Emergency

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called late Wednesday morning to a two-vehicle crash in the 3300 block of Highway 50 East. A Care Flight air ambulance landed near the crash scene and flew one patient to the hospital.

STATELINE, Nev. — Lakeside Inn and Casino on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe announced Tuesday that it won't reopen after the coronavirus concerns are over. It is the first Lake Tahoe gaming property to permanently close.

MINDEN — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to debut its new upgraded, mobile-compatible website. The new website was scheduled to launch in March prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, and will serve as an online information resource even more now for the public to connect to the Sheriff’s Office.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a Declaration of Emergency on Wednesday that would continue to support districts and schools in providing opportunities for students to learn from a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The directive builds on a previous directive signed March 20, 2020 by the Governor, which waived requirements for state assessments, including Smarter Balanced assessments and end of course exams.

Quad-County Emergency Operations Center in Carson City reports Tuesday, April 14, 2020 that there are 6 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 49, with 11 recoveries, 38 cases remain active.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to a rollover crash with injuries in the area of I-580 and Fairview.

With the deployment of Point of Care Machines and an expansion of recent efforts to manufacture collection kits to use in testing for COVID-19, The Nevada Independent once again talked with the director of the Nevada State Public Health Lab, Dr. Mark Pandori, to learn where the state is with its various testing efforts.

CARSON CITY — Carson Tahoe Health recently received an emergency COVID-19 response grant in the amount of $98,960 from the William N. Pennington Foundation. The grant will contribute to needed equipment for Carson Tahoe during this dynamic virus outbreak.

About 700 additional Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will enter the fight against COVID-19 this week, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday.

While many things have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 shut down, which has essentially ground our normal daily lives to a halt, one thing that it has affected positively have been homeless animals.

When the Elko County Emergency Operations Center put in a call March 31 to their local University of Nevada, Reno Extension office saying they needed face masks, Extension’s 4-H youth and their families swung into action, making masks not only for the Operations Center, but also for their local School District nutrition services workers who are helping to serve lunches to students who receive free and reduced meals.

Quad-County Emergency Operations Center in Carson City is reporting Monday of one new positive case of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 43, with 11 recoveries, 32 cases remain active.

The State of Nevada is set to receive a total of $1.25 billion in support from the Coronavirus Relief Fund set up through the U.S. Department of Treasury. Congressman Mark Amodei, NV-02, made the announcement via a news release Monday.

This week is designated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, honoring those in the field of emergency call-taking by recognizing them for their quick thinking actions as they navigate telephone lifeline responses between those needing help and those first fire and sheriff's office responders arriving on scene.

CARSON CITY — Quad-County Emergency Operations Center (Quad EOC) reports Sunday evening that there are two new positive cases of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 42 from 40, with 11 recoveries, 31 cases remain active.

With confirmed Nevada cases of the coronavirus rising above 2,000 this week, state officials continue grappling with how to coordinate their response. The coronavirus crisis cuts across agency silos, straining not only the health system but social services and the supply chain.

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.

Cecilia Gonzalez made her first call to Nevada’s unemployment office last Friday at 7:59 a.m., hoping that she might snag an open line the minute the agency opened to resolve a sticking point in her claim about her work history and eligibility.

Editor’s Note: Richard Stokes is the Carson City School District Superintendent.
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Quad-County Emergency Operations Center (Quad EOC) is reporting seven new positive cases of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 40, with 11 recoveries, 29 cases remain active.

Amid calls and emergency directives designed to “flatten the curve” and prepare Nevada’s beleaguered health care system for an expected surge in COVID-19 cases, state leaders are still preparing for the worst.

Quad-County Emergency Operations Center (Quad EOC) is reporting two new positive cases and one recovery of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 33, with 11 recoveries, 22 cases remain active.

Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) today released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced how the first portion of the Provider Relief Fund will be allocated.

The Provider Relief Fund, established under the CARES Act, provides a total of $100 billion in relief funds to hospitals and other healthcare providers on the front lines of the coronavirus response. The first $30 billion of the fund will be distributed starting today, with more than $240 million of this initial allocation going to Nevada.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will be held Thursday, April 16 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center.

On the docket for discussion include zoning changes, a hemp moratorium, budget amendments, and more.

CARSON CITY — Quad-County Emergency Operations Center (Quad EOC) is reporting four new positive cases and one recovery of COVID-19 in the Quad County region. This brings the total number of cases to 31, with 10 recoveries, 21 cases remain active.

Leaders from Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey counties, known as the Quad-Counties, continue to coordinate closely with Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS), the local health authority for the Quad-Counties, to monitor and respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.

A virtual town hall meeting was held Wednesday evening where local leaders spoke about the COVID-19 pandemic, how it affects Carson City and what city departments, schools and Carson Tahoe Hospital are doing to mitigate the issues.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Thursday afternoon to a vehicle crash in the area of Fifth and Carson streets.

In the latest measure of the devastating and unprecedented economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, weekly unemployment claims in Nevada last week continued to surge by the tens of thousands with 79,865 new initial claims, according to preliminary statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor released Thursday.

As holy week approaches — Passover Wednesday night and Easter on Sunday — the celebration of those holidays will look different this year.

Gov. Steve Sisolak has already limited public gatherings of 10 or more people, but as the holidays near, his latest emergency directive makes it clear places of worship should not be planning in-person services. Drive-in and pop-up services also are prohibited during the duration of the state’s emergency declaration.