by carsoncityjournal | Sep 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance with locating 17-year-old Jordan Dennis. Jordan left her home on August 31, 2021 and has not been seen by her parents since. Jordan does not have any medical problems and is not considered at risk.
Jordan Dennis is 5’03” / 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what Jordan was wearing the day she left her residence. Jordan is known to frequent Mills Park, the Tanglewood Apartments and may be visiting friends at the Cherry Creek Apartments in Carson City, Nevada.
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, Captain Daniel Gonzales at (775) 283-7850, or Secret Witness (775) 322-4900.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Climate Change in full swing right into our noses…
From: UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Climate change is making wildfires more frequent, larger, and increasingly intense. It is also changing where they occur.
A new study shows that wildfires in the western United States have been spreading to higher elevations due to warmer and drier conditions. Between 1984 and 2017, wildfires in the West were found to be moving to higher elevations at a rate of 25 feet per year.
Fires are burning higher on mountainsides because areas that used to be too wet are now drier due to warmer temperatures and earlier snowmelt. The study also showed that drier air—which makes vegetation dry out and burn more easily—is moving upward at a rate of about 29 feet each year. This makes an additional 31,500 square miles (20,000,000 acres) of the mountainous West more vulnerable to fires.
The map (second photo above) shows where fires have moved upslope since 1984. Shades of yellow, orange, and red show the intensity of the elevation gain by mountain range. Some of the highest changes are here in the Sierra Nevada.
There are important impacts of high-elevation fires. Fires change how snow accumulates and melts, altering the meltwater availability downstream and in reservoirs. That impacts over 60 million people in the western U.S. who rely on these water sources. Fire debris, ash, and chemical retardants can also pollute the water. Much of the plant life at high altitudes is not fire-adapted and may grow back differently. Streams near high-elevation fires can also become much warmer, threatening native animals and plants that depend on cooler water and air.
Assessing the impacts of the 2021 fires on Lake Tahoe commenced within days of the fires starting. TERC, as part of the Tahoe Science Advisory Council, is working with research partners to assess the water quality as well as the biological and chemical changes to the lake from the current smoke and ash fallout. In the coming weeks, plans for monitoring winter runoff from the burned sections of the basin will be finalized, along with the plans for assessing the impacts to the forest, meadows, and the ecosystem they support. As a result of this rapid mobilization, from the ashes of a disaster, new information on the impacts of wildfire will emerge.
Our sincerest thanks go to the agencies and organizations who responded so quickly to guarantee of funding necessary for this intensive scientific effort.
And a huge thank you to the entire firefighting and first responder communities whose skill, bravery and extraordinary efforts prevented the impacts of the fires from becoming an even greater tragedy.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mile High Jazz Band Presents “September Songs,” An Outdoor Dinner Show
Live Big-band Jazz with Vocalist Jakki Ford
Tuesday, September 14, 6:30 p.m., at Living the Good Life
Mile High Jazz Band will perform “September Songs,” on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It’s an outdoor dinner show at Living the Good Life Bistro, 1480 N. Carson Street in Carson City. The music is free, donations welcome; food and drink can be ordered from the menu. For reservations, text 775-720-5834 before 5:00 p.m. or call 775-841-4663 after 5:00 p.m.
The September 14 event, the fifth of a series of monthly dinner shows Mile High Jazz Band has scheduled at Living the Good Life, includes favorite big-band jazz tunes and features the vocal stylings of Jakki Ford. Pianist and band leader David Bugli said, “Our monthly shows draw a large audience, and every performance is different.” As a tribute to fire evacuees and first responders, the band will play “Moment of Sorrow,” with trumpet solo by Cassidy Robinson and trombone solo by Phil Jerome. Jakki Ford will sing “There’ll be Some Changes Made,” “Just Friends,” and more favorite tunes.
Mile High Jazz Band is supported in part by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development provided additional support through its Nevada Pandemic Emergency Technical Support (PETS) Grant for 2021. For information about the band and activities, see milehighjazz.com.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
3;32pm Report of a traffic crash at Silver Sage and Koontz Lane. No word on injuries.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bijou Theater
Lincoln City
September 29th is the first NATIONAL SILENT MOVIE DAY! The Bijou Theatre of Lincoln City is jumping in and celebrating by presenting the 1923 classic THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME staring Charles Laughton.
