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Yearly Archives: 2022

School board trustees approve $2.3 million for online tutoring

The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees Tuesday approved a service agreement with Paper Education Company (Paper) to purchase 40,000 online tutoring licenses using the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. The cost: $2.3 million. 

Walker River Paiute Tribe set to receive $5.2M for water infrastructure

The Walker River Paiute Tribe in Northern Nevada is set to receive $5.2 million in grants to improve water infrastructure throughout their reservation.

Hotel mogul, UFO believer spending in Nevada governor’s race

For decades, he invested his hotel profits into UFO research, creating his own aerospace company while lobbying senators to fund additional research. More recently, he offered nearly $1 million in prizes for a contest to show consciousness after death, part of his newer interest in the afterlife.

‘Stay indoors’: Health District issues hazardous air quality warning

Reno’s air quality is the worst in the U.S. today because of smoke from the Mosquito Fire west of Reno.

‘Marathon paving project’ returns to Sparks Boulevard this weekend

The second weekend of a “marathon paving project” along Sparks Boulevard near Interstate 80 begins Friday at 8 p.m. and continues through Monday, Sept. 19 at 6 a.m.

BUSINESS NEWS: Funding listed as top barrier to new small business, startups

Securing startup financing is among the biggest obstacles for people wanting to start a new small business in Nevada. That’s according to the results of the 2022 Small Business Challenges Survey conducted by the Nevada Small Business Development Center. 

Sparks mayor pushes lands bill as part of state of the city address

Growth must continue, and the city of Sparks is one of two regional areas where that growth will occur. That’s according to Sparks Mayor Ed Lawson.

The Sam Chase & The Untraditional shook the ground at Cypress (photos)

It’s always a party when The Sam Chase & The Untraditional come to town. They drove up from San Francisco and treated Reno at Cypress. 

Hairspray at The Pioneer Center (sponsored)

Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy HAIRSPRAY kicks off the 22/23 Broadway Comes To Reno season at The Pioneer Center September 27 - October 2.

When asked to evacuate…GO! (opinion)

The longer our residents delay evacuation after an order is given, greater are the complications for the firefighting effort.   

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