By Amy Alonzo The Nevada Independent Last winter, 32 atmospheric rivers — intense storms that carry moisture from the tropics — blew over California and into Nevada, dropping voluminous snow and rain. The atmospheric rivers brought record snowfall to much of Nevada and a reprieve from three consecutive years of drought. After more than two decades of nearly continuous … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day events in Rail City
February 14th is a day when love is in the air to offset the cold temperatures, and there’s no better time to express your affection than by taking your loved ones out on the town. Here are some fun happenings going on in Sparks to celebrate Saint Valentine: Valentine’s Cards for Seniors Sparks residents Rikki Melanaphy, Jose “Chava” Espana, and Donald Abbott and heading … [Read more...]
Blackbird crash site highlights Nevada’s key role in Cold War era aerospace testing
By Tim Lenard and Joey Lovato The Nevada Independent Almost 60 years after the crash, pieces of the world’s fastest plane still litter the Nevada desert outside of Lovelock. In a nondescript patch of high desert north of Lovelock, nestled between two dry creek beds, the only indication of where a 60-foot impact crater once was is a patch of tall grass standing out … [Read more...]
Nevada primary turnout: More than 100,000 votes cast, mostly by mail
By Sean Golonka The Nevada Independent More than 3,600 Nevadans turned out to vote early on Monday, a majority of whom were Democrats who continue to turn out in greater numbers than Republicans through mail and early voting. So far, nearly 60,000 Democratic voters have cast their ballots — about 90 percent of them by mail — according to the latest data available … [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...]
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...]