Community - Last Update Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:58pm
Carson City Sheriff's Office
This morning, Honor Guard laid the wreath in honor of Deputy Carl Howell, EOW August 15, 2015.
Carl was a true law enforcement professional by every measure and a friend to everyone he ever came in contact with.
Brewery Arts Center Press Release
The Brewery Arts Center will deliver live music directly to the citizens of Carson City while practicing social distancing once again this week.
Business - Last Update Fri, 08/14/2020 - 8:48am
NAI Alliance Press Release
Andie Wilson, CCIM, an Owner/Broker-salesperson with NAI Alliance Carson City, has announced that Cheryl Evans, CPM is retiring and has sold her property management business to Kevin Sigstad, CCIM with RE/MAX Premier Properties.
By Isaiah Burrows
Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. The Nevada State Railroad Museum is holding train rides dedicated toward women’s suffrage on Saturday. Feeding Pets of the Homeless is hosting its 11th annual nationwide pet food and supply drive over the next three days, and there is plenty of live music for all to enjoy! Read on for more information.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 6:42pm
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded early Thursday evening to a single vehicle rollover off of Curry Street near Rhodes Street.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 6:03pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, August 13, 2020 that there are 18 new cases and 8 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 854, with 677 recoveries, and fifteen deaths, 162 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 3:56pm
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday afternoon to Carson High School for an incident involving a vehicle and the vehicle's driver.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 3:40pm
Las Vegas Natural History Museum release
Tom Gordon of Carson City, Nev. was digging a trench for a water line in his backyard when he began to find bones that turned out to be the remains of Ice Age herbivores.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 3:12pm
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
On August 20, 2020, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Corrective Actions will be opening the public comment period for its Draft Proposed Plan: Operable Unit 8 (OU-8) Peripheral Areas located within the Anaconda Copper Mine Site in Lyon County. The public comment period will remain open through September 19, 2020.
Lifestyle - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 1:44pm
Photo by Larry Marinel
A Calliope hummingbird eating at a feeder in Carson City. This is the smallest bird in North America, measuring about 3 inches long and weighing about one-tenth of an ounce.
Business - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 1:40pm
Nevada State Apartment Association
RENO — A report released this week by the Nevada State Apartment Association (NVSAA) shows local apartment rents growing at a slower rate during the second quarter of 2020.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 11:27am
by Kelsey Penrose
In July, the Carson City School District decided that
a hybrid plan for Carson City students was the safest route to keep down the number of COVID-19 cases, allowing children to attend only two days a week and distance learn three days a week.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 12:59pm
NDOW News Release
The search for a 29-year-old New Jersey man who went missing during a boating trip Monday on Lake Tahoe has been suspended by the US Coast Guard Station on Tahoe.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:43am
Dan Davis, Carson City School District
The Carson City School District has prepared and shared a Back-to-School Launch Video with all its teachers and employees, which details out the various nuances and changes associated in going back to school in Carson City this year.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 12:07pm
A 38-year-old Gardnerville woman was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, a felony, and misdemeanor domestic battery among other alleged offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
By Rich Dunn
The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be Patricia Ackerman, Democratic candidate for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District (CD-2). An Emerge Nevada graduate, Patricia ran an aggressive Assembly campaign against District 39 Republican Jim Wheeler in 2018.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 7:24am
Nevada Railroad Museum
The V&T Railroad played an important role in Nevada's suffrage history. It delivered VIP eastern suffragists to Carson City to discuss suffrage with Governor Boyle in 1916, and it ferried ardent Nevada suffragists from Reno to Carson City to participate in Governor Boyle's signing of our nations 19th Suffrage Amendment ratification on February 7, 1920.
News - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:05pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, August 12, 2020 that there are 20 new cases and 10 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 836, with 669 recoveries, and 15 deaths, 152 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:58am
Central Lyon Fire responded Wednesday afternoon to a mobile home fire off of Fir Avenue in Silver Springs.
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 3:25pm
Mike Wolterbeek, UNR
LAKE TAHOE — A new control tool for aquatic invasive plants that clog waterways, reduce water clarity and provide cover for other invasive species at Lake Tahoe continues to show impressive results in its third year of testing. The tool is a light array mounted under a working barge, which trolls through the marina dousing the plants on the lake bottom with ultraviolet-C light.
Community - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 3:15pm
A group of protesters gathered Wednesday in front of the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City to raise awareness about child trafficking and sex crimes against children.
News - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 2:18pm
Nevada DMV will offer extended hours on weekdays but close Saturdays at its Reno and Las Vegas offices, officials announced Wednesday. DMV says the changes will offer more appointments while maintaining COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The plans do not affect Carson City and rural Nevada offices.
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 1:36pm
News Release
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As a reminder, backcountry visitors should practice proper food and garbage storage and behave appropriately when hiking and backpacking in Bear Country.
This summer, wilderness rangers report bears are successfully taking down food-hangs in Desolation Wilderness. Once bears become habituated to human food and garbage they will return and seek it out. Agencies highly recommend using bear resistant canisters when visiting the backcountry.
Community - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 1:11pm
The Abbi Agency on behalf of the GLCCNV
The Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada is announcing their expansion to the Northern Nevada LGBTQ+ business community. The advocacy nonprofit provides business development opportunities, financial access, educational resources, supplier diversity and procurement opportunities to LGBTQ+ and allied business professionals statewide.
News - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 12:31pm
Western Nevada College
CARSON CITY — For years, Western Nevada College and its student body have seen firsthand the energy, spirit and determination demonstrated by Professor Emily Howarth in creating and expanding the college’s Automation and Industrial Technology program and growing the number of career opportunities for her students in manufacturing.
