The following are highlights from the September 11, 2023, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Mayor Lawson recognized Fallen Fire Fighters Rick Feldman and Mike Foster’s service and sacrifice to the community, critical role in saving lives, protecting property and the environment, and tireless dedication to duty and supported adding their names to … [Read more...]
September 13, 2023
September 06, 2023
Nevada prison officials say they’ll increase portion sizes amid complaints of inmate hunger
By Naoka Foreman The Nevada Independent Nevada officials said Wednesday that they will increase food portions in prisons amid concerns that dietary changes implemented in 2019 were causing health problems and testimony that some inmates are resorting to eating “toothpaste tacos,” or toothpaste sandwiched in between toilet paper, salt packages and antacids to soothe hunger … [Read more...]
August 30, 2023
Renate M Neumann
“Hummingbird” Born in a small village in southern Germany in 1939, Renate Renk Neumann of Reno passed away a few days following her 84th birthday, of Parkinson’s Disease. Her father, a test pilot, was killed in a plane crash when she was four years old. Her mother, an educator, raised Renate and her brother to adulthood in war-torn Germany. Upon completing high Renate … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council Meeting Highlights
The following are highlights from the August 28, 2023, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Council approved: Public Hearings … [Read more...]
Annual homeless census shows increases across state, full picture incomplete
By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent Every year, volunteers in Clark and Washoe counties, as well as rural areas, gather before dawn and drive down every street of their communities, counting the number of people experiencing homelessness. The point-in-time count is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of annual data-gathering … [Read more...]