lyon county

On Sept. 3, 2020 The Board of County Commissioners approved the five year Master Plan for the 9-1-1 surcharge. This fee was created by the Legislature to provide a dedicated funding source for 9-1-1 related services.

UPDATE 3:05PM: Areas of smoke and haze from wildfires will persist into Monday with improved conditions expected Monday night through Wednesday, forecasters say. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low humidity, from 1 p.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Tuesday for much of the Carson City region.
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After a night washed out with a deep sepia haze resulting from the Creek Fire burning in the southern Sierra, the dense smoke that made its way into northern and western Nevada Saturday night that caused degraded air quality throughout the region now appears to be lifting, according to the National Weather Service.

We are reporting 12 new cases and 4 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,079, with 948 recoveries and 15 deaths, 116 cases remain active.

The upcoming 2020 General Election will be a first in the country's history, as it will be a primarily mail-in only election. There has been many sources of misinformation regarding how the election will work, and the Nevada Secretary of State has provided a Myths and Facts sheet to help dispel some of the rumors.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting ten new cases and one additional recovery of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,067, with 944 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 108 cases remain active.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, Sept. 3 that there are 11 new cases and four additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,057, with 943 recoveries and 15 deaths, 99 cases remain active.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 that there are 14 new cases and five additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,046, with 939 recoveries and 15 deaths, 92 cases remain active.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 that there are 11 new cases and 13 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,032, with 934 recoveries and 15 deaths, 83 cases remain active.

Beginning Sept. 8, Lyon and Storey counties will begin accepting applications for a small business grant program designed to help businesses deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Monday, August 31, 2020 that there are 13 new cases and 15 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,021, with 921 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 85 cases remain active.

Northern Nevada Development Authority and Visit Carson Valley’s cooperative partnership to promote Carson Valley as a film location is not only creating awareness, it is driving results.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting nineteen new cases and four additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 990, with 884 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 91 cases remain active.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, August 27, 2020 that there are four new cases and 11 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 971, with 880 recoveries and 15 deaths, 76 cases remain active.

The COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force met Thursday with seven counties flagged last week for having an elevated risk of transmission of the coronavirus. Based on data provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, six of the seven counties are still meeting at least two of the three criteria, signaling a sustained elevated risk of transmission.

Northern Nevada Development Authority, Adams Hub of Northern Nevada, and Carson City Downtown Business Association announced Thursday a joint promotion program focused on downtown Carson City businesses.

First-day jitters are not just for students. The Carson City School District was pleased to announce the appointment of seven new principals and district administrators (alphabetically by school) for the 2020-2021 school year at its school board meeting Tuesday evening.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, August 26, 2020 that there are four new cases and two additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 967, with 869 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 83 cases remain active.

Carson City Health and Human Services gave an update regarding new statistics during the Carson City Board of Supervisor's meeting last week, including information on transmission, safe uses of masks, where people are being exposed, average age of individuals testing positive and more.

While all three metro areas in Nevada continued to see job gains in July, Carson City was among the best, having an increase of 800 jobs, or 2.8 percent growth since June, with the manufacturing sector climbing the most by 100 jobs or 3.8 percent, according to figures released Wednesday by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, August 25, 2020 that there are 11 new cases and 13 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 963, with 867 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 81 cases remain active.

A Red Flag Warning in effect Tuesday for the northern Sierra Front including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe, Western Lyon and southern Lassen counties. Also, poor air quality has returned as winds have shifted, again bringing more drift smoke from California fires into the northern Nevada region.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Monday, August 24, 2020 that there are nine new cases and nine recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 952, with 854 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 83 cases remain active.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Sunday, August 23 that there are 10 new cases and 35 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 943, with 845 recoveries and 15 deaths, 83 cases remain active.

For Sierra Nevada Realtors, election season is over. The association, whose members serve rural Northern Nevada areas including Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville, Dayton and Fallon, recently held elections for its 2021 Board of Directors.

With the threat of thunderstorms creating new fire starts, a Red Flag Warning has been issued Sunday evening into Monday morning by the National Weather Service for Carson City, the Lake Tahoe Basin and throughout the entire Northern Nevada region.

We are reporting 7 new cases and 1 recovery of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 933, with 810 recoveries and 15 deaths, 108 cases remain active.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting 14 new cases and eight recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 926, with 809 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 102 cases remain active.

The Board of County Commissioners acting as the County Board of Health received a briefing from Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) on the status of COVID -19 in Lyon County and the Quad County region. CCHHS Representative, Jeanne Freeman, provide the following:

Lyon County August 2 – 15, 2020

Quad-County Area

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, August 20, 2020 that there are six new cases and 10 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 912, with 801 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 96 cases remain active.

Thick, unhealthy smoke from northern California fires continues to saturate outside air Thursday in Carson City, Carson Valley, Lyon County and throughout western and Northern Nevada, prompting the National Weather Service to extend a Dense Smoke Advisory into Friday morning.