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NDOT celebrates bike month, encourages activities, safety and social distancing
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 05/03/2020 - 11:05amThe Nevada Department of Transportation continues to encourage safe, socially-distanced outdoor exercise to support both physical and mental health.
Senator Square: A reminder to the CHS family that every day is new, live it to the fullest
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 05/03/2020 - 6:34amIs this pandemic over with yet? Nope! Not to beat a dead horse, but what is everyone doing with all this time off? For some, time off would be a fantastic development in their busy lives, and for others, time off would be an awful development because they are not able to pay their bills if they cannot go to work.
The point here is clear: Those who need time off cannot have it, and those who have time off do not want it. This is where hope, attitude, and contentment come into play. It is time for a laugh.
'Adopt a Senior' social media group endeavors to celebrate seniors in Carson City and beyond
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 05/02/2020 - 11:15amIn only a few short days, the Adopt a Senior community program has grown to nearly 4,000 members and shows no sign of slowing down.
May 1 Update: Four new cases in Quad-County region brings total cases to 96
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 8:26pmQuad-County Emergency Operations Center (Quad EOC) is reporting four new positive cases and four additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 96, with 50 recoveries and one death, 45 cases remain active.
Carson City lifts closures on select outdoor recreation activities
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 05/01/2020 - 12:16pmIn response to Governor Sisolak’s Directive 016, relaxing restrictions on some outdoor recreation activities is allowed starting today, if participants recreate safely and in a manner that prevents the spread of COVID-19.
Carson City Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department will be reopening the following facilities with restrictions to ensure the health and safety of staff and participants. If you do not feel well, please stay home.
Outdoor tennis and pickleball courts-reopening May 1
Stay healthy, connected: NDOT reminds Nevadans to 'Walk and Roll Wednesdays'
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 1:28pmCARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding families to take part in “Walk and Roll Wednesdays” to give socially-distanced Nevadans opportunity for healthy and fun outdoor activity.
Nevada's Sisolak joins Western States Pact with governors to curb COVID-19, open business
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 04/27/2020 - 10:50amNevada Gov. Steve Sisolak took to social media Monday morning, saying Nevada will join California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington in the Western States Pact to curb the spread of COVID-19 and re-open businesses shut down due to the virus.
Nevada Small Business Development Center kicks off 'Support Small Business 5-Day Challenge' this weekend
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 04/25/2020 - 11:16amThe Nevada Small Business Development Center is pleased to announce a social media campaign to support small businesses across the state. The campaign, Support Small Businesses 5-Day Challenge, gives everyone a way to support small businesses from the safety of their home.
Cap City Baseball anticipates starting the 2020 season in July
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 04/23/2020 - 9:05amWhat's up Cap City! We hope everyone is being safe, staying ready and getting their school work done in these uncertain times. First, all of us at non-profit Carson Youth Programs, Inc., Cap City Baseball cannot thank the players, parents, coaches, and sponsors enough for a successful inaugural season for the 11u and 12u teams in 2019. Nothing would have been possible without those four essential elements.
Carson City superintendent update: Remote teaching to continue through June 3
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 5:30pmIn response to Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s announcement to extend the “Distance Learning” directive through the remainder of the school year, the Carson City School District will fall in compliance and continue with Remote Learning for teachers and students through June 3, 2020.
Carson City Republican Candidates Forum: Meet the Candidates
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 3:25pmCarson City Candidate Forum from the Carson City Republican Committee. All active voters in Carson City will be receiving, via postal mail, their mail-in ballot the first week of May and the Carson City Republican Committee want you to be ready for the upcoming Primary Election on June 9.
Find the Carson City Library 'at your place' as part of National Library Week celebration
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 10:44amHappening now through April 25 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the valuable role libraries, librarians and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. This week, the Carson City Library invites all community members to find the library at their place by visiting www.carsoncitylibrary.org to access virtual services and resources.
Northern Nevada artists featured in 'QuarantineArt' virtual premiere today at noon
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 10:39amA virtual studio event, #QuarantineArt, is set to premiere Sunday at noon. Tune in to watch and get a peek into the life and artwork that has been created over the past week alone in Northern Nevada.
Even before COVID-19, Nevada’s withered unemployment insurance system struggled to handle workload
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 11:18amCecilia 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.
Final day in series: Artists, northern Nevada management agency band together for 'Staycation' online music festival
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 04/12/2020 - 10:15am“It’s hard to believe that there could actually be a silver lining with everything that is happening around us but there is ... for me at least. The camaraderie happening between all of us on our roster has been productive and uplifting!” – Linda McRae, Singer-songwriter
Evangeline Elston is an artist manager and booking professional who works with a small roster of eight touring Americana, roots, folks, country and jazz musicians and songwriters living all over the country, Nashville, Baltimore, Austin, Los Angeles, northern California and Lake Tahoe.
