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Yearly Archives: 2022

PHOTOS: Prescribed fire operations becoming greater priority for area forest officials

This week, This Is Reno joined firefighters from the USFS Humboldt Toiyabe Forest to see how prescribed fire operations are conducted, and share the experience in this photo essay.

‘Patently Illegal’: ACLU says county agenda item on ballots, voting would violate state law

An agenda item for Tuesday’s Washoe County Commission meeting seeks to make sweeping changes to the county’s requirements governing voting.

Higher ed. regents conclude investigation amid ongoing allegations of unethical behavior

The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents voted to reinstate two members of the board who temporarily stepped aside after NSHE Chancellor Melody Rose accused them of harassment and misconduct.

Job Corps resumes operating at full capacity as demand for trades workers increases

After more nearly two years of reduced capacity due to COVID-19, Sierra Nevada Job Corps officials this week said the campus is back to full operation.

Bear with ‘death sentence’ approved for sanctuary

Public outcry over the fate of an overweight Lake Tahoe bear just trying to scratch out a living in the unsecured garbage of the Tahoe Keys has prompted a reprieve from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Sand Hill Dairy recalls milk 

Whole milk produced by Fallon-based Sand Hill Dairy on Wednesday was voluntarily recalled due to inadequate pasteurization.

Ceiling collapse closes men’s showers at massive homeless shelter

Men staying at the Nevada Cares Campus no longer have designated showers after a ceiling collapsed into the building.

Recall petitions filed to remove county commissioner, school trustee (updated)

Members of Washoe County’s Republican Party last week filed a recall petition seeking to remove Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung from office. A simultaneous recall was filed for School Board Trustee Angela Taylor.

State says nearly 2,900 affordable housing units on the way after allocating tax-exempt bonds

As Nevada’s housing crisis persists, the state will allocate tax-exempt bonding authority to enable 14 new affordable housing projects statewide and produce nearly 2,900 units by 2024. 

COVID-19 cases dropping, death rate flattening

Washoe County District Health Officer Kevin Dick today announced good news about the nearly two-year-long pandemic.

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