Andrew Barbano/Sparks Tribune “L’état, c’est moi” (“I am the state”) - Attributed to Louis XIV, King of France, not long before his date with the guillotine. You know it’s gonna be a bad day when it’s both Monday and you find a letter from the IRS in your mailbox. Could it possibly get worse?Yep.As I opened it, I tried to look on the bright side. Maybe it was a … [Read more...]
Primary Election voting information released
By Kayla Anderson/Sparks TribuneWashoe County voters have started to receive their ballot instructions in the mail for the June 9 Primary Election and due to COVID-19, the process has changed a bit regarding how to vote. New this year, every registered voter will receive an absentee ballot for next month’s Primary in the mail and the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office … [Read more...]
Make Dolores Feemster’s light shine brightly
Andrew Barbano/Sparks Tribune Columnist History and chaos come together at next Tuesday’s closed meeting of the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees.In geologic or astrophysical time, it won’t matter much. For the oppressed, it matters a bunch.After deciding not to vote when they had four of seven votes in favor or re-naming the new Sutro Street technical school for … [Read more...]
What’s next, naked shopping?
Sherman R. Frederick/Battle Born Media, Sparks, Nevada Our governor and his public health advisors like to say they make all pandemic decisions based on science.That’s a fib, of course. What the scientific community doesn't know about COVID-19 far exceeds what it does know, which is exhibited by the wildly varying advice we’ve been given on how to protect yourself from the … [Read more...]
Data shows coronavirus numbers by zip code
By Kayla AndersonSparks TribuneAccording to the City of Sparks Regional Information Update as of Monday, there have been a total of 820 COVID-19 cases in Washoe County. Of those, there have been 278 recoveries, 514 active cases, and 28 deaths. Around 40 people are currently hospitalized and 59 people who tested positive have been discharged. Washoe County also recently released … [Read more...]
Several road projects underway in Sparks
By Kayla AndersonSparks Tribune With less people on the road during the COVID-19 pandemic, local roadway maintenance organizations are able to expedite road construction projects. A few days ago, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced that will begin its preliminary utility surveys in the Spaghetti Bowl between I-580 and I-80. Now through late May, small sections of … [Read more...]
Governor gets a home haircut … from his wife
Gov. Steve Sisolak tweeted pictures of the First Lady giving him a home haircut. The tweet read: The First Lady helped me with an important task: a haircut. We found some online tutorials to help. I am so grateful to all who are Staying Home for Nevada during thGis #COVID19 pandemic and finding creative solutions for things like haircuts. Thank you, Kathy, you’re the best! … [Read more...]
Sparks wholesale food distributors change business models during pandemic
By Kayla AndersonSparks TribuneSince Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued an order for the closure of all nonessential businesses four weeks ago, restaurants, casinos, bars, hotels, and more have had to shutter their doors or shift gears on a dime. And of course, it’s not just those small businesses that are affected- the COVID-19 pandemic has created a rippling effect all the … [Read more...]