Bona Fide Books in Meyers has two events coming up this month. The first is the Correspondence Club on Jan. 8 at 6pm. The focus will be mail art, creating correspondence using everyday items. This art form is an artistic movement centered on sending small scale works, interesting/fun inclusions, and unique mailings through the […]
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Preliminary data shows that 303 traffic fatalities occurred on Nevada roads in 2017, down from approximately 330 deaths the previous year. The decline in traffic fatalities marks the first time since 2013 that traffic fatalities were less than the previous year in Nevada. Total year-end traffic deaths could be adjusted based on ongoing traffic crash […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry is soliciting pre-proposals for two competitive grant program areas – landscape scale restoration and state fire assistance. Nevada’s urban and rural ecosystems are continuously threatened by invasions of non-native species, vegetation diseases, development disturbances, unsustainable management, and destructive natural events such as floods and wildfires. This funding opportunity is made […]
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By Bill Syrett, The Conversation The Blue Hill Observatory, a few miles south of Boston, recorded the deepest snow cover in its 130-year history a couple of years ago, an incredible 46 inches. In February 2015, Bangor, Maine tied its record for deepest snow at 53 inches. Mountainous locations will sometimes see triple-digit snow depths. […]
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· Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Advisory Planning Commission will have a public hearing on the Meyers Area Plan on Jan. 10. The meeting begins at 9:30am at TRPA’s office in Stateline. TRPA’s Regional Plan Implementation Committee will have a public hearing on the plan Jan. 24 at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. TRPA’s Governing Board will consider […]
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Washoe County and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency are working to streamline project permitting for their customers. People working on projects in the Washoe County portion of the Tahoe basin must now submit requests directly to TRPA planners. Washoe County will continue to issue building permits and to provide the standard project review required under […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Late fall was an unfortunate time for Bob, a Bernese Mountain dog. He didn’t know that big danger prowled as he cavorted near the golf course close to his family’s home at Schaffer’s Mill in Truckee. Bob was less than a year old when he happened upon, and ingested, zinc phosphide, […]
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By Larry Weitzman As to where the county continues to bury its head, you can decide for yourself as the El Dorado Superior Court issued its final ruling on the $33 million plus case of Austin v. El Dorado County, et al. I previously wrote that a tentative ruling was issued by the court on […]
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By Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post TULSA, Okla. — Tom Coomer has retired twice: once when he was 65, and then several years ago. Each time he realized that with just a Social Security check, “You can hardly make it these days.” So here he is at 79, working full time at Walmart. During each […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Wild horse advocates want Nevada to reverse a decision they say puts free range horses between Reno and Carson City in grave danger. More than a dozen gathered in front of the state capitol building Wednesday to call on Gov. Brian Sandoval to intervene. Protestors want the state to reverse a […]
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