By Kathryn Reed Those who were betting against Megan Guarnier lost in a big way on Thursday. The defending Amgen Tour of California women’s champion collected three jerseys in the opening stage. The 31-year-old’s voice cracked on May 11 when she spoke to the crowd at Heavenly Mountain Resort about what the day meant to […]
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It’s been a costly winter for the Nevada Department of Transportation because of all the damage to roads, and the work isn’t even done. The emergency work for Kingsbury Grade totaled $750,000. That was for the sinkhole that formed in December. More work is being done on that stretch from the top of Daggett Summit […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry Washoe State Tree Nursery in Washoe Valley is open now through mid-October. The Nevada Nursery Program’s mission is to assist landowners by providing plant material suitable for conservation uses such as, but not limited to, windbreaks, soil erosion control, water conservation and wildlife habitat. Plants purchased at the Washoe State […]
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By Katy Murphy, Bay Area News Group SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday unveiled a revised $124 billion general fund budget proposal that restored funding to child care subsidies and other social services, but does not include new money for key legislative priorities such as the Middle Class Scholarship or affordable housing. The governor […]
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Truckee native Travis Ganong is now director of snow sports for Squaw Valley Academy. As the leading American downhill skier on the Audi FIS World Cup tour, Ganong’s eyes are set on representing the country again in South Korea for the 2018 Olympics as well as at Beijing’s 2022 Olympi Starting in the 2017-18 academic […]
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By Francis Xavier, Unofficial Networks If you live in a mountain town deemed desirable for tourism you may have noticed a revolution in the housing market over the last few years….its called AirBnB. If you’re a second homeowner you love it. If you’re a struggling ski bum– it’s the bane of your existence. The Denver […]
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More than five years after Promised Land Express chairlift opened at Northstar the ski resort is now in compliance with conditions put it on by Placer County. The resort donated a conservation easement on 56 acres to the Truckee Donner Land Trust. The resort first treated the 56 acres for fuels reduction and wildlife enhancement. This […]
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By Kathryn Reed Suicide. It’s on a lot of people’s minds. And that’s what worries those who want to prevent people from acting on those thoughts. In a survey of South Tahoe Middle School students, 65 out of 509 youths have thought about suicide, while 45 out of 509 have tried to kill themselves in […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 8, 2017, Las Vegas Sun. During his recent trip to Washington, D.C., Gov. Brian Sandoval showed why the Republican Party should encourage him to come back for an extended stay. Like six years in the Senate. Or maybe even four years in the White House. Sandoval went […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Crucial details about the location and depth of certain California water wells can be kept secret, and out of the hands of an environmental group, a top federal appeals court ruled May 9. Although targeting a specific request for California information, the ruling by what’s sometimes […]
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