Partnerships

YERINGTON — Lyon County's seat celebrated Earth Day on Wednesday with a volunteer fair at its fire station, tree planting, painting the town's animal shelter and the announcement the community has been approved for $36 million in federal funding for water and sewer improvements.

Charles Woodson, Travis Kelce, Doug Pederson, Mike Zimmer and Adam Thielen will make up the NFL contingent of first time competitors at the annual American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe this summer, organizers announced Wednesday.

Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Company are working together to address one of the primary barriers to recycling in public spaces by making access to recycling bins more readily available and convenient through the 2016 Coca-Cola/Keep America Beautiful Public Space Recycling Bin Grant Program.

The Silver State Fair Housing Council awarded its SSFHC HEART Award on Wednesday to Nevada Rural Housing Authority Deputy Director Bill Brewer.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features Randy Gaa, secretary of the Carson City pedestrian, hiking and cycling nonprofit Muscle Powered.

The group promotes bicycle and pedestrian activities around Carson City. See the video below or go here.

The New Entrepreneur Network of the Hop and Mae Adams Foundation, together with the Carson City Library, will kick off the second Middle School Maker Camp during Spring Break, March 21-23, 2017.

Governor Brian Sandoval and the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) today announced $1,000,000 in STEM Workforce Challenge Grants to Nevada training providers throughout the state.

This week's It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features Dan Everett, president of the Carson City Leisure Hour Club and tour guide for State Capital, State Museum and Legislature.

University of Nevada, Reno professor Sudeep Chandra leads an active and interesting life. And he gets to fish – a lot!

From working to preserve lakes around the globe to conserving the world’s largest trout (the Taimen, also known as the Siberian River Shark) in Northern Mongolia to developing public-private partnerships to protect species and habitats, Chandra is also an expert on local waters, including Lake Tahoe.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features District 40 Assemblyman Al Kramer, representing Carson City. They discuss how citizens can participate in the legislative bill process and how to contact legislators.

It was 100 years ago that Congress recognized the importance of vocational education by enacting the Smith-Hughes Act that provided federal funding for vocational agriculture training.

A century later, the importance of skill-related careers and training are also being emphasized closer to home. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell declared February as Career and Technical Education Month. 

Grab Your Hat and Read with the Cat! Celebrate NEA’s Read Across America Day. Those who are six, 16, 64, and more have all kinds of great events in store for the National Education Association’s nineteenth annual observance of NEA’s Read Across America.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Division of Tourism, also known as TravelNevada, announced a preliminary 2016 report Wednesday showing increased revenue and employment powered by the travel sector.

Following his re-election for a third and final term, Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell is optimistic about what's ahead for the Nevada state capital in 2017.

He delivered his State of the City speech Monday night to dozens inside the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, reviewing the city's successes and challenges from 2016 while also reassuring residents about the future.

This week's It's Your City with Cortney Bloomer features guest DeeDee Foremaster, executive director of the Rural Center for Independent Living in Carson City.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features Sharon Rosse, executive director of the Capital City Arts Initiative. Sharon discusses art happenings, shows, exhibitions, galleries, four local talks and more for residents to attend.

The recent flooding was devastating for some, inconvenient for others. What was the difference? Of course, flood zoning played a large role. But even those in flood areas were better off because of a single mindset, preparedness.
I was personally impressed by the local response.

TravelNevada has established the Larry J. Friedman Industry Partner of the Year Award in celebration of long-time Nevada tourism industry leader Larry Friedman, officials announced earlier this month. The Division of Tourism and Nevada Commission on Tourism will present this annual award at its Rural Roundup conference in April.

This week's edition of It's Your City with host Cortney Bloomer features Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell who discusses the opening of the animal shelter, the downtown street project, the athletic center and looking ahead to 2017.

Four years ago this month, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency approved the 2012 Regional Plan. The landmark plan charts a course to restore Lake Tahoe’s environment and revitalize our communities and it was forged through Herculean work by California, Nevada, local governments, the public, and dozens of other partners.

Carver YES, Crowell NO.
Shirk YES, Barrette NO.
White YES, Bonkowski NO.

Please watch the video of the local candidates forum hosted by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce as you read my comments. I did not transcribe the Chamber’s 5-6 questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4qlj0K2-ZWo

Please watch the video as you read my comments. I did not transcribe the Chamber's 5-6 questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlj0K2-ZWo

The Carson City Library is adjusting its hours to open earlier on weekdays and a shorter day on Sunday.
The decision comes after the library reviewed the results of a survey sent out to its patrons.

Considered one of the hardest hit states during the nationwide recession and downturn eight years ago, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced Friday that the Silver State has surpassed pre-recession employment, gaining more than all of the jobs lost during the recession.

At a recent U.S. Travel Association event in Florida, winners of the 2016 national Mercury Awards were announced. TravelNevada was named Best Public Relations Campaign for its current “Don’t Fence Me In” millennial marketing effort.

Since 2011, the Carson City School District has seen a long list of accomplishments including free full-day kindergarten at all schools, a mobile device for every student in grades three through 12, a school-based health center and increased accessibility to courses in science, technology, engineering arts and math.

Carson Tahoe Health has been proudly supporting REMSA’s innovative Community Health Programs, including Community Paramedicine, the Nurse Health Hotline, and the Ambulance Transport Alternative, for over two years. CTH was excited to hear about Renown Health’s announcement to sign-on as an additional supporter, as having another healthcare provider’s financial commitment will help continue to fund these vital programs for our communities.

The Carson City School District is inviting the public to help refresh its strategic plan, which sets the vision for students, staff and parents.

The Capital City Arts Initiative, CCAI, will present a talk by Tom di Maria, Director of the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, Calif., this Tuesday, Sept. 13.

His illustrated talk, "Outside In", is next in CCAI’s Nevada Neighbors series. The talk will take place at 7pm at the Community Development building [the Brick], 108 E Proctor St, Carson City. There will be an informal reception for di Maria preceding the event at 6:15pm. The presentation and reception are free, and the public is cordially invited.

The American Buffalo did not roam in Northern Nevada more than a century ago as the West was settled, but Nevada does lay claim to its own Silver Buffalo in 2016. That “Silver Buffalo” is Jim Rogers and the national honor was bestowed upon this Nevadan by the Boy Scouts of America at its 2016 National Annual Meeting held in San Diego.

Rogers was honored during the recent BSA National Convention in San Diego. Today, there are more than 800,000 adult volunteers in BSA, and Rogers has been an active volunteer leader for over 35 years.