Carson City Fire Department called to gas leak on Carriage Crest

MINDEN — Nicki Leeper, Assistant County Clerk for Douglas County was designated as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator, the highest professional achievement for election officials in the country.

On Monday at approximately 9:46 a.m. the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting located in the 900 block of Mesa Drive in Fernley. The caller advised that a subject had been shot and the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle.

National Weather Service forecasters say the heat factor will lock in this week, quite possibly through the Labor Day holiday weekend, with hot and dry conditions to prevail and daytime highs approaching records by mid-week and beyond.

Forecasters advise to take precautions to prevent heat illness, especially if having outdoor plans.

We are looking for a few great volunteers! CASA of Carson City helped change the stories of more than 100 abused and neglected children last year. As a CASA volunteer, you aren’t just an important piece of that work, you are the heart and soul of what we do!

To say the talent is strong among teachers and employees in the Carson City School District would be an understatement. Within the local Broadway production of “Into The Woods,” three Carson City teachers retain lead roles including Ms. Darby Beckwith, Drama teacher at Carson High, as Cinderella; Ms. Tara Rispin, Science teacher at Eagle Valley Middle School, as Little Red Riding Hood and Ms. Lynette Gardner, American Literature, Honors English and AVID IV teacher at Carson High School, as Jack's Mother from Jack and the Beanstalk.

If you’re as confused as we are about this continuing pandemic that seems to ebb and flow for reasons not quite understood even by those within the Center for Disease Control, we invite you to join the Carson City Chamber of Commerce for a special luncheon on Sept. 13 featuring a no-nonsense local medical doctor who will shed some light on what we can expect as we enter the fall season now being touted as another Covid surge along with the traditional flu season.

Nye County’s recently appointed interim clerk, a 2020 election denier, will not be required to follow a newly adopted state regulation for hand counting ballots, after an amendment to the regulation ensures it will only affect counties that rely strictly on a hand count for results.

This small herd of deer made for a necessary safety stop on Long Street near Mark Twain Elementary in Carson City at around 6:45 a.m. Friday morning. The mom appears to be getting them together to make a safe crossing.

It was only a photograph, yet it pulled on my heart strings. It was a photo of soccer fans celebrating a win by dancing gleefully in a London street fountain, a scene of unbridled merriment to make any heart sing. Glancing at that picture for five seconds put five days on my already long life.

Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of string instruction begins the last week of August at four locations in Carson City. Symphony Youth Strings provides free beginning violin lessons for students grades 2 to 5; a beginning cello program, and ensemble/orchestra experience for string students in all grades.

Tuition and books are subsidized by the Carson City Symphony Association and some scholarships are available for instruments.

Partnership Carson City is looking for volunteers to teach English as a Second Language. Can you speak, read and write in English? Then you can teach English to one to three students and help them use the textbook, stopping to explain or help with pronunciation. It is fun and rewarding!

The first new resort hotel development in the last 50 years in Tahoe City, California, is scheduled to begin construction in the spring of 2023. The fully approved “Tahoe City Lodge” will include 40 hotel rooms and 65 resort condominiums.

As spectators filled the seats last night, Detective Joe Trotter from the Carson City Sheriff's office was getting ready in the pit for his friendly match in the fireman and policeman challenge.

"There are many good firemen out there, and we hope to beat them," Trotter said. "It's good because it's not our profession, it's our hobby. We are here for the love of the sport, and you will see some fighting today for the win."

Harvey from the Fire Department in Minden won the friendly match last night.