Pam Brekas took a photo of an almost pink cloud over Carson Valley on Monday.
Genoa, Nev. — Proficiency scores and chronic absenteeism are on the agenda at today’s Douglas County School Board meeting at Whittell High School in Zephyr Cove. The Whittell Boosters added a question mark to the 4-10 p.m. time in Monday’s Weekly Warrior.
Whittell High School achieved a five-star status with one of the highest ratings for a regular high school in the state. According to information released in mid-September by the Nevada Department of Education, the school achieved a total index score of 90.
Douglas High rated four stars with a total index score of 78.5. Douglas High ranks ninth in the state among traditional schools, and was tied with McQueen.
Fish Springs residents are buying up parcels around their neighborhood to prevent building, Realtor Mary Cioffi said on social media last week. The Bentlys have been selling their property around Jacobsen Lane, Out-R-Way and Sunset Ridge.
The Retail Association of Nevada estimates that the average Nevadan will spend $103.63 on costumes, candy and other Halloween related goods. That’s down almost $5 from last year.
A little rain fell in Minden on Monday afternoon, remarkable only because it was the first precipitation of the new water year. I doubt it even a trace of it ended up being recorded.
There’s the barest possibility rain will return this afternoon, but otherwise the forecast calls for sunny skies and a high temperature of 85 degrees with a westerly breeze of 5 mph.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
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