Carson City and Quad County numbers increase to 33 COVID-19 cases
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 04/10/2020 - 6:14pmQuad-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.
Carson City Health and Human Services is center of COVID-19 testing; Quad-County Emergency Operations Center activated March 16
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 5:48pmLeaders 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.
LINC Network Zoom Meeting
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 04/03/2020 - 6:10amCome and join us Friday, April 3, 9 a.m. to discuss all social media. We will be discussing the do's and dont's. Please join us 10 min before to make sure that all the technology is working correctly!
Carson City Superintendent Richard Stokes gives update on school closures through April 30
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 04/01/2020 - 3:41pmIn response to Nevada Gov. Sisolak’s announcement this morning to extend the “Stay at Home” directive through April 30, the Carson City School District will continue with Remote Learning for teachers and students through the remainder of the month.
NDOT launches 'Walk and Roll Wednesdays' to encourage healthy family social distancing
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 12:45pmCARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation is launching “Walk and Roll Wednesdays” to give socially-distanced Nevada families opportunity for healthy and fun outdoor activity.
Carson City resident cannot get tested for COVID-19, she says, despite showing symptoms
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 03/28/2020 - 9:28amOn Thursday, a sobering post began circulating through social media. Abby, a Carson City resident, believes she has COVID-19, and her doctor told her she is presumed to have it. However, because of a lack of tests available, she and many others like her are unable to be tested for the rapidly-spreading, potentially fatal virus.
Carson City Firefighters knock out chimney blaze in Lakeview, no injuries reported
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 03/27/2020 - 9:00pmThe Carson City Fire Department responded to a chimney fire in the Lakeview area Friday night.
Staying Connected In a Socially Distant World
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 2:46pmAs most of us in Nevada are starting out our second week of being socially distant and staying at home for Nevada, some of us may be starting to feel the mental effects of being isolated. We may feel lonely, tired of our isolation mates (no matter how much we love our families), and/or craving the social connection that comes from going to our jobs and offices as we work from home and remotely or not working due to being classified as non essential.
Remote learning across Carson City School District schools approved
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 1:02pmThis past weekend, Gov. Sisolak and state authorities provided updates and clarifications regarding statewide school closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the top of the list most impacting students and families in Carson City were four points: 1) all testing has been waived, 2) schools will not reopen prior to April 16, 3) all school employees are deemed to be “essential” and 4) the Nevada Department of Education has approved the request for Emergency Program of Distance Education from the Carson City School District.
Carson City Parks and Recreation update on facility closures and program cancellations
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 03/22/2020 - 10:33amCarson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space announced March 18 its update on office and staffing changes, facility closures and program cancelations and postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Senator Square: CHS principal leads teachers, students through uncertain time
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 03/22/2020 - 8:56amHe is the fearless leader of Carson High School, and he is taking his teachers through uncharted territory in order to guide them into successfully teaching and caring for their students during this time of uncertainty. His name is Gavin Ward, and he is doing a fantastic job as the Principal of CHS, being both available and supportive while encouraging teachers, students, and even parents to engage their students with much-needed health, hope and heterochromatic learning.
The Indy Explains: What ‘essential’ businesses can still operate in Nevada after coronavirus shutdown?
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 03/21/2020 - 1:01pmGov. Steve Sisolak has ordered — not asked — all nonessential businesses in the state to shut down and cease operations at midnight Friday as part of a monthlong closure to avoid further spread of the novel coronavirus.
But what exactly is an “essential” or “nonessential” business?
Carson City's Sena Loyd announces candidacy for Assembly District 40
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 03/21/2020 - 11:41amOn Friday, March 13, Carson City resident Sena Loyd filed as a candidate for State Assembly District 40. Loyd, 36 and a registered Democrat, is an information professional currently working in the high-tech industry. Previously she served as the Library Director for the Carson City Library from 2014-2019.
Superintendent Richard Stokes: State Education Agencies to Provide Waivers for Assessments and Reporting Requirements
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 03/21/2020 - 10:01amAmid the COVID-19 pandemic and at the close of the first week since Nevada Gov. Sisolak ordered school sites and non-essential businesses to close, what may not be known to the general public is the governor has identified public schools as an essential service.
School districts across the state have been working feverishly to develop a system of remote teaching and learning. This new method of holding school begins Monday, March 23.
Stay Home for Nevada: What Nevadans Need to Know and Do
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 03/20/2020 - 12:32pmAs Governor Steve Sisolak, Nevada state government officials, public health authorities, hospitals, and medical providers all work together to prepare, test, treat, and slow the spread of COVID-19, there are measures we can all take to reduce our risk of contracting the virus and keep our families and communities healthy.