‘Citizen Kane’ script up for sale at Sotheby’s

Orson Welles’ personal draft script for “Citizen Kane” is up for sale — from the collection of an American almost as wealthy as the movie’s monstrous newspaper mogul, though considerably more private.

Parents of autistic children decry state’s long wait list for services

About 357 children on a wait list for help from the state’s Autism Treatment Assistance Program, which offers therapy to improve communication and behavior. The average time it takes to obtain services for children put on the wait list in January is 275 days.

Blue Fin Sushi & Roll does it right

Probably the first thing I noticed while cruising past Blue Fin during the past few years is that the restaurant’s subtext is “sushi and roll”; few places make the distinction, and you have to love that attention to detail.

Rempel forgoes fortune, testing the ice instead

Less than a year after graduating from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in economics, Wranglers defenseman Brendan Rempel is dealing with the economic challenge of living on about $550 per week, the average ECHL salary.

Silver Seat Cushion Awards honor what the Oscars overlook

There’s a ceiling on just how exciting the Oscars (5:30 p.m. today, KTNV-TV, Channel 13) can get. You’re still going to have to sit through 18 awards you don’t care about to get to the six you do.

Las Vegas emerges as RNC favorite

Amid signs that Las Vegas has surfaced as the surprise player in the 2016 Republican National Convention sweepstakes, top Nevada political and resort executives are in Washington, D.C., this weekend to put together the city’s pitch.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, March 4-10

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Favorites, March 4-10

Sixteen cadets were recognized by the Dean of the Faculty at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., for academic prowess during the fall 2013 semester at the Dean’s Aces Dinner Jan. 28. Cadet 2nd Class Andrew Chaves of Las Vegas was one of those honored. Chaves also earned Mountain West Scholar Athlete of the year as a member of the Air Force Academy baseball team. He is a 2011 graduate of Basic High School, where he was co-valedictorian and lettered in football and baseball. He is the son of Frank and Yvonne Chaves of Las Vegas.

Homeless striving for self-sufficiency train to be kitchen stewards

In return for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada’s donation of a truck, the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas agreed to provide classes for Catholic Charities clients, homeless people trying to get back on their feet.

Request for proof of citizenship offends Nevada Health Link applicant

Some 1 million unique visitors have stopped by Nevada Health Link’s website. But only a little more than 19,000 statewide had enrolled in plans through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange’s website as of Feb. 22. Officials with the state exchange, and its contractor, Xerox, are working now to understand why.

Silencing the torrent of annoying robocalls

Dear Savvy Senior: Is there anything that can be done to stop the annoying robocalls my husband and I keep getting? It seems as if we get two or three a day offering lower credit card interest rates, medical alert devices, home alarm systems and more. What can you recommend? — Frustrated Seniors

Manhood stands for itself, above the fray

When I was in kindergarten, Stevie Duffy was my nemesis. I’m astonished, actually, that I still remember his name. And his face. And his voice. But it’s all quite keen in my mind.

Mesquite Club celebrates 102 years of service

Mesquite Club, the oldest women’s club in Nevada, had a benefit luncheon and fashion show Feb. 21 at Spanish Trail Country Club.

Advocate’s battle against domestic abuse began with her own case

It is a Saturday morning at Safe Faith United as Rebeca Ferreira, the director of the nonprofit center on East Sahara Avenue that helps victims of domestic abuse find everything from counseling to money for utility bills, remembers her own introduction to domestic violence more than 25 years ago.

Smith’s vanquisher plans on longer reign

Carlos Molina hopes he can keep the IBF junior middleweight title longer than the man he took it from.

Booker, Agassi Prep get defensive

RENO — Deishuan Booker has been an offensive force for Agassi Prep all season, and Saturday was no different.

Woman’s path to ring began on 9/11

There’s a kick-boxing card at Planet Hollywood on Saturday night featuring an undercard fight between women making their professional debuts. One is Colleen Schneider of Oakland, Calif. The other is Jennie Nedell from the incorporated village of Lindenhurst, N.Y.

Making a difference, one food drive at a time

For the past 15 years, Mary Vail has organized a one-day food drive at Smith’s grocery store on Rampart Boulevard, near Lake Mead Boulevard, for the annual Make A Difference Day on the fourth Saturday in October.

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