There's more than a half-dozen cases before Judge Michael Gibbons this morning in 9th District Court Department 2. Convicted child molester James Hope is back up for a continued arraignment. Hope is in custody, but there's always a possibility he won't appear in court. A woman who tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana after her baby was stillborn in 2004 is back in court for a probation violation. Crystal Moreno has been on probation for a 12-30 month prison sentence since June after she failed drug court.
The county traded an unused easement on Bently property for the right of way to East Valley Road on Thursday, formalizing the county's ownership of the entire thing. The county put down grindings that essentially paved the long-neglected eastern thoroughfare and with the right of way question settled further improvements may be seen in the future.
It's going to be a beautiful Nevada Day week starting today with sunny skies and a high near 64 degrees. The high temperatures will warm up into the mid-70s by Wednesday. Lows will hover right around freezing and the skies are not cloudy all week. At 8 a.m. it's 32 degrees in Genoa and 29 degrees in Minden.
