Students of Grace Christian Academy and members of American Legion, Post 31, of Boulder City gathered early Friday morning to retire the school’s old American flag.
A Boulder City resident and National Park Service ranger called it a career after 26 years at Lake Mead Recreation Area.
The Boulder City Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Who Won It” awards ceremony and installation is turning into a whodunnit.
The first phase of Interstate 11 involves traffic improvements to U.S. Highway 93 in the Boulder City area. U.S. 93 is a major regional commercial corridor for interstate and international commerce and is the single route through Boulder City.
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.
1 COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE: The Dan Leach Memorial Fund will host its fourth annual Old Town Cocktail Walk at 7 p.m. Friday. The walk is held in conjunction with the Dan Leach Memorial Golf Tournament, which will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Boulder Creek Golf Club, and will stop at downtown restaurants and bars. There will be live music performed by The All-Togethers beginning at 8 p.m. at Two Wheels Park, at the corner of Nevada Way and Wyoming Street. Tickets for the walk are $20 per person, include four drink tickets and can be purchased in advance or the day of the event in front of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, 465 Nevada Way, or Two Wheels Park. For more information visit http://bit.ly/2dOLwD9.
Former Boulder City Animal Control Supervisor Mary Jo Frazier pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of felony animal abuse at Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, according to Clark County court documents.
Earlier this past summer at a journalism event in Los Angeles, I was fortunate to meet Associated Press photographer Nick Ut. The name might not ring a bell with most readers, but Ut took one of the most iconic news photographs of the Vietnam War, a black-and-white 1972 image of a young unclothed South Vietnamese girl running away from the burning effects of a napalm strike. Ut participated in a journalism panel in May in front of an audience eager to hear him talk about the photo. Others who have covered wars were also on the panel.
This week represents the annual National Fallen Firefighter Memorial weekend. Every year, the Boulder City Fire Department, in association with the national memorial, honors the past year’s fallen fighters with an open invitation to the fire station.
Ballot questions are sometimes confusing. So I want to provide you with more details about Boulder City’s upcoming ballot question.
Around the world are longevity “hot spots,” called blue zones, in which there is an excess of people living beyond 100 and continuing to live active, productive lives. What is it about these blue zones that favors people living longer and healthier than average? And should Boulder City be considered a blue zone, as despite blowing asbestos dust and desert conditions, many of our seniors are leading active lives well into their 80s and 90s?
Boulder City developer Randy Schams announced Monday morning that he is in escrow for 640 acres of land in the Eldorado Valley, where he plans to build a master-planned community, and is seeking approval from the city to supply water and sewer service to the site.
Boulder City Council delayed a vote on a new mission statement for the Historic Preservation Committee on Tuesday night, forcing supporters of a new preservation ordinance to wait a little longer.
Boulder City residents will be paying more for utilities next month as rate increases go into effect Saturday.
Plans to transform a blighted mobile home park into a townhome community were approved by the Boulder City Planning Commission on Sept. 21.
On Monday, RPS Homes CEO and Boulder City resident Randy Schams submitted a proposal to the city to develop 640 acres of land into a master-planned community.
Over the next month or so is a wonderful time to spend outdoors enjoying Zion National Park. Daytime temperatures will likely drop into the most pleasant zone, and depending on the elevation you visit, you’ll be there for the start of fall foliage season.
Each week the coaches at Boulder City High School nominate an athlete to spotlight for contributions made to his or her team. This week’s honoree is senior Tyler Campbell, who runs on the varsity cross-country team. Campbell placed first in the Sept. 14 Boulder City weekday meet against five other schools, with a time of 18:15, and 10th in the Las Vegas Invitational a few days before. He is a four-year varsity letter recipient in cross-country and also is on the school’s track team. He is the son of Jeni Campbell.
Boulder City High School’s boys and girls tennis teams head into the postseason with the Eagles finishing with a perfect 10-0 league slate, while the Lady Eagles finished with a 9-1 record.
Personnel issues were the main cause in Boulder City High School’s football team’s setback Friday against Moapa Valley, suiting up only 22 of the 27 players on its roster for the bus ride to Overton, Nevada, during its 37-0 defeat.
Kris Burke brought 5-year-old Macklin Burke out to the 20th annual Wurstfest on Saturday and they were most excited for the live auction, one of the event’s highlights each year.
The Boulder City High School girls volleyball program continued its early league dominance, defeating Southeast Career Technical Academy on Sept. 22 and Del Sol on Monday.
Sean Penn. Vince Vaughn. Kristen Stewart. Zach Galifianakis. Eddie Vedder. These celebrities all have direct ties to Boulder City.
Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Boulder (Hoover) Dam on Sept. 30, 1935.