Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting 70 new COVID-19 cases and 53 recoveries in the Quad County region from Saturday, April 10 to Monday, April 12, 2021.

On Friday, April 9, 2021 at approximately 7:16 p.m., Nevada Highway Patrol troopers responded to a fatal crash involving a vehicle and two pedestrians on US-50 at Whitaker Lane in Fallon.

There will be a book signing by Rusty Goe for his three-volume book "The Confident Carson City Coin Collector" on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at the Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson Street in the concourse.

This is the final week of Carson City Kiwanis’ Meals on Wheels fundraiser. In years past, the event included attendees who enjoyed competitive games of BINGO and a pasta feed. The total amount of donations received benefit the Carson City Senior Citizens Center's Meals on Wheels Program.

Go behind the scenes of ComputerCorps at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The Carson City based non-profit repairs and recycles computers and other electronics and puts them back to use in the community and out of landfills.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development will fund $100,000 through its Workforce Innovations for the New Nevada program to pilot a technology training program at Truckee Meadows Community College that uses micro-credentials to prepare future software developers.

DUE TO WEATHER CONCERNS THIS SHOOT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MAY 2ND.

Sunday, May 2 the Clear Creek Bowmen will be holding their annual Cancer Shoot. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the shoot starts at 9 a.m. It will be a 35, unmarked yardage 3D shoot.

The Nevada Republican Party Central Committee has voted to censure the state’s GOP secretary of state, Barbara Cegavske, over claims that her office failed to do its job and “put the reliability of our elections in Nevada in question.”

Carson City Republican Women's Club will hear scholarship candidates at the upcoming meeting to be held Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Casino Fandango. In addition Miranda Hoover will speak at the meeting which commences at 11 a.m.

For the better part of a year now, live music in public venues has been long sought after as COVID-19 restrictions have kept people from gathering together.

This summer, however, local favorites to the Carson City and Carson Valley areas are prepared to take the stage once again in anticipation of restrictions loosening enough to do so.

RENO — Vaccine passports, digital records of an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status, are on their way. This is likely to be a QR code on your phone, which you scan to enter a flight or event. As with any major new initiative, scammers always find ways to take advantage of the confusion and anxiety surrounding the change. Be on the lookout for vaccine passport cons.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of April 12-18, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

CARSON CITY — Overnight lane closures will take place at multiple locations in Douglas County on Sunday, April 11 as the Nevada Department of Transportation installs roadway sensors.

The Carson Fly Fishing Club is offering an Introduction to Fly Tying on April 24, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ormsby Room, Carson City Sheriff's Office, at 911 E. Musser St., Carson City.

Katie Farr submitted these beautiful photos she snapped on Saturday!

The next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will take place Thursday, April 15 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room in the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Items up for discussion include affordable housing, potential closure of a motel, new sidewalks for Colorado St., an appeal from the recently-closed asphalt plant, and more.

The Sierra-Tahoe Auxiliary Unit #137 of the Fleet Reserve Association has historically provided an Easter Egg Hunt for the children at the USMC Winter Warfare base in Bridgeport, Calif.

This year due to the pandemic the Branch/Unit was unable to actually be at the housing complex but still were able to stuff 800 eggs filled with small toys, stickers, and candy, provide small stuffed animals and yoyos, and toys too large to fit in an egg and deliver them to a base community staff member (Jessie).

On April 9th, a state-owned vehicle was reported stolen from the Reno area. Agencies throughout the region were alerted to be watchful for the vehicle.

At approximately 3 p.m., a Carson City Deputy on routine patrol witnessed a vehicle matching the reported stolen vehicle passing through the downtown city corridor at an estimated 70 miles per hour.

When the Deputy turned his vehicle to stop the car the driver attempted to escape by speeding into a congested neighborhood with several schools letting out at the time.

UPDATE 4:10 p.m.: According to Carson City School District Public Information Officer Dan Davis, the schools were not put on lockdown because the children had been released for the day at 3:15 p.m., and the sheriff's office called at 3:20 p.m. after students were already out of the building. However, teachers were notified and were asked to be cautious.

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UPDATE 4 p.m.: Several vehicles are being towed from the scene.

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A car chase that began in the area of Highway 50 and Crane and ended in the 700 block of 5th street led to Bordewich Bray Elementary and Fremont Elementary School being briefly placed on lockdown.

An injury accident was reported at 1:45 p.m. Friday afternoon on Curry Street.

The accident involved two vehicles which are blocking traffic.

Motorists should use alternate routes.

First responders are enroute to the scene.

On April 3rd, Carson City Elks Lodge No. 2177 raised $440 for the Elks State Major Project.

Members donated to this project to watch the outgoing Exalted Ruler, Jim Smolenski, get dunked with ice.

Traffic going to and from the south shore over US50 is cut off Friday morning due to a rock slide.

At 5:46 a.m. the report of a slide was received by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

A Toyota 4runner collided into the boulders after the slide occurred. No injuries were reported.

There is no estimated time of opening and no detour. Road crews are going to look at opening Johnson Pass Road but that is still covered in snow and ice. Travelers will have to use north shore routes or SR89/88.

Expect long delay.

This story will be updated as more information is available.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, April 8, 2021 there are 36 new cases and 42 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 12,040, with 11,424 recoveries and 222 deaths; 394 cases remain active.

The University of Nevada, Reno Extension Office is hosting a Grow Your Own, Nevada! workshop series covering the basics of gardening in the Silver State with a variety of topics.