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July 2021

Email marketing workshop Wednesday at the Adams Hub

Event Date: 
July 21, 2021 - 2:00pm

Learn email marketing for business growth this Wednesday July 21, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Adams Hub in Carson City. Growing your email list is one of the best ways to grow your business.

Carson area youth invited to give Lacrosse a try at free clinic

Event Date: 
August 21, 2021 - 9:00am

A unique sporting opportunity is on its way to Carson City! Designed to introduce boys and girls ages 6 to 14 to the popular sport of lacrosse, the one-day “TryLax” Clinic is open to kids from across the area, including Carson City, Dayton, Gardnerville/Minden, and Lake Tahoe.

Douglas County asks residents to be prepared in case Tamarack fire evacuation orders come

MINDEN — Douglas County is asking the following communities to be on the alert and start preparing for potential evacuations.

UNR Extension hosts Storey County STEM Day Camp in Virginia City in August

Event Date: 
August 3, 2021 (All day)
August 4, 2021 (All day)
August 5, 2021 (All day)
August 6, 2021 (All day)

VIRGINIA CITY — The saying “STEM is more than engineering and math, it is art, technology and discovery” is very relevant to the Storey County Summer STEM Day Camp being hosted by University of Nevada Extension, mornings on August 3-6 from 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon in Virginia City’s Piper’s Opera House.

Carson City School District won't require masks, will return to full in-person learning this fall

The Carson City School District reopened its doors to students and faculty last school year after a six-month summer break. However, this reopening didn’t come without stipulations, as both students and teachers prepared for changes such as hybrid learning and face coverings inside of buildings.

Healthy economic return in Nevada signals expiration of extended benefit programs

CARSON CITY — As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployed Nevadans have been able to use unemployment benefit extensions as a temporary bridge until they find full-time employment. The federal and state benefit extension programs are winding down in the next few months as the state’s economy rebounds to healthy levels.

Carson City arrests: Man tells 911 dispatch deputies stole his vehicle after it was impounded

A 58-year-old man was arrested July 16 for suspicion of unlawful use of an emergency number, a gross misdemeanor offense, after reporting his vehicle stolen to Carson City 911 dispatch after it had been impounded by sheriff's deputies due to multiple traffic violations.

Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine: Back and leg pain due to spinal stenosis

Spinal stenosis is a very common, but potentially debilitating, condition. Stenosis is a generic medical term for narrowing. Stenosis in your heart's blood vessels can lead to a heart attack. Stenosis in your esophagus can lead to choking, in addition to other instances in the human body. Spinal stenosis occurs when your spinal canal narrows and puts pressure on the nerves which travel through the spine, resulting in back and leg pain, numbness or tingling.

Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine: Five ways to cope with an aching back

About 70 to 80 percent of the population experiences back pain at some point in their lives. Often, you can address back pain at home and get it to subside in a few days or weeks. Help move the healing process along with these tactics.

1. Adjust your posture.
Slouching or slumping affects your alignment, flexibility, and joint movement. Instead:

Congressman Amodei secures $9.5 million in Nevada 2nd District community funded projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mark E. Amodei (NV-02) on Monday issued the following statement after securing every Community Project Funding request submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations for Nevada’s Second District during Appropriations Committee markups for Fiscal Year 2022: