January is National Radon Action Month

January is National Radon Action Month

Test your home for radon – and win!: January is National Radon Action Month, and in recognition of that, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and its partners are sponsoring a “Test Your Home for Radon and Win” contest for residents of Douglas, Carson City and Washoe counties. Homeowners can qualify to win a $1,500 credit […]

Douglas County Proposed changes to Monthly Sewer Rates

Douglas County Proposed changes to Monthly Sewer Rates

On February 3, 2011, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners will be voting on a proposed Resolution amending the monthly sewer rates for the County owned Sewer Utility. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY DOUGLAS COUNTY ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO MONTHLY SEWER RATES FOR THE COUNTY SEWER UTILITY By way of Resolution, the Douglas County Board […]

Yellow Starthistle Control and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Weeds in El Dorado County

Yellow Starthistle Control and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Weeds in El Dorado County

Homeowners, farmers, ranchers, pest control applicators and land managers are invited to attend a Yellow starthistle control workshop set for Friday, January 28, 2011. The event will be held from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.at the El Dorado County Administrative Building C (Planning Commission Room), 2850 Fairlane Court in Placerville. Participants will learn about mechanical, […]

Placer County Purse Theft Identity’s Sought

Placer County Purse Theft Identity’s Sought

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of a man caught on video stealing women’s purses from grocery carts in Auburn. December 30, deputies began investigating a series of purse thefts that occurred while shoppers were selecting merchandise from grocery store shelves. The victims had placed their purses in shopping carts and the […]

Meals on Wheels Gets Assistance

Meals on Wheels Gets Assistance

Placer County District 5 Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery presented a $5,000 check for Meals on Wheels to Sarah Hall Deardorff, Executive Director of the Sierra Senior Services program in Truckee on Sun., Jan. 2, 2011. for the Meals on Wheels program on Sun., Jan. 2, 2011, in Truckee. In 2010, Supervisor Montgomery directed that her Fiscal […]

Construction Spending Up For Third Straight Month

Construction Spending Up For Third Straight Month

Washington, DC…The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during November 2010 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $810.2 billion, 0.4 percent (±1.6%)* above the revised October estimate of $806.7 billion. The November figure is 6.0 percent (±1.9%) below the November 2009 estimate of $861.5 billion. […]

Traffic Update…Two Active Incidents Right Now

Traffic Update…Two Active Incidents Right Now

South Lake Tahoe, CA…Crews are working an accident on Pioneer at Emerald Way in the South Lake area. In North Lake there is a non-injury accident on SR-28 and National. It has been quiet on the local roadways as the storms have cleared out…