Flooding from a thunderstorm in the Pine Nut Mountains sent up to a half-foot of water over roads in Fish Springs on Friday night.
Community spotlight includes updates from local area golf scores and MEFIYI.
The Northern Nevada native has extended her Olympic stay as long as possible, Krysta Palmer competes for gold Saturday evening.
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A flood advisory has been issued for Douglas County through 9:30 p.m. Friday for the Pine Nut Mountains.
Flags are at half-staff through Monday in honor of Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Micah May, who died Thursday of injuries he received on Tuesday.
Krysta Palmer is into the 3-meter individual semifinals after qualifying through the preliminary round at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Thursday night.
Masks will be required in all county buildings due to the new mandate issued this week.
Recovery from the Tamarack Fire is continuing as firefighters have built a line around nearly two-thirds of the 68,696-acre fire that claimed 25 structures including several homes in Douglas and Alpine counties since July 16.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
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Despite the coronavirus outbreak causing school closures and record-high unemployment rates in Nevada, Jobs for Nevada Graduates exceeded national standards across five categories in 2020.
The Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will continue their 2021 Tahoe Summer MusicFest with the Romantix: Beethoven Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with guest artist pianist Nada on 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at Carson Valley United Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Lane, in Gardnerville.
A Sunridge couple is facing multiple burglary and fraudulent credit card charges after they allegedly ran up more than $10,000 on a card belonging to a former roommate.
A California man who altered checks he stole from a Gardnerville cluster box faces up to 12 years in prison after he admitted to three counts of uttering a forged instrument.
An April 2022 trial date was set for a man who is denying charges he transported more than 6 ounces of methamphetamine allegedly found inside the door of his pickup truck on May 20.
Douglas County school officials are scrambling to revise their plan to open schools on Aug. 9 after Tuesday’s directive by the governor requiring masks for anyone in a public building.
Price tag for fighting the Tamarack Fire has risen to $21.6 million
The Tamarack Fire, after claiming a family’s camper trailer and vehicle in Woodfords, burned another five days and 15 miles to destroy what the Addeo-Johansen clan hoped would be their new home north of Holbrook Junction.
The Douglas County Historical Society hosts Agricultural Heritage Day at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center on 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 7.
Thursday marked the anniversary of the controversial Acorn Fire that claimed two-dozen homes
As scorching heat waves bombard the Western U.S. and Lake Tahoe breaks records of its own, climate change impacts are being felt throughout the watershed.
Nevada risks permanent one-party rule resulting from population shifts and Democrats now being in control of the redistricting process following the 2020 census.
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A thunderstorm bringing wind gusts of 40 mph, moderate to heavy rain and possible small hail is headed across Western Nevada and Lake Tahoe, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
The governors of Nevada and California gathered in Holbrook Junction to survey the damage done by the 106-square-mile Tamarack Fire.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Clean-up from the Tamarack Fire has begun as evacuations have been lifted in Douglas County.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Tuesday afternoon issued a directive re-imposing indoor mask requirements effective July 30 at 12:01 a.m.
As evacuees make their way to their property to clean up after the Tamarack Fire, the blaze that burned 106 square miles in Alpine and Douglas was relatively quiet, having grown only 2 percent over the previous 24 hours.
Clean up beginning for Tamarack Fire.
A charter pontoon boat that ran out of gas with a child over the side was hit a squall on Monday afternoon nearly turning a day on Lake Tahoe into a tragedy.
Not all those displaced by the Tamarack Fire walk on two legs. A black bear cub was rescued in Markleeville on Sunday evening after a resident reported it.
A flash flood warning has been cancelled for Markleeville and the surrounding area.
A flash flood watch has been issued for the Sierra Front 1-9 p.m.
“See a penny, pick it up and all the day you’ll have good luck,” the old saw says, but a team of residents are hoping to turn the coin featuring the Great Emancipator into a symbol of hope.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley, Nev.
The Tamarack Fire may finally be laying down as residents evacuated from the more than 100-square-mile blaze begin to return home.
Is the Devil a real being? Does the kingdom of darkness really exist? Are there spiritual powers working against us? The Bible would answer all these questions with a big “Yes.”
An attorney for a Reno woman accused of being responsible for a February 2020 fatal drunk driving collision indicated she will be admitting to vehicular homicide.
The Carson Valley Arts Council received a $5,000 grant from the Francis C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation.
Many of my patients are facing some hard truths, regarding their dental health.
