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Carson City area gaming revenue down in July, but not as much as the rest of Nevada
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/26/2020 - 8:50amThe romance of traveling Nevada comes to life on the Loneliest Road in America
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/26/2020 - 7:52amNevada’s open roads are beckoning travelers who have been home-bound since mid-March. At a time when 18 states currently won’t accept Nevadans unless they quarantine for two weeks, it’s tempting to hop in the family car and explore Nevada history and nature giving you the opportunity to escape the tedium caused by the pandemic and to temper your wanderlust.
Carson Tahoe's HopeFest 2020 fundraiser in final stretch, raffle winner to be announced Friday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 5:14pmThis year, Carson Tahoe Health is celebrating an amazing milestone — the 10th anniversary of HopeFest! Ten years of celebration, ten years of hope and healing, ten years of community. Hopefest is CTH’s annual community-wide celebration that raises funds explicitly to support the critical needs of our local cancer patients and funding the no-cost Merriner Cottages.
Commemorative Tahoe coin celebrating 50th bi-state partnership unveiled
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 3:15pmA commemorative coin being minted in Carson City was unveiled Tuesday at the 24th annual Lake Tahoe Summit as one of the ways individuals can take part in the protection and restoration of Lake Tahoe.
Celebrate Your Dog! Stop by Mountain Lakes Estates Retirement Living
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 11:42amMountain 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.
Carson City Jail inmate dies after being admitted to hospital Thursday for medical emergency
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 1:04pmA 42-year-old Carson City Jail inmate, who was admitted to the hospital on Thursday after suffering a medical emergency, died early Sunday morning, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
Sierra Nevada Realtors elect 2021 Board of Directors
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 11:05amFor Sierra Nevada Realtors, election season is over. The association, whose members serve rural Northern Nevada areas including Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville, Dayton and Fallon, recently held elections for its 2021 Board of Directors.
Smoke envelopes Carson City region, overnight thunderstorm threat prompts Red Flag warning
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 8:57amWith the threat of thunderstorms creating new fire starts, a Red Flag Warning has been issued Sunday evening into Monday morning by the National Weather Service for Carson City, the Lake Tahoe Basin and throughout the entire Northern Nevada region.
Senator Square: Carson High School students, teachers and staff prepare for Monday return
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 6:40amHe is a senior at Carson High School, and his last year is, to say the least, unconventional. Adults have had their say, so how about a chat with this popular young man as he sports a 1980s hairstyle called a mullet in which the hair is short on the sides and long at the front and back.
Brewery Arts Center's Flatbed Concert Series to bring Country, folk music to Schulz Ranch neighborhood
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 1:08pmThe Brewery Arts Center will deliver live music directly to the citizens of Carson City while practicing social distancing once again this week.
Miles Construction Company has generously donated the use of a Flatbed Truck and with financial support from The Change Companies, the Nauman Foundation, and Carson Tahoe Hospital, all summer the BAC has placed musicians and bands on the flatbed and driven them through the streets and neighborhoods of Carson City and now the fun goes into September.
Loyalton Fire update for Friday, August 21: 60 percent contained, almost 50,000 acres have burned
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 8:05amAs of 7 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, the Loyalton Fire has burned 46,872 and is 60% contained. At least five homes and six outbuildings have been destroyed in the fire. No casualties or injuries have been reported.
Crews worked overnight to find and extinguish heat sources interior to containment lines near Balls Canyon Ranch and along the southern fire perimeter. Priorities today are to continue to strengthen lines, backhaul excess equipment, and identify remaining heat sources.
Dense smoke advisory extended through Friday for Carson City area, Northern Nevada region
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:55amThick, unhealthy smoke from northern California fires continues to saturate outside air Thursday in Carson City, Carson Valley, Lyon County and throughout western and Northern Nevada, prompting the National Weather Service to extend a Dense Smoke Advisory into Friday morning.
Carson City man suspected of being under influence of whippets in hit and run crash
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 9:59amA 35-year-old Carson City man was booked Wednesday for suspicion of hit and run causing injury, DUI drugs, failure to render aid and failure to maintain a lane of travel, a sheriff's booking report states.
South Lake Tahoe city council OKs $100 to $500 fines for not wearing masks
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 9:54amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The message was clear during Tuesday's emergency City Council meeting: Disregard the safety of people in South Lake Tahoe and face a fine.
Carson Tahoe celebrates first COVID-19 intubated patient release since pandemic began
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 1:00pmCARSON CITY — Monday at approximately 4:20 p.m., Carson Tahoe Health wheeled its first COVID-positive, intubated patient, Linda McCain, out of the Regional Medical Center and back home to her family.
