After a decline in regular business, Boulder City’s Bank of America branch is closing this summer, the company announced to customers in a letter sent out last week.
If everything you see lately seems to have a purplish hue, you don’t need to have your eyes examined. That’s because local residents have been busy Painting the Town Purple to help raise awareness for the annual Relay For Life.
Thousands of people visit Hemenway Park each year to see the desert bighorn sheep.
A Boulder City teacher who was accused of firing a gun at her husband after he came home from a night out in January appeared in court for about three minutes Tuesday afternoon.
Upcoming games Friday, at Chaparral, 3:30 p.m. varsity; 3:30 p.m. at home, junior varsity Saturday, vs. Pahrump, 10 a.m. varsity Monday, vs. Moapa Valley, 3:30 p.m., varsity; 3:30 at Moapa, junior varsity Wednesday, at Desert Pines, 3:30 p.m., varsity; 3:30 p.m. at home, junior varsity
Spring has sprung, and that means more than 130 artists from the Southwest will flock to Boulder City’s Bicentennial Park next weekend to show their work off to an anticipated 15,000-plus visitors.
The High Scalers, Boulder City High School’s robotics team, now in its eighth year, competed against 48 robotics teams from around the world to take 10th place at a regional competition held at the Las Vegas Convention Center last weekend.
Boulder City High School graduate Gunnar Stanton and his teammate Gunner Campbell brought home third place out of 16 teams in the 2016 Carhartt Bassmaster College Western Regional angling tournament held recently on Lake Mead.
Several teams were racing through Boulder City on Saturday as they gathered an assortment of goodies while participating in the Relay For Life of Boulder City’s Paint the Town Purple scavenger hunt.
Boulder City booster and town scribe Elton Garrett’s sense of the dramatic didn’t fail him.
Boulder City High School’s boys and girls track and field programs performed well on March 30 at home against Laughlin, Pahrump Valley, Western and Word of Life, with the girls finishing in first place, while the boys finished in second place.
The Lady Eagles softball team from Boulder City High School put together a pair of dominant conference victories this past week against Del Sol and Virgin Valley, before eventually falling to nonconference opponent Sierra Vista in a potential Division I-A state tournament matchup later down the road in May.
Pride in Purity International hosted its second annual Old School Block Party at Bicentennial Park on Saturday in conjunction with the VWs Invade the Dam car show.
Jim LaBuda educated youngsters in Boulder City for eight years before moving on to the world of higher education and now, almost 15 years later, he has found a new calling and is sharing the stories of his travels in his first novel, “Santorini Escape.”
1WIG OUT: The Best Dam Wine Walk and Second Saturday celebration returns to downtown from 4-8 p.m. Saturday. “Wig Out Walk” is the theme of this month’s event. There will be more than 20 participating locations. Tickets are $25 per person or $45 a couple. Purchase a wine glass and wristband at the first stop, Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, 465 Nevada Way.
March 3, four-person two best ball for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association
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.
Believe it or not, Interstate 11 has been under construction for almost a full year now. Sometimes called the Boulder City bypass, the initial 15-mile project is divided into two segments. Phase 1 is the 2½-mile segment between Railroad Pass and U.S. Highway 95 near the western edge of our city. Phase 2 is the longer, 12½-mile segment that will wrap around the south and east of our populated areas from U.S. 95 to a point near Hoover Dam Lodge and the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge.
When I lived in the Golden State years ago, the L.A. Weekly newspaper published several freelance articles of mine. Those articles notwithstanding, the publication remains one of the best alternative weekly newspapers in the nation.
Crimes are frequently solved as a result of a partnership between the community and its police department. This partnership is vital in keeping our community safe from criminals who look to take advantage of our citizens.