Wednesday morning at 11:00am Mack Pimentel, of Pacific City, will be providing the musical (and other) soundtrack on the Bijou’s Might Allen Organ. Mack has played-in the crowds at the Bijou’s Monday and occasional Friday 2:00 shows for the last 15 years. $2 minimum donation goes to the regeneration and enhancement of the Allen Organ.
This is reminiscent of when the Bijou did the WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEATRE ORGAN CLUB in the late 1990’s, which was a monthly silent movie with organ accompaniment and an occasional guest player.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
CC Community Center
2021 Job Fair
(Carson City, NV) – Carson City Health and Human Services along with Carson City Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an upcoming job fair. The event is scheduled for Friday, September 10th from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. for the public. Veterans and disabled will have early access and may enter at 11:30 A.M. The job fair will be held in the large gym at the Carson City Community Center on 851 East William Street, Carson City, Nevada.
Over 50 employers from the following will be in attendance: Manufacturing, Retail, Gaming, Staffing Agencies, Utility Companies, Home Health, Security and more.
Job Seekers should bring an updated resume, dress to impress, and be prepared to fill out applications. Help with interview preparation and resume editing is available through Carson City Health and Human Services. Additional help with resumes and assistance finding free interview clothes is available through Northern Nevada Dream Hire. The program incorporates free work clothing and shoes and any necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). For further information, please contact 775- 443-4090 x 2 or visit the website at www.nndreamcenter.org.
For additional information about the job fair or for interview preparation and resume editing, call 775-283-7579. Additional information about the event is also available at www.gethealthycarsoncity.org and www.facebook.com/CCHHS.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
12:55pm Reports of a gunshot or gunshots outside the the Starbucks on south Carson Street. Witness said the shooter was driving a blue GMC pickup.
1:03pm Arriving law enforcement are checking out the area. There was also a report that the shots were coming from Curry Street to the west. But there is also street upgrades going on on Curry which is making some construction noise.
1:05pm Report of possible gunshot(s) coming from Rhodes and Curry.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
AG Aaron Ford
NV Attorney General
Attorney General Ford Joins a Coalition of 21 Attorneys General in Fighting to Protect Women’s Access to Abortion Services
Carson City, NV – Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Wilson arguing that South Carolina’s pre-viability abortion restrictions harm women’s health care as a whole and a lower court’s ruling blocking the law should be upheld. Additionally, the coalition also argues that the collective impact of numerous states across the country enacting restrictive abortion laws, or eliminating access to abortions, harms health care nationwide.
“Like Texas, South Carolina has directly attacked the constitutional reproductive rights of its residents, who must be allowed to access safe and legal abortions,” said AG Ford. “Women must be allowed to make their own decisions when it comes to their health care and bodily autonomy. Our office will not sit on the sidelines and watch as these shameful attacks on necessary health care continue.”
In February 2021, South Carolina passed the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act that prohibits abortions upon the detection of an embryonic cardiac activity, effectively banning abortion after six weeks. Immediately following the passage of the Act, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic filed suit seeking a temporary injunction, which the federal district court granted.
In their amicus brief, the coalition argues that access to safe and legal abortion is an essential component of women’s health care and restrictive abortion laws, like the South Carolina law, lead to worse health outcomes for women. The coalition also argues that laws banning abortion after the detection of a fetal cardiac activity have harmful spillover effects on miscarriage treatment and other health care needs.
Additionally, AG Ford and his colleagues argue that the restrictions the Act places on women could also threaten residents of neighboring states as well as those states’ health care systems, explaining, “South Carolina’s restrictive abortion laws will cause its citizens to seek abortion care in [neighboring states], potentially straining their health care systems.” The coalition further says, “[g]iven that numerous states across the country have enacted similarly restrictive or more restrictive legislation than South Carolina’s Act…[and] [i]f access to safe and lawful abortions were banned in large geographic portions of the country, it would create vast “abortion deserts” in which access to abortion care may be unobtainable for many people due to the obstacles created by the sheer distance from lawful abortion care.”
