One year ago, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This legislation, the American Hospital Association points out, helps hospitals and health systems provide care to their patients and communities. It increases access to health coverage for people who are uninsured or have lost their insurance.

It makes critical investments in Covid vaccines, treatment, testing, contact tracing, personal protective equipment, and workforce development. It has helped save jobs in the hospital field by expanding eligibility and providing more resources for the Paycheck Protection Program.

On Sunday, April 10, at 1:15 p.m., the public is invited to a tribute to the Forgotten Civil War Soldiers Project at the Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office assisted Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Nevada State Police, and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in taking a suspect into custody shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday night.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture seeks to partner with food banks, public and tribal entities and community organizations engaged in food assistance activities in Nevada to increase food access in underserved rural, tribal and urban communities.

Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living is giving the Reno community a delicious and easy way to support local mom and pop businesses. Each Wednesday beginning April 13, noon-2 p.m., the community will host a local food truck vendor at the corner of the property, located at 765 South Meadows Parkway.

Unemployed and underemployed Nevadans have an opportunity to change their lives through a new program at Western Nevada College.

WNC is launching the Realizing Opportunities for the American Dream to Succeed (ROADS) Project to help retrain Nevadans for a new career and enable them to become key contributors to the state’s economy.

RENO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is emergency listing the Dixie Valley toad under the Endangered Species Act.

In recognition of National Library Week, April 3-9, Carson City School District has taken a moment to highlight the essential role school libraries and librarians play in supporting learning, promoting literacy and strengthening the school community.

We all look forward to spring to get back outdoors to our gardens and landscapes. As I watch everything green up, I realize that the seasons of weeds have begun again.

Historic Silver City is the venue for a month of poetry events this April. Organized by the Resident Artist Program in Silver City in collaboration with many other groups, the festival includes four public events during National Poetry Month.

Nevada’s alcohol tax collections dropped during the pandemic, though tax officials attributed that more to a lack of wholesale purchases from casinos or bars than from any surge in teetotalers.

Are you concerned about global warming? If so, considering attending the Rotary Club of Carson City meeting this Tuesday, April 5 at noon in the Brewery Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom. Rotarian Chas Macquarie will give a presentation on the impacts of global warming on Nevada and on Rotary programs both at home and internationally.

Here is the Carson City Public Works area road report for the week of April 4-10, 2022. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

As the drought in Nevada continues, and with a gloomy outlook for water supplies in the future, a newly funded National Science Foundation project based at the University of Nevada, Reno will bring together key players from around the state to address water issues.

Photographer Jayson Berry submitted picture taken March 31 at the Carson City Library.

The Rotary Club of Carson City celebrated young musicians again this week when it hosted the Area’s 2nd round of its annual Music Competition.

Playing the clarinet, Carson High School student Kyra Fields took home the top honor with her performance of the Mozart’s Third Movement of Concerto for Clarinet.

Custom Vinyl Boutique opened up shop in September in the Port of Subs shopping center on E. William Street and has been serving up custom clothing ever since.

Owner Leatha Amos got the idea for her custom clothing operation from TikTok, and began making her own t shirts, sweatshirts and other printed items out of her home for a year before moving into a brick and mortar location.

Silver City, Nevada - Historic Silver City is the venue for a month of poetry events this April. Organized by the Resident Artist Program in Silver City in collaboration with many other groups, the festival includes four public events during National Poetry Month.

The Northern Nevada Hot Air Ballooning club will be hosting a community event this Saturday, April 2 beginning at 7 a.m.

The community is invited to come and watch as the balloons are inflated and take flight, and are encouraged to take photos and learn more about how hot air balloons work!

Lisa Schuette, who represents Ward 4 on the Carson City Board of Supervisors, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. A Carson City native, Lisa is a retired health teacher and probation officer who is best known as founding chair of the Carson Animal Services Initiative (CASI), which raised the funds needed to build and equip the city's state-of-the-art animal shelter.

On Saturday, March 12, 18-year-old Naomi Irion was waiting inside of her car in the parking lot of the Fernley Walmart just before 5:30 a.m., when the shuttle to her job at Panasonic would be arriving. Irion often waited in her car while waiting for the shuttle.

The Carson City Host Lions celebrated the 21st Annual Crab Feed on Saturday evening, March 26th at Fuji Park with a special ceremony honoring local heroes. Four people were honored for their actions saving lives in 2021.

Early morning majesty on Jacks Valley Road.

As validated by the International Ice Swimming Association, Carson City area native Lisa Yamamoto completed a 1.61-mile swim in 37.1F water to claim the longest “Ice Swim” in the United States, the 8th longest in the word, and the 2nd longest for a female.