lyon county

A two-car detached garaged burned this morning in Silver Springs, Lyon County Manager Jeffery Page reports.
The Central Lyon County Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 3600 block Onyx Street at 6:56 a.m. Upon arrival crews found the garage involved with heavy smoke and fire. It took crews approximately 30 minutes to knock down the fire, Page reports. There were no injuries and crews remained on the scene Monday morning doing mop up.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Dec. 19.

Below is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Dec. 12-18. We want to note a big fish caught by Eric St. Denis of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., pictured above.

Eric caught a 28-pound, 9-ounce Mackinaw trout at Lake Tahoe on Dec. 9, at 10:30 a.m. Photos courtesy of Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters.

A Carson City man faces a felony charge of domestic battery with strangulation after allegedly slamming a woman's head into a hard wood floor and choking her.

Randal Dean Arnold, 43, was arrested Dec. 10 in the 3800 block of Highway 50 at 9:09 p.m. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Bliss Court for a report of a domestic battery in progress.

Dispatch advised that the male suspect, identified as Arnold, had just left the home and was walking toward a casino. Other deputies in the area located him and he was detained, the arrest report states.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes an streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Dec. 6.

Recent rainfall and clearing skies may allow areas of fog to develop across Carson City, Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe through Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service in Reno reports visibility could drop below one mile with a few areas of dense fog and visibility below 1/4 of a mile early Thursday morning. Fog will begin to burn off after 8 a.m., and may linger in a few valleys until 11 a.m.
Areas of fog could impact travel along the following routes:

Here is the fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Nov. 29.

Here is the fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra for the week of Nov. 21 through Nov. 27.

For the next two weeks, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, with the Carson City and Lyon County offices, will increase patrolling for unsafe and distracted drivers.
The sheriff's offices in the three jurisdictions received federal grant funds, said Sgt. Pat Brooks.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Nov. 14-21.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Nov. 7-14.

Here is this week's fishing report covering rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Oct 31 through Nov. 6.

UPDATE 2:23PM: Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center reports the fire burning in Washoe Valley near Eastlake Boulevard is under control and crews are in the mop-up phase.
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Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This week's report is for the week of Oct. 24-30.

Js’ Old Town Bistro will host the “Noodles for Neighbors” Spaghetti Feed on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 4-8pm. The annual event benefits the Dayton Food Pantry. Just $10 buys a spaghetti dinner, with $5 going directly to the Food Pantry.

Northern Nevada has earned its developing economic comeback the old-fashioned way: building on its strengths, looking to the future and taking common sense steps to coax and reward entrepreneurialism and innovation. It’s paying off.

Authorities are looking for a man, unarmed but believed dangerous, who escaped early this morning from the Virginia City Jail. Jeremy James Morales, escaped at about 1:50 this morning, according to Storey County authorities. He was being held in Storey County Jail on charges of sexual assault involving a minor.
Morales, 38, is 5' 11" tall and weighs about 220 pounds. He apparently locked a deputy inside his jail cell when the deputy was doing cell checks. He was scheduled to be sentenced to the Nevada Corrections Department today.

UPDATE 8:45AM: Highway 395 has reopened with controls (pilot vehicle) so expect delays and watch for fire vehicles, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.
The fire, which has burned more than 2,000 acres, is burning mostly upslope east of Highway 395 into predominately BLM public lands in the southern Pine Nut Mountains. There is a decreasing threat to approximately 30 homes west of the highway. If the fire were to jump the highway, however, this is looking less likely as fire personnel consolidate fire lines. No structures have been lost at this time. Power lines down at the fire scene, but they are deenergized, which is impacting some local rural residences. The fire is 5 percent contained. Full containment expected by Sept. 24. An aerial reconnaisance this morning will evaluate fire acreage and behavior. Nine airtankers are currently assigned to the incident, which includes four large airtankers and five single-engine airtankers (SEATs).
Structure protection is being handled by units of the East Fork Fire Protection District (Douglas County).
Incident Command Post is at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
One minor firefighter non-burn injury reported.

