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If the last recession was any indication, small businesses that bank with a community bank will weather this recession better than entrepreneurs that bank big.

CARSON CITY — On Monday, Gov. Steve Sisolak launched the new State of Nevada Climate Initiative to further advance Nevada’s efforts to address climate change.

It’s only August and the leaves of the "Autumn Blaze" maple at The Greenhouse Project site are completely yellow. What’s going on?

The Board of County Commissioners acting as the County Board of Health received a briefing from Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) on the status of COVID -19 in Lyon County and the Quad County region. CCHHS Representative, Jeanne Freeman, provide the following:

Lyon County August 2 – 15, 2020

Quad-County Area

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, August 20, 2020 that there are six new cases and 10 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 912, with 801 recoveries and fifteen deaths, 96 cases remain active.

Special medallions commemorating the historical Coach 17 train car will be minted on Coin Press No. 1 at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City. Coach 17 is the rail car that was present at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, when the nation’s first transcontinental railroad was completed. It is part of the Nevada State Railroad Museum’s collection.

Western Nevada College is proud to announce that 93 students have qualified for the 2020 Summer Dean’s List.
To earn this recognition during the summer session, students attained a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and completed six units of classes or more.

A 35-year-old Carson City man was booked Wednesday for suspicion of hit and run causing injury, DUI drugs, failure to render aid and failure to maintain a lane of travel, a sheriff's booking report states.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Wednesday, August 19, 2020 that there are 12 new cases and 39 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 906, with 791 recoveries and 15 deaths, 100 cases remain active.

The B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge in Carson City recognizes annually people who have excelled in volunteering their time to help make their respective communities a better place for all. This year the Carson City Elks Lodge has proudly recognized Carol Park as citizen of the year.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, August 18, 2020 that there are eight new cases and 20 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 894, with 752 recoveries and 15 deaths, 127 cases remain active.

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.

UPDATE FROM LYON COUNTY MANAGER 4:10PM: NV Energy has advised that the earlier reported outages will not occur. Lyon County had been informed by the local office of the outages and has retracted the information. Lyon County regrets any difficulties this may have caused, Jeff Page, Lyon County Manager.
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NV Energy is urging customers to conserve electricity Tuesday and Wednesday between 2 and 9 p.m. in order to help offset energy supply issues caused by record-breaking heat throughout the Western United States. The utility has advised Lyon County that residents can expect rolling brownouts or blackouts starting today into tomorrow due to high temperatures.

Carson City Health and Human Services reports Monday, August 17, 2020 that there are five new cases and 22 recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 886, with 732 recoveries, and fifteen deaths, 139 cases remain active.

A 32-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday for suspicion of three counts gross misdemeanor child neglect after allegedly letting her 13-year-old daughter drive to the store with two other children aboard, a Carson City sheriff's report states.

UPDATE 4:50PM: A Dense Smoke Advisory issued by the National Weather Service for the greater Reno, Sparks, Virginia City and Carson Valley areas has been extended until 9 a.m. Monday morning. As of late Sunday afternoon, drift smoke was evident in Washoe Valley, Carson City as well as into Silver Springs and Dayton.
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The National Weather Service in Reno on Sunday issued a Dense Smoke Advisory for the valley areas of Reno into Carson City and Carson Valley due to the Loyalton Fire burning in the Tahoe National Forest in California.

Hello fellow anglers, It has been so dang hot that not many have been out fishing lately. With all of this heat, a couple reminders to those that venture outdoors: Beware of the rattlesnakes while you're hiking to that favorite fishing hole. Rattlesnakes are not just in the Carson Valley area, they can be found all the way up through the sierras high up as Kinney reservoir. So watch your step.

Central Lyon Fire responded Wednesday afternoon to a mobile home fire off of Fir Avenue in Silver Springs.

The Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada is announcing their expansion to the Northern Nevada LGBTQ+ business community. The advocacy nonprofit provides business development opportunities, financial access, educational resources, supplier diversity and procurement opportunities to LGBTQ+ and allied business professionals statewide.

These two beauties walked across the 12th tee at Silver Oak Golf Course on Wednesday morning. Not being a sportsman I don’t know the difference between deer and elk, but these guys are pretty big.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Insurance has received and made public rate information from health insurance companies interested in participating in the individual health insurance market for Plan Year 2021 (PY21).

The Carson City Jazz and Beyond Music and Art Festival is taking a new direction in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival was founded in 2004. This is the first year in which gathering of large crowds at musical events has been restricted due to health concerns.

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region. Carson River railbike tours begin Saturday packed with thrills for all to enjoy, and Virginia City is hosting several exciting events throughout the weekend. The Brewery Art Center's Flatbed Concert series continues featuring Kingwhistler and Eric Andersen. Read on for more events and happenings.

A Coyote crosses the Silver Saddle Ranch among the cows.

Historical Coin Press No. 1 inside the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, will be minting a special medallion commemorating Abraham Curry, the first superintendent of the Carson City Mint.

Nevada lawmakers who say they’ve been inundated with pleas for help from constituents sorted through a bill Sunday night that they acknowledge isn’t a silver bullet for the state’s unemployment backlog, but could ease some of the system’s bottlenecks.

The Carson Educational Support Association, which consists of Para Professionals, Secretaries, Clinical Aides, Nurses, Custodians, Skilled Maintenance workers, Bus drivers and Attendants, Nutrition workers, Deaf and hard of hearing interpreters, Library Media technicians, and IT workers, would like to thank the following businesses for for sponsoring and donating to our educational support staff banquet.

Heading into the weekend, there’s a number of activities around the Carson City region. New safety guidelines for the state of Nevada have been enforced, so please make sure to wear a mask and practice safe social distancing.

CARSON CITY — It’s a new era for wildland conservation. In Nevada, taking a proactive, science-driven approach to inform habitat conservation and management decisions is the foremost priority of the Nevada Division of Natural Heritage.

UPDATE 11:04AM: At approximately 9:21 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous report of a dead body in a vacant field at the corner of Silver Sage Drive and Stafford Way in South Carson City. Patrol deputies responded to the area and located the body of an adult male near the center of the field, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong in a news release.