9/11 Memory: Unit deployed to Afghanistan

It’s now less than a week away before people will be practicing their backward countdown from 10 to 1, while often wishing the year ahead will be better than the 365 days that just went by in a blink of an eye.

If one were to listen to William O’Shaughnessy, Kailaash Malacarne, Emma Graham and Maxwell O’Connor talk about reading, and the excitement that elicits, it shows that there’s hope that in a digital-based world, book stores and libraries will be around for many years to come.

It’s been about a year since a local family fell in love with a badly-beaten, one-eyed puppy, who they would soon adopt.

Frank “Bubba” Mariani has been the talk of Boulder City since he did not coach the high school’s season-ending 39-6 playoff loss to Virgin Valley on Nov. 7.

Photos courtesy Martha P. King Elementary

Saturday, dozens of volunteers turned out to help place thousands of wreaths at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery as part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America program.

Construction on the Nevada State Railroad Museum at the busiest intersection in town is progressing at a rapid pace and because of that, is set for a spring completion.