Carson City health agency to halt COVID-19 testing, vaccinations to remain Quad County focus

“I was young, I was 17 years old,” recalls Paula Abdul on the event that would put into motion a life in the entertainment industry.

On Sunday, Nov. 4, Paula will be bringing her Straight Up Paula! Tour to Reno, showing off the music and choreography that were the foundation of her career.

The 2018 Carson City High Five Turkey Drive will be held Thursday, Nov. 8 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Carson Nugget.

Organized by Friends in Service Helping, also known as FISH and the Carson Nugget, curbside drop-offs on the Carson Street side of the casino are encouraged as organizers say they need 1,000 turkeys for holiday baskets and the annual Carson Nugget Thanksgiving Feast.

Returning All-Mountain West senior forward Jordan Caroline and highly touted freshman center Jordan Brown sustained injuries in practice on Wednesday and are questionable for Nevada’s basketball opener Tuesday against Brigham Young University at the Lawlor Events Center.

Beginning in 2018, individual taxpayers do NOT get deductions for miscellaneous itemized deductions on Schedule A of form 1040. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of Dec. 22, 2017 eliminated those deductions for individuals.

This past Monday, the Carson City Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Department held its first Costume Hike at Carson River Park.

Carson City’s Western Nevada College Campus hosted a Dia de los Muertos event in honor of the Day of the Dead in the Bristlecone building Thursday.

In addition to traditional altar displays, children from the WNC daycare and preschool attended and played games such as Mexican Bingo as seen in the first photo, put on by the Latino Outreach Program.

Friday, Nov. 2 is the last day for early voting in the 2018 Nevada mid-term general elections, which began Saturday, October 20.

More details have come to light surrounding the officer involved shooting of an armed robbery suspect near South Lake Tahoe on Monday.

Overnight lane closures will be in place next week at the Interstate 580 Carson City Freeway and U.S. 395/South Carson Street intersection as roadway striping is enhanced.

In acknowledgement of the Carson City School District’s sustainability achievements, the Northern Nevada Development Authority provided a Special Recognition of Excellence for Sustainability Practices during its monthly ‘The Business Edge’ meeting at the Carson Nugget Casino, Oct. 24.

Beginning around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, a seemingly endless army of tiny monsters, goblins and ghouls moved into the West Side of Carson City.

Happy Halloween! I thought I would hold this column for the scariest day of the year because, if you don’t plan alternative communication or business strategies during the low points of your business cycle, you could scare yourself into bad decision making.

The man who led authorities Monday on a chase in the South Lake Tahoe area and died as a result of an officer-involved shooting is the same person identified as the suspect in the Oct. 22 robbery of an east Carson City ice cream and frozen yogurt shop.

Art doll maker Christine Shively-Benjamin of Carson City will be among more than 30 artists from Northern Nevada featured at the 24th annual Artisan Show and Sale Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Reno. Admission is free and at least 20 pieces of original art will be given away.