By Kirk Kern The Somerset Academy Skye Pointe cross country teams may have started out as the Davids, but they have transformed into the Goliaths in the last three years. Coach Paul Sheppard’s boys and girls squads finished last among any school in the state four years ago. Then the won the 3A division three years ago and were moved up to 4A. The last two years, they’ve … [Read more...] about Skye Pointe runners moving up to 5A
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Skye Canyon pickleball court options expanding in 2025
By Kirk Kern For the last few years, Skye Canyon residents have only had two pickleball courts in the community … and recently those courts have been unplayable recently because of broken nets. That will all change in 2025 as the city will add courts at the new Igor Soldo Park on Schaumbert and the homeowners association is building six more courts at the Skye Center for … [Read more...] about Skye Canyon pickleball court options expanding in 2025
Publisher’s Note
The Padres are back, and so is my sanity By Kirk Kern This year has a big challenge for a lot of people, me included. When everything shut down in March, so did my job as chief executive officer of a media company that owned six rural Nevada newspapers. As a guy in my mid-50s whose main work experience has been in a form of media that has been dwindling for the last … [Read more...] about Publisher’s Note
Clark County, Las Vegas Raiders & Emergency Responders to Honor Those Who We Lost on 9/11
Clark County, local emergency responders and the Las Vegas Raiders will hold a flag-raising ceremony at Allegiant Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 a.m. to honor the almost 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The event, organized by Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, whose district includes Allegiant Stadium, will take place in … [Read more...] about Clark County, Las Vegas Raiders & Emergency Responders to Honor Those Who We Lost on 9/11
Commissioner Naft, Las Vegas Raiders to Honor First Responders on Sept. 11
Southern Nevada’s Emergency Response Agencies Invited to Nominate a First Responder to Help Raise the Flags at Allegiant Stadium. On Sept. 11, 2020, at 6:30 a.m. Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft will honor first responders at Allegiant Stadium by having a representative from each Southern Nevada emergency response agency take part in a ceremonial flag-raising event … [Read more...] about Commissioner Naft, Las Vegas Raiders to Honor First Responders on Sept. 11