On a trip already riddled with waiting, a few false alarms Saturday didn’t unnerve Steve and Zita Waclo of Carson City trying to get back to their hometown nor reduce their confidence.
The Lyon County Board of Commissioners declared a state of emergency Monday resulting from the threat to public health and safety from the COVID-19 virus.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture is executing the first step of a two-tier strategy to prevent the disruption of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs for children while schools are closed under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s directive as of Sunday.
The Carson City School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted to change the Eagle Valley Middle School attendance zone effective next fall so students promoting from or living within Fremont Elementary School’s boundaries will begin attending Eagle Valley.
Wayne, Leah and Adam Carlson of Carson City, passengers on the Grand Princess that long sat quarantined due to the COVID-19 virus, were more than relieved Wednesday when they learned they finally would be taken off the ship and fly back to Reno.
The Carson City School District has no plans to close schools and has advised students and staff that travel outside the state is not endorsed amid lingering concerns about the COVID-19 virus.
In his college years, Carson High School teacher Kyle Anderson quit playing football after four years even though he was eligible for one more year. Following an injury to his shoulder, his last season was 2003. Seventeen years later, he still plays that “what if…?” game, wondering what might have been.
Nevada’s Commission on School Funding gradually is progressing on its task to review the state’s per-pupil funding formula, taking into account those factors and impacts to small districts and rural schools that could make them more expensive to run and considering cost of living around Nevada.
Princess Cruises, owner of the Grand-class cruise ship Grand Princess that is carrying 3,500 in quarantine from the coronavirus, announced to its passengers Monday that it will provide a full refund of cruise fares to all guests in a letter from president Jan Swartz.
A second Carson City family has been identified on the Grand Princess cruise ship off the San Francisco coast that’s now scheduled to dock in Oakland Monday.
Two Carson City residents are among more than 3,500 aboard the Princess Cruises’ Grand Princess ship about 50 miles off the California coast as of Friday waiting to hear on results from coronavirus tests.
The Carson City Board of Supervisors and School District’s Board of Trustees weighed the fiscal costs against the longterm tangible impacts of the School Resource Officers program in the city’s schools at their joint meeting Thursday.
The Carson City School Board renewed Superintendent Richard Stokes’ contract for July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022, and voted to increase his salary from $160,000 to $173,189, beginning July 1, during its Feb. 11 board meeting.
School officials are working to educate more Carson City youth on the dangers of vaping, and they’ve asked Health and Human Services professionals to help.
Carson City dollmaker Christine Shively-Benjamin looked to birds building their nests near her home for her creative ideas. Like the winged creatures, she considers herself an “opportunistic” creator putting together tidbits into her artwork, she says. And like anything, she shares with others, it’s taken time to develop her eye and talent for it.
The Carson City School District will be exploring options to address its anticipated $2.4 million deficit for the 2020-21 school year and beyond early in its budget process, as presented to the district’s Board of Trustees on Jan. 28.
The Nevada State Museum demonstrated to the public on Tuesday that maintaining coinage mint will never go out of style in its sesquicentennial celebration of the Carson City Mint.
Jan Moritz puts a personal touch on her business, Grandma’s Fabrics and Craft Boutique. It helped her to grow out of her former space and relocate to her new space at 1976 E. William St. this month. “We’ve done well,” she said. “We’ve only been open here for 20 days (as of Jan. 21). It’s an easy in and out for people.”
The Carson City School Board has directed staff to hold neighborhood meetings in February addressing the potential need to rezone Carson Middle and Eagle Valley Middle schools’ boundaries.
The Carson City School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday will take possible action to change Eagle Valley Middle School’s boundaries for students promoting from or living within Fremont Elementary School’s attendance zones beginning with the fall semester of the 2020-21 school year.
Pioneer High School counselor Chyanne Corley and junior Taylor Odle share random musical choices or text each other about random things. For Corley, it’s provided a chance to show the community all students need someone they can trust. For Odle, it’s the kind of mentorship that made Pioneer High School, or any school, a more appealing place for Odle to be.
Carson City schools might end up needing to “do more with less,” Superintendent Richard Stokes says, but his vision is to keep on an upward path in 2020.
Northern Nevada Development Authority President and CEO Rob Hooper saw a connection problem. Employers in the region weren’t finding skilled workers to hire, and the employees wanting to work couldn’t access the education and get the skills they needed to go after the jobs.
Some people can’t help but look at a floor plan or walk into an empty building and automatically think where their kitchen or computer desk should go. The gears begin turning and that urge to set that new community coffee pot in the perfect place before the walls are finished writhes in their brain. It’s small picture-type stuff.
