Big Turnout for Truckee River Cleanup
In an effort to restore the Truckee River watershed and beautify the community, more than 750 volunteers in Reno-Sparks attended the October 13 Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) Truckee River Cleanup Day. Gathering at 22 local sites to help pick up trash, remove invasive weeds, and stencil storm drains, community members properly disposed of more than 24,000 pounds of … [Read more...]
Run for Education Set for Sunday
For its 13th year in a row, the Education Alliance of Washoe County is getting ready to host the annual Run for Education event to be held at The Outlets at Legends this Sunday. The event kicks off in front of Scheels with opening ceremony events (City of Sparks Mayor Geno Martini will be in attendance) and then the long distance 10k runners take off at 8 a.m. followed by … [Read more...]
Local Student Receives National Honor
Student Bio James is currently a junior at Reed High School. He continues to maintain a 3.85 GPA while playing varsity baseball, varsity tennis and is a member of the Muckdogs travel baseball club. He and his family live in Sparks and are active in the community. James volunteers at the local non-profit Kiwanis Bike Program that help teach bicycle safety and repair donated … [Read more...]
Reno Website, Billboards Raise Questions About Advocacy, Voter Information in Elections
By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent The billboard reads: “A pretty face isn’t enough. Issues matter. Compare, then vote.” Grinning at the side of the text, is a cat with wide yellow eyes. Underneath it is the url: RenoElections.org. More than any other ad from the site, the Cheshire cat-like image has raised eyebrows in the past few weeks. Multiple news outlets have … [Read more...]
‘Southern Fare on the Square’ Event This Weekend in Sparks
The Nugget Casino Resort will be taking over Victorian Square this weekend with Southern food and bluegrass/country/zydeco vibes in its inaugural Southern Fare on the Square event. Much like The Big Easy event that the old Silver Club used to host, the Nugget is celebrating good hearty food and upbeat, danceable music in Victorian Square with bands including the St. … [Read more...]
Flag Ceremony Kicks off Homecoming Week at Sparks High; Hall of Fame Event Friday
As part of Sparks High School Homecoming week, the Sparks High alumni association will be hosting its annual Hall of Fame event on Friday. Former Sparks High principal Carol Dipoali (of which the Dipoali Middle School is named) came up with the idea of creating a Hall of Fame about 18 years ago with the thought that if current students saw former students succeed it would … [Read more...]
Sparks Troop’s Eagle Scout Project Benefits Local Fire Station
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station 17 in Spanish Springs located at 500 Rockwell Drive is finally getting the repairs it needs thanks to Sparks Boy Scout Troop 443 and Bryan Green. Station 17 firefighter and former Eagle Scout Alex Doerr was selling a car and ended up talking about the station’s needs to a potential buyer who was involved with Boy Scout T … [Read more...]