Monthly Archives: December, 2021
TMCC president announces she is taking extended family medical leave
Truckee Meadows Community College President Karin Hilgersom today announced to TMCC staff and faculty she is going on extended medical leave.
Governor candidate sues school board after being interrupted during public comment (updated)
Republican candidate for Nevada governor, Dr. Fred Simon, filed a lawsuit in November against the Washoe County School District, its board of trustees and board President Angela Taylor.
Five events to check out: So much Christmas everywhere
We're diving headlong into Christmas with a roundup of events that just might put the jingle in the jangle of even the most grinch-like of our readers.
Dermody Properties grants a $25,000 annual Thanksgiving Capstone Award to Food Bank of Northern Nevada (sponsored)
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The Food Bank of Northern Nevada (FBNN) will receive $25,000 from Dermody Properties to support several programs including its Mobile Harvest program, which helps children and families, specifically, to obtain fresh fruits and vegetables and other perishable items.
Organizers, lawmakers discuss reforming policies that criminalize poverty
Now that Nevada has passed legislation to decriminalize traffic tickets and end debt-based license suspensions, lawmakers and organizers are looking at other policies to ensure poverty isn’t criminalized.
County pilots off-leash dog use at area sports fields
Three area athletic fields are part of a pilot program to permit off-leash dog use during certain non-team times, testing the viability of creating more multi-use parks.
Get cozy at The Lodge
Most eateries with a great view and an expansive outdoor patio call summer their golden months, but for The Lodge it’s the ski bums that keep the business running.
Reno police called on activists trying to speak at city meeting
Police were called on housing advocates who arrived at City Hall Wednesday evening for a planning commission meeting.
Governor apologizes for Nevada’s role in Indigenous schools
The Stewart School in Carson City is among more than 350 residential schools that the U.S. Interior Department plans to examine as part of the Federal Boarding School Initiative Review.
Regulators approve $100 million plan for EV charging stations
Nevada approved a $100 million effort to build nearly two thousand electric vehicle chargers over the next three years, one of the state’s largest investments to expand charging infrastructure so far.
