News - Last Update Sun, 09/13/2020 - 10:44am
Photos by Kelsey Penrose
The life of Mayor Bob Crowell was honored Saturday with a motorcade and memorial ceremony in front of City Hall, where he was remembered as a Veteran, a husband, a father, and a wonderful community member, as well as Carson City’s long time mayor. Scroll and click on each photo to enlarge.
Community - Last Update Sun, 09/13/2020 - 10:50am
Dan Earp, Recreation Superintendent
Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is pleased to announce that the 4th annual Carson City BOOnanza is still occurring this year, just in a different format.
News - Last Update Sun, 09/13/2020 - 7:38am
By Jeff Munson
Carson City Mayor, attorney and Vietnam veteran Robert L. "Bob" Crowell died overnight. He was 74.
Robert L. "Bob" Crowell was a native Nevadan, born in the mining town of Tonopah and raised in Carson City. An attorney by profession, Bob was a Vietnam Veteran and retired Navy Captain. He was elected Mayor of Carson City in 2008 and assumed his duties as Mayor on January 5, 2009. He was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Prior to being elected Mayor, Bob served 11 years on the Carson City School Board of Trustees.
News - Last Update Sat, 09/12/2020 - 9:23am
by Ben Margiott, News 4
The chair of the Douglas County Commission wanted to cut library funding after the director showed support for Black Lives Matter, according to new emails obtained by News 4-FOX 11.
Through a public records request, we uncovered new details on the Douglas County library debacle, which began in July when Douglas County library director Amy Dodson supported adopting a diversity statement and backing Black Lives Matter.
Opinion - Last Update Sat, 09/12/2020 - 10:49am
By Laura FitzSimmons
A lot of people knew Bob Crowell better and longer than I did. My heart goes out to them all. My heart also goes out to the communities he served. They may not know what they have lost. They have lost a selfless, consensus building and principled advocate.
Bob could sit for hours in rooms with people who righteously argued their positions - talking over one another. Bob would not weigh in. He would listen. Really listen. And then he would find common ground. And things would move forward.
He was a devoted husband. Father. Grandfather. I don’t have the words to speak for their loss.
News - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 7:13pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting ten new cases and seven additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,131, with 1,009 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 107 cases remain active.
Gina Lopez, Brewery Arts Center
The Brewery Arts Center will deliver live music directly to the citizens of Carson City while practicing social distancing once again this week, this time in the Northgate neighborhood.
This Saturday, Sept. 12, the BAC is proud to present New Wave Crave. As if they were took a time machine from the 80’s, the party begins the moment these four talented musicians hit the flatbed.
News - Last Update Sat, 09/12/2020 - 8:28am
The first USDA Business and Industry CARES Act loan, intended to protect America’s small farms and businesses amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, went to an aquaculture farm in Iowa and was brokered by Carson City-based Greater Commercial Lending (GCL). These CARES Act loans provide working capital to help rural businesses prevent, prepare for or respond to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
News - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 4:48pm
Carson City Sheriff's Office Press Release
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division is asking for assistance in identifying an unknown suspect, alleged to have fraudulently used a stolen credit card.
Community - Last Update Sat, 09/12/2020 - 8:31am
Free Citizenship Preparation Classes
Free Citizenship Preparation Classes offered by Truckee Meadows Community College and Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada through a grant from USCIS.
News - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 4:40pm
Dan Davis, Carson City School District
The Carson City School District reported an additional three positive COVID-19 cases. Two of the persons work in the transportation department with a connection to the previously reported case.
Those employees previously identified will continue to quarantine for the recommended isolation period, and transportation services will resume as soon as possible (at the earliest, Sept. 22, but possibly longer if more employees test positive).
The third confirmed case is an individual at Carson High School.
News - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 3:57pm
Carson City Sheriff's Office Press Release
On September 10th, 2020 the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division conducted a compliance check for sex offenders whom are required to register their current addresses with this Sheriff’s Office.
Megan Messerly, The Nevada Independent
President Donald Trump will rally supporters at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in Douglas County on Saturday after plans for a similar event in Reno were scuttled earlier this week when airport officials said it would violate the state’s 50-person limit on public gatherings.
News - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 1:55pm
A vehicle accident was reported just before 2 p.m. near S. Carson and Colorado Street.