In addition to Nevada, other states joining the amicus brief include: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s looking better than earlier in the week…but keep your fingers crossed…
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – Thousands of people who were chased from their homes at the south end of Lake Tahoe by a big wildfire may soon begin returning to their homes as of 3 p.m. Sunday. Fire managers say calmer winds and better weather helped them keep the flames under control over the past few days – keeping the fire at 43% contained. The fire is still a few miles out from the California-Nevada border. Firefighters maintained a “do not pass” fire line which caused visiting the Tahoe Basin mostly impossible. The Labor Day weekend was a big zero.
Luckily no homes have been lost on the eastern side of the fire nearest the lake. But as we all know the big blaze burned hundreds of homes on the west slopes of the Sierra. Only one firefighter lost his life fighting the blaze. The fire is nearly half-contained. But the blaze has destroyed nearly 1,300 homes and other buildings in its march to the east.
Weather scientists say fires are getting bigger and more deadly over the past ten years as Climate Change has made the West far warmer and drier over the past third of a century. And it’s likely to get worse unless the world comes to grips with reality.
There’s been no word on whether residents might be allowed to return home. Fire crews will continue to smother embers and mop up hot spots to make it safe for Tahoe area families to return home around South Lake Tahoe – “in the coming days” they said.
Meanwhile, Douglas County authorities urged residents to stay alert, saying the fire still has the potential to threaten more homes.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Becoming a Lake Tahoe conflagration….
South Lake Tahoe – With forest fires caused by lightning strikes and careless campers as we’ve seen in and around Lake Tahoe, it’s getting through to the state and federal governments that they’re going to have to hire a lot more year-round fire fighters if we are to protect our forests, our homes, recreation areas and our fellow citizens. They’re going to have to take a whole new view of how to better manage and grow more HEALTHY forests as well as to protect them and those who live in and around them.
Scientists have long said that we say we love our trees and the wildlife among them. But when careless campers and powerful guns and thunder storms rise up it’s obliterating our environment. Something must be done. And many government leaders say it’s time to take care of our forests like they’ve always taken care of us.
Here’s the story: Click here.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Carson City School District Invites Evacuated Families in Carson City to Enroll Students
Carson City, Nev. (Sept. 3, 2021) — The ravaging toll of wildfires have caused thousands of residences and families in Lake Tahoe communities to evacuate their homes and be displaced to shelters throughout northern Nevada. The Carson City School District is inviting all evacuated families in Carson City with school-aged children to enroll their students through the McKinney-Vento Students in Transition program.
“If there are any families with school-age children who have been evacuated to Carson City, and they are interested in having their students attend school, please reach out,” said Christie Perkins, McKinney-Vento Liaison and special projects coordinator with the Carson City School District. “The program is designed for all those lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.”
The district is seeking to return a sense of normalcy to the lives of these students and families impacted by the fire, Perkins continued. Students can be enrolled in school immediately, where they can receive free breakfast and lunch, as well as assistance with clothing needs and school supplies. Counselors, peers and other resources are also available to assist.
So far, more than a dozen families have reached out and have been able to enroll their students and attend schools in Carson City. For more information, please contact Christie Perkins, 775-283-1537, cperkins@carson.k12.nv.us or visit the website.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
11:35pm A bicyclist at 5th and Carson has been hit by a car and is lying in the street with people standing around him. Fire-Rescue is enroute.
11:38pm Bicyclist was helped by Good Samaritans and is now out of the roadway. He’s being checked by paramedics.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
From: Carson City School District
Effective Thursday, September 2, 2021, all Carson City School District students, parents, vendors, volunteers, visitors and guests, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear face coverings when indoors and while on school buses. The new requirement comes in response to increased student exclusions from close contacts of some infected students in schools throughout the district.
Per the CDC criteria for close contacts, only those who were within 3 to 6 feet of the infected student would be considered close contacts, if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) wore well-fitting masks. If any infected student was not wearing a mask, then an entire class may need to be excluded from school and quarantined for a 10-day period. Vaccinated students do not need to be excluded or quarantined nor do students wearing masks, sitting more than 3 to 6 feet of the infected student(s).