UPDATE 8:30PM: Como Fire stands at 800 acres burned according to the 8:30 p.m. Sierra Front briefing. The Sierra Front Type III Incident Management Team has been ordered and will take over management of the fire at 6 a.m. on Monday. One percent of the fire has been contained with full containment by Tuesday. No structures are threatened.
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UPDATE 5:40PM: Como Fire burning southeast of Dayton in Lyon County has doubled in size to about 800 acres, fire officials report.
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UPDATE 4PM: The Como Fire burning southeast of Dayton continues to burn, consuming 400 acres with no estimate of containment or control, reports Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch. No structures are threatened. The fire is burning on BLM land and is spreading due to gusty winds. The fire is burning 2.5 miles south of Rawe Peak in the Pinenut Mountains. Air tankers, helicopters and hand crews have been assigned to the fire. Mark Struble with Sierra Front reports the fire was likely caused by a lightning strike from a thunderstorm on Saturday.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies have arrested the following indivdiduals based on felony or gross misdemeanor allegations:

• Stephanie Farmer, 23, a Carson City woman, at 6 p.m. Thursday. Farmer was arrested for vehicular burglary as well as a misdemeanor allegation of obstructing. Bail is set at $25,300 plus administrative fees.

With the recent appointment of Gerald Gardner to Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Carson City District Attorney Neil A. Rombardo will be appointing Mark Krueger to fill the Assistant District Attorney position vacated by Gardner, according to a news release. Krueger will officially begin his new role as Carson City’s second in charge of the District Attorney’s Office on Sept. 24.

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada by the Division of Wildlife:
Aug. 20: Desert Creek in Lyon County: 1,000 rainbow trout: 10.1 inches.
Aug. 22: Truckee River in Washoe County: 4,318 rainbows: 9.9 inches.
Aug. 22: Marilyn’s Pond in Washoe County: 505 rainbows: 10.7 inches.
For information, call the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office has stepped up its efforts to get intoxicated drivers off the road. Beginning Thursday through Sept. 5, patrol officers will be out in full force as part of a citywide crackdown on drunk driving. Saturation patrols, as they are called, aim to identify, stop and remove drunk and impaired drivers, said Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Darrin Sloan in a news release.

A series of drills simulating emergencies such as extreme weather, power outages, aircraft mishaps, lost climbers and transportation issues will be performed this weekend as part of operation Green Light organized by the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the the Department of Homeland Security.
Operation Green Light will further develop and strengthen regional partnerships and enhance emergency preparedness, response, and prevention capabilities, according to Nevada Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Gail Powell. Participating counties include Carson City, Douglas, Elko, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey and Washoe.

The names of the four fatality crash victims in the horrific fatality crash involving three vehicles in Lyon County on US Highway 50 this past Tuesday morning have been released today.

The three victims traveling in the GMC pickup are as follows:

Driver: Troy Sibson, 47 of Fernley.

Passenger: Noel (Mike) Sotka, 52 of Fernley.

Passenger: Douglas (Jason) Counterman, 30 of Fernley.

All three men were employees of the Pioneer Crossing Casino properties based in Fernley and Dayton.

The names of the three injured victims in yesterday’s horrific fatality crash involving three vehicles in Lyon County on US Highway 50 are being released today while the names of the four fatality victims won’t be released until the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office positively confirms their identity. This process may not be completed until Friday.

This morning shortly before 9:00 am, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to a multiple-vehicle crash on US Highway 50 in Lyon County, approximately 10 miles east of Dayton near mile marker 21 or just several hundred feet west of Caroline Way. The crash investigation details learned so far indicate that a 1989 Dodge pick pulling a double-axle livestock trailer carrying 8 young steers or heifers was traveling eastbound on the two-lane highway. Following behind the Dodge and green trailer was a 1995 Ford F-250 towing a white livestock trailer carrying 7 full grown cows.

CARSON CITY – With U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s 5^th annual National Clean Energy Summit set to kick off today in Las Vegas, the debate over alternative energy development and the government’s role in its future rages on.

Here are the most recent fish plants in Western Nevada as reported by the state's Department of Wildlife. For information, NDOW Headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

July 24: West Walker River in Lyon County: 1,803 rainbow trout: 10.3 inches in length.
July 25: Marilyn’s Pond in Washoe County: 851 rainbows: 10.3 inches.
July 26: Truckee River in Washoe County: 5,274 rainbows: 9.5 inches.
July 27: Sparks Marina in Sparks: 3,589 rainbows: 10.3 inches.

On Tuesday, July 31, there will be lane closures on Carson Street between Musser Street and 7th Street due to roadway maintenance.

There will be nightly lane closures on US 395 from the junction of US 50W (Spooner) to 1st Street in Minden, Sunday through Thursday, between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. There will be flagger controlled traffic.

There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Freeway Landscaping Project. Traffic control may be in effect.

• North Carson Street, in the vicinity of the freeway overpass.