CARSON CITY — Nevada Administrator of Welfare and Supportive Services Steve Fisher announced Monday the appointment of Candice McDaniel as Deputy Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services effective today.

I've gotten myself into some jams before, but nothing like this one. It all started when a temple screw fell out of my reading glasses, and being the son of an optometrist, I determined to fix those glasses myself. Bad judgement. I have never been handy in that way.

CARSON CITY — The COVID-19 pandemic truly shook up our worlds, especially that of the healthcare industry. As a result, and to fully embrace its mission of enhancing the health and well-being of those it serves, Carson Tahoe Health is creating a Patient/Caregiver Partnership Council to garner thoughtful and constructive input from its community.

Maddie’s Pet Project of Nevada is excited to announce that registration is now open for the Spring Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days being held Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12, 2021. Thanks to funding provided by the Dave and Cheryl Duffield Foundation, all adoption fees are being waived for dogs and cats at participating animal welfare organizations across Nevada during this two-day event.

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced Monday that the state of Nevada will receive $6,754,852 in Housing Trust Fund grants, more than double what the state usually receives. These grants are a direct result of Cortez Masto’s advocacy during the previous administration, which tried to cut funding for this vital program.

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno is now providing COVID-19 vaccines to all veterans, their spouses, eligible caregivers and Civilian Health and Medical Program beneficiaries.

Dirt is something that comes out of a vacuum. Can you imagine growing plants in that? In England, dirt refers to feces, as in dog poo. Soil, on the other hand is an accumulation of the decaying bodies of plants and animals — many of them microscopic; of salts, chemicals and minerals; of particles of sand, silt, and clay; of organic matter; and of an amazing number of living organisms such as fungi, worms, insects and more.

With the weather getting warmer, moving season is beginning to pick up steam. Many are already taking advantage of the sellers market by listing their current homes and looking for fresh starts in new places. With moving comes some necessary tasks and to-dos that leave you open to missing important details that could save you a lot of money.

After Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced that on April 5 any Nevadan aged 16 and older would be allowed to get the vaccine, Carson City Health and Human Services began preparing for the new changes so that anyone within the Quad-County region who wanted their COVID-19 vaccines could receive it.

Western Nevada College’s Higher Education in Prison Program has scheduled its second event in a four-part series to be held over the next year: “A Community Conversation: The Challenges and Opportunities of Reentry” on Thursday, April 8.

Featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Ali Banister, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Carson City Juvenile Services. In addition to those duties, she also serves as an adjunct professor at Western Nevada College teaching juvenile law. At the tele-luncheon she will detail the range of juvenile services currently available in Carson City, with special emphasis on the psychological toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on the community's young people and their educational experience.

Join us for weekly themed stories and crafts. In honor of Arbor Day, we’ll be reading about the importance of trees, making our own trees, and getting familiar with GLOBE Observer’s Tree Observer community science project.

If you'd like to follow along with the craft at home, you'll just need a clothespin or craft roll, paper and scissors.

Join Carson City Mayor, Lori Bagwell, on April 10th as she shows her support of Carson City senior citizens and community volunteers. The Mayor will "Step Out to Step Up" For Seniors at 10:00 a.m. and join RSVP’s “Steppin’ Up For Seniors 5K Walk”.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting 19 new cases and 53 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,928, with 11,117 recoveries and 222 deaths; 589 cases remain active.

Hello fellow anglers. I must tell you of an experience Renee and I had last weekend.

In honor of Autism Awareness month, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is proud to display a newly wrapped vehicle with vinyl decals to increase awareness throughout the community surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorder and bring attention to their Autism Recognition Alert Program.

Earlier this month, Jeff Berns, the CEO of Blockchains LLC, a tech company that is pushing an ambitious legislative proposal to create a new type of local government outside Reno, said he pitched Gov. Steve Sisolak on the idea after developing a “friendship” with the Democratic governor.

For the week ending March 27, initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) totaled 11,677, up 4,036 claims, or 52.8 percent, compared to the previous week’s total of 7,641 claims, according to finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR).

Through the week ending March 27, there have been a total of 908,138 initial claims filed since the week ending March 14, 2020.

Carson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded late Thursday afternoon to a vehicle rollover on Highway 395 north of Topsy Lane in Douglas County.

The Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department invites all citizens interested in the official naming of six open space acquisitions to respond to a survey with proposed nominations, or to provide additional suggestions. The subject properties are located throughout Carson City.

RENO — Every April in honor of National Donate Life Month, Donor Network West (DNW), the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization in northern Nevada and northern California, encourages Nevadans to register as organ donors, while also celebrating life-saving transplants and honoring both living and deceased donors. To register as an organ donor, you can visit your local Department of Motor Vehicles or visit DonorNetworkWest.org.

On March 31, 2021, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers in conjunction with Partnership Carson City conducted an alcohol compliance check.

The Nevada State Treasurer’s Office announced Thursday that it is sponsoring the EVERFI Financial Literacy Bee, taking place April 1-15, 2021. The EVERFI Financial Literacy Bee is a nationwide financial literacy challenge for high school students.

A 53-year-old man was arrested early Thursday for suspicion of misdemeanor battery and a felony parole and probation violation, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.