• Genoa Town Chairman Bill Donohoe said he will neither resign nor answer charges he is the reason the town managers keep leaving. Page A1
• The sound of the Minden siren will once more ring out if town officials have their way. The town board voted Wednesday to take over operation of the siren and set it off at noon and 6 p.m. in honor of firefighters. Page A1
• A Douglas High senior who allegedly threatened to shoot students who were praying at the flag pole will still have to make bail to be free. Daniel Robert Ferguson, 18, said he was joking when he made the threat and then repeated it the next day. Page A1
• Nearly a dozen mature marijuana plants, some 6-feet high, were seized by authorities on Thursday at a Gardnerville Ranchos home. Page A1
• The owners of Merry Maids are offering to clean a home for a deserving breast cancer patient. Send nominations to the business. Page A2
• The Gardnerville Ranchos will leave the open space policy intact after a resident discovered he couldn't get his motorhome into his garage which opens onto the green belt. Page A2
PEOPLE
• Spirits will be high in a couple of weeks with four ghostly events - ghost walks in Gardnerville, Genoa and Carson City, plus a cemetery tour in Genoa. Local ghosts will entertain, along with other spirits who may decide to drop in. Page B1
• A bit of Alpine County history has been preserved. Wooden planks from the remains of the Exchequer Mill off Highway 4 have found a new home on the walls of the "carriage house" at the Alpine County Museum. Page B1
• The Markleeville Artists Autumn Open Studios tour, "Changing of the Leaves" takes place this weekend. The tour includes the studios of 18 artists, as well as a fall display by nature. Page B1
SPORTS
• The Douglas volleyball team came back after losing its first game to take a four-game win over Wooster Tuesday night. Standout Jessica Waggoner, who led the team in blocks, also won the county Punt, Pass & Kick competition over the weekend. Page C1
• The Douglas soccer teams suffered losses at the hands of rival Carson Tuesday and Wednesday. Page C1
