Friday is Nevada Day. Several businesses and services will be closed as they mark the holiday.
Boulder City artist Sharon Schafer is ready to embark on a new adventure when she heads to Africa next summer to lead a group of tourists through the country of Namibia.
It’s nearly impossible not to notice the sculptures that accent the sidewalks in downtown Boulder City. If you are not careful, you will run into them when walking around.
The Las Vegas man who Henderson police said attacked 10 people with a sledgehammer, including three in Boulder City, was high on methamphetamine hours before the attacks Friday evening, according to a police report.
The City Council postponed voting for two weeks on an ordinance that would allow single-family residences to have chickens in their backyards.
Jaxson Kidd pulled up to the Boulder City Horseman’s Association in a white carriage, anxiously awaiting to see the surprises in store for him.
If there is one thing I know for certain, indecision may or may not be my problem.
The Boulder City girls volleyball team has clinched its 18th consecutive playoff berth.
A late touchdown run and a 2-point conversion by quarterback Trenton Carmell helped the Boulder City football team reach its goal of returning to the Southern Region playoffs despite losing its season finale Friday to Virgin Valley, 27-21.
The Boulder City boys and girls cross-country team prepped for today’s Southern Region Championship meet by turning in several personal best efforts in Saturday’s Divisionals Meet at Foothill.
Longtime Southern Nevadans who love the Mojave Desert nevertheless often develop a yen to explore other arid landscapes. Typically they dream of the Sonoran Desert, whose scenery may have inspired them to live in the Southwest.
When did you become a Nevadan? Birth? Forty years ago? Last year? Most Nevadans come from somewhere else and are often instead asked how long they’ve lived in Nevada. There is a difference.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — The very mention of his sun-bleached hometown made Charlie Waters smile and always brought to mind a story.
Each week the coaches at Boulder City High School select an athlete to spotlight for contributions made to his or her team. This week’s honoree is senior Trenton Carmell, who plays quarterback and defensive back for the Eagles. During Friday’s 27-21 loss to Virgin Valley, Carmell made a key play, stretching the ball into the end zone to make a touchdown in the game’s final minutes and advancing the team to the Southern Region playoffs. He also was instrumental in the team’s 49-48 win against Sunrise Mountain earlier this month.
About a year ago, I interviewed political scientist Fred Lokken about Nevada’s changing politics. Among other things, he said that Nevada’s demographics were falling the Democratic Party’s way, essentially making the state blue.
Under cross-examination in an opening scene of the movie classic “True Grit,” John Wayne’s character, U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, was being grilled over a confrontation with some suspected outlaws he was trying to arrest who ended up dead.
Is truth or honesty a matter of perception? Some nefarious souls would have you believe it is.
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