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The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has announced that seven communities in Nevada have been recognized by Main Street America for their demonstrated commitment to comprehensive commercial district revitalization and proven track record of successfully applying the Main Street ApproachTM.

• Gardnerville received the top tier of recognition being designated as a 2020 Accredited Main Street AmericaTM program.

Western Nevada College’s 2020 graduates were honored by the school, their families, friends and community in a drive-through commencement ceremony on Friday in Carson City.

WNC graduated a record 650 students, including 94 students from the Jump Start College Program.

Election Day was June 9 in Nevada, but due to the nature of this year's mail-in election, ballots were still being received for a week following Election Day.

However, all ballots must have been received by Tuesday, June 16 to be counted, and those that arrived must have been postmarked by June 9.

While final official results will be announced by the Secretary of State's Office on June 19, here is an update:

Western Nevada College has named 433 students to the Spring 2020 Dean’s List. For consideration to WNC’s Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Honorees and their home towns are:

A 39-year-old woman was arrested Friday for suspicion of felony child abuse and neglect, possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team report states.

Carson City’s Ellen Jackson understands the homeless. She also understands what it takes to reduce homelessness one client at a time.

Spirit of Hope, the nonprofit Ms. Jackson manages, was founded in 2010 and has since been dedicated to providing long-term living arrangements for needy populations in Carson City.

Due to the nature of the 2020 Nevada voting procedure, which included a large number of mail-in ballots, these results are not final until June 16th. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by today, June 9, 2020, to be counted. The clerk's office must receive the postmarked ballots by June 16, 2020 when the results will be finalized.

UPDATE 11:40 p.m.: The Secretary of State's Office updated their election results, stating the first results should now be posted at midnight. The last update stated results were anticipated at 10 p.m.

At 7 p.m., the polls closed throughout Nevada, and as of 9 p.m. results have begun to be announced. This story will be updated as new results come in.

As a digital media teacher at Carson High School I asked my students if they wanted to do a year in review video. Nick Baggio, who is an editor for the announcements, and Gianna Johnson, who is an anchor on the daily announcements, jumped right on the project.

UPDATE 4 p.m.: The people who were stuck in an elevator near W. Ann Street have been rescued.

An additional line down is being reported near Musser.

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UPDATE: As of 3:40 p.m. there are now 2,298 people without power, the majority of which reside in Carson City.

Outages include:

Winne Lane
Michael Drive
S. Nevada Street
W. Ann Street
N. Nevada Street

A 39-year-old Wellington man was arrested Wednesday for two counts suspicion of violation of an extended protection order placed on him for stalking and harassment, a Carson City sheriff's report states.

A 24-year-old woman was arrested May 22 for suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and other alleged offenses, a Carson City sheriff's report states.

Western Nevada College’s 2020 Jump Start graduating class includes 94 students representing Carson, Churchill County, Dayton, Douglas, Fernley, Pioneer, Silver Stage, Smith and Virginia City high schools; Oasis Academy and Nevada Virtual Academy; and through homeschooling.

The Carson Educational Support Association would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring and donating to our educational support staff banquet. Although the banquet was canceled due to the Covid 19 pandemic, prizes have been given to the CESA members who won Classified of the Year.

Although Western Nevada College has delayed its commencement ceremony to honor its 2020 graduation class because of COVID-19, the college is proud to announce and congratulate its list of graduates.

Carson High School's Future Business Leaders of America claim five State Championships as well as 40 top 10 awards in spite of pandemic. CHS FBLA students just finished competing in the Nevada State Business Leadership Conference. Originally, the event was scheduled to be held in Reno, but had to be held digitally due to Covid-19.

Ballots have been sent (or will be sent soon) to Carson City residents for the local upcoming elections. These are your candidates, who they are, and what they stand for.

Sisolak closed all casinos in Nevada, Clark had 6 hours to lay-off 400-plus employees, secure the gaming devices, etc., at his Carson City casino.

Two Carson City men found in a vehicle reported stolen were arrested late Sunday for suspicion of felony burglary and other offenses after allegedly stealing several cases of alcohol from a casino storage area.

Patricia Ackerman finished the first quarter of 2020 with the most money raised, as well as the most cash on hand, of any Democratic candidate in the race for Nevada Congressional District 2.

“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.

The Carson City School District is pleased to announce individuals who have excelled in their positions as educators and employees and have been recognized for their works of merit by their peers and coworkers.

Michael Moriarty took low gross honors with a 74 as the Sunday Men’s Club kicked off its season March 22 at Silver Oak Golf Course. The season was delayed because of bad weather the week prior, and play was in accordance with mandated health precautions.

It's Friday everyone, and while it means the end of the work week for many of you, it is also the end of the filing period for our electable local offices! As of Friday at 5 p.m., 14 candidates have filed to run for the offices of School District Trustee, Mayor, and Board of Supervisors.

In Carson City, there are currently 33,851 registered voters, with about 14,000 registered Republican, about 10,000 registered Democrat, and 9,000 registered non-partisan.

All upcoming election seats are non-partisan.

There are four days left for Carson City hopefuls to file their candidacy in the upcoming elections, including today, Tuesday. Filing will close on Friday.

Happy Saturday Carson City! We’ve got a ton of great events through this weekend, so check below to take your pick!

Heading into the weekend, there’s a bevy of activities around the Carson City region over the next three days. The monthly Downtown Carson City Wine Walk takes place Saturday followed by a performance from Tom Petty and Rod Stewart tribute bands during The Do Drop In’s “A Face in the Crowd” homeless fundraiser at Fuji Park. St. Teresa School will host its 17th annual Crab Feed Fundraiser. Combined with comedy at the Carson Nugget and Brewery Arts Center, the Carson City region is in store for a busy weekend. Read on for more information.

The Michael Furlong Band will rock the Fuji Park Exhibition Hall in Carson City at "A Face in the Crowd," a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute show this Saturday night, March 7. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the band will keep Tom Petty fans on the dance floor until the show wraps up at 10 p.m.

Carson City candidacy filing is underway and two additional candidates have thrown their hat into the ring for Board of Supervisors.

The two additional candidates are Lorne Houle for Ward 2, and Mike Smith for Ward 4, bring the total up to three for Board of Supervisors and eight total candidates in the elections.

Candidates for Carson City area offices have begun to file their bids for the upcoming election as of Monday.

In this edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer talks with DeeDee Foremaster, director of Do Drop In, a local center in Carson City that provides services for the homeless.

The two discuss its "A Face in the Crowd" fundraiser that will be happening this Saturday, March 7, a Fuji Park featuring the music of Tom Petty presented by nationally renowned tribute music sensation The Michael Furlong Band.