On the morning of November 20, 2023, Washoe County School District Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield announced that she was leaving the District. She submitted her letter of resignation on November 15, but it was short and sweet, simply stating that she was submitting her 90-day notice to “pursue other opportunities”. This came as quite a shock to the Board of Trustees, who … [Read more...]
As Nevada farmers retire, few taking their place as number of farms continues to shrink
By Amy Alonzo The Nevada Independent For more than 50 years, Rick and B. Ann Lattin operated Lattin Farms in Fallon, a 400-acre farm that started in 1909. But this year, the Lattins, both in their late 70s, laid down their tools, leased their land and stepped back from agricultural production. Their retirement marks the end of an era for the Fallon agricultural … [Read more...]
Low-level helicopter flights to image geology in Washoe County, Western Nevada
Low-level helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in western Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will begin in Nov 2023 and is to be completed by April 2024, weather, wildlife and wildfire restrictions permitting. Flights will cover an area of more than 15,000 square miles (39,000 square kilometers) and will include areas … [Read more...]
Reed alum and professional basketball star Gabby Williams gets Nike mural at school
Reed High School recently honored alum and sports superstar Gabby Williams with a large mural outside of the school. Gabby Williams graduated from Reed in 2013 and went on to play on championship basketball teams in college at UConn (she now plays on the Seattle Storm in the WNBA) and won a bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. While in high school, Williams was also … [Read more...]
Audit: Northern Nevada veterans home plagued by contract violations, financial errors
By Eric Neugeboren The Nevada Independent The company managing the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home has not been transparent about its finances and violated certain contract requirements, according to a state audit released Thursday. The findings were presented during a Thursday meeting of the state’s Executive Branch Audit Committee, a panel of state officials … [Read more...]
Honor our Veterans at the memorial plaza this Veterans Day
If you are looking for a way to honor our country’s fallen soldiers this Veterans Day, then consider heading over to the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza (NVMP) at the Sparks Marina for an immersive, commemorative experience. In 2014, late Sparks mayor and U.S. Navy veteran Ron Smith had the idea to build the NVMP, with a mission to create a space that preserves and honors the … [Read more...]
Sparks Library introduces new Zoom ROOM
The covid pandemic changed how and where we work, judging from the surge of remote workers across the country. Even though many offices have opened back up again, many people are still on a hybrid or fully flexible/remote schedule. However, distractions at home can make it hard to get any real work done (or have a quiet place to get on a Zoom or conference call) and coworking … [Read more...]
Washoe County School Board approves 20 percent raises for teachers, police
By Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent Washoe County teachers and school police will likely receive raises of about 20 percent as part of two-year bargaining agreements approved unanimously Tuesday by the Washoe County School Board. Under the agreement with the Washoe Education Association, the union that represents the district’s nearly 4,000 licensed educators, … [Read more...]