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

CARSON CITY — The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada pipeline safety division reports it has investigated several incidents this spring involving excavators attempting improper repairs to stop the flow of natural gas from damaged facilities.

I bumped into my friend Cat at a nursery buying marigolds to solve a problem her lilacs were having. She said something was eating the leaves along the edges leaving sharp-edged cutouts. She said someone swore that marigolds planted around the base of the shrubs would solve the problem.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of June 24-30, 2019. Closures or delays are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

UPDATE 10:51AM: Smoldering material from Friday's fire at the landfill caused it to reignite and burn around a 20 foot by 20 foot swath before being knocked down, according to Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon. The cause of Friday's fire remains under investigation. The area is being monitored by public works.
***
UPDATE 8:50AM: More engines have been released. The cause is under investigation.
***
UPDATE 7AM: Brush engines are being released from the fire at the landfill.
***
Carson City Fire Department responded early Sunday morning to the area of the Carson City landfill off of Flint Road near the rifle range for a brush fire.

Winner of "Best of Cruise" at Thursday's Cruise Night in Carson City goes to Art with his Ford Vicky. The latest cruise night was based at Empire Ranch Golf Course.

Domingo Leyba worked seven years for a shot at the Major Leagues, and he jumped at his first opportunity.

The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative, a cooperative community effort to elevate people out of poverty, invites members of the community to participate in a colloquy on the topic of preventing substance abuse. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 26 at 6:45 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church’s Family Life Center located at 115 N Division St.

A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 2100 block of California Street on a $25,000 warrant out of Dayton Township, and a parole and probation hold.

Matthew James Kelley was arrested by Carson City deputies after a consensual stop was made by deputies.

Greater Nevada Field groundskeeper Leah Withrow is one of a kind.

Her profession is unknown to most fans, but she is the only female fields operation assistant in all of Triple-A baseball.

Happy Saturday, Carson City! There are a ton of events going on in our beautiful capital city today as we officially head into summer following yesterday's solstice. On the docket today we have the first of the Levitt-AMP Concert Series at the Brewery Arts Center, a charity poker run, a street food fest, and more! Check below to see whats happening this weekend.

Saturday, June 22

On Thursday, June 16, 2019, at approximately 7:30 PM, NHP Troopers were dispatched to a serious injury crash on IR-80 and mile marker 91 involving a single vehicle towing a box trailer.

UPDATE: A reader, Sergio Nungaray, sent in the video below of the fire.

As of 6:52 p.m. units from the Sheriff’s Office were called to handle traffic in the area of Flint and Rifle Range road. The entry gates have been barred from civilian entry while the fire is contained.

**

Around 6:30 p.m. Friday evening, firefighters were called to a reported brushfire near the landfill.

Black smoke could be seen rising from the area, as captured in a photograph taken by reader Tim Foraker.

Updates to follow.

Catmandu in Carson City is scaling its cat and kitten services back a bit.

Executive director Linda Buchanan was recently diagnosed with Behcet’s Disease, a rare auto-immune disorder after two years of strange symptoms and increasingly poor health. Although Behcet’s disease is not considered life-threatening, it requires a significant reduction of work and stress to keep the disease contained.

Andrea "Ande" Engleman, a former newswoman and longtime fixture in Nevada media who, as executive director of Nevada Press Association, was a strong advocate for open government and press freedom in the state, died of cancer at her home in Carson City on June 12. She was 79.