caution

Winds will become increasingly strong and gusty Friday afternoon and Saturday prompting a Red Flag Warning by the National Weather Service for much of western Nevada and Carson City region.

Here is the Carson City and Lake Tahoe area road report for the week of June 20-26, 2016. Work continues this week on the Carson Street downtown corridor improvement project. Here's the downtown road closures and detours this week:

Nevada Republican voters spoke loudly last night. Again.

They spoke loudly in November 2014, voting down a proposed gross receipts tax (GRT) 4-to-1 and sweeping Republicans into control of Nevada’s executive and legislative branches for the first time in generations.

That was a mandate to hold the line on taxes, reform collective bargaining, stop the bleeding in the Public Employees Retirement System, improve schools through choice and other reforms, and especially to oppose the kind of tax 79 percent of voters rejected.

Others saw things differently.

With Epic Rides coming this week, traffic in the area will be increasing. Cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles will all contribute to congestion on the roadways. Add construction and road closures around the Epic Rides event and you can count on travel delays.

Hello fellow anglers. Its time to get ready to do some fishing. The general trout opener in many California counties will commence this Saturday, April 30. Most lakes, rivers and streams have a limit of 5 trout per day and 10 in possession.

Hello fellow anglers, the rain is falling in the valleys and snow in the mountains. The month of March so far is being good to us. We need all the water Mother Nature will give us. Hopefully a lot of that water will flow into Topaz Lake.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 7-13, 2016: Beginning Monday, March 7, work will begin on the downtown corridor improvement project on Carson Street.

This week, traffic will be reduced to one lane each direction. On Monday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 8, north and southbound traffic will be diverted to the northbound side road. As work progresses, crews may be in the right lanes each direction.

With all the nice weather we have been having, gardeners’ fingers itch to plant and prune. Any gardener who has been here for a number of years, knows this is a false spring.

Although people new to the area may be wooed into thinking planting time is here, I caution “Let the gardener beware.” We will see the return of cold weather and freezing temperatures. For example, I lost all my apple and lilac blossoms last year with one short overnight freeze in April.

Two wild horses were killed by motorists early Thursday on Highway 50 near Dayton, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture. One motorist suffered minor injuries when he struck a wild horse, sending it through the windshield, killing the animal on impact.

Hello fellow anglers, a lot of fishing going on around our area. But a word to this wise. Although we have had nice weather this last week, the higher mountain roads can be very dangerous if you are not paying attention. Just last week I drove up to Caples Lake to do some ice fishing and got caught ahead of a multi-vehicle crash near Kirkwood.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Feb. 1-7, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Here's the speech made Wednesday by Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell at the 2016 Chamber of Commerce State of the City address held at Gold Dust West:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 25-31, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Douglas County authorities were called Wednesday afternoon after a suspicious device, thought to be a stick of dynamite, turned out to be a smoke grenade.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 18-24, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Hello fellow anglers, there's a lot going on in our local fishing world, despite the weather. With Topaz Lake opening up and the higher lakes having good ice on them this year.

I've had as many reports this last week as I would in the middle of May. Before we get to our reports, I would like to do a little education about ice conditions in our area. Our local weather temperatures have been extremely cold during the end of last year and into this year.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 11-17, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Some freshly fallen snow will greet you once you head outside, so please use caution when out and about this morning. The roads are likely slick. Enjoy some indoor entertainment with your little ones at Carson City Library’s weekly story time. Afterwards, head across the street to Browser’s Corner Book Store to take advantage of their half-off sale. Good luck to all the kids trying out for Wild Horse Children’s Theaters next performance. Shoot them an email if you’d like to schedule an audition for your young performer.

THURSDAY:

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Jan. 4-10, 2016: Utility work will continue Monday through Friday as indicated below, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with possible flagger controlled traffic at the following locations:

Roads around Carson City and in the Sierra are especially slick this morning after an overnight dusting of snow. Some slick areas may not be clearly visible as ice may be in thin layers. In addition, some roads in Western Nevada and the Sierra have chain or snow tire restrictions.

Hello Fellow anglers, a new year will soon be upon us. With the new year brings the Topaz Lake Fishing Derby beginning Jan. 1, and ice fishing in the Sierra. For those California anglers it is time to purchase a 2016 fishing license.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 28 through Jan. 3, 2016. Race Track Road will be closed to through traffic between Bigelow Drive and Schulz Drive for the entire week.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 21-27, 2015: The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue work on the construction of an auxiliary lane on southbound I-580 from the Eastlake Boulevard interchange to the N. Carson Street off-ramp. There will be nightly lane closures from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. beginning Sunday evening through Wednesday morning.

Monday and Tuesday is going to warm up a little bit with the mercury hitting 60 degrees by Wednesday.

Don’t get too excited for warmer temperatures though, as a storm system is expected to arrive by Thursday, bringing with it rain and wind for Carson City, and several feet of snow in the Sierra.

Expect highs temps to reach the low 40’s by Friday with our low temperature around 20 degrees, and with it a good chance at snow showers going into Saturday where we will greet another partly cloudy weather pattern.

Check back for updates as this storm progresses.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Dec. 7-13, 2015: The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue work on the construction of an auxiliary lane on southbound I-580 from the Eastlake Boulevard interchange to the N. Carson Street off-ramp.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office urges morning commuters not to leave their vehicles unattended with their engines running. Around 6:30 a.m. Friday a black two-door Honda Accord was stolen from a Pheasant Drive residence as the vehicle owner stepped away from his running car.

Hello fellow anglers, winter doesn't officially begin until Dec. 21 but with our recent weather, I'm getting ready for ice fishing season.

With 8 degree mornings, the higher lakes are now beginning to freeze over. I prefer to wait until a lake has a minimum of 8 to 10 inches of ice on it before I venture out, even though statistics and various websites may say different.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Nov. 30 through Dec. 6: The Nevada Department of Transportation will continue work on the construction of an auxiliary lane on southbound I-580 from the Eastlake Boulevard interchange to the N. Carson Street off-ramp.

A winter storm has begun to move into the region, bringing gusty winds to Carson City this Tuesday morning that will be followed by snow in the Sierra and down to the valley floor.

Nevada agriculture officials are urging motorists to use "extreme caution" while driving following two crashes this week involving horses north of Carson City. On Friday morning, a motorist was taken to the hospital after a collision with a feral horse in the northbound lane of Old Highway 395 at Rawhide near Pagni Lane.