Carson City health department no longer testing for COVID-19; could change if cases spike

LAS VEGAS – on Monday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo announced that the Colorado River Lower Basin States have developed a plan to conserve 3 million acre-feet over the next three years to protect the Colorado River system.

Master Gardener Michael Janik is a fruit tree expert who advises this for fruit trees in May: “Thinning is an essential step in producing larger, tastier fruit and will also help prevent damage from insects. Cherries do not need to be thinned. Apples, pears, peaches and nectarines benefit from thinning. Plums and apricots may also be thinned if there is a heavy crop.”

On Saturday, the annual Celebrity Waiter FISH Fundraiser was held, this time on site or the new FISH Student Housing Revitalization Project site.

CARSON CITY — Lane closures and travel delays will be in place on U.S. 395 south of Gardnerville Monday, May 22 through June as the Nevada Department of Transportation repairs roadside erosion.

In celebration of Public Works Week, the Carson City Public Works team held an Open House that allowed participants to play on equipment, enter raffles, and learn all about the systems that make our community run smoothly!

The 5th annual Kids to Parks Day celebration featured music, food, outdoor activities from local organizations, educational booths, the Junior Park Ranger Olympics, and Junior Park Ranger Bike Races.

The whole community is invited to join in on this fun day of outdoor play.

Hello fellow anglers. Memorial day weekend is approaching. Before we get to our local fishing report, I have some information on the Lampe Park kids fishing day.

I was honored to be invited to one of the KFD committee meetings a few weeks ago. I now see and understand in a bigger light, what it takes to put on this major event each year.

The 3rd Annual Educational Kids Fair at the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum in Virginia City, NV is a great day at the Museum for the whole family!

On May 15, the Nevada Humane Society, which also serves as animal control for Carson City, hired Jerleen Bryant as interim CEO following a number of complaints alleging prior leadership failures.

According to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s (DETR) April 2023 economic report, Nevada lost 2,900 jobs over the month.

Employment is up 61,600 jobs since April 2022, an annual increase of 4.2 percent. The total employment level in the state is 1,540,300. The state’s unemployment rate in April is 5.4 percent, decreased by 0.1 percentage point from 5.5 percent in March and increased by 0.2 percentage points when compared to April 2022.

On Monday, May 29 in honor of Memorial Day, the VFW Post #8071 (Virginia City/Dayton/Silver Springs members) will be hosting their Annual Memorial Day Service at the Dayton Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Dayton at 9:00 a.m.

This event is to honor those veterans that have given the ultimate sacrifice and are now departed.

What to do when a service dog is not a service dog and owner insists on bringing dog in the business? What rights do service dogs in training have in the state of Nevada? What about employee allergies or fear of dogs? How should we interact with service dog teams, and what are the differences between services dogs, therapy dogs and emotional support animals?

All of these questions and more will be answered when you join two professional service dog trainers, Kendall and Chandler Brown, as they discuss laws and regulations pertinent to service dogs, and how best to support your staff and our community when interacting with service dog teams.

As a result of warm temperatures and increased snowmelt throughout the region, the California Nevada River Forecast Center is forecasting the Walker River in Mason Valley and Yerington to rise near moderate flood stage by this Sunday, May 21, 2023.

The community should prepare for high flows to continue on both forks and mainstem of the Walker River for several weeks.

On Sept. 30 the final evening show with Mark Twain, dedicated to Steven Saylor and the volunteers of The Comstock Foundation for History & Culture will take place at Piper's Opera House.