The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County, in partnership with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), is seeking public input on the McCarran Boulevard Corridor Study. The community is invited to learn more about the study by visiting a virtual public presentation and taking a brief survey at rtcwashoe. com from March 10 – April 10, 2022. As part … [Read more...]
Law enforcement gathers in Sparks for first annual John Bohach Day
On a sunny spring morning, students, friends, family, city councilmembers, and a multitude of Nevada law enforcement agencies gathered in front of the John C Bohach Elementary School at 1100 Windmill Farms Parkway in Spanish Springs to celebrate the first annual Bohach Day. John Bohach was an officer with the Reno Police Department for 13 years before he was shot and killed … [Read more...]
March 16, 2022
Frederick Column: We’re way beyond puppy-dog’s tails
We have much to worry about these days. The worldwide pandemic featuring a bat virus developed in a shadowy Chinese lab with the possibility of U.S. money involved certainly moved to the top of my “OMG” list in 2022. And, while it is early, another worry comes in the specter of nuclear war in Ukraine. It channels a deep-seated fear for those of us who were told to hide … [Read more...]
First lady touts federal aid money in visit to TMCC
By Jacob Solis and Tabitha MuellerThe Nevada Independent Flanked by state, local and federal officials, first lady Jill Biden stressed community colleges’ role in workforce development during a visit to Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno last Wednesday. Part of a three-day trip touring and speaking at community colleges, community health clinics and local … [Read more...]
Q&A: Why is Nevada requiring meningitis vaccines for 12th graders?
By Rocio HernandezThe Nevada Independent Starting next school year, Nevada students will be required to be vaccinated against the life-threatening disease meningitis before they start 12th grade – an expansion of a vaccine requirement that already applies to rising seventh graders. This requirement, which goes into effect after June 30, 2022, applies to all public, … [Read more...]
For Nevada music therapist, rhythm and melody are tools of healing
By Tim LenardThe Nevada Independent Elizabeth Lenz has been working at the pediatric ICU of Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno since she started working for Note-Able Music Therapy Services three years ago. For two hours, three days a week, she brings her Radio Flyer wagon full of musical instruments into patients’ rooms and offers them a chance to bang a drum or sing … [Read more...]
Old is new: Incarcerating the homeless could work
After decades, and hundreds of millions of dollars down the drain, our touchy-feely neighbors in California are now talking about a “new” solution to chronic homelessness. Although leaders there shroud the concept in euphemistic language, it is actually a very old idea: Incarceration. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he is calling for the mentally ill and drug … [Read more...]