Sparks police and fire departments come together for Holiday with a Hero event Last Wednesday, December 8, volunteers from the Sparks Fire and Sparks Police departments gave local kids a Christmas to remember by treating them to a shopping spree at Target at the Legends Outlet in Sparks as part of its annual Holiday with a Hero event. Thanks to the Nugget Casino Resort, … [Read more...]
Ways to stay safe, have fun and give back this Turkey Day in Sparks
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to take it easy, maybe watch some football, and spend the day with your favorite people. It’s also about food, fun, giving back, and fire safety…if you have a deep fryer. Here are a few things to keep in mind when going into this year’s turkey day: Take Caution When Using a Deep Fryer, Fires Can Light Up Quickly We’ve all heard it before…a … [Read more...]
Reinvented Oddie District to open in fall of 2022
As part of Oddie Boulevard’s transformation, The Oddie District is also continuing to convert a former Lowe’s home improvement center into a 155,000-sq.-ft. coworking/makerspace with The Generator at the helm. Called The Innovation Collective, this collaborative workplace will also include a 300-seat food and beverage/biergarten court and a black box theater along with its … [Read more...]
Masks return to Washoe as COVID variant surges
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune Last week, the Biden administration announced that due to the rise in new Covid cases -- most notably from the delta variant -- that it was going to take a hard stance on reinstating the mask mandate for those vaccinated and unvaccinated in counties where there is a high Covid-19 transmission rate. Employees at federal agencies will be … [Read more...]
Sparks High soccer coach honored by Elks
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune The Sparks Elks Lodge #2397 recently named Sparks High School alumni Jose “Chava” Espana its Citizen of the Year award following a multitude of recommendations from his fellow Railroaders, former bosses, co-workers, and young men who he has coached soccer for. Nominated by Sparks City Councilman Donald Abbott, Espana modestly … [Read more...]
Some Washoe County students return to class on hybrid schedule
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune At its last Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting, WCSD elected officials voted to allow secondary/middle and high school students to return to a hybrid learning model beginning January 19. Following its recent approval, WCSD Superintendent Dr. Kristen McNeill said in a January 15 media briefing, “Students are anxious to … [Read more...]
Middle and high school students moved to distance learning
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune In the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees meeting preceding Thanksgiving, the trustees voted to move middle and high school students to a full distance learning plan citing lack of community resources to help mitigate the spread of Covid-19. School officials are saying that lack of contact tracers, testing process, and … [Read more...]
Real estate market still booming in Reno/Sparks
By Kayla Anderson Sparks Tribune The Reno/Sparks real estate market is still booming, even as we go into winter. People are still fleeing major cities to settle down in less dense areas and even homebuilders are selling brand new houses for higher prices. According to the Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors (RSAR), in September the median price for a … [Read more...]