Following the termination of former Sparks’ Fire Chief Mark Lawson late last year, Lawson’s legal team has demanded that the City of Sparks reimburse him for $441,218.83 to allegedly cover lost wages, damage to his reputation, legal fees, health insurance, and unused leave. Lawson didn’t act as the city’s fire chief for very long…after the Sparks City Council approved his … [Read more...]
Officials approve costs for sewer projects
In the midst of a number of storms dropping an unprecedented amount of precipitation in Central California and Northern Nevada, the Sparks City Council approved a number of contracts at its January 9, 2023 meeting that would improve storm drainage and sewage systems throughout the city. In item 9.3 of its agenda, the city council approved a $1,389,007 construction contract … [Read more...]
Historic snowfall greets the new year in Northern Nevada
Northern Nevada region set a daily snowfall record on December 31 by receiving nine inches of total average snowfall along with 2.2 inches of liquid precipitation. The rain preceding the snow made the roads icy and slick, creating unsafe driving conditions and avalanche danger. “It was a pretty intense storm, pretty impactful,” says National Weather Service Forecaster Justin … [Read more...]
Christmas comes to Sparks this weekend with plenty of holiday events on tap
Santa Claus is coming to town this weekend and kids will be able to catch a glimpse of him all around Sparks. The 39 North Pole Village will be lit up December 1-3rd, featuring a free holiday light festival full of thousands of twinkling lights along with holiday shopping booths, activities, entertainment, and more. 39 North Pole Village will be open in Victorian Square Dec. … [Read more...]
Plenty of events on tap this holiday weekend in Sparks
The holiday season is underway with the annual Scheels Turkey Trot happening at the Sparks Marina followed by a day of football and likely lots of eating. It seems like all of holiday décor came out early this year in stores, maybe to encourage shoppers to get their gifts before they sell out or become unavailable like what happened with the supply chain last year. Regardless, … [Read more...]
Ceremony held for official opening of Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza
On a cool, early November afternoon in front of a glassy lake on 300 Howard Drive on the west side of the Sparks Marina, close to a thousand people came out to celebrate the official grand opening of the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza. Eight years in the making, the dream of late Mayor Ron Smith came true with this special statewide commemoration to honor and preserve the … [Read more...]
Wildcreek Golf Course plans include learning center, new driving range
The First Tee of Northern Nevada recently launched its fundraising effort to improve the facilities of Wildcreek Golf Course located on 3500 Sullivan Way, next to the new Hug High School. It shared its architectural renderings for the vision of the project, which includes a two-tiered driving range, new championship nine-hole course, and a learning center. The project to … [Read more...]
Voters to decide city council seats, mayoral race next week in Sparks
Early voting for the 2022 midterms is underway, and in the next two weeks people will have the opportunity to cast their ballots up until General Election Day on November 8. Quite a few federal and statewide offices are up for renewal, such as choosing a representative for the U.S. Senate and Congress representative for District 2 along with who will be our next Governor, … [Read more...]