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Due to unprecedented and historic fire conditions throughout the state, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region on Tuesday extended the temporary Forest Closure Order of all 18 National Forests in California, which began last week.

During the pandemic, groundskeepers Adam Vecitis and Leah Withrow have climbed to the top of their professions in Minor League Baseball.

Local elections — where politics matters the most of all. While the race for president, and maybe certain races in the Senate and House, dominate the news, the fact is that all politics is local and that your local government is the one that affects your life the most. It’s local government that arranges for your basic services, such as water and sewer, trash, and all the utilities.

On Sept. 3, 2020 The Board of County Commissioners approved the five year Master Plan for the 9-1-1 surcharge. This fee was created by the Legislature to provide a dedicated funding source for 9-1-1 related services.

Again the toothless porch dog of the "ole boys club" bays at those who have the courage to take a stand in opposition to the status quo in Carson City. Blinded by his own irrelevance, Neathammer tries to bully any viewpoint that isn't his own.

As I drive the freeway through Carson City, I am reminded of one of the best Master Gardener Volunteers’ gifts to the community. From the spectacular eagle sculptures at either end of the freeway to each of the metal sculptures along the rest of the freeway and on/off-ramps to the landscaping, multi-use path and the patterning on the walls, I remember a group of Master Gardeners from the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension who created what we see today.

MINDEN — From August 31 to Sept. 11 the Douglas County Shooting Range will be closed for maintenance and safety enhancements.

A 23-year-old inmate at Carson City Jail was booked Tuesday for felony attempted escape by a prisoner and gross misdemeanor damage to jail property, according to a sheriff's office arrest report.

To All Northern Nevada Residents, Effective July 1, 2020 NV Energy raised the fees for a customer disconnect/reconnect. From the original application, it is evident that these fees were increased in order to offset the $5 million dollar revenue decrease requested. Now, NV Energy seeks to fulfill an additional $120 million revenue decrease. While this reduction in revenue benefits residential customers in the short-term, the recent request continues to penalize Northern Nevadans from making needed repairs to their homes electrical systems.

Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living is celebrating National Dog Day all week long, Monday, Aug. 24-Friday, Aug. 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Reno and neighboring residents and their pups are invited to stop by the sales trailer at the 765 South Meadows Parkway Reno, NV 89521, to pick up a free homemade dog treat and enter to win a $50 gift card from Lulu's Pet Grooming. The treats are made with love by Scraps Dog Company in Reno.

Here is the South Carson Street Project and Carson City area road report for the week of August 24-30, 2020. Information on lane restrictions and street closures related to the South Carson Street Project can be found at CarsonProud.com.

They’re our next paramedics, nursing assistants, machinists, mechatronics engineers and computer information technologists. But, right now, they can’t afford the higher education training those fields require.

RENO – The Nevada State Apartment Association, the voice of the multifamily housing industry in Nevada, announced the winners of its 7th annual Northern Nevada Jewel Awards honoring industry excellence.

When Will Truce and Jake Conway worked as high school teachers in Carson City, a colleague offered them some crystallized honey from his bee farm, and the two began experimenting with making mead, the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage brewed by fermenting honey with water and sometimes referred to as ‘honey wine.’

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.

In the midst of an unexpected recession and staggering job losses across the country, NV Energy has proposed a massive new transmission infrastructure project that it says will create jobs, boost the economy and help promote renewable energy development.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation has announced their agency websites, detr.nv.gov and nevadajobconnect.com will be down on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 5 a.m. until 7 a.m., a period of lowest traffic, in order to conduct system maintenance.

CARSON CITY — Single lane closures will take place on U.S. 50 between Carson City and Spooner summit beginning July 30 as the Nevada Department of Transportation wraps up a project to reduce roadside erosion and help preserve water quality.

Watching the news on the Numbers Fire south of Gardnerville reminds us how important it is to create and maintain defensible space around your home. The fire burned 18,380 acres in the week it took to get it contained. Have you taken responsibility to make your home/landscape defensible and survivable?

Construction of Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Community is nearly complete, and its first residents are expected to move in this fall, said Darryl Fisher, president of Mission Senior Living. The active lifestyle community for adults 55-years-old and better is located at 765 South Meadows Parkway, Reno. Construction began in the spring of 2019.

Google announced Monday that it has launched new programs and commitments to help job seekers who have been impacted by COVID-19.

With support from the Nevada Department of Wildlife Hunter Education Program, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act and Carson City’s Capital Improvement Program, the City recently invested more than $800,000 into its Rifle and Pistol Range.

In an effort to protect Nevada’s workers and educate businesses on the latest requirements so that Nevada can stay safe and stay open during the pandemic, the Division of Industrial Relations Occupation Safety and Health Administration is conducting ongoing field observations and inspections at establishments where patrons congregate for longer periods of time, which can lead to a heightened risk of spreading COVID-19.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation is inviting the public to comment through Aug. 1 on planned transportation projects and improvements outlined in the Work Program document, including updates to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.

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.

Carson City’s Empire Ranch Golf Course is set to open a new par-3 playing course in the near future.

Located at 1875 Fair Way, Empire Ranch is putting together a par-3 golf course to go along with its 18-hole championship layout surrounded by more than 250 acres of land that overlooks the Carson River. The par-3 course will be something new for all levels of golfers.

Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued a statement in regards to reported compliance numbers from the Division of Industrial Relations Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Of the 204 businesses observed by the State on July 2, 49 percent complied with the face covering requirements. Fifty percent of bars and restaurant bar areas visited by officials were found to be in compliance, with the remaining establishments including automobile sales and maintenance, gyms, hair and nail establishments, and tattoo shops demonstrating a 61 percent rate of compliance.

The July 4 holiday weekend at Lake Tahoe will look and feel different this year with basin firework shows canceled and social distancing safety practices required on beaches, campgrounds and along hiking trails. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Forest Service says it is hopeful the holiday period will be a great opportunity for people to get outside to celebrate Independence Day and all the wonders of Lake Tahoe.

There’s been a lot of confusion and discussion since Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak mandated that everyone must wear a face covering while in public, and one of the points of confusion was which agency is handling reports of non-compliant businesses.


Our landscape is fairly wild, partly because we like it that way for the birds, but also because it simply gets away from me. We love the space of our two and half acres, but sometimes I get discouraged that our yard will never be pristinely groomed. I have to stop and remind myself how much we do accomplish.