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A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday morning on felony assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing after allegedly chasing his co-worker with a firearm following a physical altercation.

On Thursday morning, Kevin James Rice was arrested after deputies were dispatched to the 3300 block of Executive Point Way in reference to a welfare check.

At the upcoming Board of Supervisors meeting, which will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2, a discussion will be held on whether or not to make “indecent conduct” or having an open container of alcohol in public misdemeanor crimes in Carson City.

The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room of the Community Center.

The Rotary Club of Carson City is canceling this year’s Capital City Brewfest. The event was scheduled to take place this Saturday, August 28th in Downtown Carson City.

Keep Growing is Carson City's newest, locally-owned plant and wellness store, owned and operated by Carson City born and raised plant enthusiasts, Sarah Longero-Durham and her husband TJ.

It’s 1985, and real estate developer and “entrepreneur” Whit Wiley has just cut the ribbon opening the newest marvel in his shopping mall empire: the Carson Mall. Whit was to top the Forbes list of most rich and powerful men of 1985 — until he washed up in the mall fountain, strangled by his skinny tie.

Last week, Carson Now sourced questions from the community on questions they had regarding COVID-19, the Delta Variant, how masks work, and more.

Carson City Health Officer Dr. Colleen Lyons agreed to answer questions that would separate and clarify facts from misinformation.

Elissa Cadish, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Justice Cadish was elected in the November 2018 general election, filling the seat vacated by Michael Cherry. Her term ends in January, 2025. At the luncheon she will explain what the court does and discuss some noteworthy cases she has participated in deciding.

Lyon County has sent a request to the Director of the Nevada Department of Transportation to begin discussions on solutions to reducing the traffic crashes on Highway 50 throughout Central Lyon County. Lyon County has seen a number of fatal and serious injury accidents throughout the Highway 50 corridor from the Carson City line to the Churchill County line in the past several years.

Carson City Health and Human Services is providing the Quad County community with a weekly update for the week starting August 19 and ending August 25, 2021.

Adams Hub Center for Innovation and Northern Nevada SCORE are hosting a workshop at 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, August 30, 2021. The workshop is to help business owners determine when and how to exit their business. It is never too early to plan ahead!

UPDATE: The following is a news release from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office: On Thursday at approximately 2:44 p.m. the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance from the California Highway Patrol who was in pursuit of a white Cadillac from the area of Meyers, Calif. The Cadillac drove past a license plate reader and it identified the vehicle associated with a subject wanted for homicide.

The joy of Broadway is back! Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company is celebrating its return to the stage this weekend in Carson City with a knock-your-socks-off revue, "Home Again!"

Carson City Fire Department responded Thursday afternoon to a small brush fire near the Mountain Street trailhead, in the area of 1300 Mountain Street near Fleischmann Way and West Long Street.

The fire was called into dispatch at 1:42 p.m. First responders on scene reported a small, 5-foot by 5-foot smoldering fire in the brush, possibly a warming fire. A battalion chief on scene reported the fire was extinguished at 1:51 p.m.

Carson City’s Grocery Outlet will be moving to a new location at the Plaza 50 Shopping Center on Highway 50 at the east end of William Street.

Join us for the 4th Annual Silver State Art Festival and meet the 40-plus award-winning artists who will be displaying their stunning art: paintings, photography, gourds, woodcraft, and much more. Plus, three days of beginner and expert classes.

An evacuation warning was issued for Christmas Valley near Meyers in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and parts of Alpine County, including the Kirkwood community, according to Cal Fire in a news release late Thursday morning.

Casinos and gaming establishments in Carson City and Carson Valley saw gaming revenue increase 25.90 percent in July compared to July 2020, according to figures released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal crash that happened at around 5 p.m. Wednesday night on Highway 50 and Occidental Drive east of Dayton. There are two vehicles involved with two confirmed driver fatalities, according to NHP.

Fremont Elementary School has confirmed four cases of COVID-19 requiring approximately 20 percent of the student population to quarantine. Out of an abundance of caution, the Carson City School District will close the school to all students Thursday and Friday, August 26 and 27, for thorough cleaning and sanitizing per the Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

Love and happy were the feelings of the day Tuesday at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City.
Those of us at the museum were uplifted to see the positive messages of those children who stopped in at our art studio and created these pieces.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impacts, the U.S. Department of Treasury is issuing the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds established under the American Rescue Plan Act. ARPA funds have been issued to provide a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide of the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.

The Dixie Fire burning west of Susanville is now 735,064 acres, an increase of 3,754 acres since Tuesday, with 45 percent containment, according to Cal Fire. Active fire behavior and smoke production remains predominantly on the northern and southeastern perimeters of the Dixie Fire.

We are very excited to introduce this new opportunity for dancers in Nevada. We are on a limited budget but have a lot of passion. We would be grateful for any awareness you could bring to this endeavor. Below is our press release.

The Nevada DMV’s plan to pay back millions of collected $1 fees — charges declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court — is temporarily on ice after state lawmakers said they want additional buy-in on the plan.