Since the start of the school year, more than 500 students in the Carson City School District have been excluded from school for up to 10 days due to COVID-19 guidelines for Close Contact Tracing.
“One of our greatest desires is to keep schools open where students can attend in-person,” said Richard Stokes, superintendent for the Carson City School District. “If students wear masks, it greatly decreases the number of students excluded from in-person learning because of ‘close contact’ and quarantine requirements.”
The mask requirement will be set in place throughout the month of September. If the process results in fewer students excluded from school through close contact tracing, it is anticipated the facemask requirement may be lifted by Friday, October 1. The Carson City School Board of Trustees previously approved, in a unanimous vote of 7-0, the district’s reopening plan, July 13, 2021, which recommended but did not require students to wear masks indoors.
Per the District’s Reopening Plan, the temporary use of facemasks may be employed anytime during the school year as part of a multi-layered effort to end a localized outbreak of COVID-19 or one of its variants.
“I am not advocating for this change based on the effectiveness of wearing a face mask to prevent illness,” Stokes continued. “The decision instead is intended to minimize the loss of learning and operational inefficiencies that are occurring when large numbers of students are excluded from school. In this case, the exclusions are coming from close contacts due to exposure to COVID-19.”
The district also re-emphasized the critical role parents play in helping schools remain open for in-person learning. The district continues to plead that parents complete a Daily Self-Screening each morning before school and keep any child home if they experience any cold or flu symptoms.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
2021 Taste of Downtown Postponed to June 2022
Advocates to End Domestic Violence has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 Taste of Downtown due to events currently impacting our community. We always look to the Taste to be a celebration and true community event. When public safety is at risk, due to either air quality or the continued rise of COVID-19 cases, that celebration needs to be postponed to another time. Our vendors, bands and sponsors as well as involved entities have been notified so as to not spend financial or personnel resources on an event that won’t be taking place. Their partnerships and support are crucial to the success of the event and their continued support is always appreciated.
We’re working through all of the logistics required to cancel an event of this size and ask for your patience as our small staff and team of volunteers take the necessary steps to notify everyone involved. If you are a ticket holder, please be on the lookout for an email to the address associated with your online purchase with options. Thank you to everyone who was planning to attend. We are looking forward to being back in 2022. Mark your calendars for June 18, 2022!
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Covid-19 Virus
The Carson City Board of Supervisors tried to get their arms around some alternative uses for the city’s golf course out east of town. There was considerable dialog about the role of the golf course and the role of the city’s treated effluent used to water the course. Those mildly in favor of turning the golf course into something else (new housing?) made the supervisors pause to think things through. But city supervisors reminded everyone that the city’s treated wastewater system is what keeps the treated water flowing and the golf course green. The supervisors made it clear they don’t want to lose the golf course because it has some real potential to make Carson City all the more inviting when out of town tourists enjoy Carson City’s geographical location and small town charm. In the end, the issue was put on the “To Be Continued” category.
And the Supervisors discussed a range of methods to step-up the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations. All across the country there seems to be about 30 to 40% of Americans who STILL don’t want to get vaccinated. So, the year-long campaign to get everyone vaccinated is somewhat stalled. So the Centers for Disease Control are making it easier to take the vaccine distribution “on the road,” using buses and utility vehicles to bring the vaccine to the people rather than the people having to go to small medical clinics, local large medical facilities, schools, etc. Such a wider approach to distributing the vaccine seems to be more effective than any other plan to pump-up the number of Americans who otherwise might not make themselves available to get the shots.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
A high speed pursuit of an old Chevy sedan through neighborhoods in the north area of Carson City was wild and woolly – but pursuing Sheriff’s Deputies finally caught up with him. From the Sheriff’s report the pursuit of the wanted driver was pretty well boxed in – in and around the neighborhood with Hot Springs Road and streets north of College Parkway and then south to Retail Street. Reports say he narrowly missed colliding with vehicles and people riding bicycles. One deputy caught up with the fugitive and rammed the back end the fugitive’s car.
