July 2021
Suspects sought in Carson City mailbox thefts
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 6:28pm
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday received multiple reports from business owners located off Arrowhead Drive. These businesses reported being victims of mail theft. The suspects appear to be forcibly breaking into mailboxes and stealing the contents.
The 'Loneliest Road in America' defends its status as the ideal road trip
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 3:34pm
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Over the past 15-plus months, a troubling trend has emerged in the United States: Other seemingly lonely roads emerging to tout their unique and clever character traits to a population looking to explore the open landscapes around them. But let’s get one thing straight: I am the one and only Loneliest Road in America — a title bestowed unto me 35 years ago this month by the writers of Life Magazine.
NHP identifies Reno woman in fatal June 26 crash in Minden; driver jailed for suspected DUI
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 1:06pm
On Saturday, June 26, 2021 at approximately 6:13 p.m., Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a fatal crash at SR-88 and Douglas County mile marker 7 in Minden.
Dayton Chamber Mixer happening Thursday, July 15
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:54pm
Event Date:
July 15, 2021 - 5:30pm Come network with business owners in Dayton! Click on the flier for more information.
Services available for Carson City seniors during heatwave
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:51pm
Temperatures above 100 degrees will be hitting the capital city this weekend and continuing through at least Tuesday, putting certain groups at risk of illness. Those groups include senior citizens, especially home-bound seniors.
GreenUP! urges Carson City community to join the 2021 'Plastic Free July' movement
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 11:50am
CARSON CITY — Local non-profit greenUP! is proud to announce its participation in this year’s Plastic Free July, an international awareness month focused on the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution. greenUP! will be sharing Plastic-Free challenges each week of the month of July and they invite the Carson City community to join them.
NDOT seeks public comment as it considers policy for roadside memorials, secondary highway names
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:54am
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation is soliciting public feedback to establish formal policies for the installation of roadside memorials on state roads and highways as well as creating secondary highway names to honor Nevada public servants.
Through July 31, Nevadans can visit www.dot.nv.gov/memorials to provide input. The survey is intended to capture feedback of Nevada residents and those who use Nevada highways. Public comment will also be solicited as a draft roadside memorial policy is developed.
ROADSIDE MEMORIALS
Volunteers remove nearly 1,500 pounds of trash Monday from Lake Tahoe beaches
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 8:30am
Lake Tahoe beaches were still blanketed in morning shadows when volunteers began plucking cigarette butts, bottle caps and beach toys out of the sand early Monday, July 5. By noon, 235 enthusiastic volunteers had removed 1,456 pounds of litter from 10 Tahoe beaches and their surrounding areas as part of the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s annual July 5 Keep Tahoe Red, White and Blue Beach Cleanup.
Vehicle crashes through fence on Little Lane near Saliman, driver jailed for suspicion of DUI
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 7:27am
Event Date:
July 6, 2021 - 7:30pm At approximately 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Carson City first responders were called to a single vehicle crash at Saliman and Little Lane. Initially reported as a vehicle that went into a house, first responders found a vehicle lodged upright into a wood fence next to a residence.
Adams Hub hosts free workshop Wednesday for local businesses
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 07/06/2021 - 7:53pm
Event Date:
July 7, 2021 - 2:00pm What is Google My Business? It’s a free, easy-to-use tool to reach their customers and potential customers in their local area Google searches.
