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CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti has appointed Anne Carpenter as Colonel of the Nevada DPS, Highway Patrol Division. Colonel Carpenter officially takes command of the Nevada Highway Patrol on Monday, October 19, 2020. She will oversee 491 sworn officers and 96 non-sworn personnel.

CARSON CITY — With Breast Cancer Awareness Month underway, the Nevada Health Centers Mammovan is celebrating 20 years of service with screenings this week, including one in Carson City on Monday.

Carson City Health and Human Service reports Sunday, Oct. 18, 20202 that there are 6 new cases and 11 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 1,603, with 1,400 recoveries and 19 deaths, 184 cases remain active.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Oct. 19-25, 2020. The South Carson Street Project is in its final stretches toward completion, including the roundabout. For information on lane restrictions and street closures for the South Carson Street Project, see CarsonProud.com.

From the Famous first line of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, modified to appeal to the generosity of the Carson City community, "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a (generous city) in possession of a good fortune must be in want of (helping to support a CHS teacher)."

The teachers of CHS are asking if this is still true? Of course it is. Men, women, and children of Carson City are encouraged to purchase a T-shirt to support both breast cancer awareness and CHS teacher Kelly Gustafson, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Mr. Thomas A. Bohemier, 74, of Brooksville, Florida passed away peacefully with his wife and children by his side on October 11, 2020.

CARSON CITY — Western Nevada College and the University of Nevada Reno Extension are among recent federal grant recipients to receive financial packages to make distance learning upgrades and aid in the expansion of educational services in 14 rural counties.

On Thursday, Oct. 15, Carson City Toyota will host the second “Drive by Donation” Food Drive to benefit Friends In Service Helping, also known as FISH, which gives support to families and people in need by providing food, instruction, shelter and health care.

While the seat for Ward 2 will be filled following the election on Nov. 4, another seat is open and will be filled by appointment.

The seat for Ward 3 is currently held by Supervisor Lori Bagwell, who will be vacating now that she has been elected Carson City’s mayor.

Fall has arrived in the Sierra Nevada bringing the steady change of turning leaves and a noticeable chill in the air. The fall season also means bears are actively searching for food, even down into the lower valleys.

Here is the South Carson Street Project and Carson City area road report for the week Oct. 12-18, 2020. Among the construction work delays, there will be periodic closures of the intersection of 5th Street at Carson Street throughout the week as part of the South Carson Street Project.

Being a student at Carson High School is rewarding enough, academically speaking, but learning is happening everywhere; however, forcing a teacher to dress in pink, from head to toe, wearing a pink tutu, is a different story and an exciting fundraising opportunity.

Hello fellow anglers, Fall is definitely here. Renee and I took a trip through Alpine County last week to enjoy the fall colors. Many trees have turned, while others are just starting to get their true colors.

To get a good look at the viewing, venture up through Highway 88 from Woodfords to Caples Lake. Another good area of fall color viewing is from Woodfords on Highway 89 up to Kinney reservoir on Highway 4 .

The National Weather Service (NOAA) has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. PDT on Saturday, October 10, 2020 for the greater Lake Tahoe area.

The Carson City Historical Society will be hosting a Zoom Memorial for Ron Machado on Saturday, October 10, at 11:00 a.m.

Ron passed away on May 27, 2020.

Ron was the last founding member of the Nevada Landmarks Society, which eventually became the Carson City Historical Society.

Sena Loyd, Democratic candidate for the Nevada State Assembly, District 40, will be the featured speaker at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon.

University Police Services, which provides a safer learning environment for Western Nevada College and other Nevada System of Higher Education institutions, has taken its service to students one step further.

A 53-year-old transient man, a 60-year-old Tenasca, Wash. man and a 34-year-old Fernley man were arrested in the 400 block of Fairview Drive Wednesday for possession of a stolen vehicle, organized retail theft, conspiracy to commit fraud, and possession of heroin.

MINDEN — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Unit and local places of worship jointly organized a police-community engagement activity to take place in Douglas County as part of the first National Faith and Blue Weekend.

Beginning Oct. 15, Carson City will be accepting applications from non-profit organizations and civic groups who would like to provide a public service message or event announcement promoting community events taking place within Carson City limits.

CARSON CITY — In celebration of National Customer Service Week beginning Monday, Oct. 5, the Nevada Department of Transportation is announcing a new on-line customer service portal providing enhanced access to Nevada highway information through the nevadadot.com website.

With the South Carson Street Project winding down, Carson City is getting closer to a completed "Complete Streets Project" and anticipates reaching the Nevada Day deadline. The roundabout is nearly ready and already in use at some capacity, according to CarsonProud.com.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday approved key updates to forest management ordinances that will streamline large-scale fuel reduction projects and continue reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire in the Tahoe Basin.

The Carson High School Retro-Homecoming and Respect Week went without a hitch, and the beauty of it was administrators, teachers, and staff had nothing whatsoever to do with making the decisions as the students chose both the candidates and the winners.

Stacie Wilke-McCulloch, candidate for Carson City Board of Supervisors, Ward 2, will be the featured speaker at Monday's virtual Democratic luncheon. She has served on the Carson City School Board for over 11 years since 1999. She currently serves on the board of Carson City Parks & Recreation and the Governor’s Advisory Council for Family Engagement.

Due to continued public health safety concerns related to COVID-19, trail improvement work, the risk of bear-human encounters and in order to discourage large groups from gathering, the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has issued a Forest Order that temporarily closes Taylor Creek and the surrounding area from Oct. 3 through Nov. 2, 2020.

The Carson City School District’s Nutrition Services is pleased to announce, with the assistance of Chartwells, their new food service management company, they will provide free aluminum water bottles to all students in the district.

Western Nevada College has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency as a national grantee of the 2020-22 Pollution Prevention Grant Program.

WNC will partner with the Nevada non-profit greenUP! to help food and beverage manufacturers and processors, as well as automobile repair and maintenance businesses, implement pollution prevention.

Increased fire activity in northern California and a return of modest west winds may bring a return of haze and smoke to the Carson City, Lake Tahoe and western Nevada region that could linger for the next couple days, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

After announcing new flights and two new destinations in September alone, the Reno-Tahoe International Airport was recognized as one of the nine best small U.S. airports by The Discoverer Blog.