NV Energy workers replace a pole and transformer at the Minden Post Office on Monday. Photo special to The R-C by Kathy Chipman Wicker
Genoa, Nev. — Patrons of the Minden Post Office found themselves having to egress out the ingress on Monday after a tree knocked out a power pole and transformer, closing the alley and exit onto 10th Street.
Power was fully restored in Douglas County by Monday evening, though the vast majority of NVEnergy customers were back on around lunchtime.
Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Scott Lindgren is speaking to the Good Governance Group noon today at the COD Casino. Bring $5 for the room and beverages.
The Gardnerville Ranchos is home to 27.8 percent of Douglas County’s residents with 13,748 people, according to the University of Nevada, Reno’s 2025 Housing Snapshot. Those folks live in 5,511 homes. You can have a look at https://naes.agnt.unr.edu/PMS/Pubs/2025-6903.pdf
If you are looking for snow this morning you can find it on Mount Rose, which has chain controls in effect. Spooner Summit looks like it got some rain, and Daggett is dry as a bone at the top of Kingsbury.
There was a little rain on Monday with Fredericksburg resident Jeff Garvin reporting about .03 inches. We might see a little more today with .06 inches possible in Minden.
There could be some thunderstorms. The snow level is forecast to be around 5,200 feet, but to have snow you have to have some precipitation, and that’s in short supply with this storm. Otherwise, the forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high temperature of 58 degrees. The northwest wind is predicted to hit 5-10 mph this afternoon.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.