On Sept. 3, 23-year-old Western Nevada native Zach Harris will begin to pedal more than 4,200 miles across America with a goal to raise $23.78 per mile for homeless Colombian families.
School started Monday for Douglas County.
With more than 40 years raising livestock, growing plants and orchards, participating in 4-H and teaching, former Douglas High School teacher Robin Futch has combined her passion for agriculture and teaching to give Douglas County an Ag Advantage.
School starts Monday in Douglas County
Douglas County schools open Aug. 21 with a critical shortage of teachers.
A man arrested in a May 30 attempted carjacking at Smith’s gas station admitted to armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon in Douglas County District Court on Monday.
More than $9,000 was raised during Millennium Medical Spa’s Pizza, Pistols & Pooches event on Aug. 5 in support of the four-legged deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
A formal censure of Douglas County School Board President Susan Jansen is being sought in connection with a hot mic slur about a speaker at the July 19 meeting.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s office will have another fundraising opportunity Saturday at Millennium Medical Spa during the 4th annual Pizza Pistols & Pooches event.
Trinity Lutheran’s new full-time Director of Music Ministry, John Burns and Sierra Lutheran High School are spearheading an August worship concert featuring nationally recognized musicians.
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School Board President admitted she used profanity towards a speaker during the July 19 special meeting.
With the start of school looming three weeks away, so is the urgency to fill bus driver positions districtwide.
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It was bring your bike to school day at Trinity Lutheran Preschool Friday for a Trike-A-Thon event in support of St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Some attending a special meeting to change the Douglas County School Board’s legal representation on Wednesday accused a majority of the board of making up their minds before the meeting.
Trustees Susan Jansen, David Burns, Katherine Dickerson and Doug Englekirk voted in favor of Gilbert.
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Students and staff at two more Douglas County schools will have an extra layer of safety come fall.
The Douglas County School Board meets 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Douglas High School Media Center in Minden.
The Carson Valley United Methodist Church welcomed new Pastor Latu Paea recently.
From presenting the colors to the giant inflatable slide and a free patriotic lunch, the Town of Minden fed hundreds at its Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Reno-Sparks resident Ramona Sanchez crossed the finished line first with a time of 18.32 minutes.
Curtains open for 'Social Security' 7:30 p.m. July 14 at the CVIC Hall in Minden.
Minden has a star-spangled Fourth of July celebration planned for Tuesday.
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Farmer’s markets are 4-8 p.m. Tuesdays in Minden on Esmeralda Avenue and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Heritage Park in Gardnerville.
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More than 300 students between Douglas High School, ASPIRE Academy, Douglas Nevada Online and the Adult Education programs received diplomas for their dedication and accomplishments, academically and socially.
It took the Douglas County School Board more than four hours to decide whether to modify, terminate or replace the current legal services with law firm Maupin, Cox & LeGoy, during the meeting June 13.
Norma Sherman turns 101 today and to celebrate she wanted to be interviewed by the Record-Courier.
Family members of a woman who was ejected and killed during a rollover collision June 27, 2021, spoke out against the driver Monday.
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The rain held off during the Carson Valley Days Parade which brought 65 floats from Esmeralda Avenue to Lampe Park, but started shortly afterwards
ASPIRE Academy’s ceremony is 12:30-1 p.m. at the CVIC Hall followed by Douglas High School at 5:30 p.m. on the softball field at the high school.
A reading of “Burnt” is 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Pink House in Genoa. Tickets are available at www.therealclarefrank.com
Seniors may have outnumbered juniors during the Powder Puff game at Douglas High School Friday, but the juniors outscored them.
After almost two decades of enduring leaks, Meneley and Jacks Valley Elementary Schools are getting new roofs over the summer and it’s not going to cost the Douglas County School District a dime.
Forty-six seniors and 28 juniors will demonstrate their skill, speed and ability against each other in the 24th Powder Puff Football Game at Douglas High School on Friday.
An intoxicated driver involved in a Dec. 10, 2022, head-on collision that occurred on Kimmerling Road was sentenced to 6-15 years in prison on May 22.
After at least a three-year hiatus, the Douglas High School’s Ag sale returns to the greenhouse June 3, 4 and 10.
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Jessica Thomas, 32, denied charges of high level possession, sale and trafficking of the controlled substance in Douglas County District Court.
Hot Air for Hope Festival was the brainchild of Center of Hope and Healing Executive Director Amanda Johnson.
Gardnerville Elementary School’s new principal plans to make school so epic that students want to attend on weekends, too.
A more than capacity crowd turned out at Tuesday’s Douglas County School Board meeting, as parents, students, teachers, counselors, and LGBTQ advocates filled the room and waited outside to speak on a transgender policy proposed by the Douglas County School Board.
Festival benefits the Center for Hope & Healing who are celebrating 10 years of providing grief support and healing in Douglas County and Rural Nevada.
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An endangered plant native to the Silver Peak Range is growing roots in a Gardnerville greenhouse known as Tiehm’s Buckwheat Conservation Center.
The Ducks Unlimited Golf Tournament on May 13 is more than backhanders and flyers at the Carson Valley Golf Course. It’s an event to raise awareness and funds for one of the biggest conservation organizations in North America.
