Coming Wednesday

Share this: Email | Facebook | X

- A deal has been struck for the sale of Genoa Lakes Golf Course and Resort. Escrow is scheduled to close on June 2, according to owner Mario Antoci. Page A1

- Northern Nevada Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said Monday that wilderness advocates "overplayed their hand" in seeking nearly 700,000 acres of wilderness. Heller would have to do the work in the House of Representatives, should a public lands bill come up for a vote. Page A1

- On his third day as interim county manager, Michael Brown had to convey the news to commissioners that Douglas County's deficit had more than doubled to $350,000. Page A1

- East Fork Justice Jim EnEarl set a May 7 hearing for a Gardnerville woman charged in connection with a collision last summer that wiped out a California family of four on their way to Lake Tahoe for a vacation. Page A1

- A 51-year-old Indian Hills man was sentenced Monday to drug court after he pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance for sale. Page A3

- Judge Michael Gibbons continued sentencing until Monday for a 23-year-old Gardnerville Ranchos man convicted of mayhem for pouring gasoline on a man's leg and setting it on fire as a prank. Page A3

- Four Gardnerville Ranchos residents have formed Bagladeez, maker and seller of reusable shopping bags. Bagladeez hopes to turn a profit while protecting the environment.

- Sierra Nevada Realtors Association makes donations to communities throughout Northern Nevada.

- The Douglas girls' track team won the 21-team Fallon Invitational Saturday. Junior Jessica Gorton broke the school record in the long jump. Page A9

- The Douglas baseball team picked up a doubleheader split against top-ranked Damonte Ranch Saturday. Page A9

- Pitchers Stephanie Harper and Dorothy Sliva combined to throw a no-hitter against North Valleys in a softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Page A9

- The members of the Silver Spirit All-Star Cheer Club brought home awards from the JAMZ National Cheer & Dance competition in Las Vegas on March 29-30. Page B1

- Nevada State Archivist Guy Rocha and Martin and Carole Griffith will lecture on a central figure of early Nevada history as part of the Douglas County Historical Society's free lecture series. "The Search for Andrew Spofford Hall: How Nevada History is Built" is presented 7 p.m. Thursday at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Gardnerville. Page B1