The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosts its seventh annual clothing drive to help families in Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville, and Dayton, Nevada communities get ready for school. The event is open to the public on Saturday, August 8, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
UPDATE 10:33 p.m. Most Internet and cable service for customers in the South Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley region has been restored, according to Charter. The severed fiber optic lines above the railroad tracks at Airport Road in Minden were reconnected one-by-one. According to Charter, there can be thousands of wires in each line.
Drift smoke from California wildfires may begin to improve in some areas of western Nevada including the Reno and Carson City areas, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service.
Whoo-hoo Wednesday. June First brings the inaugural Wednesday Evening Farmers Market to downtown. Look for it at Third Street after 4 p.m. The Battle of the Badges Blood Drive is at the Community Center: the Sheriff’s Office vs. the Fire Department.
Judy Monson, founder and director of the Carson Chamber Singers since 1985, has announced her decision to retire in June 2012 after the Pops Party concert. A well known and loved educator, vocalist, and conductor in Carson City and Reno, Ms.