Carson City Republican Women will hear candidates running for local offices in the June primary at their upcoming meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 12 noon.

Two men were arrested Wednesday on multiple drug charges including trafficking and conspiracy, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team report.

While we all navigate through this challenging time, I'm happy to be reminded of what's important and learn from others.

I took my Mom, Christine Reed, recently to see her best friend, Lila Balardi, at the Cedar House care facility on Mountain Street in Carson City. Until recently they were neighbors as well. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility has a temporary "no visitor" rule in place.

Carson City Public Works will be performing water system adjustments the morning of Thursday, May 14. There is potential for temporary periods of discolored water in the South Carson Street, Curry Street area south of 10th Street and north of Colorado Street as well as in Lake Glen Manor.

CARSON CITY — Dr. Antonina Capurro, Nevada State Dental Health Officer, recently released a multifaceted and comprehensive plan to resume non-emergency dental procedures which has been approved by the Governors’ Medical Advisory Team and adopted as regulation by the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners.

Nevada is trying to conduct its June 9 primary election almost entirely by mail as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with limited options to vote in person. Wayne Thorley, deputy secretary of state for elections, took questions from the public in a Facebook Live town hall on May 11.

A Carson City man died Saturday when he fell 25-feet from a rock formation while hiking the Singas Creek trail in Paradise Valley.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation has implemented the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation to its unemployment insurance site ui.nv.gov.

Since when does the Carson City Chamber of Commerce promote and back a political candidate. Is it ok that almost every Facebook post the Chamber makes is immediately posted on Ronni Hannaman’s election Facebook page. Is it odd that Hannaman’s page has virtually nothing about her campaign.

Quad-County Emergency Operations Center in Carson City is reporting Tuesday that there are three new positive cases, including one person under the age of 18 in Carson City, and two recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 127, with 84 recoveries and two deaths, 41 cases remain active.

Senior Airman Nick Taylor of the Nevada Air Guard delivers food to a community in Humboldt County, Nev., on Monday. Four Airmen from Task Force 152, based in Reno, have traveled to nine separate Native American communities as far east as Ibapah, Utah, in the past two days to deliver food and alleviate any shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

UPDATE 2:25PM: Nevada Department of Corrections reports the offender who walked away from the Stewart Conservation Camp prison facility in Carson City was recaptured by the Churchill County Sheriff's Office.
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The Nevada Department of Corrections reports that on Tuesday morning, a minimum security offender walked away from the Stewart Conservation Camp located in Carson City, Nev.

A Las Vegas man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the 2013 murder of a South Lake Tahoe gas station clerk, law enforcement officials said.

The Carson City Farmer's Market announced via social media that it will open Saturday, June 6 as planned. The post notes there will be more details on modifications to the market as the date gets closer.

CARSON CITY — Single lane closures will take place on eastbound U.S. 50 in Dayton May 13-15 as the Nevada Department of Transportation fills age-related cracking of the roadway surface.

RENO — The tools economists use to measure economic activity to predict economic growth or recession across the U.S. are evolving — especially with the rise of online sales. And now, as the pandemic is shifting consumer habits and straining industries nationwide, the need for a timely sense of economic activity is more vital than ever.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Carson City District Attorney, is releasing the photograph of Kahlil Deshaun Williams, born July 28, 1995. Williams, 24, remains in the Carson City Detention Facility on the charges of kidnapping, attempted sexual assault of a minor under 14, lewdness With a minor under 14, and false imprisonment. His bail remains at $250,000.

MINDEN — A Colorado man, reported missing in February of this year, has been identified as the deceased person found last month by a hiker northwest of Jack Wright Pass in Douglas County.

With COVID-19 keeping most of us home these days, otherwise healthy patients are being forced to make some tougher than usual decisions regarding their medical and musculoskeletal healthcare, including orthopedic, sports medicine and podiatric care.

CARSON CITY — The Aging and Disability Services Division recently received a federal grant of $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support Nevada Care Connection Resource Centers as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

America's Red Light District originated in Dodge City, Kansas, where train crews would leave their red lanterns outside when entering a bordello so they could be located in the event of an emergency, and America's madams were quick to embrace this tradition as an excellent way to advertise.

To continue to assist in keeping our community healthy and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Epic Rides, the consolidated municipality of Carson City and Visit Carson City have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Carson City Off-Road, originally scheduled for June 26-28.

NV Energy’s longstanding plan to woo back large businesses and other major electric customers from leaving utility service now has a name, structural outline and a promise by the utility that the program won’t cost residential and other ratepayers.

CARSON CITY — Governor Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive on Monday to provide flexibility for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to hire non-merit, or contracted, staff to help process unemployment insurance claims.