A sign at Carson Pass indicates the Eldorado Forest is closed. Parts are set to reopen today, but there are still a lot of closures due to the Caldor Fire, including Mormon Emigrant Trail.
Genoa, Nev. — Containment on the Caldor Fire jumped to 83 percent on Wednesday and grew an acre to 221,775 acres. With drier weather the fire’s starting to burn a bit within its interior, according to the active fire mapping. Don’t be shocked to see some smoke rising northwest of Caples Lake.
A partial reopening of the Eldorado National Forest takes effect today. Overnight camping and open flame fires are banned through March 31 2022. Mormon Emigrant Trail, Silver Fork and Wrights Lake roads will remain closed.
Today is the last day of the water year and the drought has taken hold across the West. Precipitation in the mountains over the past year is the lowest since 1988, according to the National Weather Service drought update report issued Tuesday.
August was a good month for Douglas County casinos with Stateline raking in $23.6 million, up nearly 8 percent over the same month in 2020. The casino win for the first two months of the fiscal year is $55.8 million, a smidge less than 30 percent up over last year, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
The Business Council of Douglas County’s Critical Issues Conference shifted from a hybrid event to entirely online this morning. They plan to start at 7:15 a.m. and take up pretty much the entire day. Don Ahern is the keynote speaker.
The 5 p.m. collision was at Charlotte and Highway 395 south of Gardnerville on Wednesday. One person was taken to Carson Valley Medical Center for treatment. The Nevada Highway Patrol is in charge of the investigation.
The low actually dropped below freezing to 31 degrees up on the bench, while hitting 27 degrees at Minden-Tahoe Airport. Expect sunny skies and a high temperature of 71 degrees today. The wind will pick up out of the north at 5-10 mph.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Reach him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com
