Commission candidates Janet Murphy, Wes Rice and Natalie Yanish appear on the monitor at the Town Hall Debate on Wednesday night.
Genoa, Nev. — There were easily a couple of hundred people at last night’s Town Hall debate, which ran until around 8:20 p.m. I have reports that the streaming worked. The video is still up on The R-C's web site if you missed it last night.
Avalon Montanucci is out of the hospital and is recuperating at home. She was injured in the collision that claimed her sister’s life. The Knights of Columbus are hosting a spaghetti feed fundraiser to benefit the family 4-7 p.m. May 21 at St. Gall Pastoral Center.
In addition to dealing with appeals, county commissioners are scheduled to appoint a new member to the Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife to replace Mike Turnipseed. Commissioners meet 10 a.m. today at the historic Douglas County Courthouse. There’s more online at douglascountynv.gov
The world’s longest wind advisory kicks off at 11 a.m. today and will last through 5 a.m. Saturday as a system heads into Western Nevada. Forecasters say we could see 25-35 mph winds, gusting to 55 mph and 65 mph in wind-prone locations.
A strong cold front is forecast to bring much cooler weather on Mother’s Day and into the first half of the week with temperatures 15-25 degrees below normal.
It’s cloudy out this morning, but we might see some sun as the wind picks up. The forecast high today is 74 degrees with the wind picking up to 15-25 mph this afternoon out of the southwest, gusting up to 40 mph.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Reach him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
