University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in partnership with GreenACTnv, will offer a free presentation on how to prepare landscapes to reduce erosion hazards and increase the potential for storm runoff to soak into soils. The workshop is 6pm, June 14 at the Douglas County Cooperative Extension office, 1325 Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville. Presenters include water […]
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By Kathleen Ronayne, AP Three Democratic governors said Thursday they won’t let the U.S. back away from a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite President Trump decision to withdraw from an international pact. “This is an insane move by this president,” Gov. Jerry Brown said, blasting the decision as “deviant behavior from the highest […]
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The legal battle involving the parcel in South Lake Tahoe that houses the medical marijuana collective has reached another stage. On May 31, attorneys for Patty Olson filed paperwork with the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. A bankruptcy judge in Reno dismissed the case because of the medicinal pot shop being a […]
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Douglas County commissioners this week approved contracts with the labor unions. Commissioner Dave Nelson was the lone vote against the raises. The 140-member strong Douglas County Employees Association agreed to a seven-year contract. It reduces the annual merit raise from 0-6 percent to 0-3 percent, and provides a cost of living adjustment based on the […]
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By Nick Exline On June 1, as I watched President Trump announce that his administration would be pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord, I couldn’t help but reflect on President Ronald Reagan’s farewell address to the nation in which he imparted, for the final time as president, his vision that the […]
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Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo’s 4WD Club is having a meet and greet membership drive June 3 from 9am-2pm in the TJ Maxx parking lot in South Lake Tahoe. The nonprofit promotes family recreation, social activities, enjoyment and protection of natural resources. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at Round Table Pizza at the […]
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The investigation into the alleged embezzlement at Lake Tahoe Humane Society escalated this week with officers confiscating potential evidence from the former director’s residence. Niki Congero has been accused by the nonprofit’s board of taking more than $100,000. She has not worked at the Humane Society since being fired March 31. South Lake Tahoe police […]
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By Terra Breeden Summer weather has finally arrived in Lake Tahoe and with it, recreational users are heading to the lake, rivers and beaches to enjoy the water. But this past winter, with its record-breaking snow accumulation, has caused extremely low water temperatures, high water levels and hazards where previously there was none. Users of […]
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Publisher’s note: The following email was sent to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on May 18 from John Litwinovisch, El Dorado County Community Services-Human Services Department director from 1982-2007. Dear members of the board, Three years ago I sent your board a message regarding our county’s senior services. In light of current fiscal […]
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To the community, Re: Seniors get shaft in EDC budget (Opinion, June 1, 2017), the following misleading information presented as fact must be put right. Paragraph 1: “…..a program that is funded about 65 percent by the county, and by about 35 percent private donations and a small federal government grant.” Clarification: Senior Legal receives […]
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