By Kathryn Reed Players won’t notice anything different, but those who schedule and pay for the use of fields and tennis courts in South Lake Tahoe are likely to encounter fewer headaches going forward. This is because this month city and Lake Tahoe Unified School District electeds are expected to ratify agreements that put LTUSD […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and is printed with permission. To Gov. Sandoval, If education and workforce development are your priorities, would you start by addressing the Keep Our Bears Wild program and the executive proclamation leading to Bear Logic month that are not being enforced by NDOW? Where is […]
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By Jordan Malter, CNN Money Last year, 17.4 million households struggled to put food on the table. That means 14 perent of households either experienced a reduced quality of diet or disrupted eating patterns at some time during the year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its annual food security report. That percentage is […]
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A $9.9 million grant from the California Federal Lands Access Program will be used to improve 6.5 miles of Donner Pass Road (Old Highway 40) from Interstate 80 to the Truckee. The grant was awarded to Nevada County, though part of the work will be done in Placer County. Upgrades include Class II bicycle lanes, parking […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times After four parched years, most California voters seem to be taking the drought in stride, saying it has had little to no effect on their daily lives. They oppose sacrificing environmental protections to expand water supplies and generally approve of how Gov. Jerry Brown has handled the crisis, according […]
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By Associated Press Federal forecasters upgraded this year’s El Nino to an unusual strong status, but said it’s probably not a record breaker or drought buster. Mike Halpert, deputy director of the federal Climate Prediction Center, said the current worldwide weather shifting event doesn’t match the monster El Nino of 1997-1998, nor is it likely to. With even warmer […]
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The final workshop in the Tahoe Friendly Landscaping series is Sept. 12 at Lake Tahoe Community College in Room B103 from 9am-1pm. Converting Lawn to a Water Wise Landscape the Easy Way will provide hands-on demonstrations on turf removal, sheet mulching, and converting to micro irrigation. There will also be a discussion on different landscape styles […]
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Updated 8:20pm A mandatory evacuation notice has been issued for the town of San Andreas because of the Butte Fire. “Emergency officials are asking the public to adhere to this order and evacuate the area immediately due to rapid and explosive fire conditions,” CalFire officials said in a statement Friday afternoon. The 64,728-acre fire is burning […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested this week on domestic violence, arson and other charges in a case in which the victim told officers her boyfriend had said “we are going to die today.” Officers received a 911 call Sept. 9 at 2pm from a woman saying her boyfriend had physically assaulted her at his […]
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The 4th annual Fall Festival and Chili Cook Off is Sept. 12 from 10am-4pm at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex on Rufus Allen Boulevard. Admission is free. There will be free games and prizes for the kids, and a free door prize ticket for all attendees. Several local nonprofit organizations and public safety entities, South […]
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