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Lyon County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating counterfeit $20, $50, and $100 bills being circulated in the Fernley, Silver Springs and Mason Valley areas. This crime maybe related to a similar issue going in Reno.

The Salvation Army is collecting backpacks and school supplies for disadvantaged children in the Carson City region. As this back to school campaign finishes up, the need has increased with more donations now being sought.

A 50-year-old California man arrested Tuesday on suspicion of DUI was found to be in possession of a bag of assorted prescription pills in which he did not have a script, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Seven high risk criminal offenders on parole or probation, and an absconder wanted on a warrant were arrested for violating conditions of their supervision in a four county, multi-agency law enforcement sweep called Operation Back to School, a lieutenant with Nevada Parole and Probation said Tuesday.

UPDATE 850AM: The Central Lyon County Fire Protection District reports the tire fire off Orange Street in east Sliver Springs has been contained and extinguished.

The Fire District estimates that firefighters will be on scene mopping up the fire until around noon today, and then the fire will be in patrol status for 24 hours, said Rob Loveberg, Lyon County community development director and emergency management coordinator.

A Carson City man arrested Saturday on felony warrant charges from another county, also faces a charge of possession of stolen property after he was found on a mountain bike stolen earlier from a Divot Road home, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE THURSDAY: NV Energy reports power was fully restored by 11:50 p.m. Wednesday. And that it has narrowed down the cause of the outage to faulty ground cables. Go here for the update.

UPDATE: As of 10:03 p.m. NV Energy reports 1,168 customers were without power in Lyon County, in three outage areas around Dayton. The cause of the outage remains under investigation. Power should be fully restored by 12:45 a.m.
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UPDATE: There are 1,939 customers without power in Lyon County, mostly in the Dayton area, as of 9:10 p.m. according to NV Energy. The cause of the outage remains under investigation.
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More than 2,400 NV Energy customers in the Dayton area are without power on this Wednesday night. The outage struck the area just after 8 p.m.

A gas leak late Wednesday morning forced the evacuation of some homes and businesses in the area of Occidental and Riverboat in the Dayton area.

The incident happened at around 11:50 a.m. when a piece of construction equipment cut a 2-inch high pressure gas line at the intersection of Occidental and Riverboat.

The following arrests and bookings were made Tuesday by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office. All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The State Engineer will hold public workshops regarding water issues in the Mason Valley and Smith Valley Hydrographic Basins. The agendas are available at water.nv.gov. Reasonable accommodations for members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the workshop can be made, or a copy of the agenda can be provided, by calling 775-684-2800.

Smith Valley Hydrographic Basin Workshop: Thursday, August 27, at 2:00 p.m.
Smith Valley Community Hall
2783 Highway 208, Smith Valley

Law enforcement officers from around the region participated in a sex offender sweep late last week known as Operation Vigilance, a multi-agency collaborative effort to verify sex offender registration compliance around Carson City.

The joint effort resulted in 226 sex offender compliance checks. As a result of Operation Vigilance, 2 supervised offenders were arrested for violating their parole or probation terms and conditions, said Lt. Jorge Pierrott of Nevada Parole and Probation Northern Command in Carson City.

The Carson City Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a 15-year-old runaway.

Jamie Hardiman ran away from her residence in Carson City on July 17. Jamie had run away a few days prior and was found in Reno. Jamie returned home and ran away the same night. Jamie left a note that stated that she ran away and would not return.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is asking for community assistance to help identify and locate a suspect in an assault this past weekend at the "Night in the County" event in Yerington.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Library in Smith at 22 Day Lane. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00a.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

For more information about the LCRCC, please call Dave at 775-772-2364 or check their website at www.lyoncountynvrepublicans.org.

