Sparks NewsLocal news for Sparks, NV continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Sparks Councilman, Mayor Delay Contractual Pay Raise- July 11, 2008 Even though the City of Sparks had to make budget cuts, the city council and mayor are up for pay raises.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/sparks-councilman-mayor-delay-contractual-pay-... Population growth slows in Reno, Sparks- July 10, 2008 Reno and Sparks are still growing, but not as fast as earlier in the decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/population-growth-slows-in-reno-sparks?fromrss... Talking trash at Sparks council Monday- July 10, 2008 Sparks City Council will be talking trash when it meets Monday. The issue involves the city's relationship with Waste Management, which provides sanitation services in the city.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/talking-trash-at-sparks-council-monday?fromrss... Eastbound traffic diverted off Interstate 80 east of Sparks- July 9, 2008 Eastbound Interstate 80 is closed at the Orchard interchange, about a mile west of the Painted Rock exit, due to a traffic accident that happened about 3:15 a.m., the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/eastbound-traffic-diverted-off-interstate-80-e... Sparks' drive-in part of a dying tradition- July 9, 2008 The West Wind El Rancho Drive-In 4 is one of just a few hundred drive-in movie theaters left in the nation, and local teenagers are taking advantage of it this summer.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/sparks-drive-in-part-of-a-dying-tradition?from... Woman Found Guilty Of Running Over Dog- July 8, 2008 SPARKS, Nev. -- A woman faces possible jail time after being found guilty of intentionally running over a dog with her car during a dispute with two horseback riders on her property.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/woman-found-guilty-of-running-over-dog?fromrss... Sexual assault facility to open at Sparks hospital- July 8, 2008 The Sparks Chamber of Commerce will mark the opening of the CARESSART facility at the Northern Nevada Medical Center at 2 p.m. Friday at the medical center, 2375 E. Prater Way, Sparks.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/sexual-assault-facility-to-open-at-sparks-hosp... Sparks woman who ran down dog found guilty of animal cruelty- July 7, 2008 A Sparks Justice of the Peace last week found a 61-year-old woman guilty of animal cruelty, related to running over a chocolate Labrador retriever named Parker during a dispute about women riding horses on her ...http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/sparks-woman-who-ran-down-dog-found-guilty-of-... Sparks City Council- July 6, 2008 The Sparks City Council does not meet this week. The council's next meeting will be a joint session with Reno City Council, Washoe County Commission and the Washoe County School District board of trustees at 11 ...http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/sparks-city-council?fromrss=1 Lightning sparks fires in Northern Nevada- July 6, 2008 Dry, hot conditions and lightning strikes sparked at least seven fires in the Reno-Sparks area Sunday, while smoke from fires in California continued to blow into the Reno area.http://www.topix.net/city/sparks-nv/2008/07/lightning-sparks-fires-in-northern-nevada?from... |