The Tamarack Fire grew another 7,632 acres on Saturday to reach 104 square miles, representing almost a 14th of the total area of Douglas and Alpine counties combined.
Krysta Palmer and Alison Gibson took to the springboard over the weekend to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic synchronized diving finals.
Douglas County is assessing the damage from the Tamarack Fire
Those looking for a new trail to blaze in Lake Tahoe with some interesting history behind it are in for a treat this August.
A New Mexico man is denying a subsequent felony instance of driving under the influence.
Woman arrested on nationwide warrant due in court in 2-year-old methamphetamine sales case.
Photo Club gathers in-person for first time in 15 months
With wildfire season in full swing, it’s no surprise that there have been some calls from concerned residents about a fire at the Minden Gardnerville Sanitation District sewer plant.
I have been seeing a nasty noxious (that means it’s against the law) weed in bloom recently, yellow starthistle.
Mesa Vista residents on the north end of the Tamarack Fire are being allowed back into their homes.
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A surge in taxable sales accelerated in April with Douglas merchants bringing in $83.15 million during the month, up from $55.3 million in 2020.
Alpine County released a map of structures destroyed in the Tamarack Fire on Friday afternoon at www.alpinecountyca.gov/593/Maps
Restoration of electricity to southern Douglas County will depend on the Tamarack Fire
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Douglas County commissioners and Gov. Steve Sisolak have issued an emergency declarations on Friday
The MayhemMilition Demolition Derby is still on Friday evening at the Douglas Fair Grounds. Those interested in attending will need to purchase tickets at the fair ground.
A half-dozen structures were lost on Thursday bringing the total to 14
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Douglas County authorities wrapped up evacuation notifications in Topaz Ranch Estates around 8:30 p.m. as the Tamarack Fire continues to burn toward the community of around 1,200 people.
With the $40 million expansion of Carson Valley Medical Center, the CVMC Hospital Foundation has started a campaign to raise $5 million for a new cancer center.
July 22, 2021, R-C Letters to the Editor
On Friday afternoon there was a little bit of a debate about which fire was sending a huge plume into the air above Alpine County.
Trash attitude and awareness in Gardnerville is a current focus because the town board is considering a 20 percent rate increase (12 percent effective January 2022 and an additional 8 percent in July 2023).
Douglas County Community Health Clinic hosts a back-to-school immunization clinic 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. July 29.
A boil water order was rescinded Thursday after water in the Skyline Ranch area tested free of bacteria
Dayton High School graduate Trey Fitzsimmons is quickly making his mark in Northern Nevada on the endurance race circuit.
Firefighters reported keeping the Tamarack Fire west of Highway 395 in the Pine Nuts and east of Highway 88 on Wednesday night as it grew another 10,000 acres to 50,129.
If there’s a road, trail or campground on National Forest land in the Carson Ranger District anywhere near the Tamarack Fire, assume it’s closed.
Containment on the nearly 50,000-acre Tamarack Fire was revised back a month after the fire drove northeast into Douglas County on Wednesday.
A wrap-up of news about the Tamarack Fire as of 7 a.m. Thursday.
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Evacuations expanded to include Topaz Lake and Topaz Ranch Estates on Wednesday night
The Tamarack Fire officially crossed into Nevada early Wednesday as it continued to grow to 41,889 acres, according to the Nevada Wildfire Information map.
The Tamarack Fire appeared to have burned into Nevada over Tuesday night, though at dawn on Wednesday there weren’t any flames visible from Highway 395.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
A re-opening anniversary reception at the East Fork Gallery is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the Old Towne Center in Gardnerville.
Genoa residents of Mill Street handed a petition to the town board earlier this month seeking a solution to the traffic in town.
The Tamarack Fire burned to within a half-mile of the Nevada state line on Tuesday prompting residents in the Pine Nuts to eye the smoke as the fire approached Double Spring Flat.
Two more military aircraft have been devoted to firefighting efforts as the Nevada Air National Guard’s High Rollers’ participation in the fire season has been extended to Aug. 26.
Highway 88 closed at around 1 p.m. Tuesday as the Tamarack Fire continued to rampage out of control.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Three fundraisers have been posted to Gofundme in support of Tamarack fire evacuees
The Tamarack Fire is burning north and west through Alpine County
A precautionary boil water notice has been issued for the East Valley Water System in the Skyline Service Area, effective 10:30 a.m.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
In July, events continue with a Chautauqua presentation of George Whittell Jr. and a presentation on Dominque Laxalt at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
A special use permit for a meat processing plant was approved 7-0 by Douglas County planning commissioners on Tuesday, though with a big caveat.
