Today's News

Since the Optic converted to mail delivery more than three months ago, the local post office has done a good job. Our local customers are getting their papers on the same day as our edition, just as the post office promised it would do.

In fact, my boss was visiting his folks in Arkansas last week and his parents got their Wednesday Optic  on Friday, which, considering the distance, is quick.

The credit for this would have to go to our local post office employees and their boss, Postmaster Alberta Ellis.

A downtown organization would like to have as much landscaping as possible on a portion of Grand Avenue targeted for renovation.

But it looks like the state won’t be putting any vegetation in the median for the Grand project, which is slated to start early next year.

In March, the City Council decided to keep Grand Avenue at four lanes in the renovated area, which will be from National Avenue to Tilden Street.

Top West Las Vegas will see cuts in their pay; rank-and-file employees will not.

West Las Vegas School’s Business Manager Doug Hendrickson said at a recent school board meeting that the district would be working with less money next year. In light of what officials called a significant shortfall, the superintendent, associate superintendent and business manager agreed to pay cuts.  

Hendrickson said that even with stimulus funding, the district is projecting revenue next fiscal year of $14 million, which is down 8 percent from this year.

School’s out and there’s evidence of kids enjoying the outdoors. I hope the trend lasts and youngsters continue to soak up some rays instead of overdosing on video games.

At the moment a dozen kids are enjoying a game of baseball in the field just north of our house. I don’t know all of them, only my three grandchildren and their neighbor Soley. It’s a loosely organized game of baseball in which every time the bat makes contact, it’s a homerun.