by NICHOLAS STACK Last week the Washoe County School District (WCSD) released its 2013 Performance Framework that ranks Washoe’s schools in order to be “a vehicle for improvement”. According to its criteria, WCSD found that the majority of its high schools fall near the median. On a system based out
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada, a non-profit human services agency, provides a total of eight human services programs to those in need in the northern part of the state. The agency’s mission is to “help people of all cultures and beliefs rise up out of poverty and overcome the barriers to
by CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act – or “Obamacare” – will require that Americans have health insurance. Any citizen without insurance – with very few exceptions – will have to pay a fine if they do not have some form of health insurance. The start of
by JULIANA BLEDSOE Turning leaves have begun to hit the ground, and with the first day of autumn just three days away, cool nights are beginning to foreshadow the change in Northern Nevada’s Truckee Meadows. Temperatures have been sinking to the low 50s in the early morning hours, signaling that
by SAGE LEEHEY The Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino will be filled with many of the area’s wealthiest and well-connected members this Wed. night for the University of Nevada, Reno’s 32nd Annual Foundation Banquet. This is a large fundraising event for the university established back in 1981.
by NICOLE ZANDER Reno-based Eldorado Resorts LLC announced last week that the family-owned business will be going public after entering a definitive merger agreement with MTR Gaming Group, Inc., a company operating casinos in three eastern states. Gary Carano, general manager of Silver Legacy Resort Casino, has been named CEO of
by NICOLE ZANDER / audio by NATASHA VITALE Today the E. L. Wiegand Foundation announced its contribution to a new fitness center with an $8 million donation to the University of Nevada, Reno. This is the fifth largest donation in the university’s history. Accepting the gift on behalf of the entire
by NICHOLAS STACK Flu season is still months away, but that isn’t stopping statewide coalition Immunize Nevada from giving everybody a chance to get flu shots for free. The coalition’s goal is to make sure they help provide vaccines for everyone in Nevadan communities. Immunize Nevada partnered up with Amerigroup and Walgreens for
by SAM PISCOPO For those who have a hard time understanding the appeal of Burning Man, listening to the stories of its attendees—otherwise known as “Burners”—may spark an interest in the beloved event. Reno resident Crystelle Rife is a first-time Burner, having recently returned from the the weeklong celebration of eccentricity
by ERIN MEYERING Things not generally associated with Nevada agriculture: a land of plenty and a land of endless amounts of water. However, things seem to have gotten worse. The Associated Press recently reported that the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District says a water order cut-off looms over Fallon-area farmers as Lahontan Reservoir’s
