· El Dorado County’s annual budget hearing has been rescheduled to the regular meeting of Sept. 19. It should begin at 9am in Placerville. · Tahoe’s only Labor Day weekend fireworks show will be at Gar Woods Pier & Grill on Sept. 3 at 8:30pm. · Incline Village Championship Course is the site of the glow […]
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Updated 9:15pm: Douglas County’s senior center in Minden has been set up as an evacuation site for residents of Topaz, Holbrook and Spring Valley who are affected by the Slinkard Fire burning south of Topaz Lake. The 3,000-acre brush fire started Aug. 29 from a lightning strike. There is zero containment on Wednesday evening. “The […]
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By Kathryn Reed A Lake Valley fire captain is lucky to be alive after falling out of a moving truck going at least 25 mph. The firefighter was released from the hospital Aug. 30, but it is not known when he will be back to work. The incident happened Aug. 27 on Highway 50 in […]
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Nevada students are invited to showcase their artistic talents and promote radon awareness by entering the 2018 Nevada Radon Poster Contest. The contest ends Oct. 31. The contest is open to all children ages 9 to 14 enrolled in public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense and home schools. Children can also enter through a […]
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Douglas County is hosting a citizens’ round table on Sept. 19 to discuss an overview of county projects and activities contained in the strategic plan and give citizens an opportunity to learn more about specific projects. It will be from 5:30-7pm at the TRE Community Center in the valley. County staff will engage citizens in […]
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By Mike Moffitt, San Francisco Chronicle Jefferson Davis never set foot in California or Nevada, but two peaks — one in each state — bear the name of the president of the Confederacy. One, the third-highest mountain in Nevada at 12,771 feet high, towers over Great Basin National Park. The other, 444 miles to the […]
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Tahoe Prosperity Center is putting on the inaugural Tahoe Economic Summit this fall, with the theme being Building Community through the Sharing Economy. The goal is to improve Tahoe’s regional economy. The summit will provide opportunities for attendees to learn about the shared economy, and specifically how it impacts housing, entrepreneurship, workforce and jobs. The […]
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Stateline’s gaming revenue dropped 14.76 percent in July, while statewide the numbers dropped 1.73 percent compared to 2016. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday said the state numbers went from $1,015,558,545 to $997,972,643. Table games and sports books are being blamed for the drop. Slot volume increased. North Shore casinos posted a 3.65 percent […]
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By California Department of Fish and Wildlife California agencies combating the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over Labor Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to Eurasia. They multiply quickly, encrust watercraft and infrastructure, alter water quality and the aquatic food web and ultimately […]
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By Kathryn Reed Recreational marijuana won’t be for sale in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 1, but it might be by next fall. The City Council is taking a slow, deliberate approach to implementing Proposition 64, the 2016 statewide initiative legalizing recreational pot. Jurisdictions don’t have to allow sales. The city must allow the personal […]
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