Monthly Archives: July, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccine is proven to reduce the chances of contracting, or being hospitalized from, contracting the Delta variant. The Delta variant is the most dominant in Washoe County and most people hospitalized with the Delta variant are unvaccinated.

The Indigenous tribes whose ancestral lands the Thacker Pass project would occupy are taking legal action against the mine.

Not only did Brig. Gen. Douglas M. Byington ensure soldiers under his command were ready for any type of mission, but he was also an administrator for the Washoe County School District and involved community member. The 88-year-old Byington died last week after a lengthy illness.

Beth Smith will join the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees.

Like finding a $20 bill underneath your sofa cushion, Reno City Council is back with a bonus meeting this coming Wednesday, July 28. They’ll return to alternating weeks with the Planning Commission after that, but in the meantime we get a packed meeting just one week after the last one.

The Cordillera International Film Festival will be held in Reno from July 29 through August 2.

There is plenty to do this week, but watch out for air quality issues as we continue to suffer from dense smoke as a result of regional wildfires.

Join the Reno Jazz Orchestra (RJO) 7/30 at the Hawkins Amphitheater in Bartley Ranch or 8/2 at Sand Harbor as a part of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s Monday night series to hear us perform the music of Earth, Wind, and Fire (EWF).

Thousands of people participated in the day-long parade and festival celebrating the LGBTQAI+ community.

Governor Steve Sisolak today declared a state of emergency in Douglas County in response to the ongoing Tamarack Fire.