By Kathryn Reed Playing in the outdoors is clearly what is important to people who live on the South Shore. During two public meetings Tuesday at the U.S. Forest Service office in South Lake Tahoe the nearly 70 people at each session wanted to talk about and ask questions regarding recreation. (There are two more […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority might not have much to choose from when it comes to how to spend the $500,000 in the bank for fields — or the list could be overwhelming. The committee responsible for making a recommendation to the JPA met July 16. The JPA is expected to […]
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Camp Tadaka is having a field trip Thursday for grades K-10 at the South Lake Tahoe Rec Center. The trip is to Carson Valley Swim Center and Lampe Park for lunch and games. Preregistration is necessary — (530) 542.6056. Cost is $25. Space is limited. Bring lunch, swim stuff, sunscreen, tennis shoes, and a water […]
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By Barry Meier and Katie Thomas, New York Times When a pharmacy sells the heartburn drug Zantac, each pill costs about 35 cents. But doctors dispensing it to patients in their offices have charged 10 times that price, or $3.25 a pill. The same goes, insurers say, for a popular muscle relaxant known as Soma. […]
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By Kathryn Reed The clarity of where medical marijuana in South Lake Tahoe stands is like walking into a room of pot smokers. Something smells funny and the air is murky. Accusations flew Tuesday during the City Council meeting, with it clear the electeds are fed up with what they consider is illegal activity occurring […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada officials are busy preparing cost and enrollment estimates so Gov. Brian Sandoval will have reliable information before deciding whether to expand Medicaid following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month upholding much of the Affordable Care Act. But even if Sandoval does not expand Medicaid […]
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The Truckee Police Department, in conjunction with the Nevada County Tobacco Use Prevention Project, conducted a non-enforcement under-age tobacco purchase operation in Truckee on July 9. Of the 17 merchants contacted, two sold tobacco to underage purchasers, according to Capt. Harwood Mitchell. The two merchants that sold tobacco to the juveniles will be cited as a result […]
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Sixteen teams competed in the 28th annual South Tahoe Basketball Jamboree last weekend. The teams from California and Oregon each played at least five games during the July 12-14 event. The girls of Oakridge High School from El Dorado Hills were crowned the champions, with Justin Siena of Napa placing second. “Our South Tahoe team […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists of traffic restrictions and to allow additional travel time on Highway 89 from Tahoe City to Tahoma. Motorists can expect one-way traffic control restrictions and up to 10 minute delays from now through 10am Friday. Southwest Gas Corporation of Carson City is scheduled to do utility work.
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on the proposed replacement of the pier at Zephyr Cove Resort. The proposed replacement pier would be approximately the same size as the current pier which is 358 feet long by 18 feet wide, including the existing fueling dock. The fueling […]
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