August 2020
Nevada to apply for federal wages assistance program to give jobless $300 in weekly benefits
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 3:36pm
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced Tuesday that with the goal of helping Nevadans facing unemployment due to the global pandemic, Governor Sisolak gave the authorization for Nevada to start the application process to participate in the Lost Wages Assistance Program created by President Donald Trump under Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
Commemorative Tahoe coin celebrating 50th bi-state partnership unveiled
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 3:15pm
A commemorative coin being minted in Carson City was unveiled Tuesday at the 24th annual Lake Tahoe Summit as one of the ways individuals can take part in the protection and restoration of Lake Tahoe.
Drift smoke returns to northern Nevada, threat of thunderstorms prompts Red Flag warning
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 2:46pm
A Red Flag Warning in effect Tuesday for the northern Sierra Front including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe, Western Lyon and southern Lassen counties. Also, poor air quality has returned as winds have shifted, again bringing more drift smoke from California fires into the northern Nevada region.
Carson City relationship banking shines in a recession
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 1:29pm
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.
DeBug to host Sept. 19 free community shred day
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 1:25pm
Event Date:
September 19, 2020 (All day) DeBug Computers of Carson City and Carson Valley is helping the community to stay cyber-safe at no charge. This is your opportunity to help minimize the chance of identity and personal information theft. DeBug offers this every year as a way of increasing identity theft awareness and providing a no-cost solution to our community.
Carson City students return to classrooms with class size limits, social distancing and masks
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 12:56pm
Students in the Carson City School District returned for their first day of in-person classes today, to much smaller class sizes, socially distanced desks and masks.
One student's dream becomes reality for those returning to Carson City's Pioneer High School
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 12:30pm
Students returned to the Pioneer High School campus Tuesday and found the new CZJ Recording Studio, which was installed over the summer.
The entire project was the dream of PHS student, Zaca U. He shared his idea for Pioneer to have a sound recording studio for students to exercise their creative musical talents.
The Indy Explains: Everything to know about Nevada’s expanded mail-in election
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 11:55am
Nevada’s decision to expand mail-in voting for the 2020 general election has become a partisan battleground, after President Donald Trump’s campaign sued to block the election changes put in place by the state’s Democratically-controlled Legislature in a summer special session.
Top Las Vegas Real Estate Agency Is One of America’s Fastest Growing Companies
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 11:26am
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.
Photos: Smoky morning by the Carson River
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 10:59am
The smoke is definitely coming back to the Carson Valley but down by the Carson River the dogs don't seem to mind at all.
