The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has received a $43,000 grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety to support the Sheriff’s Office participation in Joining Forces traffic safety campaigns during the coming year.

Carson City Health and Human Services reported Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 that there are 10 new cases and 11 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,480, with 1,306 recoveries and 17 deaths, 157 cases remain active.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded early Sunday evening to a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle in the area of Highway 50 East and Empire Ranch Road.

In a letter to students, faculty and other university personnel Friday, UNR President Brian Sandoval announced the university would move to fully virtual instruction following the upcoming fall break, a move that comes as the university has averaged nearly a hundred new COVID-19 cases per week and as the flu season rapidly approaches.

Youth girls and boys lacrosse is coming to the Carson Valley! In partnership with both the High Sierra Lacrosse Foundation and the High Sierra Lacrosse League, Douglas Girls Lacrosse Club is hosting a free youth TryLax lacrosse clinic on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 1:00 - 2:30PM at Lampe Park in Gardnerville.

Here is the South Carson Street Project and Carson City area road report for the week Oct. 12-18, 2020. Among the construction work delays, there will be periodic closures of the intersection of 5th Street at Carson Street throughout the week as part of the South Carson Street Project.

Lyon County, City of Yerington, Carson City Health and Human Services and the Quad County Health Care Coalition will hold a COVID testing operation on Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.. The testing will be at the new City Hall (Old National Guard Building) located on the corner of Main Street and East Goldfield Avenue.

NV Energy northern Nevada electric customers will see their monthly bills lowered by $2.30 a month beginning this month as a result of two rate decreases that went into effect on Oct. 1. This is the fourth time this year that northern Nevada customers have experienced a rate decrease.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 that there are 17 new cases and 18 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad county region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,470, with 1,295 recoveries and 17 deaths, 158 cases remain active.

Carson City Planning Manager Hope Sullivan will be the guest speaker at this week’s Rotary Club of Carson City’s meeting. The lunchtime meeting takes place Tuesday, Oct. 13 and guests are welcome. Ms. Sullivan will give an overview of land development in the area, with a focus on residential.

Hello fellow anglers, Fall is definitely here. Renee and I took a trip through Alpine County last week to enjoy the fall colors. Many trees have turned, while others are just starting to get their true colors.

To get a good look at the viewing, venture up through Highway 88 from Woodfords to Caples Lake. Another good area of fall color viewing is from Woodfords on Highway 89 up to Kinney reservoir on Highway 4 .

Join the Carson City Library on Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. for a Virtual Off the Shelf Book Club. Are you a book lover looking to make new friends? For the month of October, we will be reading Severance, by Ling Ma.

For a copy of the ebook: https://silverstarcoop.overdrive.com/nevadalib-carson/content/media/3750131
Zoom invites will be sent out morning of the program.

Register: https://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/6870107

Join us via Zoom. For ages 18+.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting thirty-seven new cases and four additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,453, with 1,277 recoveries and 17 deaths, 159 cases remain active.

Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) show initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) totaled 7,941 for the week ending October 3, up 416 claims, or 5.5 percent, compared to last week’s total of 7,525 claims.

Heybourne Road will be closed between Bouganville and Buckeye on October 12 through November 25, 2020 from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Lyon County officials have been notified that an assisted living facility, Mason Valley Residence, in Yerington had a high number of positive tests for COVID-19.

It is reported that 34 out of 53 tests results were positive.

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Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting twenty-three new cases and five additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,416, with 1,273 recoveries and 17 deaths, 126 cases remain active.

University Police Services, which provides a safer learning environment for Western Nevada College and other Nevada System of Higher Education institutions, has taken its service to students one step further.

A 53-year-old transient man, a 60-year-old Tenasca, Wash. man and a 34-year-old Fernley man were arrested in the 400 block of Fairview Drive Wednesday for possession of a stolen vehicle, organized retail theft, conspiracy to commit fraud, and possession of heroin.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting nineteen new cases and eleven additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,393, with 1,268 recoveries and 17 deaths, 108 cases remain active.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is actively searching for a missing adult male adult.

The missing male, 39 year-old Elmer Pacheco-Ramirez, who resides in Carson City, Nevada was last seen on Monday, October 5th, 2020, at approximately 9:30 am, in the area of Jacks Valley Rd and Arcadia Rd, entering the Jacks Valley Wildlife Management Area.

The Carson City Host Lions Club is sponsoring a fun Chalk Art Contest as part of the Nevada Day festivities on October 31st.

The contest is open to all Carson City residents, households, and businesses. Contestants will create chalk art masterpieces on their own driveways or sidewalks based on the Nevada Day theme of “My Favorite Moment in Nevada.”

Partnership Carson City, inspiring a healthy community through education and prevention, is raising awareness around the impacts of keeping unused and expired prescription drugs in your household.