Coming Friday

- Developers, commissioners and more will be facing off at the Board of Commissioners meeting concerning proposed Jethro Bodine's Mansion & Casino in north Douglas County. The debate won't start until 6 p.m. Thursday at the old courthouse, 1616 Eighth St. in Minden. Page A1

- When David Winfield Mitchell goes on trial Monday, the family of murder victim Sheila Harris hopes for justice 25 years after the 18-year-old college student was found murdered in her Carson City apartment. Page A1

- It's close to 9 p.m. in the inmates' library at the Douglas County Jail and Tonya Solak is talking a mile a minute. She's trying to explain to a half a dozen women the "unintended consequences" of the drug use which has lead her to her latest incarceration. Page A1

- A new business center at the junction of highways 88 and 395 is in the works for Minden. Page A1

- Douglas County School Superintendent Carol Lark got high marks for her first year in charge of the school district. School board trustees held a public review of Lark's work on Tuesday. Page A2

- Indian Hills residents could be looking at rate hikes for water and sewer utilities. The finer points will be discussed at a special meeting, 6 p.m. Monday at the district board room, 3394 James Lee Park Road in Indian Hills. Page A3

- A 45-year-old former security guard, a suspect in more than 20 break-ins in Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe, is expected to plead guilty in District Court to attempted burglary. Page A3

- Sunday is the 20th anniversary of Alpine County's Acorn fire. The blaze claimed two-dozen homes and 6,550 acres. Page A10

- The Falling Rock Band will perform in Markleeville on

Sunday, hosted by the Friends of the Alpine County Library. Page A11

- The Dakota Organization's production of "Sylvia" continues its run at the CVIC Hall in Minden tonight, Saturday and Sunday. The theater group teams with the Douglas Animal Welfare Group to improve the quality of life for pets at the Douglas County Animal Shelter. Page B1

- Tickets go on sale Wednesday for "The Curse of the Hanging Tree." The fundraising event for the Douglas County Historical Society returns to Genoa on Sept. 7 and 8. Page B1

- The Alta Alpina Cycling Club will host the Carson Valley Classic road race and criterium this weekend. The event will also serve as the Northern Nevada/Northern California Masters District Cycling Championships for the fourth consecutive year. The Diamond Valley Road Race runs in two waves at 8 and 11 a.m. Saturday. The criterium will be in downtown Minden with races starting about every hour all day Sunday. Page C1

- Gardnerville's entrants in the National High School Finals Rodeo, Alyce Kugler and Jonathon Glocknitzer, each enjoyed strong first go-rounds this week in Springfield, Ill. Page C1