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Often called the “jewel of the Sierra,” Lake Tahoe offered warm solace for Nevadans this summer amid the crushing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has pushed people outside in greater numbers as the virus spreads more easily in indoor spaces.

Happy Wednesday Carson City! Say hello to Slade, our featured pet of the week. Slade is a very handsome 4 and a half year old cattle dog mix, and he is looking for his forever home with someone who understands his breed.

A special medallion honoring the Old West Pony Express mail route will be stamped on historical Coin Press No. 1 on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Medallions will be minted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On Maurice White,
The deceitful thing about words is that they can have multiple meanings. Words take on connotations because of the way people use them. In that sense, yes, a “constitutionalist” could be considered anyone who advocates the defense and protection of the American Constitution.

The Slink Fire behavior moderated Tuesday at 11,000 acres and hard work by firefighters has increased the containment to 10 percent. All evacuations in the towns of Walker and Coleville have been lifted and Highway 395 is now open to traffic, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

A recent outbreak of COVID-19 at Warm Springs Correctional Center in Carson City put two units on lockdown with two inmates having alleged the outbreak came from correctional officer trainees who were not wearing proper personal protective equipment, also known as PPE.

Nevadans who have been laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic can be retrained at no cost in high-demand manufacturing careers via a new program made possible through a federal grant from Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

A 34-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday night near Tiger Drive for suspicion of battery, resisting arrest and Parole and Probation violation, a sheriff's booking report states.

The Mono County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation order Monday evening for Coleville and Walker due to the Slink Fire and has closed Highway 395 from Topaz Lane to Eastside Lane south of Topaz Lake.

Gov. Steve Sisolak will extend Nevada’s soon-to-expire eviction moratorium until mid-October, while trying to fast-track the launch of a renter mediation program and adding $10 million for residential tenant assistance payments.

Beginning Sept. 8, Lyon and Storey counties will begin accepting applications for a small business grant program designed to help businesses deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ron Wood Family Resource Center has received a 2020 CARES Act COVID-19 Relief Act funding grant from Carson City. The purpose of this grant is to assist Carson City residents with COVID-19 related needs.

Northern Nevada Development Authority and Visit Carson Valley’s cooperative partnership to promote Carson Valley as a film location is not only creating awareness, it is driving results.

Parents and caregivers are you working from home with kids climbing in your lap? Teens, are you now responsible for your younger siblings' schoolwork and your own?

UPDATE: A wildfilre that started Saturday night continues to burn southwest of Topaz Lake in Mono County on the Bridgeport Ranger District, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) show initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) totaled 8,858 for the week ending August 22, down 2,080 claims, or 19.0 percent, compared to last week’s total of 10,938 claims.

This is the fewest initial claims filed since the week ending March 14. Through the week ending August 22, there have been 662,510 initial claims filed in 2020, 640,716 of which have been filed since the week ending March 14.

On September 8th Douglas County will begin accepting applications for a small business grant program designed to help businesses deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Brewery Arts Center will deliver live music directly to the citizens of Carson City while practicing social distancing once again this week.

Miles Construction Company has generously donated the use of a Flatbed Truck and with financial support from The Change Companies, the Nauman Foundation, and Carson Tahoe Hospital, all summer the BAC has placed musicians and bands on the flatbed and driven them through the streets and neighborhoods of Carson City and now the fun goes into September.

The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic tele-luncheon will be Eric Biggart, Chair of LDS Democrats of America. The group, which is not affiliated the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has as its slogan, "Same faith. Same values. Different perspective." Their mission, as laid out on their Facebook page, is to “promote the full participation of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Party. We do this by providing educational and social resources to progressive, moderate, and conservative Democrats who are also LDS, and others who are interested in participating in a ‘no shouting’ environment.”

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. The American Cancer Society is hosting a poker run Saturday at Mills Park, and a free lacrosse clinic for kids ages 6-12 will be held at John L. Harvey Field. The Nevada Humane Society is virtually hosting its annual “Adopt a Duck” fundraiser for interested participants. Combined with train rides and live music, there’s plenty of excitement going on over the weekend! Read on for more information.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, August 27, 2020 that there are four new cases and 11 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 971, with 880 recoveries and 15 deaths, 76 cases remain active.

Officials trying to get $60 million out the door by the end of the year on behalf of Nevadans who have fallen behind on rent have disbursed about $2 million so far, according to progress reports provided to a state housing committee.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, August 26, 2020 that there are four new cases and two additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 967, with 869 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 83 cases remain active.

It makes perfect sense for Northern Nevada, a region that can see blankets of snow and ice a few months out of the year, to have its own ice sports facility. Now that hope will become a reality with the completion of Reno Ice's Jennifer M. O'Neal's Community Ice Arena.

A 23-year-old inmate at Carson City Jail was booked Tuesday for felony attempted escape by a prisoner and gross misdemeanor damage to jail property, according to a sheriff's office arrest report.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, August 25, 2020 that there are 11 new cases and 13 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 963, with 867 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 81 cases remain active.

This year, Carson Tahoe Health is celebrating an amazing milestone — the 10th anniversary of HopeFest! Ten years of celebration, ten years of hope and healing, ten years of community. Hopefest is CTH’s annual community-wide celebration that raises funds explicitly to support the critical needs of our local cancer patients and funding the no-cost Merriner Cottages.

Huntington & Ellis, home to some of the best realtors in Las Vegas, is #1,263 on the INC 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America. It has grown 355 percent from 2016 to 2019.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Monday, August 24, 2020 that there are nine new cases and nine recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 952, with 854 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 83 cases remain active.

UPDATE: 8:21PM: According to East Fork Fire, growth from the Meadow Mine Fire has dropped significantly. Per the scanner, two-thirds of the fire has been contained and units will be released to their stations throughout the night.