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California was reportedly the victim of a ransomware attack in April.
While “exhorting” Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Department of Education to end mandatory provisions including masks, the Douglas County School Board is encouraging parents to screen their children and keep them home if they’re sick.
Evacuations in Alpine County expand to Blue Lakes Road and Mesa Vista
A slideshow with photos from the Tamarack Fire burning in Alpine County
Dense smoke has hindered attempts to use aircraft to fight the Tamarack Fire
A red flag warning is in effect from midnight Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday for thunderstorms
After three years, former writer Sarah Drinkwine has returned to The R-C.
Due to low water level at Lake Tahoe, the Sand Harbor State Park boat ramp will close this weekend.
The Tamarack Fire grew from fewer than 40 acres on Friday morning to 6,600 acres as of 8 a.m. Saturday, after burning actively through the night.
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Evacuations have been ordered for the 500-acre Tamarack Fire.
Around 40 Special Olympians and supporters from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office ran from Heritage Park to the Judicial & Law Enforcement Center on Friday morning.
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday preventing Douglas County from implementing portions of its new vacation home rental.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Construction is underway to build a new Visitor Center and Amphitheater at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, Spooner Lake.
Workers were focusing on repairing the irrigation system at the Tahoe-Douglas Elks Lodge on Thursday after a man drove a pickup across the landscaping and hit the fence on Monday evening.
Ranchos Roundup for July 15
Nearly two years after it was first proposed, an ordinance requiring golf courses to establish a closing plan is scheduled to be discussed by county commissioners today.
After being closed since the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, The Record-Courier is scheduled to open Monday.
One of the wealthier school districts in Nevada, Douglas County has long exported property tax to support more impoverished districts.
Tribal member speaks out against deal over Minden siren
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Meat doesn’t just materialize in a grocery store wrapped in cellophane and ready to be scanned and barbecued.
A Gardnerville man, who served as the wheelman for two methamphetamine deals, was sentenced to 19-48 months in prison.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley.
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Krysta Palmer will be making all sorts of history when she competes at the 2021 Tokyo Sumer Olympics in late July.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is collaborating with the local chapter of the Special Olympics Nevada to participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run 9 a.m. Friday on Highway 395 traveling from Heritage Park to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Western Nevada College’s Jack C. Davis Observatory star parties have started again for community members interested in peeking out into the cosmos.
Hornworms tough on tomatoes
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
The 2021 American Century Championship Golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course came down to a playoff for just the fourth time in the tournament's history.
Douglas County Librarian Amy Dodson has resigned her position to accept a new one with a library district in East Dundee, Ill.
“We are committed to the preservation and promotion of the hemp industry in Nevada,” NDA Plant Industry Division Administrator Ashley Jeppson said.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
A 300-acre fire burning in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness prompted a smoke call from Topaz Ranch Estates.
New security features include the fact that cards issued to minors will be printed vertically instead of horizontally.
Carson Valley Community Theatre will present “Beautiful Noise: Music That Moves Us” this month.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
It was already 94 degrees in Gardnerville at noon today when an excessive heat advisory took effect. On Saturday, the National Weather Service extended the advisory into Tuesday.
The Douglas County Democratic Party announced the recent re-opening of its office for in-person meetings, and regularly scheduled office hours.
The state is soliciting public feedback to establish policies for the installation of roadside memorials on state roads and highways, as well as creating secondary highway names to honor Nevada public servants.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a burglary and possession of stolen property investigation.
A small meat-processing plant being proposed for a site off Buckeye Road is seeking a permit at the Douglas County Planning Commission on Tuesday.
Sisters and brothers, got a favorite tool in the garage or kitchen?
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Carter Eckl, sports director of the Nevada Appeal and The Record-Courier, just surpassed 1 million views on video he tweeted earlier Friday. The video surpassed 1 million views on Twitter in less than 6 hours.
Firefighters mopped up the 2.7-acre Jacks Valley fire and reopened the road by 8:30 p.m.
While it might be 102 years since the first Candy Dance, it will be closer to the hundredth celebration to raise money for Nevada’s Oldest Town this year.
