At the Spanish Springs Citizens Advisory Board meeting in early September, residents spoke up in public comment about problems with people speeding on Dolores Drive, a popular roadway/ neighborhood off Pyramid Highway. “I’m concerned about the amount of traffic calming measures on Dolores Drive,” says Spanish Springs resident Camelita Holtom. She says that almost every day- … [Read more...]
Sparks Resident Named Nevada’s Veteran of the Month
Linda Dickinson of Sparks strongly believes in service and helping her fellow veterans. Dickinson served in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War era, and most recently, she presided over Sierra Nevada chapter 989 of the Vietnam Veterans of America as commander for four years. The Nevada Department of Veterans Services named Dickinson as its September … [Read more...]
Summer Snow in Sierra; High Winds Damage Plane Near Reno
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — A strong Sierra cold front packing winds gusting up to 50 mph (80 kph) dropped the first snow of the season Monday in the mountains along the California-Nevada line and damaged a small airplane that was blown off the runway at an airport north of Reno. California transportation officials posted a photo on the Caltrans District 3 … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloons Take Over the Northern Nevada skies
At 6 a.m. on an early September weekday morning, a group of people were gathered at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park going through a pilots’ meeting. Hot air balloons from around the world were in Reno to fly above the city last weekend. Members of the media were whisked away to different balloons and helped the aeronauts and the pilots blow up the balloon. Fortunately for … [Read more...]
Interim WCSD Superintendent Working with Community to Improve Schools
This past July, a lot of moving and shaking happened within the Washoe County School District (WCSD) after the Board of Trustees voted to terminate superintendent Traci Davis’ employment. Since then, the board has been busy searching for a replacement as well as taken steps to improve the stability and morale between the parents, teachers, community and upper management. … [Read more...]
Short-Term Rentals on the Rise in Washoe County
This summer has been busier than ever with short-term rental housing options springing up all over Washoe County from Incline Village to Spanish Springs and vacationers flocking to Northern Nevada to take advantage of them. Only in the last few years have these grown more popular with the advent of Airbnb, VRBO, and even MSNBC’s new show Cash Pad. However, in Washoe County … [Read more...]
Sparks Mayor Delivers State of the City Address
On a beautiful sunny morning, the Sparks Legislative Building on 431 Prater Way was filled with local and state government entities including representatives from Senator Cortez Masto office, Congressman Mark Amodei’s office, the RSCVA, Washoe County, Sparks City Council, city staff, and other supporters of Sparks Mayor Ron Smith. After briefly acknowledging the audience, … [Read more...]
Rib Cook-off Returns for 31st Year this Week
Labor Day Weekend snuck up on us and what better way to celebrate than to head down to Victorian Square to listen to live music and sample a variety of the best smoked ribs in the Western United States. For its 31st year in a row, rib cookers from all over come to compete for more than $20,000 in prize money and more importantly, the bragging rights. From today (August 28) … [Read more...]