Congratulations to the Spring 2022 graduates of the Community College of the Air Force!

May 9, 2022, Creech Air Force Base held its 432d Wing, First Quarter Awards Ceremony to recognize the Spring 2022 graduating class. The graduates are:

Let's give them all a warm congratulations!

City of Las Vegas Offers Free Symphony Park Arts Festival May 21 Music, Artworks and Refreshments 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The city of Las Vegas invites the public to celebrate the arts at the Symphony Park Arts Festival Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 360 Promenade Place, adjacent to The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. The outdoor event is free and offers music by Frankie Moreno, Paige and the Overtones and Zach Ryan, in addition to art vendors and arts organizations. DISCOVERY Children’s Museum will have fun activities for kids. Refreshments will be available for purchase. The event is presented with support from The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, visit www.ArtsLasVegas.org or call 702-229-ARTS (2787).

Free Library District Summer Challenge Kickoff  Fun Activities for All Ages Don’t miss the fun and activities featured at local Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s Summer Challenge Kickoff events! Visit LVCCLD.org/SummerChallenge, where you can view a full list of events and activities at each library. Visit

City of Las Vegas Offers “School Supplies for Tickets” Program Pay Eligible Las Vegas Parking Tickets With School Supplies The city of Las Vegas will offer a program allowing the payment of parking fines with donations of school supplies. Any supplies taken in by the city through the program will be donated to the Public Education Foundation’s Teacher EXCHANGE. The Public Education Foundation partners with the Clark County School District to help guide effective investments in education to meet the immediate, critical needs of students, families and educators. The Las Vegas City Council passed the item on today’s meeting agenda authorizing the program, pursuant to Las Vegas Municipal Code 11.10.150. Any driver issued a non-public safety parking ticket in the city of Las Vegas from May 23 to June 23, 2022, may choose to resolve the ticket by providing school supplies of equal or greater value than the ticket fine. Public safety and handicap-related parking tickets are EXCLUDED from this program.  Some of the items being accepted include: Pencils Pens Erasers Dry erase markers Index cards Paper towels/Disinfecting wipes Card stock Copy paper Storage bins Rulers Scissors Pencil sharpeners Post-it notes In July 2016, the City Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the establishment of this occasional program allowing for charitable donations in lieu of payment for parking fines. For more information, call 702-229-4700.

City to Break Ground on Fire Station 46 in Skye Canyon

New Station to be Located at 9945 N. Grand Canyon Drive

May 25, 10 a.m.

The city of Las Vegas will break ground on a new fire station to serve the Skye Canyon area in Ward 6 at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 25. The new station will be located at 9945 N. Grand Canyon Drive.

Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman will be joined by Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Senior Deputy Chief Robert Nolan and representatives from the Century Communities to start construction on the site.

Scheduled to be completed by summer 2023, the 11,059-square-foot station will be built by Core Construction. Estimated construction cost of the building and pad is $6,884,000. When completed, the three-bay station will house six firefighters/paramedics around the clock, an engine and a rescue unit.

Southern Nevada Fire Restrictions Announced

May 16, the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Clark County Fire Department, Mt. Charleston Fire Protection District, National Park Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA Forest Service implemented fire restrictions in Southern Nevada. 

Interagency fire restrictions prohibit:

• building and/or using a campfire or charcoal stove (using portable stove using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel approved, providing it has an on/off switch).
• welding or operating an acetylene torch with open flames (except by permit).
• using any explosive (except by permit).
• using fireworks or firing a tracer.
• using any combustion engine without a spark-arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order. Spark arresters must meet U.S Department of Agriculture-Forest Service Standard 5100-1a.

Agency specific exceptions and additional restrictions are also in place:

• Bureau of Land Management – steel core ammunition and explosive targets prohibited, as they are known fire starters. Smoking is allowed in an enclosed vehicle only.
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area - wood or charcoal fires allowed in grills of developed picnic areas and campgrounds where a host is present; wood or charcoal burning devices allowed on the shoreline where natural vegetation is at least 100 feet from the shoreline; barbecue grills allowed on private boats outside the harbors of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave; rental boats are authorized to use barbecues attached to vessel if allowed under rental boat agreement; all vessel barbecue fires must be at least 100 feet away from shoreline vegetation.  Smoking is allowed outside of an enclosed vehicle in areas that are cleared of all flammable material for at least three feet. Cigarettes must be discarded in a car ashtray or an ashtray in a developed area.
• Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument - Fires are never permitted within the monument.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - On the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, use of the fire rings at the Desert Pass campground is required while restrictions are in force. No rock rings or ground fires are allowed. On the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, visitors are required to use grills or the provided fire rings. No rock rings or ground fires are allowed. 
• U.S.D.A. Forest Service - Campfires are only allowed within the approved fire pits or grills provided in developed recreation sites. A developed recreation site has Forest Service signage that designates it as an agency-owned campground or day-use area and is identified on a Forest Service map as a site developed for that purpose. Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. is prohibited during fire restrictions. Outdoor smoking is only authorized while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is clear of all flammable materials. To find out what fire restrictions are in place on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, visit https://bit.ly/HTNFFireRestrictions or www.nevadafireinfo.org. For answers to frequently asked questions about fire restrictions, visit https://bit.ly/FireRestrictionsFAQs.

For more information on agency-specific fire restrictions, visit https://www.nevadafireinfo.org/restrictions-and-closures.

Additional Traffic Expected for EDC Weekend

Be Prepared for Delays and Heavy Traffic Near Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) will alter some traffic patterns in the northeast valley for the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Drivers will encounter restrictions at the following locations between 2 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. from Friday, May 20, to Monday, May 23:

City To Host Public Scoping Meetings For Possible Rancho Drive Project

Both Virtual and In-Person Meeting Options Available

The city of Las Vegas is hosting two public scoping meetings about the Rancho Drive Complete Street Study, which may result in an improved complete street designed to be safe and attractive for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.

The study encompasses a 6.6-mile segment of Rancho Drive from Rainbow Boulevard to Mesquite Avenue. Public scoping meetings are scheduled for the following dates and times:

• In-person meeting - May 25, 5 to 8 p.m., formal presentation at 5:30 p.m. Nehemiah Ministries, 3606 N. Rancho Drive, Unit 144.

• Virtual meeting - May 26, 1 to 2:30 p.m., click Zoom link at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/RanchoDrive.

Study goals include improving safety and encouraging walking, biking and transit ridership. Additional goals include providing travel options for those with limited access, reducing emissions, offering improved economic opportunities and increasing opportunities for physical activity.

The city, in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, is preparing an environmental assessment for this 6.6-mile segment of Rancho. Proposed improvements could include three lanes in each direction, offset sidewalks and other amenities. A dedicated, shared bus/bike lane may be proposed, depending on the availability of right-of-way and the plan alternative that is selected.

To progress with changes to improve Rancho, the city plans to use federal funding. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that potential projects with federal funding must conduct an environmental study. During the NEPA study process, a broad set of environmental elements will be evaluated, such as plants and animals, environmental justice, wetlands, air and water quality, public safety, traffic noise and hazardous materials.

Public input is a key consideration in NEPA studies. For more information about the study, or to learn more about the public meetings, please visit www.lasvegasnevada.gov/RanchoDrive.