The following are highlights from the January 22, City Council meeting. Announcements/ Presentations Council approved: City Council held public meetings and approved: … [Read more...]
Hope Squad empowers students to help peers who are contemplating suicide
By Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent Compassionate students at six Washoe County schools are being recruited to give hope and support to their peers who are struggling with suicidal thoughts. Washoe County is the latest Nevada school district to bring the Hope Squad program to its campuses. The program trains students on how to spot the warning signs of suicide, … [Read more...]
Local government incumbents seeking re-election in Reno, Sparks and Washoe lead in fundraising
By Carly Sauvageau The Nevada Independent In most of the major council and commission seats in the Reno-Sparks area, the incumbent is seeking re-election in 2024. And almost without fail, the incumbent outraised any challengers last calendar year. Though official candidate filings do not occur until March, candidates for local government offices have already begun … [Read more...]
Officials break ground on Sparks affordable housing complex
The Reno Housing Authority (RHA) along with city and state officials celebrated breaking ground on the new Railyard Flats, a 15-unit affordable housing complex in the middle of downtown Sparks on 10th Street on Jan. 17. Standing at a podium in front of what will soon be the Railroad Flats parking lot, several city, county, and state officials shared what this project means … [Read more...]
Sparks mayor delivers State of the City address to packed house
It was a packed house the morning of January 22 at the Sparks Legislative Building on 4th Street as people gathered for Mayor Ed Lawson’s annual State of the City Address. In the hour-long special meeting attended by the city council, Sparks municipal judges, the city attorney, county/state officials, Lawson’s family, Washoe County School District trustees, and others, the … [Read more...]
Winter storm highlights need for more highway workers
By Tabitha Mueller The Nevada Independent Two days before a winter storm shut down government offices in Northern Nevada, Gov. Joe Lombardo asked if certain licensure requirements could be waived by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to address a shortage of highway maintenance workers who keep roadways clear. The storm that began Wednesday night and left … [Read more...]
Deputy elections official named interim registrar
The Nevada Independent Washoe County commissioners voted 3-2 on Wednesday to appoint Deputy Registrar of Voters Cari-Ann Burgess to the interim registrar role. Commissioners Jeanne Herman and Mike Clark were in opposition. Burgess’ appointment comes after former Registrar Jamie Rodriguez’s resignation on Jan. 2. That was part of a significant wave of turnover in the … [Read more...]
Rosen introduces Washoe county lands bill years in the making
By Gabby Birenbaum The Nevada Independent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a much-anticipated lands bill for Washoe County, opening up new parcels for development in the housing-starved area in a conservation and development compromise mirroring prior Nevada lands bills. The Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act, first requested by Washoe County and the cities … [Read more...]