Coming Friday

- A Douglas High School student remains in a coma almost a week after he was found unconscious from an apparent heroin overdose. Page A1

- Douglas County elementary school students are returning to class on Wednesday. Page A1

- Witnesses are sought in the Power Dam wildfire which burned 70 acres on Tuesday. Page A1

- Alpine County postmaster Margaret Daniels was named postmaster of the year by the National League of Postmasters. Page A1

- Douglas County planning commissioners refused to approve the minutes to their meeting on the Beverly Hillbillies casino, saying they had been edited before being presented to county commissioners. Page A2

- Douglas County planning commissioners got hung up on a 12-foot fence proposed to protect the new high school track and field. Page A2

- Genoans are selling tickets to the dinner and dance that gives the annual Candy Dance its name. There are only 500 tickets and sales will stop on Sept. 21 before the Sept. 29 event. Page A2

- A bear that has been raiding garbage cans in downtown Minden and Gardnerville has been captured and was released into the mountains on Wednesday. Page A3

- No need to go to Markleeville to find out lots about Alpine County. Information about the county appears on the Internet at a variety of sites, according to columnist Nancy Thornburg. Page A10

- The Alpine County grand jury has been selected and is meeting again on Aug. 23. Page A10

- The annual Antique Tractor Show this weekend is only one cog in the large number of events occurring this weekend, including the Valley Cruisers Car Show. Page B1

- Looking to check out Carson Valley's music scene this weekend? Check out The Record-Courier's Valley Vibrations column. Page B4

- The Douglas High School cross country team enters the 2007 season stocked with experienced talent and high hopes. Page C1

- Sierra Sierra Enterprises took home a number of top awards at the Champ Car Atlantic Series awards banquet Sunday. Page C1