Fugitive Ruben Angel (an adult), was quickly handcuffed and transported to the city jail on charges of Hit and Run, Speeding, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Resisting Arrest, No Registration and No Driver’s License.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Due to continued poor air quality forecasted to remain for the next several days and possibly weeks or months, the Carson City School District will use the U.S. EPA “Air Now” website to determine whether school will be cancelled.
At the beginning of each school day, the superintendent will review the AirNow.gov Air Quality Index (AQI) and the day’s weather forecast. If the AQI is reported at or above 400 by AirNow.gov for the 89701 zip code by 5:30 a.m. and the weather forecast predicts that conditions are not expected to improve, all employees, students and families will be notified that school will be cancelled. Additionally, if the school day begins and the AQI reaches or exceeds 400, school will remain in session for the day and students and staff will remain indoors.
On days where the Air Quality Index (AQI) is “Unhealthy” or above 150 AQI, all outdoor activities including athletics, physical education and recess will be canceled or moved indoors.
The district’s building management system adheres to fresh air standards and has taken steps prior to the start of school to contract with a HVAC specialist to perform a HVAC Readiness and Pre-Occupancy Assessment so that staff, students and families can return to the schools with confidence. This activity has been performed on HVAC, filtration, ventilation and domestic water systems. A final engineering report was produced and summarizes the general recommendations of OSHA, CDC and ASHRAE. Additionally, the district has upgraded air filtrations systems to at least a MERV-13 filter for all air-handling equipment. System filters are changed 3 times per year.
The district feels the safest and best place for students to learn during a scheduled school day is in their desk at school. However, parents are encouraged to use discretion. Students with respiratory or other pre-existing health conditions may necessitate individual adaptation. Additionally, if parents have not already done so, the district is asking them to coordinate any medical related needs with the school nurse.
If at any time parents feel that conditions are unsafe to take or send their student to school, they may keep their child home for the day regardless of the district’s decision to hold school. The schools will support the parent’s decision and work with them to make up any schoolwork or assignments. However, students who do not attend school will be counted as absent.
On days where air quality is unhealthy, school buses will operate with all windows closed. For those concerned about their student(s) waiting outside at a bus stop or walking to school, the district invites families to make arrangements to transport their child(ren) to and from school and avoid the unhealthy conditions as best as possible.
The district also reminds families that if parents DO NOT receive a text, email or phone call or see a banner announcement on the district’s homepage indicating a delayed start or school closure, schools will remain open and in session.
If schools are closed because of a natural disaster, inclement weather, accident or any other extraordinary circumstance, per instruction from the Nevada Department of Education, Smoke Days are not considered “days in school” regardless of the digital ability to provide remote instruction. Consequently, neither teachers nor students are expected to participate in remote learning activities during a canceled school day.
On days where school has been canceled, teachers should not assign homework using virtual means and assignments will not be due until the next regular day of in-person school. Additionally, no student activities, schoolwork or programs will occur, including remote instruction via Pioneer Academy. This includes school-course assignments, homework, afterschool programs and practices. No school services such as transportation, nutrition or student health will be provided.
With any school closure, students and employees should expect an extension of the school year, further extending school days in June. As such, families and employees should not schedule vacations or expect to exit the school year before calendar obligations are met. Click here for more information about school related closures.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Effective Thursday, September 2, 2021, all Carson City School District students, parents, vendors, volunteers, visitors and guests, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear face coverings when indoors and while on school buses. The new requirement comes in response to increased student exclusions from close contacts of some infected students in schools throughout the district.
Per the CDC criteria for close contacts, only those who were within 3 to 6 feet of the infected student would be considered close contacts, if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) wore well-fitting masks. If any infected student was not wearing a mask, then an entire class may need to be excluded from school and quarantined for a 10-day period. Vaccinated students do not need to be excluded or quarantined nor do students wearing masks, sitting more than 3 to 6 feet of the infected student(s).
Since the start of the school year, more than 500 students in the Carson City School District have been excluded from school for up to 10 days due to COVID-19 guidelines for Close Contact Tracing.
