The Boulder City football team can clinch a playoff spot tonight with a win on the road at Chaparral.
Boulder City’s Melissa O’Berto won two matches to reach the quarterfinal round of the Division 1-A Southern Region Tennis Tournament on Oct. 17 before being eliminated in a three-set match at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.
The Boulder City girls’ volleyball team defeated visiting Moapa Valley 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 on Monday to remain unbeaten and in first place in the Sunrise League.
Sandy Johnson said her heart broke when she heard that a nearby herd of big-horned sheep was endangered by viral pneumonia. The recently ordained pastor at Boulder City United Methodist Church wanted to help.
This week’s reopening of Lake Mead National Recreation Area brought excitement to the ranks of Pumpkinman Triathlon competitors gathering in Boulder City, but was dimmed by tragedy as one of the competitors, retired Las Vegas high school principal Patrick Hayden, 59, died after participating in the swimming portion of the competition.
Athletes from around the globe gathered in Boulder City Saturday for the 10th annual Pumpkinman Triathlon. Although the event was marred by tragedy in the swimming death of one competitor, it was an otherwise upbeat day energized by the last-minute reopening of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where two of the three events were held.
The city’s Redevelopment Agency, composed of the five City Council members, met Tuesday to award community redevelopment grants to several local business and nonprofit agencies.
The City Council decided Tuesday to move forward in the process of adding three new parcels to the city’s 2014 Land Management Plan, voting to forward the development proposals to the Planning Commission for review.
I recently spent part of a perfectly good Saturday in a futile effort to thin my ever-expanding collection of documents, stories and personal memorabilia.
The government shutdown ended Oct. 17, to the relief of local federal employees and businesses that were affected.
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Open a newspaper or flip on the television, and you’ll often be reminded that Nevada is teeming with animal lovers who aren’t shy about having their voices heard.
As part of an ongoing effort to keep the Boulder City’s boards and commissions up to date, the City Council voted 3-2 last week to appoint Richard “Rick” Hunt, a human resources director, to the Civil Service Commission.
Last week the Columbia Journalism Review, a publication that polices journalism practices and policies, ran an article about the use of the terms “gambling” and “gaming” to describe gambling. The Review managed never to take a position on the dispute. In fact, the article appeared to have been written off the top of the author’s head after a trip to Las Vegas with little research.
It’s never too early to start preparing for college, and one local mom wants to help.
Police have ended the search for a still-missing Boulder City Police Department rifle.
Does Hollywood portray a version of life? Speaking with a resident the other day, we found a common bond discussing a TV show that began and ended before I was born. I presume the resident was raising children during this time. From 1957 to 1963 “Leave It to Beaver” portrayed a different America from today. Family, parents, children and social responsibility had defined identities. Good, bad or indifferent, it was a vision that reminds me of Boulder City.
Halloween is just around the corner, which means trick-or-treaters will be out hunting for candy. There are a few precautions we can take to make the evening safer for everyone.
Although it’s always easy to say that many residents don’t speak up about city issues, right now I’m going to comment on actions and not words.
Under shady trees Don Walker scoots between tables laden with household goods, linens, jewelry and electronics. Furniture of all sorts fill the grounds behind Grace Community Church on 1150 Wyoming St.
In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, columnist Dan Henninger declared the ongoing failure of inner-city schools “remains the greatest moral catastrophe in the political life of the United States.”
About 20 members of the Boulder City Democratic Club gathered at Frank Crowe Park Oct. 10 to honor its deceased members and dedicate a plaque in their honor. Some of these members were Ralph Denton, Gene Segerblom, John Tryon, Cyril Murphy, Wendy Rockenfeller, Richard McHale and Francillo Durfey.
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