A second complaint was filed against Bette Larsen, owner of Timbers Saloon in Carson City, by the Nevada Gaming Control Board earlier this month.

The complaint alleges that, for the second time, Larsen has failed to adhere to health mandates by requiring that patrons and employees wear face coverings and adhere to social distancing, as stipulated by the gaming board.

A 78-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of two counts misdemeanor domestic battery and harassment, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Caldor Fire being fought in El Dorado County southwest of Lake Tahoe was mapped at 126,182 acres and was 11 percent contained as of Wednesday morning according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and warnings remained unchanged.

The Jazz and Beyond Music Festival continues tonight, Wednesday, with the Urban Renewal Project performing a free indoor concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 449 W. King St., Carson City.

The Urban Renewal Project is a collective known for its genre-bending original music that combines elements of jazz, hip hop, and vintage soul, and for its explosive live performances that have captivated audiences from SXSW to the Java Jazz Festival.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has issued its second complaint in a year against a Carson City tavern that was fined $5,000 in November for its failure to enforce health and safety guidelines to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Two Kindergarten classes have been excluded and have moved remote following one positive COVID-19 case at Fremont Elementary and two positive cases at Empire Elementary, according to Ann Cyr, Risk Manager for the Carson City School District.

Since school began again last Monday, Aug. 16, there have been approximately 35 positive cases from students in the Carson City School District.

The Dixie Fire burning near Susanville has been mapped at 731,310 acres and was 41 percent contained as of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened August 6, 2021 in Mineral County where a Hawthorne man and a 9-year-old girl were killed.

There's no shortage of events and activities to choose from this weekend in Carson City. The jam-packed schedule includes some of the community’s summertime staples such as the Capital City Brewfest, the Jazz and Beyond festival, and the return of general season trains by the V&T Railway Commission. Be sure to stay up to date by checking event webpages for status updates related to air quality. Here's what's happening:

The Nevada Department of Transportation is advising motorists to seek alternate routes as lane closures and major travel delays begin this Thursday, August 26 for resurfacing of approximately two miles of U.S. 50 between Asphalt Drive and Nichols Lane in eastern Carson City.

Carson City’s Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada is closed until Monday due to a COVID-19 exposure which, according to Executive Director Katie Leao, the club takes very seriously.

“We’re very strict,” said Leao. “We require masks, which we provide if kids don’t have them, we’re still cleaning and sanitizing every hour, and we sanitize and deep clean the building every night.”

A 54-year-old man was arrested Monday for suspicion of sales and transport of a controlled substance, and third offense possession of a controlled substance, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Caldor Fire burning in El Dorado County continues to push northeast and remains several miles away from Lake Tahoe, prompting fire officials Monday to declare the fire a national priority.

Due to continued poor air quality forecasted to remain for the next several days and possibly weeks or months, the Carson City School District will use the U.S. EPA "Air Now" website to determine whether school will be cancelled.

The Carson Nugget is pleased to announce that we are hosting a job fair on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to fill positions in full time and part time capacities and for all shifts in all departments. All levels of experience are invited to attend the event which takes place in the events area on the second floor of the casino on N. Carson Street.

Perhaps it’s time we recognize the world for what it is, one humongous ventilator, and we’re all on it. The air that we leave to our grandkids will determine their longevity. Remember what our mothers told us, “Cleanliness, Honey, is next to Godliness.” Mom was right, and she still is when it comes to washing our hands and cleaning the air that we breathe.

Do you want to learn more about the geology around you? If you have Tuesday afternoons open this fall, you have the opportunity to learn about Nevada's exceptional geology, including the geologic history of Nevada, as well as the rocks and minerals that make up the state.

Nevada State Parks has been continuously monitoring the Caldor Fire, currently burning southwest of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The fire has produced increasingly hazardous air quality for Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin. The air quality forecasts predict a continuation of these hazardous conditions through the upcoming week.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Monday afternoon to a vehicle crash on I-580 near the US-50 East turnoff.

Due to predicted very unhealthy-to-hazardous air quality, the RoseBud's Dance Band Concert scheduled to be held at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., at 7:00 p.m. Monday night, Aug. 23, has been cancelled or postponed.

Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Sina Rajamand, DO Neurosurgeon from Battle Born Brain & Spine. One of Carson Tahoe’s major goals is to provide wide-ranging specialty services for the community, bringing better healthcare home. With this affiliation, Dr. Rajamand will be able to work more closely with the organization to provide advanced neurosurgery at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.

The Dixie Fire burning in the Lassen and Plumas National Forests near Susanville has been mapped at 725,821 acres and was 40 percent contained as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire.

A 25-year-old Arizona man was arrested Saturday for misdemeanor suspicion of tampering with a motor vehicle and disorderly conduct after he was discovered sleeping in a vehicle that wasn't his, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Caldor Fire burning southwest of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County is mapped at 106,562 acres and is now 5 percent contained as of Monday morning, according to InciWeb.

CARSON CITY — One-way traffic and travel delays will begin Aug. 23 on State Routes 208 and 338 in Douglas and Lyon counties as the Nevada Department of Transportation resurfaces sections of the two highways.

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