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A 60-year-old Carson City man was arrested Jan. 1 for suspicion of vehicle embezzlement, according to a sheriff's office booking report.

On Friday, March 13, as the state prepared to shut down, the fate of many four-legged, feathered and scaled residents hung in the balance.

Greg Hall, CEO of the Nevada Humane Society, which has a presence in Reno and Carson City, organized a late-night emergency call with staff. They discussed how to operate amid the threat of COVID-19, a potentially lethal virus that carried so many unknowns. Meanwhile, seven hours south, staff at The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas braced for the worst.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 that there are 58 new cases and 11 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 9,466, with 4,777 recoveries and 122 deaths; 4,567 cases remain active.

UPDATE: Carson City Fire Department reports the fire was knocked down at 1:57 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Sunday afternoon to a fire involving an RV near a mobile home off of Sherman Lane and Kit Sierra.

A winter storm will bring a round of strong and possibly damaging winds for most areas, with heavy wet snow for the Sierra late Sunday night into Tuesday morning and mostly rain down to the valley floors.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 4-10, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

As CHS teachers and students return to school, from, hopefully, a relaxing winter break, would it not be great to know one of their teachers recently published a short story? CHS Language Arts Department teacher Brigette Pugh is excited to share her latest published piece of writing.

We are reporting 3 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. The individuals were:

Joe’s All American Food, the newest location for Joe and Bonnie France who have a current location in Virginia City, as well as a previous location in Mound House, will open Monday in North Carson.

The Carson City Chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby is a community organization affiliated with Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Citizens’ Climate Education (https://citizensclimatelobby.org/). Our purpose is to develop and implement activities that provide accurate information about climate change and what can be done to mitigate the effects of climate change. Everyone is welcome to attend the online Zoom meeting by contacting our email (cclcarsoncity@gmail.com) by Jan 4. If you are not familiar with Zoom, let us know in your email and we can supply information on how to use Zoom.

In a great way to start the New Year, only one DUI was reported by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office last night on New Year’s Eve in what is surely the lowest number in recent years.

Week old Calves enjoying a bright, cold New Year's Day.

It was an eventful year around the Carson City region notwithstanding the limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's some notable stories that were not pandemic related that happened in 2020.

Dee Dee Foremaster, Executive Director of the Rural Center for Independent Living (RCIL) and Do Drop In day refuge for the homeless and mentally ill will be the featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon. Her presentation will be an update on all the great things that have been happening at RCIL since her last luncheon appearance.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 that there are 5 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. CCHHS is also reporting 129 new cases and 278 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region.

This has been a very hard year for all of us in Carson City, and the world in general. I think we can all agree we're happy to see this one pass by, and are looking forward to welcoming in the New Year. Especially with the knowledge that vaccines are right on the horizon for the public, we only have a little while left before things can return to normal (hopefully).

With a recent sanitation fogger obtained by the Brewery Arts Center, the Carson City Cinema Club will show its first film of the year, the1953 classic “Mogambo” this Tuesday, Jan. 5 at the BAC Performance Hall, 511 West King Street.

Law enforcement around Carson City and Northern Nevada will be in "saturation" mode throughout the day and into the new year looking for suspected DUI drivers.

CARSON CITY — According to finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) totaled 7,209 for the week ending December 26, down 589 claims, or 7.6%, compared to the previous week’s total of 7,798 claims.

Finally! That’s the word now heard on almost every newscast as we wrap up this tumultuous year. It’s the thought that precedes every thought when speaking of 2020.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 that there are 6 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. We are also reporting 99 new cases and 97 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 9,090, with 4,449 recoveries and 114 deaths; 4,527 cases remain active.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded Wednesday afternoon to a crash involving two vehicles on Highway 50 East near the landfill turnoff at Flint Drive.

Whether she is advising first-generation college students to better their lives through higher education or serving as a trustee for K-12 students in the Carson City School District, there are two common denominators in Lupe Ramirez’s education roles: The Western Nevada College Latino Leadership Academy founder and adviser will definitely make a difference and, without a doubt, she will stand out.

Reno native Dawn Wells, who starred as Mary Ann in the popular 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19 in Los Angeles, according to her publicist. She was 82.

With the closing of 2020 the new year will bring in a parade of winter storms for the Sierra, Carson City area and western Nevada, according to the National Weather Service.

CARSON CITY — Gov. Steve Sisolak will hold a press conference today at 3 p.m. to provide an update on Nevada’s COVID-19 immunization efforts. The press conference will be conducted virtually, and will be streamed live on the Governor’s YouTube channel here.

A 24-year-old man sought by the U.S. Marshals Service was arrested and booked Monday for a $1 million fugitive from justice warrant out of California, a sheriff's deputy report states.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation issued the following update Wednesday regarding the Continued Assistance Act Unemployment Provisions.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — With COVID-19 cases surging and a new wave of restrictions looming, challenges persist for small business owners as they continue to weather the pandemic according to data from the Q4 Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. While the index score rose 12 points for the second straight quarter, overall optimism levels remain just over half of what they were in late 2019.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 that there are two additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. CCHHS is also reporting 139 new cases and 40 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 8,991, with 4,352 recoveries and 108 deaths; 4,531 cases remain active.