Traffic Crash at South Carson and Spooner Junction

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

7:10am  Report of a traffic crash at Spooner Junction and South Carson Street.  CAUTION in the area.  Emergency responders are enroutel

Natural Gas Line Leak on South Edmonds

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

6:10pm  Report of a natural gas line leak at a home at 4859 South Edmonds.  Word has it that someone using a tractor accidentally hit the gas line while digging a trench.  The gas company is enroute to the scene.  No injuries reported.

6:23pm   The gas company has clamped the line.  No more leaking gas.

A Carson City 18 year old young woman doesn’t survive her battle with Covid-19

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting 3 additional deaths due to COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. The individuals were:

• An 18-year-old female Carson City resident
• A male Carson City resident in his 70’s
• A male Lyon County resident in his 70’s

CCHHS is also reporting 17 new cases and 53 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,549, with 10,065 recoveries and 212 deaths; 1,272 cases remain active.

*Population information taken from the Nevada Health Response Dashboard found at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/ 

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents

Testing is for Quad-County (Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey County) residents ONLY, all others will be turned away. Testing is free of charge, no appointments or reservations. To view all upcoming events visit  https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/events/

For questions on vaccine eligibility, appointment confirmations, or to arrange for testing, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 434-1988.

Traffic crash at Roop and Beverly

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

5:09pm  Two vehicle crash at Roop and Beverly.  No serious injuries.  Watch for emergency responders.

Something there is that doesn’t like small houses…

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized

Residents living in the Center Drive and Clearview Drive area who have large lots and big horses, tried to get the Board of Supervisors today to halt plans for a contractor to build smaller homes on smaller lots right across the street from those larger homes.  The residents said it’s bad planning to have large lot properties on one side of the road and small lot suburban homes on the other.  The residents told the Board of Supervisors it’s bad planning – and even went so far as to claim that the move would be illegal based on the land use laws of the city.  They said there should be areas where the houses get gradually bigger or gradually smaller – not big on one side of the street and small on the other. One resident said the city’s master plan doesn’t condone such dramatic shifts in housing densities back to back.  One neighbor even went so far as to claim such a move would be illegal under the city’s land use laws.

However…Carson City’s Planning Department said the proposed 24 home subdivision square in the faces of their large lot neighbors is quite legal.  However, the large-lot neighbors quickly disagreed and even hinted at seriously questioning the planning department’s position.  In the end the Supervisors approved the new subdivision for the 24 homes.  We’ll see what happens next.

Covid-19 Update

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

Quad-County COVID-19 Update: 23 New Cases and 48 Recoveries 

(Carson City, NV)- Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting 23 new cases and 48 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,532, with 10,012 recoveries and 209 deaths; 1,311 cases remain active.

*Population information taken from the Nevada Health Response Dashboard found at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents

Testing is for Quad-County (Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey County) residents ONLY, all others will be turned away. Testing is free of charge, no appointments or reservations. To view all upcoming events visit  https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/events/.

For questions on vaccine eligibility, appointment confirmations, or to arrange for testing, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 434-1988.

Vehicle vs Motorcyclist at Washington and Nevada

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

2:49pm  Collision between a motorcyclist and a vehicle at Washington and Nevada Streets.  Motorcyclist appears to have only minor injuries.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: “Medicare for All long, long overdue…”

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and over a hundred federal lawmakers have thrown down the hammer on America’s medical system.  Sanders says “Medical Care for All” is practiced in many countries around the world – but not in the United States.  “It’s profits over people, and way too many of our people are dying everyday,” Sanders says.  “Millions of Americans cannot afford the costs of medical care – many walking into a hospital, looking at the charges, and then turning around and leaving because they don’t have the money.  Many return home to die because they don’t have the resources to get well in the richest country on the planet. “That’s obscenely inhumane,” Sanders says.

Here’s more on this rapidly emerging story.  Click here.

