued a Snow Squall Warning until 5:45 Saturday evening, and advises drivers to slow down or delay travel entirely until the squall has passed.

What is a squall exactly? According to the NWS, snow squalls are intense periods of moderate to heavy snowfall accompanied by surface winds which create whiteout conditions.

Similar to a dust storm, snow squalls are usually short in duration and can be tracked by radar across a region or area.

In a brief respite from the back to back winter storms the Sierra region is experiencing, vino enthusiasts used the opportunity to walk the downtown for the March wine walk.

Keith Alan Barnett & The Lonesome Polecat Band are thrilled to announce the release of their new album "Three Days out of Gerlach" and would love to celebrate with you! We will be performing all the songs on the album and maybe a few others.

On Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2023-006, which honors the victims of the REMSA Care Flight crash on February 24, 2023.

Governor Lombardo signed the executive order following Friday’s vigil for Ed Pricola, the flight nurse who died in the line of duty on the Care Flight.

Are you looking for a young, playful and active cat to enjoy and love? Luck is with you because our dear Jack is back.

Bravo! Wild Horse Children’s Theater (WHCT) Junior Theater Festival Performance Troupe recently brought home top honors at the Junior Theater Festival West (JTF) in Sacramento, CA.

Carson High School Senior Yaki Glenn, 17, was crowned ‘Mr. Carson High’ Friday evening at the school’s cheerleader fundraising event in the Bob Boldrick Theatre at the Carson City Community Center.

It seems as though someone took the recent snowfall as an opportunity to hit the slopes! Snowboard tracks were spotted on the backside of C Hill Friday afternoon in this photo by Carson Now Publisher Kirk Caraway.

CARSON CITY — Nevada is poised to be ground zero for the energy transition. The economic strategy released Monday by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Realizing Nevada’s Electric, Innovative, and Connected Future: 5-Year Comprehensive Economic Strategy, finds the state’s quickly growing clean tech industry, innovations, and investments have positioned Nevada to lead the U.S. in strengthening critical supply chains and securing energy independence.

Join us for our 6th Annual Unmasked Gala. The evening will include dinner, awards, a silent and live auction, as well as performances from Dear Evan Hansen.

Your generous support will help us to continue providing support, education, and advocacy for individuals, families and communities affected by mental illness.

Douglas County is currently seeking a Request for Proposal (RFP) for airport operations and management services for the Minden-Tahoe Airport. The RFP was posted to the website on March 1, 2023 and can be viewed here.

The Carson Cluckers 4-H Poultry Club has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. at the Carson/Storey Extension Conference Rm, 2621 Northgate Lane in Carson City, Suite 12.

The 4-H club is open to any youth 5-19 years of age who want to learn how to raise and show poultry.

On Friday, employees at Carson Tahoe Health will gather to honor the life of their colleague Ed Pricola, who died during a Care Flight crash in Stagecoach last Friday, Feb. 24.

The community is invited to attend virtually via Live Stream.

The Carson City Schools Foundation, in support of the Carson City School District, is launching its annual giving campaign “Funding Future Dreams” to support advanced learning for students in Carson City.

UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada State Police responded early Thursday evening to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the 4900 block of Highway 50 East. First responders on scene report the pedestrian has died.

I took a little drive this morning near Genoa and this is one of the views I couldn't resist. The Carson River with Sierra Nevada just east of Genoa.

Buried beneath an ever-deepening blanket of snow over the Lake Tahoe Basin lie more than 580 miles of official dirt trails that provide recreation, transportation, fitness and fun. For the first time ever, a coalition of Tahoe partners have developed a Tahoe Regional Trails Strategy to take a basin-wide perspective to trail planning and building.

A few years ago, volunteers installed chicken wire over all the windows at the historic Donovan Mill in Silver City. Fast forward to July 2022 when the Daughters of the American Revolution granted $10,000 for Donovan Mill window restoration and replacement. The Comstock Foundation for History and Culture matched this funding with $10,000.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board voted unanimously Thursday to approve $330 million in tax abatements over 20 years for Tesla, which is planning to spend $3.6 billion to expand its Nevada Gigafactory.

Carson City Supervisors voted Thursday to deny an application that would allow cannabis locations to expand into northern Carson City.

CARSON CITY — Long-time history curator Robert “Bob” Nylen, who retired in 2020 after 36 years with the Nevada State Museum, was named Curator Emeritus on Feb. 2, 2023.

“This is such an honor,” Nylen said. “I couldn’t have even imagined an honor like this being given to me.”

The Carson City School District is asking parents to mark their calendars for Monday, March 6, 2023, when all Pre-K, Kindergarten, new and returning student updates and registrations will begin. This year, in order to be admitted into kindergarten, all students MUST be 5-years-old on or before the first day of school, which will be Monday, Aug. 14. 2023.

Enjoy the short break in weather activity because the weekend looks to bring another potent winter storm with heavy snow in the Sierra and several inches possible around Carson City and lower valleys, according to the National Weather Service.

CARSON CITY — Holiday with A Hero organizers are seeking sponsors and raffle prizes for the second annual golf tournament, which supports the scholarship program.

Happy snow day, Carson City! We have Baylie, a four-year-old Shepherd mix! Baylie is indeed a pretty princess and therefore needs all of the attention of her humans as the only pet in the home.

Don’t miss your chance to see Proscenium Players Inc’s production of "Gaslight." Final performances take place in Carson City March 3-5 at the Brewery Arts Center’s The Maize Theater.

The Victorian Era play is a dark tale of a marriage based on deceit and trickery, and a husband committed to driving his wife insane in order to steal from her. The plot becomes even more twisted with the discovery of an unsolved murder in their home.

Nevada Artists Association is proud to present "The Art of Pouring Brusho" a free watercolor demo by renowned artist Colleen Reynolds.

Wind, snow and icy roads likely blew in this iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to a Carson City hotel for safety reasons Tuesday as it was spotted in a parking lot near I-580 taking a break from the stormy weather.

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