Starting the season off with a win against Adelson, both Boulder City tennis programs hope to build momentum going into the season.
Starting their season off in the competitive Las Vegas Invitational, Boulder City High School girls volleyball finished with a 2-6 record, using the weekend as a measuring stick for where their inexperienced but talented roster is at this stage in the season.
“You have the power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius
Many veterans of World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War were shipped off to foreign lands once they turned 18, with some still in high school.
Last Thursday one of my supervisors from the Review-Journal and I had our quarterly breakfast/lunch to discuss how the job and newspaper are going.
The first week of school is always an exciting one for students as they meet their teacher(s), see old friends and make new ones.
Before they can actually start the job of recruiting a new city manager, the city council of Boulder City has to recruit a recruitment firm.
When the city council hit the agenda item this week to decide on whether or not to declare a critical labor shortage in order to expand the potential pool of candidates for the vacant position of city manager to include retirees already receiving a Nevada state Public Employees Retirement System pension, the discussion was short.
As I have made pretty clear in the year and a half that I have been writing for the Review, I am music obsessed. So it should come as no surprise that I am gonna start a story that will eventually come around to an existential issue in Boulder City by talking about a band fight.
Boulder City High School cross country comes into the season with high expectations for both their boys and girls programs.
Coming off of a 7-3 inaugural season, second-year head coach Bubba Mariani is excited about the progression of his program.
Finishing last season trending in different directions, the goal for Boulder City High School boys and girls soccer is the same this season — make it to the postseason.
(For a collection of photos documenting the trip described below, CLICK HERE.)
For those of a certain generation, it’s almost impossible to see motorcycle officers, especially when they’re riding in tandem, and not think of the most famous duo of all – Ponch and Jon.
Editor’s Note: Chuck Baker is a member of the Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission
If you have walked or driven past the corner of Colorado and Birch streets recently, you may have noticed some heavy equipment grading the land and a sign identifying the project as being for the Boulder City Shops.
As Boulder City gets more involved in leasing land for energy production on the outskirts of town, the questions inevitably turn to excess production and energy storage.
Like many of you, I’ve been viewing bits and pieces of the Paris Summer Olympics over the last two weeks. There’s something alluring about watching the best of the world’s best compete on an international stage. “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,” as ABC’s Wide World of Sports used to say, captivates my attention. Hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide apparently feel the same.
In the ultra-marathon world, it’s looked upon as the World Series, Super Bowl and throw in a climb up Mount Everest all rolled into one.
Sometimes being a resident of a small town has non-obvious advantages.
With school beginning Aug. 12, teachers are now back in class as they wait for students to fill their classrooms.
Many of us have been watching the Olympic Games in Paris, seeing stories about how many hours of training go into making it to the Games. Just like an athlete, firefighters and paramedics must train regularly and hone critical skills. If you don’t practice, you can’t get better. And in our line of work, if we don’t practice, we could get hurt – or worse.
With the 2024-25 school year set to start later this month, two new initiatives by the Clark County School District are receiving mixed reviews.
When it comes to hiring high-level city employees, small communities including Boulder City are at a distinct disadvantage. Actually a few of them.
Calling it a “win-win” for everyone, Joseph DeSimone, founder of DeSimone Gaming and owner of Railroad Pass Casino, told the Review late last week that both the travel centers on his property have been sold.