Splash Dogs News Today

It is finally Friday. As August melts away, it brings us closer to the new school year. Carson High returning students are invited to the Senator Kick-off this morning to get their fill of back-to-school updates.

With all the motorcycles on the road, you may be looking for some peace and quiet. Luckily, it’s fee-free day at all of the Nevada State Parks. Load up the kids, pack a picnic, at head to the great outdoors. Don’t miss out on the last-of-the-season Farmers Market at Third and Curry, stock up on local honey and load your basket with yummy stuff.

The Chequamegon mountain bike race kicks off on Sept. 16. Here’s everything you need to know to hit the dirt at the legendary race.

Valley Center — Longtime dog lover Tamandra Michaels has long enjoyed the sport of dock diving — where dogs leap long distances from a dock into a swimming pool — but as a wheelchair user, she could only watch the events from the sidelines. That changed last spring with the opening of Agapé Ranch Dog Sports in Valley Center. Owners Lise Ann Strum and Scott Dike built a competition pool with a 6-foot-tall diving dock with a wheelchair-accessible ramp. It’s one of the first of its kind ...