Carson City Fire Department knocks down structure fire at North Carson Street restaurant

Adams Hub Center for Innovation and Northern Nevada SCORE are hosting a workshop at 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, August 30, 2021. The workshop is to help business owners determine when and how to exit their business. It is never too early to plan ahead!

Casinos and gaming establishments in Carson City and Carson Valley saw gaming revenue increase 25.90 percent in July compared to July 2020, according to figures released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal crash that happened at around 5 p.m. Wednesday night on Highway 50 and Occidental Drive east of Dayton. There are two vehicles involved with two confirmed driver fatalities, according to NHP.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impacts, the U.S. Department of Treasury is issuing the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds established under the American Rescue Plan Act. ARPA funds have been issued to provide a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide of the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office 18th Annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge will be held on Sept. 9, 10, and 11, 2021 at Mills Park. The event is open to current certified motor officers and advanced skilled riders. Motor officers will be training, riding, and discussing riding techniques with various motor instructors. This training event is designed to help motor officers enhance their riding skills through challenging skill patterns with camaraderie and some competition.

A second complaint was filed against Bette Larsen, owner of Timbers Saloon in Carson City, by the Nevada Gaming Control Board earlier this month.

The complaint alleges that, for the second time, Larsen has failed to adhere to health mandates by requiring that patrons and employees wear face coverings and adhere to social distancing, as stipulated by the gaming board.

The Caldor Fire being fought in El Dorado County southwest of Lake Tahoe was mapped at 126,182 acres and was 11 percent contained as of Wednesday morning according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and warnings remained unchanged.

Two Kindergarten classes have been excluded and have moved remote following one positive COVID-19 case at Fremont Elementary and two positive cases at Empire Elementary, according to Ann Cyr, Risk Manager for the Carson City School District.

Since school began again last Monday, Aug. 16, there have been approximately 35 positive cases from students in the Carson City School District.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened August 6, 2021 in Mineral County where a Hawthorne man and a 9-year-old girl were killed.

Carson City’s Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada is closed until Monday due to a COVID-19 exposure which, according to Executive Director Katie Leao, the club takes very seriously.

“We’re very strict,” said Leao. “We require masks, which we provide if kids don’t have them, we’re still cleaning and sanitizing every hour, and we sanitize and deep clean the building every night.”

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.