The monsoon season is over, the crowds have gone, and the daytime temperatures are ideal — all perfect conditions for a fall trip to Lake Powell.
For the second straight year, the Boulder City girls tennis team reached the second round of the Southern Region’s playoffs. But also for the second straight year, the team was eliminated one match short of advancing to the Division I-A team tennis state tournament.
Boulder City’s Jessica Embro placed second and teammate Sierra Selinger was sixth as the Lady Eagles finished in second place Saturday in the Lake Mead Invitational small school girls division.
The bad news is that Boulder City lost 68-21 in its homecoming football game last Friday, a crucial Sunrise League matchup against Chaparral.
The flames that highlight Boulder City High School’s homecoming celebration may be extinguished permanently, but the fire and passion that ignites the Eagles’ celebration will live on.
It was 10 years ago that I testified, for my first and only time, before a government legislative body, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution. It was surreal.
“That’s our house,” I hollered. I was referring to our very own City Hall. That building was my home for many years. I often spent more time in City Hall than I did in my own house.
Ballot Question 1 in this year’s election is a rerun. It seeks to amend the Nevada Constitution to create a state court of appeals, which was previously defeated by voters in 1972, 1980, 1992, and 2010.
Don’t be surprised if the often lively downtown area is a little dead Saturday night. Or, more accurately, taken over by the dead.
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.
If you think Nevada faces a water crisis today, imagine how residents of booming Virginia City must have felt back in the 1870s when their fickle sources began to run dry.
As our world appears to become more riddled with tragedy, don’t forget to be as careful as possible. If you recently traveled into Henderson, you may have read the Amber Alert board that announced, “209 roadway deaths in Nevada this year.”
October is the national fire awareness month sponsored by National Fire Protection Association.
In a brief meeting Tuesday night, the City Council introduced a bill that could affect the housing of chickens in residential areas.
It’s been more than a year since Police Chief Bill Conger was tabbed to permanently lead Boulder City’s Police Department. Since then, he’s strived for more community policing, and improved the camaraderie between the men and women who protect the city.
Boulder City’s foundation, an 80-plus-year history that set the landscape for Southern Nevada, starts with the “31ers,” those workers who came from across the country in the early 1930s to work on the monumental engineering project known as Hoover Dam.
Years ago, long before I wrote my first story for a newspaper, I wanted to become a paleontologist. Like many children, I was fascinated with dinosaurs and wanted to learn all I could about them.
Bill Strachan remembers his first Boulder City High homecoming football game. His first parade. His first bonfire.
Under a blue sky that was as beautiful as the paintings beneath it, thousands of people flocked to Boulder City Saturday and Sunday for the 52nd annual Art in the Park.
The battery case against local attorney Stephen Stubbs was dismissed Oct. 1 after Stubbs and Boulder City resolved his appeal before going to U.S. District Court.
It is more than a football contest, and much more than a crucial Sunrise League game. It is the annual homecoming football game against Chaparral at 7 p.m. Friday.
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This story is part of Nevada 150, a yearlong series highlighting the people, places and things that make up the history of the state.
The Boulder City girls tennis team has a chance today to advance to the Division I-A state tournament with a win.
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This article is part of an occasional series showcasing new businesses in town.
Have you ever wondered why the soil in the desert is so dry and yet plants can grow in it? Or how about the ability of some plants and animals to survive the severe weather changes that happen around the area? Or how long will it take for the plants to come back after a fire?
