September 2021
Vote Nevada Executive Director to speak at Democratic luncheon
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 1:33am
Event Date:
September 27, 2021 - 12:00pm Sondra Cosgrove, PhD, Executive Director and Chair of the Board for Vote Nevada and Professor of History at the College of Southern Nevada, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. She will provide an overview of the process by which Nevada's electoral districts will be redrawn in line with the data produced by the 2020 census, and the ways in which the proposed districts will be rated for how well they conform to standards of fairness.
Carson City, Quad County COVID-19 weekly update: 12 deaths, 619 new cases and 178 recoveries
Submitted by editor on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 4:44pm
Carson City Health and Human Services is providing the Quad-County community with a weekly update for the week starting Sept. 16 and ending Sept. 22, 2021.
COVID-19 Case Update
For the week, CCHHS is reporting 12 deaths, 619 new cases, and 178 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 18,477, with 14,339 recoveries and 280 deaths; 3,858 cases remain active.
Northern Nevada 'Homeless Veterans Stand Down' canceled due to COVID concerns; help remains available
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 4:31pmThe annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down, scheduled for Friday, has been canceled due to COVID concerns. However homeless veterans will receive the care and support they have earned, according to the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System.
Two companies in Lyon, 1 in Storey and 13 in Clark County to receive $46M in tax abatements
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 4:15pm
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board approved 16 companies Thursday that will receive $46 million in tax abatements. In return these companies are required to create 1,432 jobs at an hourly wage of $31.83 in the next two years.
Carson Valley Meats proposes Carson City facility
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 3:26pm
Gardnerville-based Carson Valley Meats will appear before the Carson City Growth Management and Planning Commission Wednesday, Sept. 29, to review its proposal for a meat processing facility to be located off of Brick Road in Carson City.
Obituary: Garth S. Richards
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 1:50pm
Event Date:
October 23, 2021 - 2:00pm The hard working visionary with a big heart. On a sunny and clear September Sunday morning at his home in Carson City, Garth Richards peacefully completed his life’s mission, one day shy of his 86th birthday after a brief illness.
Dayton Valley prepares to host PGA qualifier for 26th year, practice rounds begin Sunday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 1:26pm
Some of the best up and coming golfers from across the country will soon descend on the Dayton Valley Golf Course to begin their quest for a PGA tour card. The Dayton Valley Golf Course is hosting the first round of qualifying for the Korn Ferry tour, which is a developmental tour for the PGA.
Good times, activities and more highlight Carson City Club Teen Center at Boys and Girls Club
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 12:30pm
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada is currently taking registrations for all teens in Carson City. For $20 a month, teens will have access to a safe and fun place with staff that enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Transportation is provided from school to the club.
Nevada receives $160,000 for nation’s first-ever recreation trail building school
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 11:07am
CARSON CITY — Nevada leaders are excited to announce the U.S. Economic Development Administration is providing a $160,000 grant to the Nevada-based Great Basin Institute to establish the nation’s first-ever professional recreation trail building school in Ely, Nevada.
Carson City School Board to review proposals in superintendent search, discuss policy changes and more
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 10:45amEvent Date:
September 28, 2021 - 7:00pm
The next Carson City School District School Board meeting will take place Tuesday Sept. 28 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Robert "Bob" Crowell Board Room within the Carson City Community Center.
Items up for discussion at the school board include a restorative discipline plan, policy changes and the search for a new superintendent.
