80, 431, 89 & 88 All have Control Areas This Morning

80, 431, 89 & 88 All have Control Areas This Morning

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY OCTOBER 6, 2011 7:10 AM PDT All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: IR80: Between Kingvale California Exit 171 and 0.9 miles west of Junction Hirschdale Road Exit 194. (22.4 miles) – chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles SR88: Between 6.7 miles […]

Nevada Presidenti​al Caucus Moved to January 14th

Nevada Presidenti​al Caucus Moved to January 14th

Las Vegas – Nevada’s First in the West Presidential Caucus has officially been moved to January 14th, 2012, Nevada Republican Party Chairwoman Amy Tarkanian announced today. “I’m extremely pleased to finally have a firm date for a caucus that will greatly improve Nevada’s standing and relevance in terms of national politics,” Tarkanian said. “By establishing […]

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY

All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: US6: Between 3.5 miles west of Murry Summit and 0.1 miles west of Junction Murry Street. (8.0 miles) – snow tires or chains required US93: Between Kingman Wash Road Arizona and Junction US 95-South Boulder Highway. (11.4 miles) – wind advisory – trucks/buses/trailers/RVs not […]

Prescribed fire operations continue on South Shore

Prescribed fire operations continue on South Shore

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to begin prescribed fire operations near Meyers, on the south side of the intersection of Pioneer Trail and U.S. Hwy 50, today October 5, 2011. The project area is approximately 60 acres. Prescribed fire operations will also continue in the Angora fire area, near Tahoe Mountain and […]

CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONDUCTS SURVEY

CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONDUCTS SURVEY

What library services are important to you? What should the library of the future look like? You can express your opinions on these and other topics by completing a simple survey. The Citizens’ Advisory Committee on the Future of the Washoe County Library System is conducting the survey to obtain public opinion as it moves […]

The Latest Road Conditions Report for The Lake Tahoe and Nevada Area

The Latest Road Conditions Report for The Lake Tahoe and Nevada Area

All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: IR80: Between Kingvale California Exit 171 and 1.0 miles west of Truckee California Exit 188A. (14.3 miles) – chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles US50: Between 10.6 miles east of Kyburz California and 4.1 miles west of Junction of California State Route […]

Diamond Peak Announces Brad Wilson as New General Manager

Diamond Peak Announces Brad Wilson as New General Manager

Incline Village, NV- Diamond Peak Ski Resort is proud to announce Brad Wilson as the new General Manager for the resort. Brad will be joining the team on November 1, 2011. He brings extensive experience in the ski business. He is very familiar with the Lake Tahoe Ski Resort market having worked at Alpine Meadows […]

Lake Wind Advisory and First Winter Storm Watch of Season

Lake Wind Advisory and First Winter Storm Watch of Season

Reno, NV…The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Lake Wind Advisory and the First Winter Storm Watch of the Season. They are below… Winter Storm Watch URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 326 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011 …FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON… .A STRONG AREA OF […]

Snow Is Baack In the Forecast For Lake Tahoe Area

Snow Is Baack In the Forecast For Lake Tahoe Area

Tahoe City, CA…Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance […]