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Unpacking the golf course deturfing issue
When the Boulder City Municipal Golf Course opened in 1973, it was a kind of golden age for golf as a suburban pastime. It was a time when everyone’s dad had a set of clubs. When Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and Gary Player were on TV every weekend and huge, grassy courses were opening up all over the deserted Southwest. Lake Mead was full, or close to it. Droughts were something that happened in other places in the world and talk of changing climate focused on what was described as a coming Ice Age and the population of Clark County was about 331,000.
Jets take to the sky for Red Flag operations this week from Nellis AFB
You can hear them roar through the valley. A training exercise that brings airmen from the Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Marines, and Air National Guard together to prepare them for the chaos of conflict.
Reno-Sparks to cool off Saturday as temps dip into 80s
High temperatures in Reno-Sparks will drop into the 80s on Saturday before ticking back up at the end of the weekend as smoke from California wildfires heads toward the area. Smoke from California and northern Washoe County wildfires is currently heading toward northwestern Nevada but could drift toward Reno later this weekend,...
Stockade Canyon Fire burns over 8,000 acres near Gerlach
WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Stockade Canyon Fire near Gerlach has burned 8,500 acres as of Friday morning. There is no containment. The fire was reported 19 miles northwest of Gerlach in Washoe County around 7:15 p.m. on July 23. Authorities with Bureau of...
Ask Joe: WCSD fights plan for new charter school in North Valleys
Reno, NEV — From the Ask Joe file one of our viewers asked why the school district is fighting plans for a new charter school in the North Valleys?. Mater Academy school officials say they did everything that was asked of them. They got approval from the Nevada Department of Education to start up a charter school on North Hills Boulevard in the North Valleys and followed all city of Reno regulations to obtain a use permit for the facility. The city approved a use permit in June but the Washoe County School District and other education groups appealed the city's decision.
Hidden Valley flood cleanup is underway
All hands are on deck, Washoe County road crews are currently in the Hidden Valley area cleaning up the mud flow and debris from last Sunday's flash floods. According to Washoe County Officials, the cleanup could take up to a couple of weeks to complete but say the roads in the area are passable.
Hear from each of Nevada football's four quarterbacks pushing for the starting job
Nevada football fall camp began this week with the Wolf Pack having an open quarterback battle with four contenders, those being Brendon Lewis, Chubba Purdy, AJ Bianco and Anthony Grigsby Jr., the quartet of scholarship signal-callers on the team's roster. Nevada has two walk-on quarterbacks in Baylor Horning and Anthony Wolters, but the Wolf Pack's starter for the Aug. 24 season opener will be among the four scholarship players.
PHOTOS:Renderings for $1B entertainment district, including Reno's men's basketball arena
RENO, Nev. (KRNV) — Reno's Grand Sierra Resort has released new renderings and a video of its proposed project to build a $1 billion entertainment district, which would include a new arena for the Nevada men's basketball team. The 'Reno Arena', which would be home of the Nevada men's...
Head coach Jeff Choate says Nevada football can take advantage of NCAA scholarship changes
Nevada football coach Jeff Choate said the changes to scholarship limits in the NCAA should help the Wolf Pack. Yahoo Sports is reporting that the power conference commissioners finalized new roster-size limits this week, which will increase the number of scholarships schools can give athletes in five sports, including football. ...
Airway Commerce Center marks project completion on challenging airport land
The deafening roar of jet engines drowned out Reno airport CEO Daren Griffin’s voice inside the new Airway Commerce Center midday on Thursday, its irony not lost on the people who came to celebrate the project’s completion. Just moments before being interrupted by an airline jet from up high, Griffin described the difficulties...
City of Reno moving forward with plan to ban encroachment within 100 feet of railroad tracks
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The City of Reno is moving forward with plans to ban encroachment within 100 feet of railroad tracks in the city. The city says a new ordinance will help ease maintenance access, reduce repair costs, reduce stormwater collection system interference, and ensure better emergency responses. They...
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