Clark County and Commissioner Michael Naft will provide a Grandparent’s Day Celebration on Saturday, September 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Flamingo Senior Center, located at 6255 West Flamingo Road on the Corner of Flamingo and Jones. Commissioner Michael Naft This free event will have arts and crafts, carnival games, boxed lunches provided by Honey Baked Ham, … [Read more...] about Commissioner Naft Hosts Grandparent’s Day Celebration at the West Flamingo Senior Center
Health
Red Cross issues steps to keep students safe as schools open
More than 300,000 students will be heading back to classes Monday in Clark County and the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada has steps everyone can take to help kids remain safe as they go back to school. As parents get ready for the start of a new school year, it’s a good time to think about emergencies, such as weather-related disasters, and draw up an emergency … [Read more...] about Red Cross issues steps to keep students safe as schools open
Following Nevada OSHA’s adoption of heat guidelines, there are free resources for employers to protect employees from heat-related illness and injuries
According to a recent study, Las Vegas has seen an increase of 5.8 degrees in summer temperatures since 1970, which makes it the second fastest-warming city in the U.S. Reno, Nevada ranked first. In April 2022, Federal OSHA announced the launch of a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to protect millions of workers from heat illness and injuries. Nevada OSHA has adopted the … [Read more...] about Following Nevada OSHA’s adoption of heat guidelines, there are free resources for employers to protect employees from heat-related illness and injuries
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 Wetlands Park Stewardship Volunteers to Participate in International Coastal Cleanup Day
Clark County Wetlands Park is participating in International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 19. The Park’s volunteers will be picking up litter and trash from the vicinity of the Las Vegas Wash. The program is part of an international effort spearheaded by the Ocean Conservancy to reduce the amount of trash in the world’s oceans and waterways. Trash will be collected … [Read more...] about Clark County Wetlands Park Stewardship Volunteers to Participate in International Coastal Cleanup Day