By Kathryn Reed On a 7-0 vote Tuesday, the Douglas County school board agreed Whittell High School should continue with its four-day school week next school year. This is the first year the 7-12 school in Zephyr Cove has had the shortened school week. “I think it’s a really good example of a school making […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jacqueline Mittelstadt is moving on — this time by choice. She gave notice Wednesday. Her exact last day still needs to be negotiated, but it will be a matter of weeks. Mittelstadt came on as South Lake Tahoe’s city attorney in June. Three months later on a split decision the City Council […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Commuting between Reno and Carson City, Ann Slater thinks of Washoe Valley as “the Twilight Zone or hell, depending on the day.†That’s because the scenic valley is prone to nasty weather — particularly wind gusts with the strength to topple big rigs. “I can feel it blowing the car […]
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By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Gaming revenues dropped 3.2 percent in January compared to the same month a year ago, a figure that was better than expected. Nevada casinos reported a gaming win of $883 million in January, with casinos on the Las Vegas Strip down 3 percent. But that could be good […]
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By Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. posted a smaller profit in its most recent quarter Wednesday, falling short of analysts’ expectations. The Broomfield-based ski-resort and hotel operator again cited a dropoff in real estate closings as a factor. Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) reported results for the three months ending Jan. 31, which it regards […]
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By Rex Norman The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public comment on a proposal that would allow planting of conifer seedlings in the Angora Fire area this spring. An environmental assessment for comprehensive restoration of the Angora Fire area will be released by mid-March, and the agency has previously analyzed […]
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By Kathryn Reed A $300 million decline in gaming revenue at Stateline from 1990 to 2009; the number of employees on the South Shore from 1990 to 2008 going from 13,000 to 7,000; hotel occupancy on both sides of the state line dropping from 57 percent to 43 percent between 2006 and 2009 — these […]
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By Kathryn Reed Census workers are making the rounds in Lake Tahoe and throughout the United States. It’s that every 10-year thing where households are asked 10 questions. Those coming by verify your address, the type of residence (single family or something else), the ZIP code, and if you get your mail at a post […]
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By Diana Lambert, Sacramento Bee Four Sacramento-area schools have made the list of the state’s lowest-performing schools. The California Department of Education released the list of roughly 200 schools this morning. The schools on the register are in the bottom 5 percent of the state’s lowest-performing schools, based on how students have scored on state […]
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By Kathryn Reed The trial for a former South Lake Tahoe couple charged with a federal hate crime starts today in Sacramento. Joseph, 56, and Georgia, 52, Silva were residents of the South Shore when they were arrested in July 2007 on charges of physically assaulting and yelling racial slurs at Vishal Wadhwa and his […]
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