South Valley - Las Vegas Sun

Sam Morris

Green Valley fans and players celebrate their 71-58 defeat of Silverado Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at Green Valley.

Basketball playoff roundup: Quarterfinal games could produce exciting finishes in balanced Sunrise Region: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL:; Published Wed, Feb 15, 2012 (7:30 p.m.), Updated Wed, Feb 15, 2012 (9:33 p.m.); By Ray Brewer; We’ve never seen a basketball postseason like this. When Sunrise Regional playoffs start Wednesday night with four quarterfinal games, the general consensus is that each of the tournament’s eight teams have an equal chance to win the title. Yes, there is that much parity.

Henderson council to appoint new member, rather than hold special election: City council approves legal advertisment to seek candidates for Ward 3 post being vacated by Kathleen Vermillion; Tuesday, December 20, 2011; By Aida Ahmed; The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday night to appoint a new council member for the Ward 3 seat to replace outgoing Kathleen Vermillion, rather than hold a special election.

City of Henderson to recycle Christmas trees: Tuesday, December 20, 2011; By Aida Ahmed; The city of Henderson is reminding all residents that they can recycle their holiday Christmas trees to be used for city parks and landscaping.

Man charged with child abuse after 11-year-old shoots, kills 5-year-old: Tuesday, December 13, 2011; By Gregan Wingert; Felony child abuse charges have been filed against a Henderson man who owns the home where an 11-year-old boy shot and killed a 5-year-old boy with a gun he found in a box marked “treasure chest.”

Henderson opens newly renovated Silver Springs Park: Recreation:; Wednesday, November 23, 2011; By Aida Ahmed; Henderson's Silver Springs Park reopened last week, after nearly a year of renovations. The 6.8-acre park, 1950 Silver Springs Parkway, is now equipped with turf areas, a new playground with shade, a walking course, a lighted ball field and restrooms.

Henderson hosts Global Solar Summit: Monday, October 31, 2011; By Aida Ahmed; Nevada can be a leader in solar energy. And the city of Henderson wants solar manufacturers and developers to know that.

Henderson holiday decorating contest under way: Tuesday, October 25, 2011; By Aida Ahmed; Hanging skeletons on your lawn? Carved pumpkins out by the doorway? Already have the Christmas lights out?

Friends hoping to make frozen popcorn a hot trend: Monday, October 10, 2011; By Conor Shine; Liquid nitrogen is a typical tool in the arsenal of chefs around the valley, but a trio of local friends decided to use the ingredient in a decidedly lowbrow concoction — frozen popcorn. The idea for the treat was born out of experimentation. When Oliver Morowati used nitrogen on a batch of popcorn at a barbecue last year, Zelma Watsubo and Jean Francois Chavanel, Morowati’s friends and co-workers from the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas, thought it would make a marketable product.

Early mistake fails to slow Basic against Coronado: high school football:; Friday, September 23, 2011; By Case Keefer; This was seemingly the worst possible way Friday’s game could start for Basic. A week after getting torched on the ground in a loss to Green Valley, Basic allowed Coronado’s Nate Webb to break a 70-yard touchdown run on its first possession.

Henderson hits spot on 50 best cities list: Despite 12 percent jobless rate, Henderson still ranked 38th on Bloomberg list; Thursday, September 22, 2011; By Jackie Valley; Henderson hasn’t escaped the sour economy gripping Southern Nevada, but it still managed to snag a spot on Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s list of best cities.

Local Little Leagues two tourney wins away from making history: Little League baseball:; Friday, July 23, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Mountain Ridge and Paseo Verde Little League all-star teams of Southern Nevada on Sunday will begin play in the Majors Division state tournament in Carson City with hopes of advancing one step closer to Little League’s ultimate prize.

Liberty's Norris hopes to duplicate another local receiver's success at Southern Utah: PREP FOOTBALL RECRUITING:; Monday, January 25, 2010; By Ray Brewer; It didn’t take much for Liberty High senior wide receiver Anthony Norris to be convinced he could flourish on the Southern Utah football team. Norris took his recruiting trip to the Cedar City, Utah, school this weekend and had a chance to visit with Thunderbirds receiver Tysson Poots, who shined at Coronado High in Henderson.

Memorial stones don't always offer solid proof: Thursday, October 8, 2009; By Stefani Evans; We make a lot of assumptions about our ancestors and their burials — oftentimes we’re wrong.

Fight over health care draws crowd to Titus event: Saturday, August 22, 2009; By Kyle B. Hansen; The national debate over health care reform came to the streets of Henderson on Saturday when Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) held a Congress on the Corner event in the Albertsons on Boulder Highway and Lake Mead Parkway. About 300 people came to the event, many with homemade signs or American flags, to voice their support or opposition to proposed health care reform and other issues before Congress. While Titus visited with those who came early enough to get a ticket to speak with her in person, most opposing Titus gathered in the store parking lot.

Chamber to energize small-business support: Friday, August 14, 2009; By Richard N. Velotta; The Henderson Chamber of Commerce will energize its support for small businesses with a series of free workshops that will cover operations, banking and financial resources, human resources, sales management and marketing.