Air Guard to fly over Northern Nevada, Tahoe area hospitals Tuesday to recognize COVID-19 battles

Cancer patients were treated Friday morning to a fly-fishing retreat in Gardnerville co-hosted by Carson Tahoe Cancer Center and Casting For Recovery, a national organization that has been funding outdoor events for cancer patients over the past two decades.

Start July off with a bang, and some wine. With a four-day holiday weekend, you’ll find many things throughout the area to compete for your attention, but there’s no fun like the Downtown Business Association’s monthly Downtown Wine Walk. The festivities begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 1. Grab a wine glass, map, and hand stamp and you will have until 5 p.m. to hit as many stops as possible before the raffle begins.

Carson City emergency units responded to a single vehicle rollover accident reported at around 6 a.m. Saturday along on Old U.S. Highway 395 adjacent to the Interstate 580 freeway and about a half mile north of the county line.

With news this week that Nevada’s health insurance exchange carriers bolted from Nevada's 14 rural counties including Carson City, Lyon, Douglas and Storey counties, the state's Division of Insurance posted a summary of proposed rate changes for 2018 on the Division’s website.

A Carson City man was arrested Thursday for a felony warrant alleging he obtained money by false pretenses and diverted construction funds, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

UPDATE 1:21PM: The fire at the Carson City landfill has been extinguished.
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UPDATE 12:57 p.m.— The fire has been contained, with the help of a water truck that was on the scene.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Friday afternoon to a brush fire in the Brunswick Canyon area. The fire is producing smoke in the area, according to dispatch.

Vendors, sponsors, donors, and volunteers are still sought for the third annual Sassabration, taking place Saturday, July 15 at Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint, 1500 Old Hot Springs Road in the Carson Hot Springs complex.

Carson City was recognized as the state’s friendliest rural town, along with other awards, in Nevada Magazine’s 20th annual Reader’s Survey.

The Nevada Department of Transportation announced that work on State Route 28 shared-used path near Incline Village will be on hold during the Fourth of July extended holiday weekend, Saturday, July 1 through Tuesday, July 4.

Carson City Fire Department, ambulance and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Thursday afternoon to a vehicle crash on South Carson Street near Topsy Lane.

Two women were booked into jail Wednesday on burglary, possessing stolen property and other charges after allegedly using a baby stroller and backpack to steal merchandise at Home Depot and Walmart, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

On a star-spangled Fourth of July weekend, the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City will be showcasing an all-star lineup of its rolling stock and giving visitors discounted rates for unlimited train rides.

Sunny days are here again, and Carson City gives you plenty of ways to enjoy it. It’s the boys in blue versus the fire fighters in today’s Battle of the Badge Blood Drive. Bikers won’t want to miss the weekly party at Battle Born Harley with house band, the Smoken Rabbits; all vehicles are welcome to join in the fun and get some grub from the Rollin Pizza Pie food truck. The whole family will enjoy tonight’s Twilight Concert with the Sextones at the Dangberg Home Historic Ranch. Learn about Virginia City ghosts with authors Sandie LaNae and Arlene Laferry at the haunted Gold Hill Hotel.

Legalization of recreational marijuana in Nevada last fall has brought forth new entrepreneurial opportunities in the Silver State since the first of the year.

Carson City is no exception.