Jacks Valley resident Brenda Robertson sent in this photo of Tuesday's sunrise from her home.
Genoa, Nev. — A winter weather advisory is in effect for all of Western Nevada, but as of 5:30 a.m., the storm had yet to arrive. According to a National Weather Service Reno graphic snow squalls could arrive around 4 p.m. bringing brief bursts of heavy snow.
No highway controls are showing up on NVroads.com, so far this morning, but that could change around lunchtime. It might be sketchy getting home this evening, so be prepared for that.
Former school board candidate Yvonne Wagstaff was appointed to the board of trustees on Tuesday. Board Clerk David Burns was selected as president, replacing Susan Jansen. Reporter Sarah Drinkwine was at the meeting and will be sorting that today.
Planning commissioners narrowly approved recommending an 85-unit subdivision at Main River and Dresslerville roads. The project will still have to go to county commissioners. The vote was 3-2 with 1 abstention, though that vote was technically against the project, too.
A difference on conditions on the 354-unit Buckeye Farm project prompted planning commissioners to recommend approval subject to the county and applicant meeting and working those out. The Town of Minden weighs in on the project 5:30 p.m. today at the CVIC Hall.
The Genoa Historic District Commission and Genoa Town Board are going to hold a public workshop on that structure in the future, I found out on Tuesday.
The library canceled its calendar today due to the impending storm and if there’s a meeting or something going on this afternoon or evening, you might want to check with the organizers.
As of 5:30 a.m. it’s already 38 degrees, and the forecast high temperature is only 40. If that warmth is an indication of the energy in the coming storm, it could be a doozy.
Light snow is forecast to arrive after 7 a.m. today. The west wind is predicted to accelerate to 20-30 mph gusting to 45 mph around 10 a.m. Most of the snow won’t turn up until around 4 p.m., according to the forecast.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
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