Nevada Health Centers’ School-based Health Center, located at 618 W. Musser Street in Carson City will offer COVID-19 and flu vaccinations to adults and children during a walk-in clinic Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Lyon County District Attorney Stephen B. Rye announced Tuesday that the Third Judicial District Court sentenced a former assistant principal at Yerington Intermediate school to 12 to 60 months in Nevada State Prison for possession, accessing and downloading child pornography.

One of the first orders of business for the Lyon County Commission at last week's board meeting held in Dayton on Jan. 20 was a vote on a resolution honoring Legacy Airbase, Dream Flights. The resolution, initiated by Commissioner Wes Henderson, recognizes Dream Flights for honoring WWII veterans and collecting and preserving their stories to share with future generations.

A 35-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday for suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Cold moments of water and ice along the Carson River. Scroll over and click on each photo to enlarge.

School buses in Carson City are scheduled to resume Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. There may be a few routes doubled-up causing minor time-delays, but please plan for school transportation as usual.

Northern Nevada local internet service provider, Preferred Networks, has announced that Minden has been selected to deploy its new, HiFi wireless internet technology, enabling internet speeds up to 20 times faster than the fastest connection currently accessible to customers and new subscribers in the area.

The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board appointed Deputy Chief Carl D. Hoffman as chief of the investigations division for the agency, which regulates gaming and law enforcement of gaming laws statewide.

A 57-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and failure to yield to a pedestrian, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

More Nevadans than ever made their voices heard in the 2020 election, spurred by intense interest in the presidential race and helped by law changes that vastly expanded paths to register and multiplied voting options that led hundreds of thousands of Nevadans to vote by mail, while many more opted to vote in person.

Wylder Hotel Hope Valley continues its interpretive programs on Eastern Sierra history with a living history, Chautauqua style presentation on one of Lake Tahoe’s most colorful characters, George Whittell, the “Accidental Conservationist.”

Bald Eagle resting patiently in Carson Valley.

RSVP by February 5 for The Carson City Republican Party’s Annual LINCOLN/TRUMP DAY DINNER. “We The People” in support of President Donald J. Trump and his GREAT accomplishments invite you to attend our fundraiser on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 at Casino Fandango. Ballroom doors open at 5:00pm and the Dinner and Program start at 6:30pm.

Local artist Diana Uzzell strikes again. Painting murals in Carson City for Pioneer High School and the Brewery Arts Center, she just finished another at the DMV. Our Nevada state animal, the majestic Desert Bighorn Sheep, represents strength and fortitude attributed to the people who reside here.

Nice, up close views of some Sunday morning balloons north of Dayton. Scroll and click on photos to enlarge.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 24-30. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Editor’s Note: Ben Spence is a Special Education, Gifted and Talented Endorsed, AP Seminar, Honors US History, World History, and Adult Education Carson High School teacher. Below is his report.

This past Winter Break, CHS teacher Benjamin Spence led a group of seven exceptional students on an adventurous trip around beautiful Costa Rica.

Come and join us! Play BINGO benefiting Thorn!! Thorn is a organization that helps stop sex trafficking here in this world.

Admission: $20 per person includes 6 cards for 10 games

Additional game cards are $5 (must pay for the first $20)
$2 per dabber

Admission: $20 per person includes 6 cards for 10 games

Additional game cards are $5 (must pay for the first $20)
$2 per dabber

Gift cards will be the prizes

Reno resident and Air Force veteran Tony Grady announced his candidacy to be Nevada’s next Lieutenant Governor. Appearing on Sam Shad’s Nevada Newsmakers show this week, Tony remarked that he is running because he loves Nevada and the people he’s met throughout our State.

The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is currently accepting pre-proposals for several competitive grants, highlighted below, for projects that encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority landscapes to protect communities and ecosystems from wildfires, floods, insect and disease outbreaks, invasive species, development disturbances, and watershed destruction.

At 11:26 a.m. a vehicle crash was reported in the northbound lanes of I-580 near College Parkway.

Injuries are unknown at this time.

Deputies and first responders are enroute to the scene.

Motorists should seek alternate routes or use caution while in the area.

Four Weddings and an Elvis is coming to the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City! The Proscenium Players, Inc. is performing the hilarious 4-part comedy, written by Nancy Frick.

Show dates are February 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th at 7:30 p.m. and February 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th and 2:00 p.m.

The play centers in a small Las Vegas wedding chapel that is host to some quirky characters in their outlandish nuptials.

We are thankful for families and students who continue to exercise patience and kindness amid persistent staffing shortages.

Families should plan to transport student(s) to and from school Monday and Tuesday, January 24 and 25, 2022.

Buses will continue to operate for students with IEP’s (Individual Education Plans) specifically noting transportation needs.

As a school district, we provide 1) as much information to 2) as many people 3) as soon as it is possible. When we make tough decisions like closing schools or limiting transportation services, we understand the impact and inconvenience families experience.

It is not something we take lightly. We know how difficult it can be to arrange rides, babysitters or daycare.