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YMCA of the Sierra closes after 100 years in Reno

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

January 10, 2012 - 2:24 am

A 100-year-old Reno-area YMCA has closed amid declining membership and increased competition from private fitness centers.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the remaining Foster Drive facilities of the YMCA of the Sierra closed Dec. 30.

The adjacent E.L. Weigand Youth Center remains open. It's run by the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows.

Historian Guy Rocha says the YMCA opened in Reno in 1911 and moved near Reno High School in 1956.

It included a $1.7 million youth center built in 2003 with donations, including $1 million from Reno philanthropist Link Piazzo. The city now owns the site.

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US House committee to hold Las Vegas hearing

By Jessica Hill / RJ

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By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

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By McKenna Ross / RJ

July 22, 2025 - 6:03 pm

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The Associated Press

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By Jessica Hill / RJ

July 22, 2025 - 1:53 pm

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Nevada, other states sue Trump administration over new health insurance rule

The Associated Press

July 22, 2025 - 10:01 am

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By Christopher Lawrence / RJ

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The two-part Netflix documentary “Trainwreck: Storm Area 51” shines a light on the real costs of Matty Roberts’ Facebook joke.

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DOJ wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend

By Eric Tucker The Associated Press

July 22, 2025 - 6:23 am

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BLM: Firefighters continue efforts on Nye County’s Gothic Fire

By Arlette Yousif / RJ

July 22, 2025 - 1:32 pm

The BLM said Monday’s update would be its last on the Gothic Fire unless a significant event occurs.