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Carson City Library hosts Virtual Program: Hour Of Code

Event Date: 
February 5, 2021 - 4:00pm

For ages 10-14, join us virtually via Zoom. Do you enjoy coding? Then join us for one hour of computer programming each month! No prior experience needed. This month, write code to help a monkey astronaut catch bananas in space! Go here to register.

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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division is asking for the public's help in locating two runaway juveniles.

The Lyon County School District is celebrating graduation this week through a series of ceremonies Thursday in Dayton and Silver Springs, Friday in Smith Valley and Fernley and Saturday in Yerington.

The Carson Farmer's Market is back this Saturday morning, bringing fresh, locally grown produce to the community.

The Farmer's Market is requiring customers to adhere to social distancing guidelines in order for the market to continue through the summer and stay open.

Conditions in Northern Nevada have changed dramatically over the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, one thing has remained consistent: Carson City Toyota and the Campagni Auto Group’s commitment to this community including students and higher education at Western Nevada College.

Democrats competing in the Congressional District 2 primary have poured tens of thousands of dollars into the race in the hopes of pulling off a historic first: winning a Northern Nevada seat no Democrat has ever won.

A 46-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of felony domestic battery with substantial bodily harm, a sheriff's deputy report states.

Happy Last Day of School! The conclusion of this school year has not been what any of us expected, so let's take a moment to reflect on all of our experiences.

On Tuesday, the Carson City Greenhouse Project broke ground on a new outdoor classroom at the Carson High School site, which will allow the Greenhouse Project's dream of continuing agriculture education to students year round in the Carson City community.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Tuesday, June 2, 2020 that there is one new positive case and five additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 198 with 149 recoveries and five deaths, 44 cases remain active.

UPDATE Wednesday: Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve has lifted a curfew that began Tuesday. The city is working on putting into place a modified plan that would limit large gatherings to 50-plus people, a city spokesman said in a Tweet.
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Out of an abundance of caution for public safety, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve has issued citywide curfews beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. The curfew will be in effect nightly from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next morning and will continue until terminated by Mayor Schieve.

For more than 15 years, Lisa Davis served as the DARE officer for Carson City. Her last day is Thursday as she and her husband Bob will be relocating to Oregon. She leaves Carson City with many accomplishments in providing children guidance and away from falling into the trap of alcohol and drugs.

RENO, Nev. — A flag from the U.S.S. Reno on loan from the Department of Navy that was taken from Reno City Hall during Saturday night's riot was anonymously returned to News 4 on Tuesday afternoon.

RENO — The magnitude 6.5 Monte Cristo Earthquake near Tonopah is still rolling. Two weeks after it woke Nevadans, the Nevada Seismological Lab has tracked a phenomenal 6,500 aftershocks — four at magnitude 5.0 and greater, from the earthquake sequence.

Carson City is currently experiencing its largest use to date of mail-in voting thanks to COVID-19, and some people are concerned over the potentiality for voter fraud.

However, according to Miguel Camacho, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Carson City Clerk’s Office, there have always been checks and balances in place to maintain a fair election for all Nevada residents.

This year's Hot August Nights, an annual classic car run in the Reno, Sparks and Virginia City areas, has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, organizers announced Tuesday. The 34th annual event will resume in 2021.

After the statewide shutdown in March due to COVID-19, Carson City area casinos are preparing to return to business this week, joining dozens of casinos in northern Nevada as they are set to resume operations on Thursday, June 4, the first day gaming establishments are allowed to reopen.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will facilitate road closures and procession routes area graduates will take during high school commencement ceremonies through the Carson Valley this Saturday and at Lake Tahoe on June 19. Please remember the streets will be closed to traffic at approximately 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Detours around the parade routes will be available and are listed in detail below.

UPDATE 8:22AM: A Carson City Fire Department battalion chief reports the fire was knocked down at around 8:10 a.m. The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Tuesday morning to a report of a structure fire inside a garage in the 5000 block of Hells Bells Road.

A Cinnamon Teal Duck takes morning flight at the Marsh behind Buzzy's Ranch in Carson City.

Gov. Steve Sisolak said President Donald Trump is “stoking racial tensions and creating division” by asking governors to have national guards “dominate the streets” and suggesting he might unilaterally deploy the military into states to quell protests.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Monday, June 1 that there are four new positive cases and five additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 197 with 144 recoveries and five deaths, 48 cases remain active.

In Episode 3 of Carson City Symphony’s Project Euterpe, Conductor David Bugli introduces the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet from St. Petersburg, Russia, playing "Nocturne" from Alexander Borodin's String Quartet No. 2.

This recital was performed in a Carson City home on March 15, 2019, and features Mikhail Bondarev and Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexi Popov, viola; and Anton Andreev, cello.

Nevadans who have recently lost their job or had a change in income that threatens being able to pay for coverage may be eligible to receive subsidy assistance for their health plans, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange noted Monday as a reminder to those who may become uninsured.

CARSON CITY — Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Monday the approval of a comprehensive community-based testing, laboratory analysis, and contact tracing plan to support local, statewide, and tribal efforts to reopen and keep open the Nevada economy.

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is enacting campfire restrictions to protect the health and safety of employees and communities, effective immediately and until further notice. Outside of developed campgrounds and certain permitted facilities, igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire on national forests in California will be prohibited.

CARSON CITY — A Nevada HealthCARES confidential telephone line has been launched and is now live with its goal to support health care workers statewide.

A 38-year-old California man was arrested Saturday by the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team for suspicion of multiple felony drug trafficking, possession and other offenses after a traffic stop led deputies to large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana.

CARSON CITY — After being closed over two and a half months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Second Wind Thrift Store will reopen on Tuesday, June 2. Everything that you have come to enjoy about shopping at Second Wind will be the same including the great customer service and unmatched treasures.

Like millions of college students across the country, Western Nevada College students have faced rapid change as they’ve quickly adjusted to learning remotely. In March, WNC responded immediately to threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carson High School Athletics and the Carson City School District would like to recognize all the student athletes from Carson High School who signed and committed to compete in intercollegiate athletics this year after high school. Sixteen athletes will be moving on to compete at the next level.