“One of our greatest desires is to keep schools open where students can attend in-person,” said Richard Stokes, superintendent for the Carson City School District. “If students wear masks, it greatly decreases the number of students excluded from in-person learning because of ‘close contact’ and quarantine requirements.”
The mask requirement will be set in place throughout the month of September. If the process results in fewer students excluded from school through close contact tracing, it is anticipated the facemask requirement may be lifted by Friday, October 1. The Carson City School Board of Trustees previously approved, in a unanimous vote of 7-0, the district’s reopening plan, July 13, 2021, which recommended but did not require students to wear masks indoors.
Per the District’s Reopening Plan, the temporary use of facemasks may be employed anytime during the school year as part of a multi-layered effort to end a localized outbreak of COVID-19 or one of its variants.
“I am not advocating for this change based on the effectiveness of wearing a face mask to prevent illness,” Stokes continued. “The decision instead is intended to minimize the loss of learning and operational inefficiencies that are occurring when large numbers of students are excluded from school. In this case, the exclusions are coming from close contacts due to exposure to COVID-19.”
The district also re-emphasized the critical role parents play in helping schools remain open for in-person learning. The district continues to plead that parents complete a Daily Self-Screening each morning before school and keep any child home if they experience any cold or flu symptoms.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Attorney General Ford Announces Confirmation of Opioids Manufacture Bankruptcy Plan
Includes Funds to Address Nevada’s Opioids Epidemic
Carson City, NV – Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced his support of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s decision to confirm approval of a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma that will dissolve the opioids manufacturer and maker of Oxycotin. Nevada will receive a portion of the proceeds as part of the bankruptcy settlement plan, which will be used to address the opioid epidemic in the state. The State of Nevada is anticipated to receive an estimated $50 million.
“Nevada will receive much-needed funds as a result of this settlement to help combat the state’s opioid crisis, which has become even worse during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said AG Ford. “This settlement represents only a small portion of what the companies and individuals responsible for creating the opioid epidemic owe. Accordingly, we will continue to pursue litigation in our courts to hold other opioid defendants accountable for their actions and to receive what Nevada needs to fight the devastating effect of opioids on our state and its residents.”
In a lawsuit filed by Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Nevada alleges that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family are primarily responsible for starting the deadly marketing campaign that led to the deaths of thousands of Nevadans. Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy shortly after Nevada filed its complaint in 2019.
While the bankruptcy court has confirmed approval of the bankruptcy settlement plan, it will take time for the bankruptcy trustee to liquidate the assets according to the plan and determine how much money Nevada and other states and creditors will receive. The Office of the Attorney General will be submitting a recent agreement entered into by every county and litigating local government in Nevada to the bankruptcy trustee for anticipated approval.
With bankruptcy trustee approval, the funds will be distributed among the state, counties and litigating cities in a fair and equitable manner as part of the terms of the allocation agreement. The money will be used in evidence-based programs and infrastructure to combat the effects of opioids on the state and its residents.
In the settlement plan, Purdue Pharma agreed to dissolution of the company, and the assets will shift to a new company which will be sold at the end of approximately three years. In addition, the Sackler family, which owned the company since its inception, will contribute approximately $4.3 billion to the total monetary amount and will relinquish control of the company. Purdue will also make several million documents public in a repository as a part of injunctive terms.
The Hon. Robert Drain of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed approval of the plan Wednesday morning.
by carsoncityjournal | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Becoming a Lake Tahoe Fire….
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak declared a state of emergency in response to the ongoing Caldor Fire and the anticipation of the fire crossing from California into the State of Nevada in the coming days.
Declaring a state of emergency ensures resources from the local, state, and federal levels are available to assist as needed during this emergency.
“On behalf of the State of Nevada, I would like to thank all of our brave first responders, local government agencies, and nonprofit entities who continue to go above and beyond to assist our communities during the Caldor Fire,” said Gov. Sisolak. “We will continue to use all our available resources to fight this fire and assist those in need.”
Nevada state agencies continue to work in close coordination with California partners and those at the local and federal level on the Caldor Fire.
Go here for the latest information and resources to those in need.
