Backers say Las Vegas high-speed rail finally on track after decades of disappointment
By Gabby Birenbaum The Nevada Independent Almost every Sunday evening for the past two decades, thousands of tourists from Southern California have sat in their cars in a slow-moving, 17-mile traffic backup on I-15 on their way back from a Las Vegas weekend, and said to themselves, “There has to be a better way.” At various points over that twenty-year period, a … [Read more...]
May 10, 2023
Tribal community pushing for funding to replace school in ‘unacceptable’ condition
By Tabitha Mueller and Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent Owyhee Combined School Vice Principal Lynn Manning-John stood on the Nevada Capitol lawn Thursday in front of her students — her “babies” — from the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in northeastern Nevada, a community she grew up in and returned to after attending an East Coast college. The students, many … [Read more...]
Second deadline wraps with few bills dying
By Sean Golonka and David Solis The Nevada Independent Ten bills. That’s how many failed to advance on Tuesday past the second major bill passage deadline of the 120-day session. It was a far cry from the first committee passage deadline, which saw nearly 240 bills killed. That was not a surprise, as the Democratic majorities in the Assembly and Senate would be … [Read more...]
May 3, 2023
Robert “Angelo” Togliatti
Robert “Angelo” Togliatti died on March 31, 2023 at his home in Reno, Nevada at the age of 82. He was born in Powhatan Point, Ohio to Theodore and Angelina (Severini) Togliatti. Angelo was preceded in death by his brothers Ted and Albert Togliatti; Sisters Madeline (Keller) Togliatti, Ida (Brubaker) Togliatti; and nephews Larry Keller and Shawn Brubaker. He is survived by … [Read more...]
Kenneth Ronald Mitcham
Kenneth Ronald Mitcham 85 a resident of Sparks, NV, Passed away on March 7, 2023. Ken was born on September 29, 1937, in Vancouver, WA. the 8th of 10 children of Ralph and Clara Mitcham. After graduating from high school in Vancouver, WA. Ken enlisted the Army and was stationed in South Korea. After his honorable discharge, Ken settled in Napa, CA and on December 30, … [Read more...]