Help protect yourself from fraud and theft

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

Criminals often call and represent themselves as agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Social Security Administration (SSA) and threaten to freeze assets or claim your social security benefits have been compromised. Neither the IRS nor the SSA will contact you by telephone and direct you to provide your personal identification information or banking information, nor will they threaten to arrest you for failing to provide them an immediate form of payment. Criminals also pose as representatives of a utility company and threaten to terminate service unless the victim pays them immediately. Another popular fraud is the sweepstakes fraud where the thief calls and claims you have won a large sum of money, but in order to collect your prize you need to pay taxes on the winnings. Payment is usually requested in the form of gift cards such as, Green Dot or Apple iTunes cards, or the thief will ask for your credit card number or checking account information. Whether the thief is representing themselves as a representative of the government, law enforcement officer or distant relative needing emergency assistance, always verify who you are speaking with and do not provide your personal banking or identification information over the phone.

Thieves look for easy targets, remember to lock your residence and vehicle doors to help secure your personal property. Do not leave valuable items or your personal banking and identification information inside your vehicle, in plain view.
For more information on how to protect yourself from theft and fraud, go to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office website https://www.carson.org/government/departments-g-z/sheriff-s-office and click on “Divisions” “Investigations” “scams” and “identity theft”. If you are a victim of identity theft click on the Identity Theft Victim’s Packet to download a resource guide that will help you through the process of reporting the identity theft.
 

Search for a missing juvenile male – May have made his way to his hometown, Las Vegas

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

Keshon Wells, missing

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a runaway juvenile. Keshon Wells left his home in Carson City on Saturday, March 6th at about 4:00 pm. Keshon was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with “Backwoods” on it, gray jeans and white Nike Air Force One shoes.

Keshon does not have any friends in the immediate area and may have taken an Uber out of Carson City.  Keshon may be trying to go back to Las Vegas where he is from. Keshon does not have any known medical issues and is not considered at risk.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Dispatch (775) 887-2008, Investigation Division, Sergeant Craig Lowe (775) 283-7815, Lieutenant Daniel Gonzales at (775) 283-7850, or Secret Witness (775) 322-4900.

Traffic Crash at North Carson and Nye

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized

3:55pm  Two vehicle crash at North Carson and Nye.  Air bags deployed.  Elderly couple to be evaluated by medics.  Sheriff’s deputies say there are no injuries.

4:02pm  Sufficient damage to both vehicles – require tow trucks.  Also, a power pole was hit so the power company is being called to the scene.

Corona Virus Update

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized

Quad-County COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases and 52 Recoveries 

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting 3 new cases and 52 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,488, with 9,913 recoveries and 209 deaths; 1,366 cases remain active.

*Population information taken from the Nevada Health Response Dashboard found at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/

CCHHS COVID-19 Vaccinations

Vaccine statistics are updated weekly on Tuesday. These are the doses received and administered by CCHHS ONLY. This does not include other vaccinations by other entities in the Quad-County Region. Statistics are current as of March 15, 2021.

• Total Number of Doses Received: 29,650 (+4,500 from 3/8)
  • 1^st Doses: 18,375 (+2,500 from 3/8)
  • 2^nd Doses: 10,275 (+2,000 from 3/8)
  • Janssen Doses: 1,000 (+0 from 3/8)

• Total Number of Doses Administered: 25,228 (+3,289 from 3/8)
  • 1^st Doses: 15,190 (+1,440 from 3/8)
  • 2^nd Doses: 9,177 (+988 from 3/8)
  • Janssen Doses: 861 (+861 from 3/8)
    

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents

Testing is for Quad-County (Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey County) residents ONLY, all others will be turned away. Testing is free of charge, no appointments or reservations. To view all upcoming events visit  https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/events/.

For questions on vaccine eligibility, appointment confirmations, or to arrange for testing, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 434-1988.

Law Enforcement closed in on deranged driver in Washoe Valley – Gun aimed at his own head…

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized

North Carson blocked while law enforcement approaches red pickup driver who drove with a gun to his head.

Law Enforcement surrounds crashed pickup. Officers try to talk him out.

Law Enforcement sharp shooters train their weapons on the pickup – Officer safety.

Officers finally talk the driver into surrendering.

Below is a sequence of events when law enforcement spots a man driving a red pickup while he held a pistol to his head.