Representatives from Xquisite and Advocates to End Domestic Violence partnered to post blue bows along Carson Street Friday to signify January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Cecilia Merrell remembers her father made sure she and her siblings were always well fed as they grew up, while their mother worried they were overeating. Merrell said her father and his sister grew up as foster children in a home that meticulously tracked all of its food.
Royce Ponton of Carson City gave birth to Northern Nevada’s first baby of 2020, Leviathan Wayne Ponton, at 12:53 a.m. Jan. 1 at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.
The violin laid on a mantle, propped up on a fireplace twice, draped in pretty ribbon. The body remained in pristine condition. It sat for years in a case without ever being played. The latch on the box still worked, but no one had used it for quite some time.
The Carson City School Board of Trustees appointed local businessman and commercial real estate developer Daniel Thornton to fill a vacant position on the Family Life Committee at its Dec. 10 meeting.
Walmart closed down its tire department for the entire morning Wednesday and opened up its gardening section to allow for table setup where gifts were wrapped, volunteers were briefed and the store as a whole welcomed about 240 children from all of Carson City to come in and shop for a few hours.
Carson City School District officials are considering a voluntary separation incentive plan to assist with budget reductions in the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Carson City School District officials are seeking opportunities to maximize funding streams for operations and construction as the amended general fund budget, showing a $2 million deficit, for 2019-20 was approved by the Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
The Carson City school board last week approved a capital projects plan that includes the construction of classrooms for Eagle Valley Middle School to ease overcrowding at Carson Middle School. The Eagle Valley construction will be financed by $8.2 million in bond sales completed by the school district as of Thursday, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Feuling confirmed.
Bonnie Croom, 27, an employee of Right at Home, which provides in-home care to clients in Reno, Sparks and Carson City, has been named National Caregiver of the Year, bringing a personal distinction to a local franchise in Northern Nevada.
The Carson City School District has received its appraisal for 1600 Snyder Ave., Superintendent Richard Stokes reported to the Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
Friends in Service Helping in Carson City is all about giving a hand up, not a handout, but now it wants to go a step further.
A granddaughter creates a snowman in a blizzard with her grandfather. Out-of-town visitors walk in for the first time and paint bowls for the fun of it. Community members end up trading bowls and enjoying the meal they had in them but remembering there are still more needing ongoing food.
Artsy Fartsy gallery owner Jeffery Pace prepared gift boxes last week for artist Denise Jenkins’ silver earrings, specially created with unique stones, fashioned and provided to him. The Minden resident’s craftsmanship, like so many others, could fare well in larger markets on the East Coast or even internationally, Pace says, but she comes to Pace because she believes in his gallery and in Carson City’s family-friendly community.
Evidence shows some hazardous materials and petroleum products might have entered the environment at 1600 Snyder Ave., the property under consideration for purchase by the Carson City School District.
More than 30 attended Carson City School District’s community meeting Wednesday night to hear its proposal to expand space at Eagle Valley Middle School and address concerns about expected student growth in the community.
Carson City resident Cecilia Merrell is ready to compete for a national title Saturday in the Silver State Curvy Queen plus size pageant for women ages 18 and older at Carson Valley Inn Casino in Minden.
Carson City Hyundai is marking its first anniversary in the community as of Nov. 1 on South Carson Street. Dealer John Napoleon happily is capping the year as his showroom renovation nears completion and he’s introduced his new Silver Star concierge program that is the first of its kind in the area.
Carson City Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel Henneberger is going back to school soon with the help of a School Safety Grant. He said he looks forward to spending time with kids again.
The Carson City School Board on Tuesday gave its approval for Superintendent Richard Stokes to draw up the purchase agreement on the 1600 Snyder Ave., church property in the amount of $5.67 million.
Nevada’s art scene is getting ready for one of its biggest local celebrations, a real “whoopee” party since Carson City’s Nevada Artist Association took shape, according to local painter and resident Pat Holub.
Carson Middle School teacher Nicolas Jacques nearly skipped to the beat of his students’ music Thursday when he was announced as a 2019-20 recipient of the Milken Educator Awards.
The Carson City School Board on Tuesday moved to authorize Superintendent Richard Stokes to begin producing a purchase agreement document to offer the seller of 1600 Snyder Ave. at the requested total of $5.67 million.
The Carson City School Board will vote to authorize Superintendent Richard Stokes to negotiate a purchase agreement for the property at 1600 Snyder Ave. in an amount not to exceed $5.67 million at its next meeting Tuesday night.
Discussions continue with the Carson City School District regarding North Lompa Ranch developer Blackstone Development Group Inc.'s proposal to provide access from the northern part of its land to U.S. 50.
As the Carson City School Board prepares to vote on purchasing the property at 1600 Snyder Ave., on Oct. 22, Superintendent Richard Stokes announced at the Oct. 8 meeting a possible new interest from Carson Montessori School in leasing the former church facility.