August 2019
Open House Sunday at Foreman-Roberts House Museum in Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 8:15pm
Event Date:
August 18, 2019 - 1:00pm Highlights of Carson City history and the families that lived in this historic house are presented on a free, docent led tour of the Foreman-Roberts House on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. After touring the Museum, enjoy light refreshments in the Carriage and view the informative displays.
Dayton man jailed in connection to hit and run that killed pedestrian walking dogs
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 6:05pm
An arrest has been made after tips led to a suspect in the Thursday morning hit and run crash that killed a Dayton resident and five dogs, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office and the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Lyon County Sheriff's Office release 'vehicle of interest' photos following Dayton pedestrian fatal
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 3:17pm
UPDATE: An arrest has been made in connection to the Thursday morning hit and run pedestrian crash that killed a 59-year-old Dayton man, identified as Michael Kuntz, and his 5 dogs, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol and Lyon County Sheriff's Office. James Parisi, a 39-year-old Dayton resident, has been arrested in connection to the crime, according to NHP. Go here for the full story.
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The following images released Thursday afternoon by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office are of a "vehicle of interest" in the hit and run vehicular homicide that occurred on Six Mile Canyon Road in the Dayton area on Thursday morning, in which an adult male pedestrian and five dogs died.
Carson City law officers, Deputy Carl Howell, remembered at wreath laying ceremony
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 2:55pm
Local law enforcement and participants gathered Thursday at the Carson City Sheriff's Office to honor fallen Carson City officers during a wreath laying ceremony.
Mayor Bob Crowell gave the opening statement and spoke on the loss of Deputy Carl Howell on August 15, 2015. He and Carson City Undersheriff Ken Sandage offered words and tribute to Howell and the four other law enforcement officers who lost their lives while in the line of duty in the city.
Live video feed of Carson City Sheriff's Office Wreath Remembrance Ceremony
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 1:50pm
A live video feed is available for the Wreath Remembrance Ceremony for fallen Carson City law enforcement officers today, Thursday, at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.
The program begins at 2 p.m. and can be viewed here.
Carson City supervisors accept 90 percent design phase of South Carson roundabout
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 1:15pm
The Carson City Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed Thursday to accept the 90 percent design phase of the South Carson Street roundabout project following a presentation led by the city's chief engineer and comments from the public.
On Wednesday evening, the project was presented to the Carson City Regional Transportation Commission by chief engineer Dan Stucky. To date there have been 18 public meetings on this project.
Carson City's Centennial archery facility to be named for internationally-renowned bow maker
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 10:57am
During Thursday’s Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting, a resolution was passed to rename the archery range at Centennial Park the “Tim Meigs Carson City Archery Range.”
Representatives of Carson City’s Clear Creek Bowmen archery club, along with the Parks and Recreation department, brought the resolution to the Board in an effort to honor Tim Meigs, a long-time Carson City citizen who was entered into the Archery Hall of Fame, and who has based his archery business out of the capital city for over sixty years.
Carson City arrests: Man jailed said he used stolen Social Security number found on black market
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 10:38am
A 41-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for felony suspicion of unlawful use of a Social Security number after the victim was informed it was already being used, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.
NHP: Fatal hit and run crash kills pedestrian, 5 dogs near Dayton
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 8:44am
UPDATE: An arrest has been made in the Thursday morning fatal pedestrian hit and run crash that killed a 59-year-old Dayton man, identified as Michael Kuntz, according to Lyon County Sheriff's Office and the Nevada Highway Patrol. James Parisi, a 39-year-old Dayton resident, has been arrested in connection to the crime, according to NHP. Go here for the full story.
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UPDATE: The Lyon County Sheriff's Office released three photos it calls a "vehicle of interest" in Thursday morning's fatal crash in the Dayton area in which an adult male walking five dogs was struck and killed in a hit and run crash. Go here for the updated story and photos. If you have any information about this vehicle and or driver, contact the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office at (775) 577-5023, the Highway Patrol at (775) 687-9600, or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol and the Lyon County Sheriff's Office are investigating a fatal hit and run crash involving a pedestrian that happened Thursday morning in the Dayton area.
Carson City emergency crews called to rollover crash at Highway 50 East and Airport Road
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 8:05am
Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Thursday morning to a vehicle rollover crash with injuries in the area of Highway 50 East and Airport Road.
