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

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded early Wednesday evening to a vehicle crash in the northbound lane of South Carson Street at Old Clear Creek Road.

The crash, reported shortly before 5:30 p.m., involves three vehicles and is blocking traffic. Paramedics evaluated three people on scene, all declining medical attention via ambulance.

The northbound lane of South Carson Street is blocked. Motorists can expect delays.

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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Monday afternoon to a vehicle rollover in the 1400 block of Parkland Avenue near Cardinal Way. No serious injuries were reported.

Carson City Health and Human Services is happy to announce the following groups are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine:

Assemblywoman Susie Martinez (D-Las Vegas) isn’t really a cat person. Her daughter is allergic — something she found out while visiting her sister, a cat owner, and her daughter’s eyes got so swollen she “looked like Rocky (Balboa).”

CARSON CITY — Watershed Wednesdays made a splash after its first two weeks with more than 100 viewers and counting. In the third session of the forum, March 17, the Carson River Coalition goes back to basics, revisiting its original 1998 mandate to protect and conserve floodplains in the Carson River Watershed.

After one year's absence from the wreck center I was a wreck, a mere shadow of my original self. I was convinced, if the pandemic didn't kill me, it would make me wish I was dead, or at least cramp my style to the point where I wouldn't recognize myself in the mirror, even when that mirror was fogged-up. But then along came Stumpy's.

A man was arrested early Saturday for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and failure to maintain a traffic lane after having told a deputy he was going to call for a ride service and then later seen leaving in his vehicle, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal Division investigation into the fire that occurred on November 17, 2019, in downtown Lovelock and the subsequent trial concluded on Jan. 22, 2021.

The 2021 Jazz & Beyond Music and Art Festival this August will include the third annual Carson City Open Studios Tour on Saturday, August 21, and Sunday, August 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at multiple studios throughout Carson City.

Clouds and cool temperatures bring wildlife and more to the Carson River this weekend.

The secretary of state’s office wants to transition from a county-led to a state-led top-down voter registration system that could speed up the time-consuming process of verifying that people who take advantage of a new same-day voter registration law haven’t already voted in the same election.

After ground squirrels, the other problem rodents I deal with yearly are voles, otherwise known as meadow mice. The first signs of these destructive critters are golf ball-size holes that are the entrances to their underground tunnels. There are dozens of holes throughout our yard in the lawn, flower and shrub beds. Voles also make shallow, cut-grass covered runways through the lawn. These runways connect many shallow burrows.

CARSON CITY — One of the fortuitous features of being a student at Western Nevada College is that so many people look out for you and help you in pursuit of your higher education and professional goals.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 15-21, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

The COVID-19 pandemic has left people without many activities outside of their homes in the past year. Since March 2020, folks have been under social distancing guidelines and capacity restrictions, forcing a work-from-home status quo for many. On the upside, the pandemic has also brought more pet adoptions and people wanting to foster animals without permanent homes.

What just happened sounds like Science Fiction, and what should come to mind? A famous and terrifying story now that life is beginning to get back to normal again? For the past 12 months, the entire world has been in a unified and sometimes desperate struggle to find out what to do about the foreign invasion of the human body.

Soroptimist International of Carson City is now accepting applications from non-profit and not-for-profit organizations in the Carson City community for funding grants. Projects involving the health, education, economic and/or social development of women or girls will be considered for cash grant awards.

Picture collage of participants holding bionic fish and Think Bionics Camp

For middle school ages, join us in the Library's Digitorium. Face masks are required.
Are you interested in bionics and STEM? Excited about robotics? Are you a Carson City student? Then join us for Think Bionics Camp! In this multi-day camp, you'll learn how a fish swims, how an elephant uses its trunk, and how a chameleon uses its tongue to grab items. Registration is required. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Silver Oak Golf Course

Birdies are chirping, Eagles are soaring and the grass gets greener every day. Spring is right around the corner and for those seniors who love golf and competing with their fellow golfers we have just the club for you.

Hello fellow anglers. I am so excited we get to turn our clocks ahead this weekend. I now get to fish an hour later in the day. As I was scanning the fishing world last week, I ran across a story in the montanaoutdoor.com website about an angler named Robbie Dockter from Conrad, Montana.

Robbie was fishing the Marias River in Montana and caught the new state record Brown trout. The official weight was 32.43 pounds.

The Desert Research Institute Foundation presents the 31st Nevada Medal honoring world-renowned astronaut and explorer Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan.
Titled “Sea, Earth & Sky: Celebrating the Spirit of Scientific Exploration, Discovery & Innovation,” the special, hour-long program highlights Dr. Sullivan’s remarkable career as an oceanographer, NASA astronaut, and administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Carson City Sheriff’s Search And Rescue (SAR) is recruiting! If you have a desire to serve your community while working in the great outdoors, Carson City Sheriff’s SAR might be the place for you!

Employment in Nevada added back 7,400 jobs over the month as the state continues to recover.

The Carson City Historical Society will be unveiling a new exhibit called, “Notable Women of Eagle Valley” on Saturday, March 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Carriage House (behind the Foreman/Roberts House), 1207 North Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada.

We are reporting 11 new cases and 58 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,450, with 9,685 recoveries and 209 deaths; 1,556 cases remain active.

Pioneer High School Junior Lilly Mottram is still thinking through her options for life after high school. While some might be intimidated with the unknown, Lilly simply decided to graduate early, experience life, then narrow down what to do and make a plan for the future.

Get an insider’s look at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. Rotarian and architect J.P. Copoulos will show an episode of the PBS series “Cool Spaces: The Best New Architecture” which features the state-of-the-art structure.

The virtual meeting takes place Tuesday, March 16th, at 12:30 P.M. Guests are invited to attend via ZOOM.

Kudos to the Principals and Vice Principals at both Empire Elementary and Fremont Elementary in Carson City. They respectively hosted a Dance-off Competition and Sliming Event because students at each of their schools exceeded or surpassed reading goals during National Reading Week last week.

This Sunday, March 14, Flatbed Concerts return with Moxy Ruckus cruising through the Long Ranch Park neighborhood between 3pm and 5pm.

We heard you wanted another Lego Day, well, it's happening!

Nevada children and the responsible adults who love and care for them are one step closer to being afforded legal rights and protections that ensure family relationships are recognized by law, helping to create stable and safe environments for children.