Archive | January, 2013

City Council race ends after only incumbents register

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review The 2013 edition of the City Council race is officially over. Only incumbents Councilman Duncan McCoy, seat 2, and Councilman Cam Walker, seat 4, filed for the race by Thursday’s 6 p.m. deadline. Walker and McCoy will serve second four-year terms. According to City Clerk Lorene Krumm, not holding a primary [...]

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Money overriding issue to building bypass

Study: Tolling would only cover 25 percent By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review Work on the state-funded first phase of the Boulder City Bypass has begun with right-of-way acquisitions being negotiated with landowners and tortoise fencing and plant salvaging being conducted. However, funding for the second phase, which is quoted at $330 million in [...]

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Burglaries in BC on the increase

By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review Police are advising residents to lock their doors because burglaries are on the upswing. The spike in burglaries, which police say began around September, has seen homes and vehicles targeted, as well as local businesses, both of the city’s golf courses and even Boulder City Hospital. Items taken from [...]

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City Council race on the verge of not being a race at all

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review The 2013 edition of the City Council race may be over before it even started. As of noon on Wednesday, only incumbents Duncan McCoy and Cam Walker have filed to run for seat 2 and seat 4, respectively. Walker and McCoy are seeking their second four-year terms. … [...]

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St. Thomas ruins reveal lost history

St. Thomas ruins reveal lost history

St. Thomas, located in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, was once a flourishing Mormon pioneer town. It was founded in 1865 near the confluence of the Muddy and Virgin rivers. With the building of the Boulder Dam now Hoover Dam and the resulting rising waters of the Colorado River which formed Lake Mead, the town [...]

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Former director says clubhouse is needed

By Rose Ann Miele Boulder City Review Whether the Boys & Girls Club returns to Boulder City has been the subject of a number of meetings between local community interests and the organization’s Clark County area leaders since its Nov. 2 closing. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or [...]

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Service dog trainer from valley marches in inaugural parade

Service dog trainer from valley marches in inaugural parade

By Rose Ann Miele Boulder City Review Resident Kelly Haugh and her companion, a 16-month-old service dog in training named Kinnick, traveled to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, and marched in the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Lakes Mead and Mohave attracting bald eagles

Lakes Mead and Mohave attracting bald eagles

By Henry Brean Special to Boulder City Review For a bird most often associated with misty forests and snow-capped peaks, there sure are a lot of bald eagles at Lake Mead. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Is BC contracting as more businesses close?

If you are looking for an upbeat column on how wonderful everything is here in clean, green Boulder City, stop reading now. In early December this space was used to express concern about a pair of businesses on Nevada Way that had recently closed; Kentucky Fried Chicken and Port of Subs. I paired this with [...]

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Democrats denounce their own goals

Democrats denounce their own goals

A couple of weeks ago in this space, I wrote about how in this polarized era, Republicans are so dogmatically opposed to President Barack Obama and the Democrats that they sometimes oppose their own proposals when Obama or the Democrats agree with them. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login [...]

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