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CARSON CITY — Due to expected overnight snow and cold weather, the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety are anticipating dangerous road conditions in the Carson City, Washoe County and Douglas County areas on Wednesday morning.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 that there is an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. The agency is also reporting 16 new cases and 133 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region.

As a result of the impending snowstorm, all schools in the Carson City School District will be closed for the entire day Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The National Weather Service is predicting one of the most impactful winter storms in recent years to hit our area. Periods of heavy snow and strong winds are expected tonight. The storm threatens to be disruptive to travel throughout the region.

Though the skies around Carson City were blue Tuesday morning, a winter storm is on the way, with various warnings for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra, as well as down to the valley floors around the Carson City area.

The National Weather Service in Reno warns that if you have to travel into the Sierra, do so early Tuesday as conditions will rapidly change Tuesday evening.

In December, Carson City saw an increase of 200 jobs, or 0.7 percent, since November 2020 with the trade, transportation, and utilities sector growing the most by 100 jobs, according to data released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Did you know that wood-burning stove heaters are a significant source of harmful air pollution? Not only are these heating units among the most popular in Northern Nevada, they’re also one of the least cost-efficient heating options for homeowners.

Nevada has earned a reputation over the years for ranking at the bottom of all the wrong health care lists. But Nevadans have grown increasingly frustrated over the past few days at the fact that the Silver State is both receiving and administering fewer doses per capita than almost every other state in the nation.

Carson City Health and Human Services has released its weekend COVID-19 health report, for three days, Jan. 23 to 25, 2021.

Taking advantage of statewide moisture in the forecast, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will conduct prescribed fire operations across several portions of the forest this week as part of the forest’s hazardous fuels reduction effort and active forest management program. Also, weather and conditions permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will continue widespread prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

With a series of winter storms aimed at the Sierra, western Nevada and Carson City areas, a flurry of National Weather Service advisories and watches are in effect with plenty of snow from the Sierra to the valley floors on the way this week.

The Carson City and Quad-County region is experiencing a downward trend of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the start of the new year. However, while rates of transmission for children and teenagers have remained low since the pandemic began, new reporting shows a significant increase in minors contracting the virus, according to statistics.

We are reporting 6 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region.

Hello fellow anglers, I have to tell you that some boaters still have not taken a boater's safety course, by the actions I witnessed two weeks ago.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 that there is an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. We are also reporting 106 new cases and 120 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 that there is an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. We are also reporting 17 new cases and 85 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region.

Charter Communications, Inc. has opened a new Spectrum Store south of Carson City in Douglas County at Carson Valley Plaza on Topsy Lane and has closed the store on North Carson Street.

CARSON CITY — With intersection improvements already scheduled for coming years at two Mt. Rose Highway intersections, the Nevada Department of Transportation will launch a virtual public meeting on Jan. 26 to gather public feedback on corridor planning to define future traffic improvements to the lower segment of the highway.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will take place Thursday, Jan. 21 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room in the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Up for discussion includes improvements to the Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range, Grants for emergency housing, the proposed Little Lane Village subdivision and more.

Gov. Steve Sisolak told Nevadans experiencing some of their darkest hours of economic and public health devastation that he has a plan to create more than 165,000 jobs over the next decade, launch new initiatives to retrain displaced workers and build out an economy based on clean energy, blockchain and other futuristic technologies.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 there there is an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad County region. CCHHS is also reporting 58 new cases and 78 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region.

Blowing dust off the Black Rock Playa and Carson Sink has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Blowing Dust Advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak released the final viewing details for the 2021 State of the State address that happens Tuesday.The pre-program begins at 5:45 p.m. and will air at the link here. Then, at 6 p.m., the 2021 address will air by going to the link here.

Gov. Steve Sisolak is proposing a two-year budget that reverses cuts to Medicaid and other key K-12 programs made last summer, after financial projections left the state at what officials are calling an “inconsistent, if not positive, ending point” for tax revenue.

Strong northeast winds will impact the Sierra on Monday and Tuesday, including the Tahoe Basin and northern Mono County in addition to portions of northeast California, mainly south of Susanville, according to the National Weather Service.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 that there are two additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. We are also reporting 42 new cases and 19 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region.

UPDATE: All travel lanes are now open, according to Lyon County dispatch.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal vehicle crash in Lyon County that happened late Sunday morning on US 95A and Quince Avenue in Silver Springs.

Gusty winds, especially in the Sierra, are expected Monday and Tuesday along with a cooling trend happening this week and the potential for snow by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

We are reporting 1 additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting 3 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting 6 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. We are also reporting 62 new cases and 81 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 10,182, with 5,429 recoveries and 161 deaths; 4,592 cases remain active.