Keith Swanson has been named Barton Health’s doctor of the year. Each year, hundreds of Barton team members cast their vote to nominate a favorite physician in honor of National Doctor’s Day, which was March 29. Swanson has practiced orthopedic surgery in Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley since 1979. He is a founding member of […]
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An Elk Grove man died Thursday snowmobiling near Spooner Summit. Thomas Korves, 56, was found deceased beneath his sled. Douglas County investigators said, “Thomas had been attempting to ride up a steep hill when he turned at an angle, causing the snowmobile to flip and pin him underneath.” He and a friend had been riding […]
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By Arthur Kane, Las Vegas Review-Journal Cryptocurrency promises benefits for Nevada’s most regulated industries — marijuana and gaming. Proponents say bitcoin’s blockchain technology could help marijuana businesses track sales and inventory, and bitcoin helps big gamblers export their money from countries that limit the movement of cash. But nearly a decade after bitcoin was created, […]
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Douglas Raymond Rousse, 67, passed away on March 10, 2018, at his home in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Born in Detroit on May 11, 1950, he was the son of Darcy Raymond Rousse and Yvonne Charlotte Labadie Rousse. He graduated from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich.. He served in the U.S. Air Force from […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun Open a pack of convenience store gummy candies and it’s hard not to grab a handful at a time to satisfy your craving. But doing the same for a tube of marijuana gummy candies could leave users on the floor. Marijuana edibles have quickly become a hot seller in […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe will honor its local winter sports athletes with a celebration at their home mountain on April 7. Jamie Anderson, Maddie Bowman, Hannah Teter and Kyle Smaine had success in the competitive year including bringing home Olympic gold and silver medals, world championship titles and X Games gold. The celebration will take place on the […]
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By Frederick A. Steinmann, Reno Gazette-Journal During the region’s last drought from 2015 to 2017, area lakes and reservoirs nearly ran dry; ski seasons started late and ended early; hotel rooms in the Lake Tahoe and Reno-Sparks areas remained vacant; and farmers and ranchers saw their crop yields and herd levels plummet. While the region’s […]
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· The season is about to begin at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club. Go online to become a member. · South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue Marine Boat 17 will be christened April 2 at 1:30pm at the Tahoe Keys Marina. · Mt. Rose ski resort plans to stay open until April 29. · Steel Pulse, Mike […]
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By Kathryn Reed It will take the will of community members to make the Lake Tahoe Humane Society relevant, solvent and functioning without a cloud of distrust. Today it is teetering on becoming just a memory. A handful of people gathered Thursday at the South Lake Tahoe office of the 51-year-old nonprofit, begging the board […]
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By Lyndsey Gilpin, High Country News Before the #MeToo movement took off on social media, before it was common knowledge that members of the Trump administration — including the president himself — had been accused of sexual misconduct, before male media moguls, Hollywood actors and executives, an Olympic coach, comedians, editors, professors, business leaders and […]
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