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

On Monday, Feb. 22, the Carson City Library reopened full time to provide the public with its print and electronic resources during regular operating hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

When forced to shut its doors last year during the statewide shut down to flatten the COVID-19 curve, the library adapted to the many challenges sent its way in order to continue providing resources to the community, and to keep people connected.

The Nevada State Museum, Carson City, showcases women’s history in March by featuring work by the Wild Women Artists group through the museum’s online “The First Lady Presents…” program. The museum’s historic Coin Press No. 1 also will be minting a special medallion honoring the Transcontinental Railroad from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 13; and displaying historical women’s clothing during the Curator’s Corner program from 1 to 3 p.m., March 17.

In 2020, 314 vehicle crash fatalities were reported in Nevada, speeding and impairment were the leading cause of these fatalities. As of this press release, 48 fatalities have been reported in Nevada for 2021.

That number, sadly, continues to rise.

Carson City School District is pleased to announce Carson High School Seniors Jaden Anderson, 17, and Damien King, 18, have both earned contracts with the Three Ravens Publishing Company for their graphic design work in creating winning designs for a new epic fantasy novel, “The Raven and the Crow: Dark Storm Rising,” written by Michael K. Falciani, the pen name of Mr. Kinkade DeJoseph, a teacher at Bordewich Bray Elementary School.

Overnight snow showers left anywhere from a light coating to a couple inches of snow around the Carson City area in time for the Thursday morning commute.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, March 10, 2021 that there are 20 new cases and 61 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,414, with 9,570 recoveries and 209 deaths; 1,635 cases remain active.

In the Quad Counties that make up Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey counties, 18,400 individuals have thus far completed their COVID-19 vaccinations, having received both first and second doses, which is equivalent to 10.9 percent of the overall population, statistics show.

Also noteworthy, 32,147 Quad County residents have begun the process of receiving their first dose, which is 19.06 percent of the overall population. This surpasses the statewide averages of 8.96 percent having completed the vaccination process.

As sports teams and schools nationwide grapple with whether their longtime mascots are offensive, Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban racially discriminatory language or imagery in a school's “identifiers” such as its name, logo or mascot.

The Carson City Board of Supervisors is seeking persons interested in serving on its Open Space Advisory Committee and the Regional Transportation Commission.

In an effort to rehabilitate the heavily used lawn areas at Sonoma Park, Carson City staff will be reseeding thin areas and applying soil amendment; the park will be closed March 22 through April 13, 2021 to allow the new grass seed to properly germinate and thrive.

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, "Mimic," by artist Ahren Hertel at Western Nevada College’s Bristlecone Gallery at 2201 W College Parkway, Carson City. The exhibition will be in the gallery from now through April 23, 2021.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Gardnerville man who died in a three-vehicle crash Sunday, March 7 on Highway 50 in Douglas County at Lake Tahoe.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has released body camera footage of Tuesday morning's multi-vehicle crash on Highway 395 and Panther Valley.

RENO, Nev. — With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many children and youth to engage in distance learning, there have been concerns about the students’ educational opportunities, mental health and access to resources.