English and math proficiencies and graduation rates in schools are dropping statewide, as well as closer to home, with 43 percent of Carson City students being English proficient, and only 26 percent being proficient in math, according to the Nevada Department of Education.

Additionally, Carson City has a chronic absenteeism rate of over 40 percent, significantly higher than statewide and regional numbers.

UPDATE Thursday from the Lyon County Sheriff's Office: The search continues for Naomi Iron who went missing on March 12, 2022 from the Fernley Walmart parking lot. Through the public's help, LCSO has identified the vehicle and the occupant(s) that appear in the Walmart video minutes before Naomi was abducted. The investigation continues.

A 26-year-old inmate at Carson City Jail was booked Tuesday for two misdemeanor offenses after allegedly violating a court order to not have contact with a victim.

Effective July 2022, all 12th graders (seniors) enrolling in Nevada public, private and charter schools must have a dose of MCV4 (meningococcal) vaccine on or after their 16th birthday. Nevada Health Centers is working with the Carson City School District to host vaccination clinics Wednesday, April 6, 2022, to offer the vaccine at the district’s two high schools.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify suspects in gasoline thefts that happened in the capital city earlier this month.

Students from Wild Horse Children's Theater in Carson City won a Freddie G Award for Excellence in Dance and earned other recognition at the 2022 Junior Theater Festival West held in Sacramento on February 18-20 at the Wells Fargo Pavilion and the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.

CARSON CITY — Motorists visiting the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles online starting Monday, March 21, were in for a surprise after the agency went live with an all-new redesigned website at dmv.nv.gov.

“We think customers are going to be very pleased with the look and feel of the new web site,” said Nevada DMV Director Julie Butler. “It’s really our flagship of better things to come for DMV customers.”

Over the years, many students from the Ukraine have studied locally thanks to a student exchange program known as the World Heritage Student Exchange.

This report contains sensitive and graphic material.

This is the second installment in a series highlighting the experiences of those students reporting their circumstances on the ground in Ukraine, or in one of the surrounding countries after being forced to flee due to the Russian invasion.

Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) has announced its support of the Ukrainian Credit Union Displacement Fund via a $10,000 contribution to the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions. This donation supports ongoing efforts to mitigate both immediate and long-term impacts to Ukraine's credit union system.

Following an over three-hour-long meeting, the Carson City School Board voted to deny the proposed contract with Dr. John Goldhardt who successfully interviewed to become Carson City’s new superintendent.

Trustees were asked to vote on whether or not to approve a proposed contract to be sent to Dr. Goldhardt relating to his employment with the Carson City School District.

Visit the historic Sutro Tunnel site and see our progress. We are revitalizing and restoring the site and tunnel daily. You are seeing history in the making and will be able to be a part of it by visiting the site.

With roots deep in Carson City, Jamie Waterman has never even considered starting or raising her family anywhere else.

Western Nevada College recently acquired a fire engine that served the Carson City community for nearly 30 years. Carson City Fire Department repurposed the engine to support WNC’s efforts in establishing a fire science degree program.

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On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at approximately 4:58 a.m., Troopers with the Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol Division, responded to reports of a pedestrian jumping out into traffic on US-50 eastbound near Churchill County mile marker 18 (in the area of Gummow Dr.) in Fallon.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation will host information booths to gather public feedback on initial concepts for future traffic improvements to U.S. 50 at Lake Tahoe’s East Shore.

The first week of spring 2022 will usher in above seasonal temperatures around Carson City, western Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to the National Weather Service.

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team may continue burning piles this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin, conditions and weather permitting. These prescribed fire operations are expected to continue as conditions allow to help land managers reduce hazardous fuels that can feed unwanted wildfires. Smoke will be present.

This year, Lyon County will have a full slate of candidates for local offices. The County Commission has two seats open in the 2022 General Election.

CARSON CITY — The Office of the Labor Commissioner reminds Nevada employers that the minimum wage will increase effective July 1, 2022. Assembly Bill 456, passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature, increases the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually through 2024.

Carson High School Career and Technical Education HOSA-Future Health Professionals had two state champions at the State Leadership Conference last week at the Nugget Resort in Sparks, Nev., March 13-16. McKenna Budd took state for Clinical Nursing and Alicia Cortes Solis for Cultural Diversities & Disparities in Healthcare.

This Saturday March 26 @ 3PM, Wylder Resort Hope Valley continues its history series with a Chautauqua style presentation, “Those that Survived.”

CARSON CITY — To commemorate Saturday's National Quilting Day, The Carson Valley Quilt Guild worked together to create a handmade quilt, special for the first baby born that day at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District urges visitors to be aware of their surroundings, stay out of closed campgrounds and follow warning signs when recreating in the area burned by the 2021 Tamarack Fire near Markleeville in Alpine County, Calif.