The Aug. 6, 2021, R-C Morning Report

Genoa, Nev. — A man snagged a woman’s purse at Trader Joe’s and made a getaway in a white Ford Explorer around 1:15 p.m. Thursday. The Explorer reportedly made a right onto Highway 395 and then doubled back and was possibly sighted on the freeway heading north.

If you see a bunch of vehicles parked along Centerville this morning that would be the St. Gall Rummage Sale, which opens at 7 a.m. Watch out for shoppers walking through there.

Todd Morgan and the Emblems are performing in Minden Park 6 p.m. tonight as part of the Bently Nevada Family Summer Concert Series. Starbucks Roasting Plant is co-sponsoring tonight’s concert. There’re events occurring this weekend, check out the calendar in Saturday’s edition for more information.

County commissioners sided with Gardnerville and approved annexation of Stoneridge Villas into the town, which will require the developer to use bins instead of totes in the modular community to be built near the Muller Lane Parkway roundabout south of town.

There were at least two smoke calls from down south that were traced back to the Tamarack Fire. The wind was up and there may have been some ash devils as a result.

We’re in between smoke plumes this morning, but that’s not likely to stay true for long. Air quality at Lake Tahoe is fairly bad in places with some of the monitors reading hazardous levels. Most of the monitors in Carson Valley are reading in the good range, so enjoy it while it lasts.

No new fires were reported by Sierra Front during the red flag warning on Thursday. Minden-Tahoe Airport recorded a peak gust of 41 mph at around 2 p.m.

Today’s forecast is for hazy or smoky skies and a high of 90 degrees. The barest breath of a breeze will pick up out of the north at 5 mph in the afternoon.

Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Reach him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com