Physical Fitness

In a continuing series of profiles, Soroptimist International of Carson City welcomes the community join us in congratulating 2021 “Women Helping Women” honoree Katie Leao Geiser, who is among eight Carson City area women to be honored at our Feb. 18 virtual event.

Muscle Powered, an award-winning nonprofit that has dedicated itself to safe walking, biking and hiking in Carson City for more than 20 years, is seeking the community's support this #GivingTuesday for its Connect Nevada Trails project.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Public Safety will hold a one-day hiring event in Carson City on Saturday, August 22, 2020.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety commissioned the state's newest peace officers Wednesday at the Academy 88 graduation ceremony. The event was held in Carson City at the Legislative Plaza — Capitol Amphitheater, with limited guests in accordance with COVID-19 public health and safety guidelines.

MINDEN, Nev. — For the first time, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is launching a Challenge for Special Olympic athletes.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada (BGCWN), together in partnership with Carson City Toyota, would like to thank the community for another successful year of meeting the goals for their annual matching campaign.

For every dollar donated during the months of February and March, Carson City Toyota matched those donations, up to $10,000.

RENO — The Nevada Department of Public Safety commissioned the state's newest Peace Officers at the Academy 86 graduation ceremony held Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Galena High School Theater.

Of the 17 graduates, 11 will join the Nevada DPS, Parole and Probation Division and 6 will join the Nevada DPS, Highway Patrol Division. The new Peace Officers will be assigned statewide.

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In an effort to ensure Carson City Sheriff’s Office officers are able to meet the physical demands associated with law enforcement, the department is sponsoring the construction of a new fitness facility.

Indoor cyclists burned at least 2,000 calories and rode about 50 miles within the first 20 minutes at Life Cycle Elite Spin Studio's 24-hour community ride Friday.

The event was organized by Jill Larson, who coordinated with the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Nevada and the Healthy Habits Program.

Life Cycle Nevada will host a 24-hour community ride for charity in Carson City beginning Friday. Ten teams have signed up and have raised around $2,000 so far for the Boys and Girls Club Healthy Habits program.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety commissioned the state's newest Peace Officers at the Academy 82 graduation ceremony held Friday at the Carson Nugget in Carson City.

Mother Nature and Father Time often don't agree here in Northern Nevada. While the calendar marks today as the official start to Fall, the weather still feels like summer.

Carson City residents turned out in all ages, shapes, fitness and strength spectrums Saturday for the fifth annual Carson City Kiwanis Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) will hold a hiring event in Reno Sept. 22 for candidates seeking a career in law enforcement and public safety.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety commissioned the state's newest Peace Officers at the Academy 80 graduation ceremony held Friday at the Carson City Community Center.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety will commission the state's newest Peace Officers at the Academy 80 graduation ceremony this Friday, 11 a.m. at the Carson City Community Center.

Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Primka, who has been with the agency for 21 years, graduated March 16 from the FBI National Academy, Class 271, in Quantico, Virginia.

The percentage of obese children in Nevada is rising, and nearly one-third of children entering kindergarten are considered overweight or obese. To help teachers and parents teach healthy habits to children before age 5, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension recently launched the Healthy Kids Resource Center website.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) is holding a hiring event on Saturday, March 24 for candidates seeking a career in law enforcement and public safety.

RENO, Nev. — Sarah Hunt never enjoyed the girlie lifestyle. She begrudgingly wore feminine clothes at McQueen High. At Nevada, Hunt played Division 1 softball and soccer where she was more comfortable around campus wearing gender-neutral athletic sweats and sportswear as opposed to dresses and high heels.

Children have always been welcome at the Tazmanian Boxing Club, a gym founded by former professional Bantam-weight boxing champion Francisco Rodriguez, himself a father and family man.

Healthy Communities Coalition’s Stand Tall youth leadership teams were one of just 9 groups across the U.S. awarded a Cardinal Health Foundation funded opportunity for training in peer to peer presentations and education about the harmful effects of prescription drug misuse and its tie to heroin abuse.

Healthy Communities Coalition’s Stand Tall member Cimberlin Andrus will speak about tobacco use awareness at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act at the Nevada Governor’s Mansion in Carson City on Dec. 8. Nine additional Stand Tall team members from Yerington, Fernley, Dayton and Silver Springs, and two of HCC’s certified community health workers, Kathy McIntosh and Tammy Sutton, will also attend.

The Carson High School NJROTC will be hosting the all Navy JROTC Drill Meet for the State of Nevada on Saturday, February 27. The event will start with opening ceremonies at 8:00a.m.

Throughout the day, over 350 cadets from Carson, Centennial, Chapparal, Clark, Damonte Ranch, Eldorado, Luther-Burbank, Reed and Soledad High Schools will compete in competitions testing appearance, drill, academics, physical fitness, and marksmanship.

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled a Clark County judge was “fundamentally unfair” when he revoked the probation of a defendant who tried his best but couldn’t meet the physical fitness goals of his b ...

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On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 the Carson City Sheriff’s Office will once again be participating in the “Tip a Cop” fundraiser to help raise monies for Special Olympics.

The event will be held at Applebee’s restaurant located at 3300 South Carson Street. The public will be served by uniformed officers from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for lunch and from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm for dinner.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife has seven openings for entry level game wardens, most of which are in rural Nevada duty stations. This is the largest recruitment of game wardens in NDOW’s history.

“The agency has experienced several retirements and some turnover in the last few years,” said Tyler Turnipseed, Chief Game Warden at NDOW.

Lyon County Human Services will join an estimated 1,000 local groups Wednesday, May 28 to celebrate the 21st Annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day.

As an official host site, Lyon County Human Services will hold a Senior Health and Fitness Day Fair at Dayton Senior Center, 320 Old Dayton Valley Road in Dayton, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be resistance exercise demonstrations throughout the day, and booths offering information, resources, and services for older adults.