By Amy Joi O’Donoghue, Deserest News SALT LAKE CITY — Some quiet time in the great outdoors in a portion of Utah delivered a sizeable chunk of change to local economies, with an estimated $17 million in impacts logged in one year alone. A first-ever study devoted to an exclusive analysis of “quiet recreational activities,” […]
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· Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · Three new species of toads have been discovered living in Nevada’s Great Basin in an expansive survey of the 190,000 square mile ancient lake bottom. · The South Lake Tahoe Recreation JPA will meet July 28 at 9am at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Record gross gaming revenue at casinos operated by the nation’s Indian tribes in 2016 has been an economic success story for tribes but has altered the landscape in Reno and Laughlin, two Nevada destinations most affected by the competition. But an expert at UNLV’s International Gaming Institute […]
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El Dorado County roads will be benefiting from state money. The California State Transportation Agency and Caltrans have money through the passage of the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1) that was recently passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor. Construction will begin this summer on 13 pavement projects […]
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Since the July 4 weekend, the pedestrian-activated crossing lights on Highway 89 at Camp Richardson were covered and deactivated following complaints of traffic delays. Motorists were confused as the dark signals would start with a single flashing yellow to two alternating flashing red, and then solid red, then dark. This was instead of the familiar […]
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By Susan Wood CARSON CITY – Americans love the open road. That sentiment is not reserved to travel on four wheels – as evidenced July 22 in Nevada’s capital city to commemorate the completion of the last leg of the Interstate 580 Carson City Freeway. Travelers of all sorts and all ages took the invitation […]
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By Brian Richardt By proclamation of the Board of Supervisors, El Dorado County celebrated probation services July 17-21. As the chief probation officer in El Dorado County, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on the critical work probation does in our criminal justice system and say thank you to all the men […]
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By Devon O’Neil, Outside Among the countless peaks around the world that have yet to be skied, one stands alone in prestige and allure: the 28,251-foot K2. The reasons it remains unskied are many—fatal exposure on much of the route, notoriously harsh weather, an oxygen shortage—but they do not include a lack of interest. Over […]
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By Patricia R. Olsen, New York Times Janel Johnson, 39, is a botanist with the Nevada Natural Heritage Program in Carson City. “We’re part of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. My group collects information about rare plants and animals in the Great Basin and Mojave deserts. I identify potential plant habitats on […]
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By Michelle Robertson, San Francisco Chronicle When asking seasoned miners about this year’s so-called gold rush in Northern California, it can be a challenge to obtain trustworthy information. “People who are smart don’t advertise what they’ve found,” said Bob Van Camp, better known as “Digger Bob.” “If you’re finding nuggets in an area, you […]
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