Sports - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 12:39pm
By Cailyn Campos
Through a partnership between Carson Capitols Lacrosse and the High Sierra Lacrosse League, a youth clinic will be held on August 29, 9 a.m. at the John L. Harvey Field at Western Nevada College.
News - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 12:25pm
Ronni Hannaman, Carson City Chamber
Carson City is the new home for Salvation Army Captains Dora and Mark Stearns and 17-year old son Adam. They expressed joy to be in the type of city where your neighbor comes over to welcome you the morning after you arrive, something this couple has never experienced in previous postings.
Outdoors - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 11:55am
Photo by Jim Maxedon
These two beauties walked across the 12th tee at Silver Oak Golf Course on Wednesday morning. Not being a sportsman I don’t know the difference between deer and elk, but these guys are pretty big.
Community - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 10:42am
by Kelsey Penrose
Happy Wednesday Carson City, and say hello to Bella, our Carson City Humane Society's Pet of the Week! Bella is a 9-month-old energetic sweet girl who is looking to find her forever home.
News - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 10:58am
A 31-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of second degree kidnapping, possession of drugs and other offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report.
News - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 10:51am
Nevada Division of Insurance
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Insurance has received and made public rate information from health insurance companies interested in participating in the individual health insurance market for Plan Year 2021 (PY21).
Sports - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 9:35am
By Isaiah Burrows, Tahoe Onstage
Reno Aces skipper Chris Cron can’t manage this year, but he’s found another gig in an unprecedented 2020 baseball season.
News - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 8:34am
Drier and much warmer air will work its way into Northern Nevada and the Carson City area Wednesday, bringing gusty winds and low humidity with it, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning for much of the region.
By Quest Lakes
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties meets on the second Thursday of each month. The Coalition’s next public meeting is Thursday, August 13 via Zoom at 9 a.m.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 6:06pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, August 11, 2020 that there are 13 new cases and 26 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 816, with 659 recoveries, and 15 deaths, 142 cases remain active.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 4:18pm
Kristyn Leonard, The Nevada Independent
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a bill on Tuesday that shields most Nevada businesses from “frivolous lawsuits” related to COVID-19 — a measure backed by some of the state’s most influential political voices including the tourism and gaming industry and the Culinary Union, but opposed by progressive groups and the entities that were left out.
Opinion - Last Update Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:35am
By John Cobourn
A group of advocates from the Carson City and Reno Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Education participated in a virtual climate conference and lobbying event last month.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 2:09pm
A three vehicle accident was reported just after 2 p.m. Tuesday near Spooner Junction.
Multiple first responders units are enroute.
One person is reportedly stuck in a vehicle.
Avoid the area or use caution of avoidance is not possible.
Sports - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 1:48pm
By Isaiah Burrows, Tahoe Onstage
Fan-favorite and the Reno Aces all-time hit leader Ildemaro Vargas was traded Tuesday to the Minnesota Twins.
Community - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 1:14pm
by Kelsey Penrose
Today, Tuesday Aug. 11, the Carson City School Board will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center. Among the items for discussion includes pass/fail data for the 4th quarter of the 2019/2020 school year, an informational update on staff safety protocols on returning to school, breakfast in the classroom and more.
Community - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:30pm
Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space is seeking individuals who are interested in volunteering as NRA Range Safety Officers. These volunteers will supervise participants at the Carson Rifle and Pistol Range to ensure safe practices and procedures.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:21pm
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded early Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle accident with injuries in the area of East College Parkway, Nye Lane and Highway 50 east.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 10:55am
Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office said he is disappointed that there’s no legislation to extend unemployment benefits that are fully paid by the federal government, and that the state is analyzing the cost of an executive order President Donald Trump announced this weekend calling for states to pay a portion of a $400-per-week add-on.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 10:41am
by Kelsey Penrose
The Black Lives Matter protest in Douglas County made national headlines after there were several videos filmed of verbal threats, racist taunts, and in at least one case a physical assault.
Douglas County issued an update and correction to their previous release, which stated that no reports had been filed regarding alleged assaults that occurred during the protest.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 9:47am
Nevada Division of Forestry
In response to the current severe risk of wildfire, the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Forestry and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest elevated the current fire restrictions on August 7. The heightened restrictions prohibit all open flame campfires on state and federal lands, including within developed campgrounds, day use areas and dispersed camp areas.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 9:27am
Kim Yoko Smith, Nevada DPS
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Public Safety will hold a one-day hiring event in Carson City on Saturday, August 22, 2020.
Outdoors - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 8:58am
Photo by David Smith
We sighted this beautiful bobcat in the parking lot this morning, passing to the vacant lot between Goni Road and Research Way in Carson City.
News - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 8:52am
By CCSO Sgt. Mike Cullen
From August 10 through August 21, 2020, Carson City Sheriff's Office and law enforcement agencies statewide will be Joining Forces to heighten enforcement of the state’s pedestrian safety laws through the dedication of extra traffic patrol deputies.
News - Last Update Mon, 08/10/2020 - 6:14pm
Carson City Health and Human Services
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Monday, August 10, 2020 an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad County Region. The individual was a male Douglas County resident in his 80’s with underlying conditions.
Business - Last Update Tue, 08/11/2020 - 3:21pm
Paul C. Stowell, City National Bank
City National Bank, Nevada’s Premier Private and Business Bank, today announced that it has named Shari Chase, Founder and CEO of Chase International, as the newest member of its Northern Nevada Advisory Board. Shari will serve a minimum of a three year term and is one of seven prominent business and community leaders who serve on City National’s advisory board in Northern Nevada.