The Nov. 17, 2023, R-C Morning Report

Genoa, Nev. — Tahoe Douglas medics, Douglas deputies and Nevada State Police troopers responded to a 6:40 a.m. report of a vehicle into a guardrail a mile north of Cave Rock. One person was transported. Traffic cameras show the highways in the mountains are wet, but there aren’t any road controls in place.

County commissioners approved purchasing a parcel for a drainage basin in the Pine Nut Creek drainage near East Valley and Fish Springs roads. The natural drainage is apparently starting to encroach on the neighboring parcels, which might be explain why the neighbors were in favor.

County commissioners stopped just short of going to the podium and giving Kathy Lewis a big welcome back hug on Thursday. They approved her appointment as auditor and comptroller.

Minden experienced a brief power outage on Thursday morning affecting around 250 electric company customers, according to nvenergy.com. The outage occurred around 7:40 a.m. and was cleared by 9 a.m.

The used book sale at the Minden Branch of the Douglas County Library is 3-5:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There’s a preview noon to 3 p.m. today for Friends of the Douglas County Library, but people can sign up for the group at the door if they want an early looksee.

Kiwanis Turkey Bingo has three sittings at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday in the CVIC Hall. Doors open at 11:30 p.m. with cards two for a buck and daubers a buck each.

There’s are some other things going on in this weekend before Thanksgiving which are listed in The R-C’s calendar, on stands now and only a buck.

I’ve got a third of an inch of rain over the last 24 hours in my gauge north of Genoa. The fog seems limited to the northeastern part of the Valley, so clear sailing down Highway 395 for the most part. The forecast calls for a quarter inch of rain in Minden today and Saturday.

Today’s forecast is for showers after 4 p.m. with the snow level at 7,700 feet and a high of 54 degrees.

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