Lake Tahoe’s water clarity measurements, which are indicators of the health of the watershed, averaged 62.9 feet through 2020, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced Thursday.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
The rocks were off Highway 395 and the merchandise back on the shelves at the Walker General Store after Thursday's 6.0 earthquake
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake near Coleville shook buildings in Carson Valley on Thursday afternoon.
The lives of two 17-year-olds were claimed in Sierra mishaps less than 50 miles apart during the Fourth of July weekend.
An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for all of Western Nevada, including Carson Valley, from noon Saturday to 9 p.m. Monday.
Eliminating a pool of building permits that have accumulated over the past 14 years will require a ballot question.
Ranchos Roundup
Compared to the birth of the casino that would eventually be the MountBleu, its upcoming name change barely qualifies as a blip in Stateline’s history.
Letters to the Editor for July 8, 2021
Minden siren to sound at 5 p.m.
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A California man is facing a felony in connection with the death of a Reno woman in a rollover that occurred June 26.
Gary Richard Wendt of Gardnerville was installed as District Deputy for the BPO Elks for lodges in the North District of the Nevada State Elks Association and will serve a one-year term.
Tahoe’s beaches were still blanketed in morning shadows when volunteers began plucking cigarette butts, bottle caps and beach toys out of the sand early on July 5.
A wrap up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Firefighters are starting to demobilize after establishing a hardline around two-thirds of the East Fork Fire
Sheriff's Office reports 46 arrests over weekend
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley.
The smoke plume that dominated southeastern Carson Valley for the past four days was barely a wisp by Monday afternoon.
Shoe Tree Brewing will celebrate a grand opening noon to 9 p.m Saturday of its Minden outlet in the Ironwood Center.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
The East Fork Fire continues to smolder southeast of Gardnerville this morning.
Events in Gardnerville, Minden and Genoa observe Independence Day today
Two new team members have joined Douglas County Office of the University of Nevada, Reno Extension.
I’m sad to say our friends, Kurt and Chizuru Hervin, have moved away. They now live in the lush farmland village of Hiroshimaken, Japan.
As a pastor, I’m often asked various questions that deal with acts of living life in this world as a Christian.
Douglas High School graduate Macie Tuell was named Miss Nevada on Friday at the Orleans Showroom in Las Vegas.
Washington man arrested after deputies allegedly found cocaine and fireworks
A trial has been vacated after an Indian Hills man admitted he started a May, 4, 2019, shootout in his cul-de-sac.
A rare overnight red flag warning for critical fire danger has been issued starting 11 p.m. tonight and lasting until 11 a.m. Independence Day.
On Thursday, Douglas County commissioners voted 3-2 to withhold a raise from County Manager Patrick Cates.
Containment of the East Fork Fire burning southeast of Gardnerville could occur as soon as Wednesday, according to National Interagency Coordination Center situation report issued Saturday morning.
East Fork and Tahoe-Douglas firefighters responded to two fires burning east of Carson City.
A fire burning south of Gardnerville is putting up more smoke.
Nearly four years after a beating that prosecutors contend resulted in the death of a Gardnerville Ranchos man, the accused perpetrator was sentenced to 4-10 years.
The MontBleu at Stateline will be renamed Bally’s Lake Tahoe
An American Roots Celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
A fire burning in Alpine County is being reported from several locations around Carson Valley
Fourth of July important to all Americans
A 74-year love affair began with a phone call.
Gardnerville Ranchos resident Christine Mills is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She has completed chemotherapy and faces radiation and reconstructive surgery in the coming months.
Discussion of five updates designed to lock down Douglas County’s purchasing policies in the wake of the theft of more than $1 million in tires goes before county commissioners today.
On Thursday, the web site with applications for the vacation home rental wait list went live.
Lately, I haven’t been doing much gardening because of the heat, but have managed to get a few things done.
In July, events begin with a presentation on the “Mountains and Peaks of Carson Valley” and a Chautauqua presentation of Caleb Greenwood at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
The debate at a Minden bookkeeper’s embezzlement sentencing on Monday wasn’t over whether she forged her employer’s name on checks but how much she owed as a result.
An 18-year-old Gardnerville Ranchos man is facing felony charges of sexual assault and lewdness with a minor after he allegedly molested two girls in public parks.
A Reno man accused of being responsible for supplying more than a pound of methamphetamine for sale was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison on Monday.
It’s not easy being the no-fun news around this time of year. We want to go out and wave flags and march in parades as much as the next American.
July 1, 2021, Record-Courier Letters to the Editor
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