After record low, news for Lake Mead not all bad

A late-season surge of rain and snow melt made a bad year better for the Colorado River, but it wasn’t enough to lift Lake Mead out of record-low territory.

Body found near highway identified as missing man

A body found in a dirt area between Pacifica Way and U.S. Highway 93 has been identified. Thomas Spotts, 68, was declared dead by the Clark County coroner’s office on the morning of July 29 and was identified a week later.

Classroom construction at BCHS ahead of schedule

Boulder City High School’s change from old to new is one step closer to completion as the foundation of new hallways and classrooms are beginning to take shape, bringing the campus its first major makeover since President Harry S. Truman was in office.

Eagles football players get serious

Practicing with pads for the first time this summer today, Boulder City High School football coach Chris Morelli said the course of the next week will determine how the Eagles’ 2016 campaign will play out.

Volleyball camp should give Lady Eagles edge

Boulder City High School volleyball coach Cherise Hinman had nothing but positive reviews for coaches from California State University, Stanislaus, who conducted the Lady Eagles’ annual summer volleyball camp for the first time Aug. 1 to 3.

Grothe breaks record at U.S. Open

Swimmer Zane Grothe, who graduated from Boulder City High School in 2010, was on a roll at the 2016 U.S. Open from Aug. 2 to 6, sweeping three events and adding a meet record to his well-established resume.

City Recreation

Pit Stop wins men’s softball league championship

Local author ‘Dreams’ of better life

Picture a film where a 12-year-old girl is held captive as a domestic laborer by an affluent family in California.

News Briefs

Residents can enter free state roadside sign raffle

Community Briefs

Democrats to hear Assembly candidate Jordahl tonight

Weekend’s Best Bets

1 STAR PARTY: Join National Park rangers at 8 p.m. Friday at the Callville Bay campgrounds on Lake Mead to view the Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to be an outburst event, making it the most impressive such show of shooting stars in years. Attendees are invited to camp out with rangers and learn about night skies while watching as many as 200 meteors per hour shoot across the night sky. For more information, call 702-293-8990 or visit https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-listing.htm?eventID=36026

Rangers plan meteor watching event for shower’s peak

Shooting stars will fill the sky this week as the Perseid meteor shower makes its annual appearance, and with little light to obscure the sky Lake Mead National Recreation Area is among the premier locations for viewing the plummeting rocks.

Good witnesses vital to solving crimes

An important part of crime prevention is being a good witness. Crimes are often solved as a result of a partnership between the community and their police department.

Police Blotter

Aug. 2, 9:20 a.m.

Danes visit to get insiders look at election

Americans are not the only ones anxiously awaiting to see who will become the next president of the United States.

STEM vs STEAM; Give children a chance

The job market is competitive in America and it is becoming even more competitive on the international front. America has lost its edge in the world market, ranking eighth after South Korea, Germany and Switzerland. So what happened? Isn’t America the home of the innovator and entrepreneur?

Smart meters may not be that smart

When Boulder City announced a few months ago it would be phasing in large increases in utility payments, it did not sit well with citizens, many of whom had moved to Boulder City because of cheaper utility rates.

Letter to the Editor

City needs to entice young people to move here

Senior Center

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.

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