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The United States Air Force Thunderbirds flew over the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home on Saturday. The flyover was part of the team’s tribute to those on the front line battling the coronavirus.

Andy Saylor

Kirstie Rogers

The Air Force Thunderbirds sent a formation that featured F-16 Fighting Falcons across Clark County, including above Boulder City Hospital and the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home, on Saturday to pay tribute to health care workers, first responders and other essential personnel on the front line battling the coronavirus.

Kirstie Rogers

The Air Force Thunderbirds sent a formation that featured F-16 Fighting Falcons across Clark County, including above Boulder City Hospital and the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home, on Saturday, April 11, to pay tribute to health care workers, first responders and other essential personnel on the front line battling the coronavirus.

Jim Sheldon

Hemenway Valley Park was virtually empty early Sunday morning. Traditionally, several hundred people gather in the park for a community Easter sunrise service.

Jim Sheldon

Hemenway Valley Park was virtually empty early Sunday morning, April 12. Traditionally, several hundred people gather in the park for a community Easter sunrise service.

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In an otherwise quiet meeting this week, the city council, with Mayor Joe Hardy absent due to attendance at the meeting of the Nevada League of Cities, with Mayor Pro Tem Sherri Jorgensen presiding teed up a possible vote on two of the most contentious items on the council’s plate in to past couple of years.

Council approves allotments for Liberty Ridge

When the story from last week’s issue of the Boulder City Review concerning the approval of a temporary map for the coming Liberty Ridge development hit social media, the outcry was swift.

Hinds eyes rare four-peat on the course

The word phenom is defined as a person who is outstandingly talented or admired, especially an up-and-comer.

New plan for former Vons

For several years, the former Vons building on Boulder City Parkway has sat empty. But a big step was taken last week to change that.

Council gives Thomas high six-month marks

At just more than six months on the job, City Manager Ned Thomas does not need to be worried about keeping the gig as city council members gathered Wednesday morning for an earlier-than-normal performance evaluation and every comment from every member present (Councilwoman Sherri Jorgensen was absent) could be fairly characterized as stellar.

City votes to join regional council

If one is offered an equal seat at the table on a regional group that advises on policy for an area where that person’s population is equal to .005% of the total region at a cost of $5,000 per year, does that sound like a pretty good deal?

BCPD awarded traffic safety grants

Boulder City Police Department will, once again, be participating in the Joining Forces traffic safety campaign. More than 30 law enforcement agencies across the state of Nevada will team up to focus on traffic safety awareness and enforcement. The campaign series will run from October 2025 through September 2026.

More RV storage? Council approves appraisal for possible future project

The old Vons building is not the only place in the mix for future RV storage. (See story on page 1.) The city is also eyeing a possible future facility in the area where Veterans Memorial Drive and Yucca Street come together.

BCHS takes part in earthquake drill

In a way, it had that Cold War-era feel to it when students a half-century ago were trained to duck and take cover under their desks in the event of a nuclear bomb attack.