5-MINUTE R-C

• Douglas County officials hope to learn by Friday the identity of a white male whose body was found in the desert southeast of Johnson Lane. Page A1

• For four years, Carson City firefighter Lance Caras has set up a tribute in front of his home in Chichester Estates to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Page A1

• Even though Douglas County pays competitive salaries, the cost of living precludes law enforcement personnel from living and working here. Page A1

• The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on the Aug. 28 midair collision between a glider and a charter jet. Page A1

• County officials have closed the shooting range until they reconfigure the pistol range to prevent ricochets and overshots from going out of the area. Page A2

• Gardnerville Ranchos well 5 has won an extension to comply with arsenic standards. Page A2

• Students in Meredith Swanson-Jessup's sixth grade class held the annual sail boat launch as part of their study unit on whales and ocean life. Page A2

• A man accused of sexual assault involving a 12-year-old boy is expected to ask a judge today to reconsider his $500,000 cash bail. Page A3

• A 21-year-old Carson City woman was sentenced Tuesday to six years in Nevada State Prison for a series of burglaries committed in northern Douglas County in December and January. Page A3

• A Gardnerville woman was sentenced Monday to up to five years in prison for credit card fraud and eluding an officer. Joreen George must serve a year before she is eligible for probation. Page A3

• A core of volunteers is hard at work whipping up 4,500 pounds of candy for the annual Genoa Candy Dance set for Sept. 23-24. Page A8

PEOPLE

• Thousands of people poured into downtown Minden over the weekend for the 22nd annual Minden Arts and Crafts Street Celebration. Page B1

SPORTS

• The Douglas girls' soccer team battled Carson to a 1-1 tie Saturday. Page C1

• The Coleville football team picked up its first win of the season over the weekend, topping Owyhee 30-6. Page C1

• The Douglas High boys' cross country team took sixth overall at the Reed Invitational Friday. Page C1