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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Three-Volume Set about Carson City Mint and Coins – Rusty Goe

Rusty Goe’s new three-volume set titled The Confident Carson City Coin Collector spotlights Nevada’s legendary Carson City Mint during its coinmaking years between 1870 and 1893. Goe says many people through many decades have known about the Carson City Mint’s Comstock Lode connection.

Dayton's community garden has sign-up forms for the 2021 season

Sign-up forms are now available for garden plots at the Solidarity Garden in Dayton. Gardening spaces are available on a first come, first served basis, and are free for food pantry clients and SNAP recipients. All others pay a $20 annual membership fee.

The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City is hosting its first ever Family Art Night For family art night we will be instructing the color wheel! Each participant will have a take home painting (much like Picasso and Wine, but without the wine) that they did!

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, March 2, 2021 that there is an additional death due to COVID-19 in the Quad County region. CCHHS is also reporting 10 new cases and 45 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad County region.

Carson City’s Tap Shack has been sold to new owners, long-time residents Todd and Dixie Thomsen, who are currently renovating both the inside and outside patio.

The sale comes with a name change as well, which is now The Tap @ Rice St.

As we begin Women’s History Month, we wish to posthumously honor a Carson City icon who unexpectedly passed on February 14 of this year.

As the challenges from COVID-19 and the government’s responses are always evolving, so too are the channels of vaccination for the Carson City, Quad-County area.

During the first roll out, there was a tiered system for groups of individuals who would have access to the vaccine. However, now the tiered system has been retired in favor of “Priority Lanes,” which separates the population into two groups, Workforce and General Population.

Each year, National Read Across America Day is observed on March 2, the birthday of children’s book author Ted Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. In celebration, many schools often dedicate an entire week as “Reading Week.” In Carson City, students and teachers at several schools hosted special events and activities designed to encourage reading.

Combined, Richard and Stephanie Arrigotti have been full-time professors at Western Nevada College for 82 years and they have collectively represented the college for 92 years.

To underscore their devotion and dedication to WNC, their 50th wedding anniversary actually coincides with the college’s 50th anniversary. They provide wisdom and insight as WNC celebrates the 50-year anniversary of being founded.

A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Tuesday for suspicion of misuse of calling 911 dispatch, a gross misdemeanor offense.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Gardnerville man who died in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Highway 395 and Courtland Lane in Douglas County.

Mitsuye (Mitzi) Hoshino of Carson City is one of the most amazing people that I have met in my lifetime. On March 3, 2021 Mitsuye will officially be 100 years old. That alone is quite a feat however there is much more to her story.

Care and compassion: taught in the classroom, practiced inside and out. Students with Mark Twain Elementary School in Carson City answered the call to help Carson Tahoe Health raise money for its ‘Sponsor A Caregiver’ fundraiser, which is helping supply 1,000 staff members with N95 Envo masks.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify a suspect who stole a vehicle from a casino parking lot in Stateline on the evening of Valentine's Day, Feb. 14.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting 46 new COVID-19 cases and 143 recoveries in the Quad County region for the weekend of Feb 27-28, and Monday, March 1, 2021.

Lawmakers kicked off the 2021 session in the shadow of a bruising election marked by the former president sowing doubt about the results and a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Renee Plain, co-owner of Carson City-based In Plain Sight Marketing, was accepted into the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses National Cohort at Babson College, located in Massachusetts.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes local, state and federal agencies, will continue prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin, conditions and weather permitting. Smoke may be visible.

Zoom meetings are like Near Beer, you don't get a buzz, but you still get the weight gain. However, when Kevin Sung called from the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative at the Northern Nevada International Center, well, I jumped in with both virtual feet. We agreed to a Zoomed Cultural Session with young entrepreneurs from 10 countries who desired to meet our mutual friend, albeit really bad businessman, Mark Twain.

CARSON CITY — Work by Native American artists associated with the former Stewart Indian School will be on display through April at the Reno Tahoe International Airport Concourse B, as part of the exhibit “Propelling Nevada: Communities, Heritage, Education & Economy Through the Arts.”

A 40-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday for suspicion of gross misdemeanor child abuse and violation of Department of Alternative sentencing conditions, a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report states.

Carson Tahoe Health is among the first in the Northern Nevada region to utilize the Olympus Soltive SuperPulsed Laser System in urology procedures. Soltive is an elegant new laser technology that enables physicians to deliver quicker and more efficient kidney stone removal and the treatment of enlarged prostates, which often translates to shorter procedural times and less patient discomfort.

Adults ages 18 to 24 reported the highest median losses ($150) and the highest likelihood of loss (56.6 percent) to BBB Scam Tracker in 2020, according to the Better Business Bureau. Previously, older age groups consistently lost higher median dollar amounts to scammers year over year, even while young adults tended to lose money more often.

Through a new partnership, The Reno Aces, Greater Nevada Credit Union and Greater Nevada Field are helping local youth sports hit the fields and the courts once again. Return to Play is an awareness program and safety curriculum for parents, coaches and young athletes. The program leverages knowledge gained from the successful return of professional sports to create a culture of personal responsibility for the safe return of youth sports.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is addressing the threats of climate change by hosting a webinar on Friday, March 5 on the region’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Saturday's hike along the east side of the Carson River was met with some spectacular views.

Kaia FIT and Tumbleweeds Gymnastics is hosting a blood drive 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7 in the yoga room at 3633 Research Way, Suite 104, in Carson City.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nevada's Second Congressional District Rep. Mark Amodei released the following statement Saturday on H.R. 1319, also known as the American Rescue Plan Act. It passed the U.S. House of Representatives, 219 to 212, with one not voting.

After the year we just had where everything was on hold for so long, I’m feeling encouraged that it’s pea planting time again. It makes life almost feel normal. St. Patrick’s Day is the traditional designated time for getting peas in the ground, as long as the soil has thawed and is workable.

February’s spectacular full moon setting over the mountains in Carson City.