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...]
For rural papers as old as Nevada itself, a fight for survival in digital age
By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent Nathan Robertson arrives at Ely City Hall looking much like one would expect of the mayor of a remote town near the Great Basin National Park — sandy blond hair, dressed in a hiking vest and carrying a sporty backpack. Though he’s busy with city government work, the fifth-generation resident makes time to talk on a recent … [Read more...]
Washoe County prohibits living in vehicle, obstructing sidewalks, soliciting on roadways
By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent Washoe County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday making it a misdemeanor to camp or live in a vehicle on county-owned properties or public places. The ordinance also prohibits camping within 1,000 feet of the Truckee River, parking oversized vehicles on public property, obstructing uses of public sidewalks or roads, … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council Meeting Highlights
The following are highlights from the March 25, 2024, Sparks City Council Meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Council approved: … [Read more...]
Sparks names new city manager
On Monday, March 25, the Sparks City Council and Mayor Ed Lawson decided to hire Dion Louthan as the community’s next city manager. The city manager position had been open since September of last year when Louthan’s predecessor Neil Krutz was fired because of how he managed the termination of the city’s former fire chief Mark Lawson during his employment. Sparks Police … [Read more...]