COVID19

This December, dozens of Bently Nevada employees came together once more to support local families in need through the Adopt a Family Program.

Carson City employment figures for November remained unchanged since October 2020 with the trade, transportation, and utilities sector growing the most by 100 jobs, according to a Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation monthly employment report.

Kirkwood Mountain Resort kicked off a successful start to the 2020-21 ski and ride season Frday. With a winter operating plan focused on comprehensive safety protocols, Kirkwood opened with more than 180 acres of beginner, intermediate and advanced terrain.

The Carson Douglas Early Childhood Advisory Council announces their new website dedicated to helping families with finding child care while they are at work.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday on social media that during the week of Aug. 10, initial observations for businesses in Carson City, Silver Springs and Boulder City were found to be 100 percent in compliance with safety measures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID19.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered all counties in California to close indoor restaurants, bars, movie theaters and wineries as the state combats a surge in coronavirus cases. A list of 30 counties has further restrictions.

I’m not a fan of toiling in the heat. I do very little yard work when it’s hot. Sure, I could get up at dawn and garden for a couple of hours or stay up late and work in the yard at sunset, but I rarely do. After our COVID19 spring where I put in long hours doing yard maintenance, I have succumbed to the heat and taken my gardening, such as it is, indoors.

In their nearly 70-year marriage, Georgia and Lew Foster had never spent a single anniversary apart, and they weren’t about to break that tradition because of COVID-19.

Celebrating their 70th-wedding anniversary would require some planning and creativity on the part of Summit Estates Senior Living and Memory Care, where Lew lives, but this sort of planning is in this team’s wheelhouse.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak will hold a press conference today, Wednesday, June 24, to provide an update on Nevada’s ongoing response to COVID19.

Home Instead Senior Care would like to recognize our caregiver Rosemary Erwin as our Superhero Caregiver.

Through the last few months we have experienced a new way of doing business like no other. We are dealing with social distancing through a pandemic changing the way we are able to provide care. For Seniors this is an especially difficult time as they have limited visits as it is. Rosemary has been reassuring her clients daily about their safety and helping them keep the joy in times of worry.

The Carson Educational Support Association would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring and donating to our educational support staff banquet. Although the banquet was canceled due to the Covid 19 pandemic, prizes have been given to the CESA members who won Classified of the Year.

Those who need help paying their rent or mortgage and utility bills due to COVID-19 are now able to seek assistance through The Salvation Army in Carson City and Reno.

On Thursday morning, the Douglas County Commissioners, along with a loud procession of supporters, travelled to Carson City to deliver, in unison, a letter asking the state to allow Douglas County to reopen.

Gov. Steve Sisolak said he will be unveiling a plan Thursday detailing Nevada’s recovery, a step that’s been anticipated as other states begin reopening their economies.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak took to social media Monday morning, saying Nevada will join California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington in the Western States Pact to curb the spread of COVID-19 and re-open businesses shut down due to the virus.

Carson City singer, songwriter, liver transplant recipient, and patient advocate Brother Dan Palmer has written and produced an infectious, timely and topical music video on behalf of The American Liver Foundation.

The Quad County Emergency Operations Center in Carson City reports Monday, April 20 that there are 3 additional recoveries and no new positive cases of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. The total number of cases remains at 61, with 18 recoveries, 43 cases remain active.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began assessments earlier this month in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City for potential hospital space expansion in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s a difficult time for everybody, especially those whose health has been affected by the pandemic. It’s difficult for the brave healthcare workers putting their lives at risk trying to heal the sick, and it’s difficult for the men and women spending their days and nights keeping people fed, keeping shelves stocked, making sure supplies are delivered, floors are cleaned, and everything in between.
And, it’s probably a difficult time for you too.

CARSON CITY — The Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, Nevada Medicaid, announced steps taken to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanded access to telehealth.

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra (UWNNS) announces the launch of the UWNNS Emergency Assistance Fund to support local work in helping meet the increase of basic needs by local families and individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. To donate online visit uwnns.org/EAF or text "NVNOW" to 91999.

Carson City officials are continuously monitoring the level of risk of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) to the community. In close coordination with Carson City Health and Human Services, the City Manager’s Office along with City departments in an abundance of caution are coordinating the closure of some offices to take additional measures to slow the spread of respiratory viruses. As closures are announced please visit carson.org/covid19 for information and updates about government services.

A second Washoe County resident has contracted COVID-19, also known as Novel Coronavirus, the Washoe County Health District announced Sunday.

UPDATE MONDAY: The Washoe County Health District (WCHD) conducted COVID-19 testing Friday and all tests came back negative including all students at Huffaker Elementary School who were tested. The negative result includes the family member (a Huffaker student) of the resident who tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.