Sun Valley

Despite the changes in learning platforms brought on by the coronavirus, Western Nevada College is proud to announce that more than a third of its full-time students were still able to make the fall semester dean’s list.

The WNC Fall 2020 Dean’s List includes 408 students, accounting for 34.7 percent of the college’s full-time students.

It was an eventful year around the Carson City region notwithstanding the limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's some notable stories that were not pandemic related that happened in 2020.

On September 10, 2020, at approximately 2028 hours, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Dispacth Center began receiving multiple 911 calls about an active shooter on the highway in Smith Valley.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management law enforcement recently removed approximately 45 abandoned vehicles illegally dumped on public land. Many of the vehicles were removed from the Mound House area east of Carson City and north of Reno in the Sun Valley area.

Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks has announced that a Sun Valley man has been sentenced to life in prison following convictions on child sexual abuse charges.

Patrick Ian Brymer, 27, was sentenced in District Court last week to life in prison with the possibility of parole after a minimum of 45 years has been served.

Nevada Humanities presents A Virtual Salon: Valley of the Sun — the next installment of its bimonthly Salon series — online at facebook.com/nevadahumanities on Friday, July 17, 2020, 6 to 7 p.m.

This virtual conversation will feature a discussion about Sun Valley, Nevada, the history of this region, the stereotypes associated with trailer park culture, and the creativity that is born out of this place.

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.

Greater Nevada Credit Union has awarded 31 Nevada students with scholarships to continue their academic pursuits through the GNCU Scholarship Program. $22,000 went to eleven students from the Carson City area.

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.

RENO — January is National Radon Action Month, and University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Nevadans from Jan. 1 through Feb. 29. Radon test kits are available at Extension offices and partnering locations, as well as at free presentations, statewide.

A 33-year-old Gardnerville man was arrested in the area of South Carson Street for misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and carless driving after riding a motorcycle unsafely, causing other vehicles on the roadway to slow and alter their direction of travel, a Carson City sheriff's report states.

William "Bill" Clarence Thornton, father, attorney, pilot, part-time cowboy, corny joke-teller, and mentor to many, had his final flight on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 after gracefully charting his course with Parkinson's Disease for over twenty years. Bill died peacefully at home in hospice care surrounded by loved ones.

Three were arrested early Sunday in the area of North Carson and Fleischmann Way following a traffic stop, which led to an investigation and the recovery of drugs and paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff's deputy report said.

Three cars, one on top of another, have been dumped illegally along East 6th Avenue in Sun Valley and deputies investigating the dumping are asking the public for any information that will help identify and locate the person or persons responsible.

Two were arrested Tuesday for possession of a stolen vehicle and other charges, a Carson City sheriff's deputy report said.

A 39-year-old Mound House man and a 60-year-old Mound House woman were arrested in the 5900 block of Highway 50 E late Friday night for a felony Parole and Probation violation, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

A 37-year-old Auburn, Calif. man and a 45-year-old Garden Valley, Calif. woman were arrested in the area of Roop and College early Friday morning for suspicion of possessing drugs, drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license, and driving with suspended registration.

A 52-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday for misdemeanor trespassing after telling a sheriff's deputy that he could claim legal ownership of a vacant home because it was vacant.

RENO — An ongoing sequence of more than 60 small earthquakes that began in the early morning hours today is centered in the Sun Valley area – they are too small to be felt. But, more than 1,200 people filed “felt reports” following the magnitude 3.7 earthquake in Washoe Valley the night of June 6. The shaking is a gentle reminder that Nevadans live in the third most seismically active state in the nation, behind Alaska and California.

Hundreds of American Indian dancers, drummers, artists, craftsmen and cultural enthusiasts will converge on Carson City the weekend of June 14-16 for the annual Stewart Indian School Father’s Day Powwow.

A 28-year-old Sun Valley man was arrested early Thursday morning for felony battery with a deadly weapon and mayhem after allegedly hitting a man in the face with a rock, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of drug possession, misdemeanor warrants and open container, a sheriff's deputy said.

A woman was arrested Wednesday night for suspicion of felony domestic battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly using a knife during an argument with her boyfriend, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 21-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man were arrested on drug charges after arguing over whether or not they should go to drug rehab, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

A 45-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday, 3:19 p.m. at Walmart in the 3200 block of Market Street for suspicion of possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, a gross misdemeanor and petit larceny, a sheriff's deputy said.

CARSON CITY — January is National Radon Action Month, and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Nevadans from Jan. 2 through Feb. 28. Radon test kits are available at Cooperative Extension offices and partnering locations, as well as at presentations, statewide.

A 28-year-old man was booked into jail Monday for two felony burglary warrants issued out of Lyon County, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A 58-year-old Carson City man was arrested for suspicion of misdemeanor hit and run and having no current proof of insurance after an incident Tuesday morning in which a juvenile was hit by a vehicle and left the scene.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are asking for the public's help in locating a 17-year-old runaway last seen June 13, 2017.

A Carson City man was arrested for a felony warrant of aggravated stalking Wednesday evening, a sheriff's deputy said.