4pm  A deranged driver with a gun to his head is in on 395, in Washoe Valley,  just south of Bellvue.  May be stopped near Bellvue.  Northbound traffic is TOTALLY stopped through the valley.

4:03pm  Vehicle is stopped near the Chocolate Factory.  Red Dodge Pickup.

4:19pm  Law Enforcement nearby.  Law Enforcement typically can pull-back and let the suspect calm down.  Then Law Enforcement might be able to communicate with the suspect and de-escalate the situation.

4:26pm  Suspect driving southbound on Franktown Road.  High rate of speed.

4:30pm  Continuing southbound.

4:29pm  Tire started smoking.  Vehicle stop.

4:30pm  Driver’s hands are out the window.  No weapon seen.  Approaching East Lake.

4:31pm  Now southbound on old 395 at East Lake.

4:32pm  Continuing southbound.

4:33pm  Approaching the first Carson City exit.  He takes the exit.  He’s going to be on city streets.

4:34pm  Both front tires are flat – possible bullets from law enforcement.  North Carson at Medical Parkway.

4:34pm  Law enforcement forces fugitive off the road.  Pickup in to a power pole.

6:45pm  Law Enforcement talked the man out of his pickup.  He was taken into custody.

The driver was identified as Eugene Griffin who was immediately charged with Speeding, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Reckless Driving, Brandishing a Firearm, Obstructing Law Enforement and Eluding while endangering the public.

Take a corner too fast you wind up in the drink…

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

Car didn’t make it around the curve…

A young couple were lucky to survive a high hazard accident on Parkland Street, just off Saliman Monday afternoon.  From the skid marks and damage to the car, it appears the couple was headed southbound on Parkland and didn’t make the sharp curve onto Cardinal.  The vehicle started going sideways on the curve, hit the curb, went down an embankment and into a drainage ditch where it finally stopped.  Had it kept going the vehicle could have landed upside down in the water-filled ditch.  And an upside down car in a ditch is hard to get out of.

Car jumped the curb and down into the ditch…

Sheriff’s deputies were analyzing the skid marks and impact damage to the curb.  Both occupants were up and walking around.  A traffic citation seemed to be in the works.

#Why I Teach Carson Video Highlights – Teaching during a Pandemic 

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

#WhyITeachCarson Video Highlights Teaching in a Pandemic  

— The Carson City School District recently added a new video to a playlist at CarsonCitySchools.com that highlights how incredible the teaching profession is as well as the many challenges faced and rewards that come from being an educator.

#WhyITeachCarson is a visual concept that features the reasons and motivations behind teaching and provides insight into the craft of education. Alyssa Jensen, a third grade teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School, is the fifth teacher to be featured from the school district.  

This specific video discusses some of the challenges associated with teaching in a pandemic and how eager and “hungry” the students are to physically be in school and learn with their friends and from their teacher(s). Ms. Jensen also talks about her experience being a product of the Carson City School District and which teacher helped influence her desires to make a career in teaching.  

The school district hopes parents, families and community members and partners are inspired and enjoy this inside look into an everyday setting of one of their classrooms. Please click here to view the video. 

Pre-K, Kindergarten & Annual Update Registrations begins Tuesday, April 6

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

Pre-K, Kindergarten & Annual Update Registrations begins Tuesday, April 6

Carson City, Nv — The Carson City School District (CCSD) is asking parents to mark their calendars for Tuesday, April 6, when all Pre-K, Kindergarten, new andreturning student updates and registrations will begin. Pre-K and kindergarten registration traditionally has been the first week of March. The district is streamlining and simplifying the registration and annual student update process by consolidating a previously multiple-date schedule.  

CCSD utilizes Infinite Campus (IC) for their student data information system. Parents and families of new and current students will utilize online registration through IC to provide and update student information. 

“To help dispel parent and family confusion of when they needed to register their child or children for school or conduct annual updates in Infinite Campus, we decided to consolidate all registrations and annual student information updates to begin the first week of April,” said Tasha Fuson, associate superintendent of Educational Services for the Carson City School District. “Rather than have our parents tediously keep track of a multiple dates, we felt it would be easier for them to take care of all their student(s) registration and IC update needs when the system opens April 6.”  

