A more diverse sewer board is about to represent Douglas County at the lake. The Legislature at the county’s urging abolished Douglas County Sewer District No. 1 effective Oct. 1. In its place is the Douglas County Lake Tahoe Sewer Authority. Members include: county Commissioner Nancy McDermid, Wesley Rice from Round Hill water district, Darya […]
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Zumba is one of 10 adorable kittens at the shelter right now. They are all different colors — orange, gray, calico, tabby, black , white — you have your choice of your favorite color. Both males and females. All are spayed/neutered, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. They are at the El Dorado County Animal […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s relationship with marijuana is about to be redefined. The City Council has scheduled a special workshop for Aug. 29. Medicinal and recreational pot will be on the agenda. “We need to vet out what we think best management practices are,” City Attorney Tom Watson said. “There are potentially significant […]
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By Larry Weitzman California is a great place to live. Hundreds of miles of grand, majestic mountains and picturesque beaches sandwich a central valley that has proven to be the fruit and vegetable basket of the United States. When you couple that with about the best, most temperate and diverse climate in the world (it […]
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The future of the former Kingsbury Middle School site in Stateline is the topic of a special school board meeting on Monday. Douglas County School District board members on July 24 at 4:30pm are meeting in Minden to discuss extending escrow. Cave Rock resident Patrick Taylor wants to turn the 22-plus acre site into affordable […]
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By Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press Last winter, the U.S. tourism industry fretted that Trump administration policies might lead to a “Trump slump” in travel. But those fears may have been premature. International arrivals and travel-related spending are up in 2017 compared with the same period in 2016. There might even be a “Trump bump,” […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife wants the public’s input on a proposal to list the foothill yellow-legged frog as a threatened species. The frog inhabits lower elevation creeks, streams and rivers throughout Sierra and other parts of the state. They can be found in a variety of habitat types such as chaparral, oak […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Brian Sandoval is having a good year. Nevada’s Republican governor has seen his national profile grow in prominence, highlighted by his role influencing Sen. Dean Heller on the health care debate, and his new role as chairman of the National Governors Association. Last month, Sandoval […]
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By Tony Berendsen “The contemplation of celestial things will make a man both speak and think more sublimely and magnificently when he descends to human affairs.” — Cicero (106BC-43BC) Our view of the cosmos is hidden by the light scattering of the sun during the daylight hours causing the illusion of a blue sky celling. […]
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By Richard N. Velotta Las Vegas Review-Journal Shareholders of two Caesars Entertainment operating companies will gather Tuesday at Caesars Palace for a pair of meetings that are expected to be brief but are critical to the resort giant’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after 2½ years. Stock owners for Caesars Entertainment Corp. and […]
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