The accident involves two vehicles and injuries are unknown at this time.
Motorists should avoid the area or use caution if alternate routes are unavailable.
Louie Jones Aka Tim Jones
Born March 16, 1961 San Jose, California
Pass into Eternity September 7, 2020 Carson City, Nevada
News - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 7:42am
Lyon County Sheriff's Office
On September 10, 2020, at approximately 2028 hours, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Dispacth Center began receiving multiple 911 calls about an active shooter on the highway in Smith Valley.
By Rich Dunn
Fred Lokken, political science professor at Truckee Meadows Community College, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon. His presentation will highlight his in-depth analysis and astute observations on the political scene in the run-up to the November election, both in Washington DC and here in Nevada.
Opinion - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 5:02am
By Peter Hennessey
Local elections — where politics matters the most of all. While the race for president, and maybe certain races in the Senate and House, dominate the news, the fact is that all politics is local and that your local government is the one that affects your life the most. It’s local government that arranges for your basic services, such as water and sewer, trash, and all the utilities.
By Isaiah Burrows
Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. Western Nevada College will host a memorial exhibit and informational presentation on the 9-11 attacks on Friday. Partnership Carson City will team up for a statewide suicide prevention virtual walk this Saturday. Along with live music and a 5K run/walk at Bob McFadden Plaza, there is plenty of excitement buzzing around the state capitol! Read on for more information.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 6:20pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services reports Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 that there are 15 new cases and four additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,121, with 1,002 recoveries and 15 deaths, 104 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 5:14pm
DMV news release
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles announced Thursday an additional extension for expired or soon-to-be expired driver’s licenses and ID cards and new, limited Saturday hours for new Nevada residents. The DMV is continuing to find new ways to serve the public while operating under COVID-19 safety protocols.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 4:40pm
Megan Messerly, The Nevada Independent
Bars and taverns across Washoe County as well as in the town of Pahrump in Nye County will soon be allowed to open following a surprise decision from the state’s COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force on Thursday.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 1:16pm
Carson City School District
The Carson City School District reported three additional positive COVID-19 cases. Two of the persons work in the transportation department with a connection to the previously reported case. The last day of exposure was the same as the first reported case.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 12:44pm
UNR Extension
With 642 fires having burned 229,409 acres in Nevada so far this year, and wildfires continuing to threaten homes and lives across the West, University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Living With Fire Program continues its virtual workshop series, “Five Ways to Prepare Your Family and Property for Wildfire.”
Outdoors - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 12:27pm
Nevada Division of Forestry
This fall, bring home the beauty of Nevada’s natural landscape! Operated by the Nevada Division of Forestry, the State Tree Nursery in Washoe Valley has a great selection of Nevada-friendly plants available for purchase. All plants are grown and maintained at the nursery and are conditioned to survive Northern Nevada’s cold winters and hot, dry summers.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 10:25am
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will hold a Tip-A-Cop fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Nevada this Friday, Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at CoCoMoes Qnique Eats in Gardnerville.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 11:31am
Continued shift in winds will bring more smoke from California wildfires back into western Nevada and the Lake Tahoe basin Thursday and Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Dense Smoke Advisory.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 3:17pm
CARSON CITY — It’s been nearly two decades since the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda sinisterly carried out the single deadliest human terrorist attack ever by crashing hijacked passenger airplanes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Community - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:08am
Rad Strategies news release
Miles Construction, a diversified northern Nevada general contractor, presented Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada with a $5,000 check in support of the Luau 2020 event and fundraiser, being held virtually this Saturday, Sept. 12.
Community - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 7:55am
Photo by Patt Quinn-Davis
Early Thursday morning at the state capitol in Carson City.
News - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 6:08pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 that there are six new cases and nine additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,106, with 998 recoveries, 15 deaths. There are 93 cases that remain active.
News - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 4:19pm
Nevada Day committee
The Nevada Day Committee would like to officially announce that, due to current conditions, the traditional Nevada Day Celebration will have a new look this year.
by Kelsey Penrose
In a few short months Maurice "Mo" White and Stacie Wilke-McCulloch will go to the polls for a second time to determine who will take over the seat for the Board of Supervisors position in Carson City for Ward 2.
by Quest Lakes
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties meets Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. via Zoom. This month, guest speakers include Misty Vaughan Allen, Suicide Prevention Coordinator with the Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention, and Cherylyn Rahr-Wood, Zero Suicide Coordinator.
News - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 1:59pm
Brian Bahouth, Sierra Nevada Ally
The Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) provides for the sale of certain federal lands in Clark County, Nevada for development. Money from the sale of the land is then largely used to acquire environmentally sensitive land and, in a broad sense, to fund conservation and restoration projects across the state.
News - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 1:39pm
The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday that it is temporarily closing the remaining 10 national forests in California, including Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Eldorado National Forest, Plumas National Forest and Tahoe National Forest.
Megan Messerly, The Nevada Independent
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority has advised the company that leases the hangar where President Donald Trump had planned to hold a campaign rally on Saturday that the event is in violation of a state directive limiting gatherings to 50 people and that it cannot proceed.
News - Last Update Thu, 09/10/2020 - 1:44pm
Two were booked Tuesday for suspicion of felony possession of stolen property, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report.
Obituaries - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 11:41am
Nevada Supreme Court release
Former Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Steffen died peacefully from natural causes on Sept. 1, 2020 in Hendersonville, TN. He was 90. Steffen served on the Nevada Supreme Court from 1982 until his retirement in 1997.
Community - Last Update Fri, 09/11/2020 - 5:00am
by Scott Hoen, Republican Committee Communications Chair
The Carson City Republican Committee is presenting all the Republican Candidates at our next General Meeting on Thursday, September 24th. Registration at 6:30pm and meeting starts at 7PM. Listen to their positions and make an informed decision when it comes time to voting.
News - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 10:43am
The developer of the Lompa Ranch residential project, located south and east of Carson High School, will begin infrastructure work Monday, Sept. 14, according to the home builder.
Sports - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 10:49am
By Rhonda Buckley
Join Nevada Raider Nation, Carson City Chapter for the Las Vegas Raiders opening game of the 2020-2021 NFL season at Jimmy G's, 301 N. Carson St., Sunday, Sept. 13.
News - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:58am
Dan Davis, Carson City School District
CARSON CITY — The U.S. Agriculture Department has extending the free school meal program to millions of children nationwide. The program allows families in need to pick up free food from any convenient school campus, even if their child is not enrolled there.
News - Last Update Tue, 09/08/2020 - 6:58pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit released a list of beaches, campgrounds, resorts and public areas that are closed as of Monday because of dangerous fire conditions.
News - Last Update Tue, 09/08/2020 - 6:22pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 that there are nine new cases and 15 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,100, with 989 recoveries and 15 deaths, 96 cases remain active.
Riley Snyder, The Nevada Independent
President Donald Trump’s campaign is narrowing its focus in a lawsuit against Nevada’s expanded use of mail-in ballots for the 2020 general election, now specifically challenging a provision allowing ballots received up to three days after the election to be counted if their postmark is unclear.
Moonridge Group
The Moonridge Foundation’s 5th Annual Philanthropy Leaders Summit will be held as a virtual summit on Friday, Sept. 18 in place of its regularly scheduled in-person event. The summit is a gathering for corporate funders and family foundations, along with local, statewide, and national philanthropists to hear about the latest trends and best practices in giving. Knowing the importance of connecting and inspiring, attendees will hear from dynamic speakers about crisis philanthropy and strategic giving.
Opinion - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 7:57am
By Neviah Bogart, Mighty Rushing Winds Ministries
The ongoing protests at our State Capitol may have you worried or afraid, or even angry. Have you felt that things may be out of control in our nation?
Community - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 7:58am
by Carson City Library
Teens: Are you interested in voting, but not sure how or why you should? Celebrate National Voter Registration Day with us on Sept. 23 at 4 p.m., and find out how to register in Nevada, what happened to lower the voting age from 21, and why your vote really does matter. Register online: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7091131
Community - Last Update Wed, 09/09/2020 - 7:59am
by Carson City Library
Pick up your DIY take-home kit Sept. 21-25, and join in this worldwide, all-ages event on Sept. 26! Your take-home kit will include lots of activities for observing the moon, whenever it's convenient for you! Register for your take-home kit today: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/7056467