The following are highlights from the October 23, 2023, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Applications for these vacancies can be found at www.cityofsparks.us/getinvolved. Council approved: … [Read more...]
October 25, 2023
As Congress moves forward on cannabis banking, NV industry cautiously optimistic
By Gabby Birenbaum The Nevada Independent When Brandon Wiegand first started working in the Nevada cannabis industry nearly a decade ago, everything was done in cash. “We were running cash payroll,” said Wiegand, now the president of the Nevada Cannabis Association (NCA) and chief commercial officer at Jardín Premium Cannabis Dispensary. “We were doing cash vendor … [Read more...]
New karma box located at Larry D. Johnson Community Center
The City of Sparks will celebrate the installation of a new Karma Box at the Larry D. Johnson Community Center on Thursday, October 19 at 1:30 p.m. The Karma Box, built by the Nevada Kids Foundation, will be solely focused on providing essential items for youth. “We believe that by working together with other nonprofits and organizations in the area, we can maximize our … [Read more...]
Reno Democratic Assemblywoman Sarah Peters will not run for re-election
The Nevada Independent Assemblywoman Sarah Peters (D-Reno) announced Monday she would not be running for re-election in 2024, citing a desire to spend more time with her family and friends. First elected in 2018, Peters was part of the historic first majority-woman legislature in the country and made history as Nevada’s first openly pansexual state lawmaker. At the time, … [Read more...]
October 18, 2023
More than a third of Nevada students chronically absent, continuing pandemic-era trend
By Eric Neugeboren and Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent Ignacio Prado has noticed a change at Futuro Academy in East Las Vegas ever since the pandemic: More parents are keeping their kids at home if they are sick. It’s a factor that Prado, the K-5 charter school’s executive director, says is contributing to the school’s absenteeism rates, which decreased in the … [Read more...]
It’s official: Reno’s not a football town anymore
By David Colborne The Nevada Independent There are two truths longtime residents of Reno will largely agree upon. The first truth longtime residents will agree upon is that, if Reno has a primary sports allegiance, it’s to the University of Nevada, Reno’s football team (The Nevada Independent isn’t sports media so I’ll be using the university’s preferred appellation … [Read more...]