Environment
Region Set to Mark Arbor Day
Several activities around Northern Nevada are planned Friday and Saturday to mark the 147th annual Arbor Day. [More.]
Articles by Carla O'Day
Featured
RTC Approves Agreement with NDOT For Spaghetti Bowl Project
RTC approved an agreement with the state Department of Transportation to collectively pay $30 million of the approximately $150 million project at the intersection of Interstate 80 and U.S. 395. The interchange has been identified by NDOT as having the highest crash location statewide. [More.]
Business
New Company Awarded Contract by RTC for Maintenance, Repair, Operations (Subscriber Content)
Boston-based Keolis Transit Services LLC was recently awarded a 4-year contract, plus two 3-year options for operations and maintenance of fixed route service. The 4-year cost and options cost almost $242 million. [More.]
Entertainment
No Earth Day Event this Year at Reno’s Idlewild Park; Celebrations to be held Elsewhere
Reno’s annual Earth Day celebration at Idlewild Park will be a no-go this weekend as the volunteer-run event has decided to take a break and return next year. Other events are scheduled, however. [More.]
Featured
County Commission Ponders Ways to Replace Retiring Manager Slaughter
Washoe County’s top executive is set to retire in two months and commissioners will soon decide on how to go about replacing him, some hinting they’d likely appoint an interim manager while conducting a national search. [More.]
Environment
Washoe County Set to Begin Seasonal Mosquito Abatement
The Washoe County Health District is scheduled to conduct the first seasonal mosquito application April 17, with subsequent applications planned throughout the spring and summer. [More.]
Featured
Downtown Library Closed this Weekend for Remodeling
Renovations at the downtown Reno library are set to begin and it’ll be closed to the public April 13-16, according to the Washoe County Library System. [More.]
Environment
County Looking at Ways To Contain Swan Lake Within Specified Boundary
Washoe County commissioners agreed Tuesday to take steps to contain Lemmon Valley’s Swan Lake to a specified boundary, although county staff cautioned that a solution to flooding in the area hasn’t been identified and funding questions remain. [More.]
Entertainment
“The Hive” at Lazy 5 Holds Grand Opening Celebration Saturday
Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space is scheduled to debut its new public recreation facility during a free public event Saturday in Spanish Springs. [More.]
Events
Diversity Summit Thursday at UNR to Address ‘Building Bridges’
The sixth annual Northern Nevada Diversity Summit is scheduled April 11 at the University of Nevada, Reno and will address topics that include how to build bridges in a changing world. [More.]