Fourth-graders at Jacks Valley Elementary School celebrated the end of the school year with a hallway arcade on June 6 which they created from cardboard boxes.
Whittell Graduation is Thursday, while ASPIRE and Douglas High School graduations are on Friday
Two of the three superintendent candidates selected from the May school board meeting will continue the race for the position on June 11.
Carson Valley Days winners announced
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The 2024 Mr. DHS “The Beach Boys” pageant on May 31, not only showcased the talents of senior boys at Douglas High School, but a new award presented to the contestants raised more than $1,000 donations to Keep Tahoe Blue.
An investigation that could cost the district up to $30,000 was brought before the board during the Douglas County School Board meeting on May 21.
Allegations of favoritism, nepotism, retaliation, intimidation, harassment, sexual misconduct, grooming, bullying and hazing within the Douglas County School District was investigated in November and the findings were brought before the board during the May 21 meeting.
The Carson Valley Community Theatre donated $1,500 to the Douglas High School Drama Department May 21.
More than 160 students from across Nevada competed in the Jobs for Nevada Graduates’ 10th annual Career Development Conference, “A Decade of Dreams” in Las Vegas on April 22.
The young adults in the Partners Across our Community program collected 834 packages of individual ramen between April 15 and May 14.
Allegations that School Board Trustees Linda Gilkerson, Yvonne Wagstaff and Carey Kangas violated Nevada Open Meeting Law during the April 9 meeting was brought before the school board on Tuesday.
Debate over whether attorney Joey Gilbert reports to the school district or the board characterized approval of his contract on Tuesday.
The Backcountry Festival is May 31-June 2 at the Corley Ranch in Gardnerville. Visit www.backcountryfest.com for more information
The May 16 unveiling of a Boys & Girls clubhouse on Ironwood Drive in Minden is the first step in a three-phase project the Club plans for Carson Valley by the end of 2025.
Angelo Alvarado, Louise Simson, and Patrick Peters were ranked as the top three superintendent candidates during the Douglas County School Board meeting Tuesday.
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Thirty balloons filled Lampe Park for the weekend for Hot Air for Hope’s second year supporting the Douglas County Center of Hope and Healing, a support center for grieving families.
More than 100 shoppers dropped into Gardnerville’s Just a Drop in Farmers Market Wednesday at Heritage Park, kicking off the outdoor shopping season.
Carson Valley Days is June 6-9, with the carnival opening Thursday and the parade beginning 9 a.m. June 8 on County Road, heading down Highway 395 to Waterloo Lane, and ending at Lampe Park.
The third Carson Valley Days beard competition will be conducted in memory of Clifford Joy.
Student enrollment in Douglas County is projected to drop below 5,000 next year for the first time since the late 1980s.
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With a reputation as possibly one of the longest standing salons in Minden, Drago’ Salon is rebranding with its founder retiring and its homegrown professional hairstylist Michele Peters taking over to create Nectar Beauty Collective.
The Pierces didn’t know it at the time, but that one handmade quilt over 50 years was the piece of fabric that tied together 25 years of quiltmaking at the Quilt House.
Douglas County School Board trustees meet 4 p.m. May 21 in the Douglas High School Media Center. Visit www.dcsd.net and click Board for more info.
The Giant Student Farmer’s Market is 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at 601 Old Clear Creek Road, Carson City.
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Coffee on Main customers got some puppy loving with their cup of joe Tuesday during the “Puppies on Main” adoption event.
The superintendent application round up closed Friday and applicants should be available to the public May 7 on the Douglas County School District website.
Returning for its second year, Hot Air for Hope coordinators included homeschool and Diamond Valley Elementary School students in the community outreach program this year, kicking off Thursday with a demonstration at Balloon Nevada.
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Nearly 1,000 people connected with the dozens of different businesses and organizations during the 26th annual Carson Valley Business Showcase Thursday at the Douglas County Community and Senior Center.
The Douglas County Public Library feted its volunteers on Thursday
The Carson City man who broke into his former employer’s restaurant and cleaned out the till was sentenced to 2-5 years in prison Monday.
Whether it’s preventing a crime from happening or assisting someone once a crime has occurred, law enforcement in Douglas County focuses on the survivors of crime.
Douglas High School students had the opportunity to demonstrate their entrepreneurial skills with their own version of the hit television show “Shark Tank.”
Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada is opening a clubhouse in Minden just in time for the 2024-25 school year.
Gilbert inadvertently admits the reason he was hired by the Douglas County School Board.
Mark Anthony Gonzales was sentenced to 8-20 years in prison on two counts of residential burglary.
After six months in the district’s top seat, Jeannie Dwyer was ready to take on the position full time, only to be rejected at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
The Douglas County School Board group of three rejected approval of the records lawsuit settlement that accused the four other trustees of records law violations during Tuesday’s board meeting.
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After four years of Nevada students receiving free meals, schools statewide will return to pre-pandemic policies at the completion of the 2023/2024 school year. “Universal free meals are coming to an end, but students who are eligible for free and reduced meals will still receive those benefits,” said Douglas County School District Director of School Nutrition Program Jordy Foster.
A discussion to appoint interim Douglas County Superintendent Jeannie Dwyer to the district’s top position is one of several topics during Tuesday’s school board meeting at George Whittell High School.
Douglas High School took the title at the Northern Nevada Academic Olympic Championship recently defeating Manogue High School in the semifinals and Reno High School in the finals.
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After four hours of testimony on Wednesday, a settlement was reached on a records lawsuit against the Douglas County School District.
After a four-year hiatus, event planners for the Douglas County Kids’ Fishing Derby have recently announced the event’s return to Willow Creek at Lampe Park in Gardnerville June 1-2.
