The following are highlights from the March 28, 2022, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/Presentations The City Council recognized the appointees to the new Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board: Roberto Castillo, Elvira Diaz, Jarell Green, Rose Meza, A’Keia Sanders, Michael Scherzer, and T Tran. The Board’s meeting schedule will be announced and posted once … [Read more...]
State ends employee COVID testing, rolls back fees for unvaccinated
By Tabitha MuellerThe Nevada Independent Following a move from daily to weekly reporting of COVID-19 data, state officials are lifting a requirement that unvaccinated employees undergo weekly COVID-19 tests, while also eliminating a planned monthly surcharge for state workers who have not received a COVID vaccine. A memo sent to state workers Tuesday announcing the end … [Read more...]
Dear Abby: Stepmom learns of teen’s shocking online activity
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for a little over three years. I have two teen girls, and he has one. They get along for the most part, but lately my 18-year-old, “Lindsay,” and his 17-year-old, “Taylor,” have been clashing. They were brought up very differently, and sometimes it causes waves because I expect more from my girls than he does his daughter. To be … [Read more...]
César Chávez, spinmeisters and hatemongers
If you can read this newspaper, you are lucky. The Reno Gazette-Journal may have just nuked the business in northwestern Nevada. Distribution is make-or-break. The RGJ just killed its Saturday edition. So what? For starters, that means I can’t get the New York Times delivered on Saturday anymore. Apparently a single contractor does the work for everybody. The week it … [Read more...]
National Guard wraps COVID response activation after two years
By Da Yeon EomThe Nevada Independent The Nevada National Guard’s mission to support the state’s COVID response is coming to a close on April 1, exactly two years after it began. Since the peak of activation in April 2020, the Nevada Guard has gradually lowered total personnel conducting COVID-19 operations to prepare local jurisdictions for an eventual handoff on … [Read more...]
Construction on phase two of the Kings Row Project starts April 4
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is planning to begin construction on phase two of the Kings Row Project from Wyoming Avenue to North McCarran Boulevard on Monday, April 4, 2022. The project includes placing new asphalt, replacing failing sidewalks with ADA-compliant sidewalks, restriping bike lanes, and minor utility work. Residents and people … [Read more...]
Secret Sparks: Victorian Ave can’t-miss treasures this spring
Prizes to Find at the Sparks Heritage Museum Anchoring the east end of the Victorian Ave promenade is the heart of Sparks’ momentous history, The Sparks Heritage Museum. Visitors are kindly greeted by a 32 foot statue of single-toothed Last Chance Joe, who guards years of railroad memorabilia including an outdoor train exhibit consisting of a steam locomotive, a cupola … [Read more...]