El Dorado County is having a special budget briefing and discussion on Oct. 25 in South Lake Tahoe. Staff from the Chief Administrative Office will be at the South Lake Tahoe branch library to present an overview of the county budget and answer questions. “The county’s budget is currently balanced, but we know there are […]
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With the room full, the South Lake Tahoe City Council surprised most everyone in attendance this morning when on a 5-0 vote they decided to postpone all discussion of the medical marijuana cultivation ordinance until after the Nov. 2 election. Councilman Bill Crawford made the motion Oct. 19. His reasons were to see whom California […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY – A Las Vegas company that has a license to distribute slot machines has agreed to pay a $2,500 fine for violating the regulations of the state Gaming Control Board. Capado Gaming Corp. has admitted its violation of not keeping adequate slot machine sales records available for […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — In the world of South Shore public transit, this could be one of the most monumental months on record. On Monday, the Tahoe Transportation District board agreed to take over operation of BlueGo, the public bus system, and withdraw from the South Tahoe Area Transit Authority, which had been the […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has been released from a rehabilitation hospital and will continue therapy for a broken pelvis at the governor’s mansion in Carson City. The 65-year-old Republican governor was bucked from a horse at a private ranch north of Reno on Sept. 21. He broke his pelvis in two places […]
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By Dana M. Nichols, Stockton Record MURPHYS – In the last decade, Mother Lode counties have spent more than $100 million on key transportation projects, including the $61 million Highway 4 bypass around downtown Angels Camp completed last year. “If you are not going to borrow the money, and if you are not going to […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE — When it comes to testing positive for drugs, students in Douglas County School District are about average. Students in grades 9-12 participating in athletics and other extracurricular activities were subjected to random drug testing for the first time in 2009-10. The results of those tests were presented to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE — It was a mixed bag of news as principals from Zephyr Cove Elementary and Whittell High schools gave the board of education an update this month on test scores. ZCES Principal Nancy Cauley didn’t have concrete reasons to give why her K-6 school went from being classified as “high […]
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Eleven law enforcement officers from five Nevada law enforcement agencies graduated from a 40-hour Field Training Officer (FTO) program taught at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. This Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) approved course, required by most Nevada law enforcement agencies for veteran officers to train rookie officers, is key for educating and preparing […]
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Jef Bauer is MontBleu casino’s new general manager. Before taking the job at the Stateline casino, Bauer was vice president and general manager of Golden Casino Group in Black Hawk, Colo., where he was responsible for overseeing all three of Golden’s casinos – Golden Mardi Gras, Golden Gates and Golden Gulch. The combined enterprise operated […]
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