By Darrell Moody, The Nevada Appeal The recipe for Carson High’s 17th straight win against a Northern Nevada Division I opponent was simple – a big run at the end of the first half and great defense in the second half. Carson used a 7-0 run to gain a nine-point halftime advantage, and then held Reed to 10 second-half points en route to an easy 57-31 win in the opening … [Read more...]
Nevada downs Fresno in overtime
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Cameron Oliver had 20 points and a Mountain West record 24 rebounds and Eric Cooper Jr made three straight free throws in the final minute to seal Nevada's 77-72 overtime win over Fresno State on Saturday night. Fresno State scored seven of the first nine points in the extra period to take a 70-65 lead. But the Wolf pack (15-9, 7-5 Mountain West) responded … [Read more...]
Sparks hospital hosts health fair
The Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks is hosting a community health fair from 7-10 a.m. on Thursday in the main lobby of the hospital. During the fair, community members can receive free or low-cost preventative health screenings and education. The full menu of health screenings is as follows: Blood pressure: free; body fat screening: free; “Ask the Nurse”: … [Read more...]
Residents urged to participate in city of Sparks’ survey
Sparks city officials continue to encourage people to provide feedback in the initial phase of a community outreach effort to help develop the city’s new comprehensive plan. The city wants people by February to provide responses to three open-ended questions. Those responses will be analyzed for common themes and then be used to create more detailed questions for phase two … [Read more...]
Unsafe sleeping conditions cause four infant deaths
Four Washoe County infants died in a recent six-week span because of unsafe sleeping conditions, and officials are spreading the word that these deaths are preventable. The four deaths occurred between Oct. 23 and Dec. 8, 2015, according to a statement from the Washoe County Department of Social Services. Infants under one year of age account for the greatest number of child … [Read more...]
Remembering the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Much has changed since the fatal assassination on April 4, 1968, in the mind of a small 11-year-old boy whose world consisted of his close friends, playing games, exploring, and looking for new adventures. Unaware of the social racial injustice which had engulfed the country, or a young Baptist African American minister who was in the midst of the civil rights movement, the … [Read more...]
Sparks Museum hosts talk on historic places
Have you ever wondered how historical and archaeological sites get defined as historically important? Jim Bertoini of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will present a lecture at the Sparks Museum & Cultural Center on how the National Register of Historic Places originated, how it works, and how the program helps preserve Nevada’s important historic and … [Read more...]
Single-stream recycling carts being delivered to Sparks residents
Waste Management, which has the exclusive contract for residential garbage collection in Sparks, has started delivering 28,500 new curbside single-stream recycling carts to residents. The new carts will allow customers to place all acceptable recyclable materials into a single cart. Waste Management said it expects to complete delivery of the carts by the end of … [Read more...]