The Feb. 18, 2022, R-C Morning Report

Genoa, Nev. — Supply chain issues are hitting Douglas County’s weed abatement program. On Thursday commissioners approved an amendment of the contract with Nutrien Ag to buy Pendulum Aqua Cap for $44 a gallon, up from $37.50.

Nutrien Ag spokesman Matt Malarkey said Douglas managed to stockpile more Roundup than most any other outfit in the state. Weed killer prices have shot up over the last year from 20 percent to double and triple.

There’s going to be a whole passel of candidates in town tonight for the Republican Lincoln Reagan Dinner at the Carson Valley Inn. The dinner featuring author Janie Johnson is sold out.

Evacuations have been lifted for the Airport Fire burning south of Bishop, which was at 4,136 acres and 20 percent contained last night, according to Cal Fire. Satellite mapping indicates no recent hot spots.

If you’re heading up to South Lake on Saturday night expect to run into a California Highway Patrol DUI checkpoint between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Sunday. They’re keeping the location close to their bulletproof vests, but I anticipate it will be somewhere well-traveled.

Author of the “Complete Nevada Traveler,” longtime Comstock resident David Toll, died on Feb. 13 at age 85. Toll moved to Gold Hill around 1960 and spent the next 60 years chronicling the Silver State.

If you’ve got pressing business with the government, best wrap it up today, since Monday is Washington’s Birthday and offices will be closed, including The Record-Courier.

There’s a little red in the sunrise this morning, which might actually have some weather implications. There’s a chance of rain or snow on Sunday night and again on Tuesday.

Enjoy the weather over the next three days as temperatures climb into the lower 60s. Today expect sunny skies with a high near 57 degrees with a light breeze out of the east. Wind will pick up out of the west at 5-15 mph as a little weather heads this way.

Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Reach him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.