Dense smoke advisory goes up for Reno, Carson City and Carson Valley due to Loyalton Fire
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 1:45pmUPDATE 4:50PM: A Dense Smoke Advisory issued by the National Weather Service for the greater Reno, Sparks, Virginia City and Carson Valley areas has been extended until 9 a.m. Monday morning. As of late Sunday afternoon, drift smoke was evident in Washoe Valley, Carson City as well as into Silver Springs and Dayton.
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The National Weather Service in Reno on Sunday issued a Dense Smoke Advisory for the valley areas of Reno into Carson City and Carson Valley due to the Loyalton Fire burning in the Tahoe National Forest in California.
As visitors arrive at Tahoe to cool off, locals take to streets asking they pick up after themselves
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 10:45amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Lake Tahoe is the vacation destination for millions of people annually, but recent behaviors by some visitors have several residents on edge. Trash is being left behind on beaches, trails and picnic areas, overflowing trash containers, which are shown up daily on social media pages, along with packed stores and clogged roads.
Fed-up residents protest at Lake Tahoe roundabouts
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 10:46amThe once feared and controversial roundabout in Meyers has been embraced by a number of residents. It’s a great place to heckle tourists.
Fishing Report: Despite the heat, fish are being reeled in throughout the region
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 8:00amHello fellow anglers, It has been so dang hot that not many have been out fishing lately. With all of this heat, a couple reminders to those that venture outdoors: Beware of the rattlesnakes while you're hiking to that favorite fishing hole. Rattlesnakes are not just in the Carson Valley area, they can be found all the way up through the sierras high up as Kinney reservoir. So watch your step.
The Brewery Arts Center’s Flatbed Concert Series presents Ev and the Electric Soup Saturday
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 8:56amThe Brewery Arts Center will deliver live music directly to the citizens of Carson City while practicing social distancing once again this week.
Search called off for missing boater on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 10:42amThe search for a 29-year-old New Jersey man who went missing during a boating trip Monday on Lake Tahoe has been suspended by the US Coast Guard Station on Tahoe.
Vessel equipped with ultraviolet light attacks invasive aquatic plants at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 3:24pmLAKE TAHOE — A new control tool for aquatic invasive plants that clog waterways, reduce water clarity and provide cover for other invasive species at Lake Tahoe continues to show impressive results in its third year of testing. The tool is a light array mounted under a working barge, which trolls through the marina dousing the plants on the lake bottom with ultraviolet-C light.
Keep Tahoe Bears Wild: Agencies encourage use of bear resistant canisters
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 1:36pmLAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As a reminder, backcountry visitors should practice proper food and garbage storage and behave appropriately when hiking and backpacking in Bear Country.
This summer, wilderness rangers report bears are successfully taking down food-hangs in Desolation Wilderness. Once bears become habituated to human food and garbage they will return and seek it out. Agencies highly recommend using bear resistant canisters when visiting the backcountry.
Gusty winds, low humidity pose wildfire concern for Carson City, Tahoe and northern Nevada region
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 8:33amDrier and much warmer air will work its way into Northern Nevada and the Carson City area Wednesday, bringing gusty winds and low humidity with it, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning for much of the region.
Carson City deputies arrest man for grand larceny after he drove away with new car from car dealership
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 10:21amA 66-year-old Bristol Bay, NV man was arrested in the 3200 block of South Carson Street for grand larceny and possession of stolen property after stealing a car from a car dealership.
Numerous assaults witnessed in Douglas County today during Black Lives Matter protests
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sat, 08/08/2020 - 5:46pmA group of about thirty Black Lives Matter protesters from Gardnerville, Carson City and Lake Tahoe took to the streets of Douglas County today, where they were met with hundreds of heavily armed counter-protesters, some of whom were physically and verbally assaulting the mostly-teenaged protesters.
Brewery Arts Center's Flatbed Concert Series to hit Long Ranch Park neighborhood Saturday featuring Kingwhistler and Eric Andersen
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 08/07/2020 - 11:13amKingwhistler and Eric Andersen will hit the Flatbed Concerts Series this Saturday night, Aug 8 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. near the Long Ranch Park neighborhood!
Dayton man identified in fatal crash near Blue Lakes south of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 11:35amThe California Highway Patrol reports a fatal vehicle incident involving a Dayton man that happened Wednesday on Blue Lakes Road off of State Route 88 south of Lake Tahoe.
Carson City supervisors to discuss new hires, CARES Act expenditures, burial and cremation fees and more
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 08/04/2020 - 2:25pmThe next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will take place Thursday, Aug. 6 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, located at 851 East William Street.
On the agenda for discussion and possible action includes new city positions, a Library Board of Trustees position, CARES Act expenditures, indigent cremation and burial fee changes, road replacement and more.
HeartSmart Screenings in Carson City
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 08/03/2020 - 4:46pmPeripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and plaque build-up in carotid arteries are all treatable when caught early. Additionally, PVD (Peripheral Vascular Disease, caused by blocked blood flow in the leg arteries) when diagnosed early allows physicians to intervene before serious complications develop.