Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Hour Of Code

The Nevada Department of Transportation is advising motorists to seek alternate routes as lane closures and major travel delays begin this Thursday, August 26 for resurfacing of approximately two miles of U.S. 50 between Asphalt Drive and Nichols Lane in eastern Carson City.

Due to continued poor air quality forecasted to remain for the next several days and possibly weeks or months, the Carson City School District will use the U.S. EPA "Air Now" website to determine whether school will be cancelled.

Perhaps it’s time we recognize the world for what it is, one humongous ventilator, and we’re all on it. The air that we leave to our grandkids will determine their longevity. Remember what our mothers told us, “Cleanliness, Honey, is next to Godliness.” Mom was right, and she still is when it comes to washing our hands and cleaning the air that we breathe.

Nevada State Parks has been continuously monitoring the Caldor Fire, currently burning southwest of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The fire has produced increasingly hazardous air quality for Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Basin. The air quality forecasts predict a continuation of these hazardous conditions through the upcoming week.

Due to predicted very unhealthy-to-hazardous air quality, the RoseBud's Dance Band Concert scheduled to be held at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., at 7:00 p.m. Monday night, Aug. 23, has been cancelled or postponed.

A 25-year-old Arizona man was arrested Saturday for misdemeanor suspicion of tampering with a motor vehicle and disorderly conduct after he was discovered sleeping in a vehicle that wasn't his, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

All schools in the Carson City School District will remain open today, Monday, August 23. Parents are encouraged to use discretion. If at any time parents feel conditions are unsafe to take or send students to school, they may keep their child home for the day regardless of the District’s decision to hold school.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of August 23-29, 2021. Closures are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

My friend Pat volunteers at the Wilbur D. May Arboretum in Reno and has been fortunate to work with someone there who is a tool junkie. He has introduced Pat to some pretty helpful lightweight tools that make jobs easier on the aging body. Pat has shared those tool ideas with me.

Carson City Parks and Recreation's Summer Full Moon Hike scheduled for Sunday evening, August 22, has been cancelled due to unhealthy air quality. You can sign up for the Fall Full Moon Hike here.

The Carson City Rifle and Pistol Range will adjust to its fall schedule starting September 1. The Range will be open to the public for drop in use Tuesdays through Sundays, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., weather permitting.

The Dixie Fire burning near Susanville was 721,298 acres and 37 percent contained on Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. The fire has destroyed 1,247 structures.

Wildfire smoke throughout Carson City and much of western Nevada will continue to remain locked into the region for the next few days, due to the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County and the Dixie Fire burning near Susanville, according to the National Weather Service.

MINDEN — As of August 21, 2021 the Douglas County Community and Senior Center is an active Evacuation Center for the evacuees in El Dorado County affected by the Caldor Fire. Due to this, the facility is closed to the public until further notice.