Through IC, the secure online enrollment system on the district’s website, parents are able to verify all student demographic, emergency and medical information for their child prior to the start of the new school year. The school sites need the most up-to-date family, address, phone, medical information and permissions from parents for students so that they can participate in field trips and other school-related activities as well as have media releases for photographs or videos of them participating in various school functions. 

Children who will be 5-years-old by Sept. 30, 2021, are eligible for Kindergarten for the coming 2021-2022 school year. Full-day Kindergarten classes are offered at all elementary schools in Carson City. Contact your neighborhood school:  

• Bordewich Bray Elementary, 775-283-2400 
• Empire Elementary, 775-283-1100 
• Fremont Elementary, 775-283-1200 
• Fritsch Elementary, 775-283-1400 
• Mark Twain Elementary, 775-283-1000 
• Seeliger Elementary, 775-283-2200 

To review school boundaries, please check the district’s website at carsoncityschools.com and click on “School Attendance Zones” under the “Parents” tab. Or click here to view the CCSD School Site Locator on the district’s website…click here to view it in Spanish. 

Parents are invited to visit their child’s prospective school in person between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to provide the following required documents to register. 

• Birth certificate. 
• Immunization records (including Hepatitis A & B, DTAP, MMR, IPV & Varicella). Please contact your physician’s office to ensure compliancy for school. 
• Proof of residency in Carson City (Utility bill, Mortgage or Rental papers, Voter Registration, etc.). 
• Proof of Income (including the last three pay stubs of each parent in the household working or the 2020 1040 tax return).
  

Additionally, children who will be 4-years-old by Sept. 30, 2021, and whose family qualifies under the federal household income guidelines, may apply for the district’s Pre-Kindergarten program for the 2021-2022 school year. Applications for Pre-K in Carson City may be submitted beginning Tuesday, April 6, at each designated elementary school. Click here to see if your family qualifies or click on the “Pre-K” under the “Parents” tab on the district’s website. Parents should direct any Pre-K inquiries to the Pre-K Office, 775-283-2350. 

The World still goes round and round and WNC is open for learning….

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

Western Nevada College

Stop spinning your wheels while the Covid-19 continues to make a mess of things. Western Nevada College is open and ready to raise up our community to new informational and educational heights so we we can get ourselves back on our feet. Take the first step. Click Here!

Traffic Accident on Rand Avenue, between William and East Long

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

9:11pm  Traffic crash on Rand between William and East Long.  Moderate damaged to both vehicles.  One of the drivers fled the scene.  Sheriff’s deputies are arriving on scene.

Quad-County COVID-19 Virus Update – 11 New Cases – 58 Recoveries

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

Quad-County COVID-19 Update: 11 New Cases and 58 Recoveries 

Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) is reporting 11 new cases and 58 additional recoveries of COVID-19 in the Quad-County Region. This brings the total number of cases to 11,450, with 9,685 recoveries and 209 deaths; 1,556 cases remain active.

*Population information taken from the Nevada Health Response Dashboard found at https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/

CCHHS COVID-19 Vaccinations- New eligibility.  

CCHHS is happy to announce that the next employment group, end-to-end essential good supply chain, is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Appointments for next week are now available. Events are by appointment only. To view all eligible groups and to schedule an appointment, visit http://gethealthycarsoncity.org/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccine/. If you are not eligible to receive the vaccine, you will be turned away.

PLEASE NOTE- CCHHS has a new link for scheduling appointments. The old link will no longer work. The new link is https://booking.appointy.com/en-US/quadcovidvaccine/bookings/service and can also be found on our website. 

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Quad-County Residents

Testing is for Quad-County (Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey County) residents ONLY, all others will be turned away. Testing is free of charge, no appointments or reservations. To view all upcoming events visit  https://gethealthycarsoncity.org/events/.

For questions on vaccine eligibility, appointment confirmations, or to arrange for testing, call the Quad-County COVID-19 Hotline Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Spanish speakers are available. The phone number is (775) 434-1988.

Traffic Crash at Lone Mountain and Winnie

by carsoncityjournal | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorized

3:48pm  Traffic Crash between two vehicles at Winnie and Lone Mountain.  Injuries don’t appear to be serious.