Kelsey Penrose

1 week ago | carsonnow.org | Kelsey Penrose

Happy Friday Carson Now Readers (or should I say listeners?) It’s been a busy week here in the capital city, especially as we’re careening towards the end of this year’s legislative session that saw a historic claw back of anticipated revenues mid session, which has left budget managers scrambling throughout the state as their submission deadline (June 9) draws closer.

1 week ago | thisisreno.com | Kelsey Penrose

Washoe County School District officials are working to finalize their fiscal year 2026 budget, which is due to the state by June 8. Chief Financial Officer Mark Mathers said uncertainty during the current legislative session makes the “final” budget reviewed during Tuesday’s board meeting more like “tentative budget 2.0.”To read this article, please sign in to your account or sign up for a free account, which gets you access to even more articles and our daily newsletter.

1 week ago | carsonnow.org | Kelsey Penrose

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1 week ago | carsonnow.org | Kelsey Penrose

The Silver Palooza Music and Art Festival will be returning to the Silver City Schoolhouse and Park June 21, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., bringing the free event of live music, art, history, and fun together for another year. This is the fifth year of the festival, which takes place at 385 High Street in Silver City (nestled in the foothills between Mound House and Virginia City). This year’s event will feature live music from a variety of genres including folk, blues, funk, pop and rock n roll.

1 week ago | carsonnow.org | Kelsey Penrose

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, NV Energy is reporting three incidents of power outages. It does not appear to be widespread; one is affecting around 25 customers, and the other nine, where the third, a combination of two sites, is affecting around 146 customers. However, one Carson Now reader also said that at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, there was another outage in South Carson. NV Energy’s outage map lists the causes as unknown, and currently under investigation.