Carnival of Soul

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, “H2O 2020”, with work by eight Great Basin artists at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery: Cyndy Brenneman, Vanessa Martinez, Nolan Preece, Nancy Raven, Craig Sheppard, Dylan Silver, Cathryne Trachok, and Candida Webb. The exhibition will be in the gallery through Sept. 24, 2020.

The Carson City Sheriffs Office will be joining forces with other Nevada Law Enforcement Agencies from July 20th thru August 3rd to be on the lookout for distracted drivers.

Just before 6 p.m. on Saturday evening a motorcycle accident was reported on Northbound I-580 near the Koontz overpass.

The motorcycle was reported to have struck a trailer; however, the motorcyclist has fled on foot.

First responders are enroute.

Motorists should seek alternate routes or use caution in the area.

The Rotary Club of Carson City has announced that The Capital City Brewfest, scheduled for August 29th, will not take place this summer due to the COVID 19 virus.

The annual event, which funds the Rotary Club’s scholarships and youth programs, featured several dozen regional breweries and distilleries. The club has set the date of June 26, 2021 for the next Brewfest.

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting seven new positive cases and ten additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 501, with 348 recoveries and eight deaths, 145 cases remain active.

When COVID-19 reached Carson City in March, establishments and local businesses were forced to close during the statewide shutdown.

In the midst of a global pandemic, the Nevada State Museum took an optimistic approach to improve and expand its online network. The shutdown offered new opportunities for museum director Myron Freedman to connect with staff members virtually through Zoom Video Communications and update local visitors on social media.

A non-injury accident was reported at 1:48 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Saliman and Como Streets.

UPDATE: While the businesses at Topsy Lane have Carson City addresses, Topsy Lane is technically within the jurisdiction of Douglas County, bringing Carson City’s fined businesses to 1, and Douglas County’s to 2.

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According to the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations, six Northern Nevada businesses were cited for failing to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines, three of which were in Carson City.

The Brewery Arts Center will deliver live music directly to the citizens of Carson City while practicing social distancing once again this week.

Miles Construction Company has generously donated the use of a Flatbed Truck and with financial support from The Change Companies, the Nauman Foundation, and Carson Tahoe Hospital, the BAC will place musicians and bands on the flatbed and drive them through the streets and neighborhoods of Carson City throughout June and July and August.

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting Thursday, July 16, 2020 that there are 15 new positive cases and no additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County region. This brings the total number of cases to 494, with 338 recoveries and eight deaths, 148 cases remain active.

CARSON CITY — Federal and state law requires that the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation redetermine eligibility on a quarterly basis for regular unemployment, pandemic unemployment assistance, pandemic emergency unemployment compensation and state extended benefits.

UPDATE: According to an update news release from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, the woman was released from custody and has been cooperative with authorities. Further details will be provided pending the results of the autopsy report, according to the release.
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A 22-year-old Carson City woman is being held after she allegedly miscarried her pregnancy and put the fetus in a freezer, according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.

Southwest Airlines will begin offering seasonal, daily, non-stop service between Reno and Seattle on a 143-seat Boeing 737 aircraft, according to the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority.

The long-vacant lot near the Carson Mall and Red’s Old 395 Grill is getting a new life with with a new apartment complex that will provide housing to nearly 250 families.

The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee unanimously approved more than $800,000 of emergency funding on Tuesday for a federal program that could provide nearly $300 in meal assistance to each Nevada child who missed out on their free and reduced priced lunches as a result of school closures.

A Red Tail Hawk is buzzed by a Great Northern Harrier at The Silver Saddle Ranch.

Local outfit Roper’s Heating and Air Conditioning is seeking donations of brand-new box fans for Carson City seniors during the annual 2020 KOLOCares Fan Drive.

Happy Wednesday Carson City! Say hello to this week’s lovely Pet of the Week, a sweet girl named Arya!

Arya is a 1 year old female pit mix and a recent graduate of the PUP’s program, who is looking for an adult only home where she can be the only dog.

The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is excited to announce that Ormat Technologies, Inc and Crawford Cattle LLC are partnering to protect vital sagebrush habitat in Humboldt County while simultaneously advancing development of clean energy infrastructure for Nevada.