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Fire damages home of couple preparing for parenthood
Smoke and heat from a house fire damaged the belongings of a young Ranchos couple preparing to have their first child, East Fork Fire & Paramedic Districts Capt. Terry Taylor reported on Tuesday. more...
11/17/2009 5:30pm
Fire damages home of couple preparing for parenthood
Smoke and heat from a house fire damaged the belongings of a young Ranchos couple preparing to have their first child, East Fork Fire & Paramedic Districts Capt. Terry Taylor reported on Tuesday.
  11/17/2009 5:30pm
Firefighters knock down TRE fire
Firefighters knocked down a fire in a metal building on the Sleeping Elephant Ranch across from Topaz Ranch Estates.

The fire was reported at about 11:40 a.m. South County firefighters responded to the blaze from outside the building.
  11/17/2009 11:51am
Douglas rescuers respond to Jack Wright Pass accident
Rescuers from southern Douglas County responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch just east of Jack Wright Pass.

When they arrived they saw a Direct TV van blocking the westbound lanes of Highway 298 between Topaz Ranch Estates and Smith Valley.
  11/17/2009 8:39am
Search & Rescue leader named citizen of the year
Douglas County Search & Rescue Operations Leader Shaun Thomas has been named citizen of the year by The Record-Courier and the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce.
  11/12/2009 5:19pm
Spooner summit accident cleared
A jackknifed truck has been cleared from Highway 50 near the Carson-Douglas line on Highway 50 near Spooner Summit.

Delays of up to 10 minutes were reported by the Nevada Department of Transportation while the accident was being cleared.
  11/12/2009 11:35am
Firefighters respond to blaze at Meadowlark
Firefighters are en route to 1136 Meadowlark Circle in Chambers Field for a report of a wildland fire.

The call came in at 12:57 p.m.

Firefighters from the Gardnerville Ranchos, Minden and Sheridan are responding.
  11/11/2009 1:04pm
Pair charged in kidnap, battery
A romantic entanglement played out Tuesday near the Douglas County Public Library in Minden when a 54-year-old man reportedly kidnapped his girlfriend's husband and she was charged with kicking the 66-year-old victim as he sat on the curb.
  11/05/2009 5:02pm
Fund set up for family who lost home
A trust fund has been established to help a Topaz Ranch Estates family who lost their home to fire on Halloween night.

Phillip and April Slobogin and their three children were left homeless by the blaze.
  11/04/2009 2:31pm
Open burning kicks off Friday
Open burning in the East Fork Fire District starts Friday with new hours.

Douglas County plans to alter its ordinance on Thursday to allow burners to start two hours earlier.
  11/03/2009 6:09pm
Gray Hills fire did substantial property damage
A fire in a Topaz Ranch Estates garage at 4020 Grayhill Road on Sunday destroyed a vehicle, tools and recreational vehicles, and knocked out power to the home.

The fire in the garage owned by Matthew and Nancy Ogan was reported at 7:05 a.m.
  11/02/2009 12:30pm
UNR releases interactive seismic map
An interactive map released today by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology at the University of Nevada will permit residents, emergency planners and managers, and other public officials to locate homes, schools or businesses in relation to mapped...
  11/02/2009 1:18pm
Three fires plague Topaz Ranch Estates
Fires at two Topaz Ranch Estates homes kept firefighters busy through the night.
  11/03/2009 6:10pm
Accident on Waterloo curve slowing traffic
Emergency personnel have responded to an accident on one of the curves of Waterloo Lane. A silver Honda is reported to be on its side in an irrigation ditch. The driver is out of the vehicle.
  10/26/2009 3:15pm
One injury in Gardnerville crash
The southbound lanes of Highway 395 just north of Waterloo Lane are blocked by a two-car traffic accident.

The accident occurred at 11:20 a.m. and involves a red pickup and a white sedan.
  10/24/2009 11:22am
Get household appliances ready for change of season
While the rain recently gave the plants and weeds a very good soaking and wildfire season may be over, we still have the danger of home fires as we approach winter. Why more fires when it gets colder and usually wetter? Because we are turning on heaters,...
  10/22/2009 2:47pm
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