Carson City emergency crews respond to crash at South Carson Street and Old Clear Creek

CARSON CITY — The Office of the Labor Commissioner reminds Nevada employers that the minimum wage will increase effective July 1, 2021. Assembly Bill 456, passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature, increases the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually through 2024.

Editor's Note: The following is from Kara Ferrin, who is the Photography I, II, and III teacher at Carson High School. Here is her report:

Three teachers from CHS, art teacher Alisa Kuniya, ceramics teacher Karen McGraw, and myself entered student work into the Scholastic Art Awards, which boasts to be the longest running, most prestigious art competition for creative professionals in the nation.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 29 through April 4, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

Bring the family to the Nevada Artists Association Gallery in Carson City and celebrate springtime! The entries in this show are all from NAA members from Northern Nevada.

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s (DETR) proposed Emergency Regulation would make unemployment benefits available to the state’s education support staff for the upcoming summer.

A Rural Tourism Grant was awarded to the Dayton Chamber for an Outdoor Adventure Brochure.

Despite the disruptions and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) can look back on 2020 as a year of achievement.

NDOW personnel rose to the occasion and made the adjustments needed for the agency to continue to fulfill its mission to protect, conserve, manage, and restore Nevada’s wildlife and its habitat; promote boating safety; and educate the public on a variety of fronts.

Today, Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner presented her bill, AB268 – Crisis Intervention, during the Assembly Committee on Government Affairs requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a written policy of use of
force and requiring that De-Escalation techniques and Crisis Intervention be used prior to use of force, if feasible.

Get a great meal and support the WNC Homeschool Club, the Nerd Herd, on April 29th. Meal includes a pulled pork sandwich, mango rice, coleslaw and a roll. Food made by the Wildcat Den at the Carson City campus.

Carson City Health and Human Services reports Thursday, March 25, 2021 that there are 2 deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad County region. CCHHS is also reporting 9 new cases and 77 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region.

The Fritsch Elementary School Archery Team earned the highest marks for an elementary school in the Nevada State Archery Competition for the 2020-2021 season. The achievement brought the State Title, trophy and honor home to Carson City for the first time in program history.

The Carson City Parks and Recreation Department has long been a staple in the capital city’s community; it has hosted summer camps, movies, egg hunts, swim lessons, and of course, sports for children and adults alike.

However, some of the programs and facilities such as the swimming pool, sporting teams, and Camp Carson simply cannot function without the important safety requirements facilitated by the life blood of these programs: The lifeguards, coaches and camp counselors.

A California man in Carson City jail custody for suspected felony burglary, drug possession and 23 counts of mail theft, was booked Wednesday for suspicion of trafficking methamphetamine, admitting that he had hid drugs in a body cavity, according to a sheriff's office booking report.

Gaming revenue at Carson City area casinos climbed 6 percent compared to February 2020, while south shore Lake Tahoe casinos saw its gaming generated revenue increase 15.79 percent, according to figures released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.