Washoe County Health District, partnering with Renown, Community Health Alliance, and other local organizations, are presenting a Family Health Festival this afternoon at Sparks Middle School. The event runs from 3pm until 6 at 2275 18th Street in Sparks.… MORE
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Canstruction is Back at Meadowood Mall
Canstruction 2019 is back at Meadowood Mall, with 12 teams competing, while they help stock the shelves at the Northern Nevada Food Bank with more than 18,000 meals.… MORE
Changes on The Way at The Carson City Airport
Some changes are on the way at the Carson City Airport. They’re working on some goal setting and planning for the future, when it comes to airport infrastructure and the airports role in the local economy. An online survey seeks public input at FlyCarsonCity.com That’s Carson City Airport Manager Ken Moen. He especially encourages airport…… MORE
Galena High School Athletes Circulate Petition Asking to Reinstate Football Coach
Galena High School athletes, unhappy about the dismissal of football coach Hank Roberts, have started a petition drive to urge the school to reinstate him. The district does not routinely discuss personnel issues, and hasn’t offered an explanation for the coach’s firing. Reportedly about 100 athletes have signed the petition. They say no one asked…… MORE
Strong Jobs Report From Nevada DETR
Nevada added 3,800 jobs in January and 53,300 jobs over the past year, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s latest economic report. The 53,300 jobs over last year was the largest annual increase in more than a dozen years. The state’s unemployment rate in January 2019 was unchanged over the month,…… MORE
Nevada Attorney General Pushes Back on Robocalls
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford urged the U.S. Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence or “TRACED” Act, legislation to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing. AG Ford, along with a coalition of 53 other attorneys general, sent a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation supporting…… MORE
Reno-Sparks Home Sales Down, But Prices Still Rising
The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors released its February report on existing home sales. The report listed the median sales price for an existing single family residence in Reno-Sparks in February 2019 at $370,950; no change from February 2018 and a 3 percent increase from January. The median sales price of existing condominium/town homes in Reno-Sparks…… MORE
Are You Ready for Some Softball?
Registration for the City of Sparks adult spring softball league concludes on March 9th. Games will be held one night per week for 10 weeks Monday-Friday, April to June, between 6:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Golden Eagle Regional Park and Shadow Mountain sports complexes. Registration for the adult softball program is held at…… MORE
Nevada A.G.: Online “Quizzes” Are Risky to Your Privacy
Have you ever taken one of those free “Quizzes” on Facebook or other social media? Attorney General Aaron Ford cautions, these quizzes could include links that secretly share the quiz-takers data, or may ask questions similar to common security questions, such as your mother’s maiden name, high school mascot, or street where you grew up.…… MORE
WCSD Superintendent Says She Has no Plans to Resign
Two petitions are circulating to get Washoe County School District Superintendent Traci Davis out of office, but Davis is standing firm, and has no intention of stepping down.… MORE
