Carson City area road report for week of Oct. 11-17

The Division of Child and Family Services, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Carson City, and other Carson City organizations are partnering for the inaugural Be A Hero 5K Fun Run & Walk & Family Resource Fair, April 29, at Riverview Park, 600 Marsh Road in Carson City. The event will raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is celebrated every April.

Lieutenant Commander Dan Meyer, NJROTC instructor at Carson High School, was honored last night as the Carson City School District’s Educator of the Year, at the Tuesday, April 25, School Board Meeting and annual event.

All your favorite plants for this year's garden and beautification are now available for order on-line via The Greenhouse Project's Shopify, ahead of the 14th annual Mother's Day Plant Sale, taking place Saturday, May 13 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Green Central, located on Carson High School's campus in Carson City.

Carson City's Smith's, located at 599 E. William Street, has reopened following its closure by the health department.

According to the department, a complaint was received by a customer stating they had witnessed multiple mice within the store. An Environmental Health Inspector was dispatched to the store and observed rodent droppings in areas of the store where pre-packaged foods are located. During that inspection, no mice were seen.

On Thursday, April 27 the Society of Women Engineers, Sierra Nevada Section will host their ninth annual celebration to recognize Northern Nevada young women excelling in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in high schools, as well as graduating SWE collegiate students from University of Nevada Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College, and Western Nevada College. Community leaders, educators and STEM professionals will be recognized for their outstanding achievements.

On May 1, the Nevada Department of Transportation and Q&D Construction will launch the third season of a multi-year project to resurface pavement and improve sections of State Routes 431 and 28 near Incline Village.

The Nashville Social Club, home of the “Swan Music Hall,” has announced a series of new artists and bands that will be gracing the stage with live performances through Fall 2023.

Seven U.S. Mints were established by Congress to receive, analyze and refine the gold and silver from the various mining districts.

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team will continue prescribed fire operations this week at Lake Tahoe. Conditions and weather permitting, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit are scheduled to burn piles along the East Shore beginning Monday, April 24, 2023.

Join the Nevada State Museum in celebrating Lei Day on Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In Hawaii, “May Day is Lei Day” and we are sharing this tradition with the Northern Nevada community with a lei making demonstration by Nā ʻŌiwi O Hawaiʻi, Northern Nevada Hawaiian Civic Club.

A 26-year-old man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of second DUI and basic speeding, both misdemeanor offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

UPDATE 6 a.m.: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong tells KOLO that the incident involved a vehicle pursuit in which suspects in the vehicle that caused the crash had stolen merchandise from a south Carson Street clothing store. The two killed in the crash were passengers in the suspect vehicle. A third passenger and the driver were taken to Renown. The driver of the victim vehicle was also taken to Renown. Their condition is unknown.
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UPDATE: 10:37 p.m. The coroner responded to two deceased victims in the crash.
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UPDATE 10:21PM A coroner was called to the scene of the crash.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol were called Sunday night to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of East William and North Saliman.

With the theme of "shapes" to work with photographically, the Carson City Photo Club has announced the winners of its monthly photo competition for the month of February.

Carson City Parks, Recreation, and Open Space has contracted Sierra Nevada Construction to perform asphalt pathway maintenance in the Long Ranch neighborhood beginning Thursday, April 27.