Monthly Archives: November, 2014
Planning Commission seeks to fill vacancy
The City of Reno would like to inform the public that there is currently one vacancy on the Reno City Planning Commission. The position is...
18th century “animal-friendly” haiku
David G. Lanoue, a leading authority on haiku poetry, presents his newest book, Issa and the Meaning of Animals: A Buddhist Poet’s Perspective on...
Nevada recyclables given new life as art
This month, in celebration of America Recycles Day, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Nevada Recycles program partnered with the Las Vegas Sands Corp....
Suspect identified in Wednesday’s shooting near UNR
Subject shot during Multi-Agency Task Force investigation near UNRAround 4 pm on November 5, 2014, officers with the Reno Police Department and the University...
2015 Nevada Small Farm Conference held Jan. 22-24 in Sparks
Early bird registration deadline is December 31!Sparks, Nev.—Calling all farmers and ranchers, beginning or experienced, rural or urban, and business and community members: the...
COLUMN: Two ways to get Medicare benefits
By David Sayen, Medicare’s regional administrator for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific TerritoriesYou may not realize it, but there are actually two...
Advance directives: make one
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and Saint Mary’s Hospice emphasizes the importance of having an "end-of-life plan" that dictates patients’ wishes...
VIDEO: Nevada graduate and soldier homecoming surprise
Steven Simi was deployed to Afghanistan in March and was not expectedto be home until Christmas. Today, he surprised his wife while she was...
Meet the turkeys at Rancho San Rafael Nov. 8-9, 2014
Celebrate the season of the turkey by bringing the family to Rancho San Rafael Regional Park’s “Meet the Turkeys” Open House from 10:00 a.m....
California man who drowned dog arrested in Reno by Reno Police and Sacramento Detectives
On November 4, 2014 the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau went to the Reno Police Departments Crime Suppression Team (CST) and provided...