The Nevada Independent Two internal and three external candidates are among the five finalists being considered for the vacant Washoe County School District superintendent position. The finalists announced Monday include the district’s Chief Continuous Improvement Officer Joe Ernst and Chief Academic Officer Troy Parks. The external finalists are Charles McNulty, the … [Read more...]
Glitches in new simplified financial aid application creates headaches at Nevada colleges
By Rocio Hernandez and Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent Geoffrey Green, the manager of financial aid and scholarships at UNR, sits at a table outside the university’s student union on a chilly April morning, ready to talk with students for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Week of Action. It hasn’t all been rosy this time around. An attempt to make … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council meeting highlights
The following are highlights from the April 8, 2024, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Mayor Ed Lawson proclaimed the following: Council approved: Public Hearing Planning and Zoning … [Read more...]
City relocates 42 trees
In anticipation of an future project to widen Sparks Blvd., the City of Sparks will relocate approximately 42 trees to various local parks in the Sparks area. On Monday, April 8, crews began relocating trees along Sparks Blvd. north and south of O’Callaghan Drive between Baring Blvd. and Prater Way. The trees will be moved to several Sparks parks including Shelly Park, … [Read more...]
Cap and gown money
The Sparks High School Alumni Association raised $13,790 at its 22nd annual Christmas this past December to go towards Sparks High School. The group presented Principal Waddell a $9,000 check that will purchase caps and gowns for EVERY Railroader that is graduating in 2024 from Sparks High School. From left, Board members: Joe Riley, Tracy Kingsley-Bidart, Rikki Melanaphy, … [Read more...]
Reno’s Sky Tavern to add lighting for night skiing
The Nevada Independent Sky Tavern Junior Ski Resort earlier this month received approval from the Washoe County Board of Adjustment to install lights for night skiing at the Northern Nevada facility. Sky Tavern is a nonprofit training facility that serves area youth and high school teams. The resort will be able to operate the lights, which will be mounted on … [Read more...]
City helping those affected by March 29 critical incident
On March 29, an altercation with a man that began in Reno ended in a standoff and shootout near Greenbrae Drive and Rock Boulevard in Sparks resulted in three officers shot and the suspect dead. The incident has left the city rattled and damaged the homes of three residents. “We really don’t see these kinds of things happening in Sparks, this is a quiet, working-class … [Read more...]
Thanks to ‘Miracle March,’ Nevada’s snowpack again above normal
By Amy Alonzo The Nevada Independent An early spring storm over the Easter weekend helped push Nevada’s statewide snowpack levels to above normal for the second consecutive winter. As of April 1, all Nevada’s major hydrologic basins from the Lake Tahoe Basin in the west to the Humboldt Basin in the east were at or well above median peak snow water amounts. The … [Read more...]