[KOH] The City is going to conduct a study of the center median in midtown.… MORE
Category Archives: KOH Local News
Casino Burglar Sought
[KOH] Douglas County is looking for a woman who they say stole $2,000 worth of property from the hotel room of a guest at Bally’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline. The sheriff’s office says that on July 19 around 11:45 p.m., the woman entered the hotel room and stole the property. The suspect is described as…… MORE
Bus Driver Shortage No More at WCSD
[KOH] The Washoe County School District has one fewer issue to deal with this school year than it did last school year. It no longer has a bus driver shortage, meaning all normal routes can return. Last school year, the district brought in charter buses to take students to and from school. The district also…… MORE
Vertical Speedboat Now a Message for Governor
[KOH] Lake Mead’s vertical speedboat, which has become a symbol of the drought in Nevada, now features a political statement. Someone spray painted “Yo Lombardo vote yes for rent control” on the hull of the boat. The graffiti, found last weekend, is directed at Governor Joe Lombardo. The sunken boat is peering out of the…… MORE
Recall Launched Against Two IVGID Trustees
[KOH] A recall petition for two trustees of the Incline Village General Improvement District is being circulated. The recall effort began June 16th, aimed to recall Trustees Sara Schmitz and Matthew Dent. Backers of the recall are critical of Schmitz’s vote against a $25 million dollar donation offered by the Duffield Foundation. As a result,…… MORE
High-Tech Acoustic Sensors Finger a Shooting Suspect
[KOH] Technology that listens for gunfire led to the arrest of a man who allegedly fired a gun near the Sparks Marina… MORE
Newest School in Washoe County
[KOH] The Washoe County School District cut the ribbon on the newest school in the district today. JWood Raw Elementary School on Green Pasture Drive in southeast Reno was named after a native Reno resident who worked for WCSD for 37 years, including 23 years as principal of Dilworth Middle School. The new campus features…… MORE
Governor’s Opportunity Scholarship Rescue Plan Rejected
[KOH] After a 12-hour meeting Wednesday, and on a party-line vote, Nevada’s Interim Finance Committee put the kibosh on Gov. Lombardo’s attempt to resuscitate the Opportunity Scholarship program. He proposed using unallocated federal COVID funds to make up the gap created by the Democratic-controlled legislature.In a statement, Lombardo said, “In an act of callous partisanship,…… MORE
Lake Tahoe Clarity Still Improving
[KOH] A new report shows efforts to improve Lake Tahoe clarity are working. The annual lake performance report has just been released, and it shows that the amount of light-scattering fine sediment coming into the lake was reduced by 303 tons in 2022. Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, which contributes to algae growth, also was reduced…… MORE
Mammovan Coming Back to Northern Nevada
[KOH] The Mammovan is headed back to northern Nevada to screen for breast cancer using mammograms. Nevada Health Centers is bringing the van to Carson City Thursday from 7:40 a.m. to , and will be in Sparks, Reno, Lovelock, Fallon, Virginia City, and Incline Village through next week. To make an appointment, call 877-581-6266, or…… MORE