A Carson City man was arrested Friday, 12:56 a.m. on felony charges of possession of a controlled substances and possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription after officers discovered the man had been in possession of seven Oxycodone pills, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Two people were arrested in connection with a rash of burglaries in the Dayton area during the past month with a break in the case discovered early this week when one of the suspects accidentally shot himself with a gun he allegedly stole, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Over the past month the Lyon County Sheriff's Office has been investigating approximately 18 Dayton residential burglaries in the Riverboat Road, River Park, and Sutro neighborhoods.

An underground cable that affected the electrical distribution system is what caused Thursday's power outage in Lyon County that affected 2,475 Dayton area customers, a NV Energy spokeswoman said.

"It was a bad underground cable which is what made it difficult to get to unlike an outage from a power line where it can be reached easily," said Faye Andersen, spokeswoman for NV Energy.

UPDATE 7:50AM: Residents around the Dayton area report their power had returned before midnight. No word yet on what the cause of the outage was other than an equipment problem around the Dayton Valley Airpark area.
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UPDATE 8PM: NV Energy reports there are 1,937 customers without power in Lyon County as of 8 p.m.
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More than 2,400 NV Energy customers are without power Thursday night in the Dayton area. The outage began after 5 p.m.

Lyon County dispatch has reported a significant power outage in the Dayton area and law enforcement and fire resources are busy with response to alarm calls and traffic control, said Lyon County Manager Jeff Page.

Northern Nevada Development Authority’s Executive Director, Robert Hooper, is set to join Gov. Brian Sandoval, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and a sub delegation from the Sierra region, including Carson City manager Nick Marano, on an upcoming trade mission to England, Ireland, Germany and Poland.

The trip, set to begin Monday, July 20, is focused on building international awareness of the economic opportunities in Nevada and creating synergies between the Silver State and European countries.

Silver Springs, NV – Silver Springs Airport was the recipient of a $700,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration and sponsored by Lyon County. With these funds, the Silver Springs airport was able to increase the size of the taxiway and rehabilitate the runway.

These two improvements are vital to the overall master plan to the airport and further enables economic growth and aviation needs to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.

A home in Silver Springs was destroyed by fire Wednesday and one person is in custody. Lyon County Sheriff’s Office arrested Susan McInnes in Silver Springs on Wednesday for first degree arson. Her bail is set at $40,000.

According to Central Lyon County Fire District Battalion Chief Mark Darragh, units responded to the fire called into dispatch at 3:45 p.m. in the 1400 block of Fifth Street.

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Eastern Carson City, West Central Lyon County and Northwestern Douglas County until 2:15 p.m.

A home in Silver Springs was destroyed by fire Wednesday. According to Central Lyon County Fire District Battalion Chief Mark Darragh, units responded to the fire called into dispatch at 3:45 p.m. in the 1400 block of Fifth Street.

The fire was fully involved by the time engines arrived, with 90 percent of the 1,500-square-foot structure already consumed. The fire was extinguished without incident and there were no injuries, said Darragh.

The Flash Flood Warning for the Carson City and Dayton areas has expired. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 9 p.m. tonight.
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A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 4 p.m. for Carson City, north central Douglas County and Lyon County. This includes Dayton, Johnson Lane, Indian Hills, the Carson City Airport, Stewart Indian School, Highway 50 through Carson City and Dayton, Rawe Peak and Dayton Valley Airpark, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch today for much of western Nevada, including Carson City, Carson Valley, Lake Tahoe and Dayton areas. Abundant low to mid level moisture from sustained south-southeast flow will combine with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms throughout throughout the region.

Over the Independence Day weekend Lyon County experienced rainfall that caused flash flooding throughout the county. Below is a list of roads that were impacted:

A 51-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday at a La Miranda Street residence on a felony charge of domestic battery with strangulation, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

UPDATE 540PM: The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for North Central Douglas County until 6:45 p.m. Go here for the latest on the warning.

UPDATE 6:10PM: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for South Central Washoe County, Northwestern Lyon County and Storey County until 9 p.m. At 5:58 PM Doppler radar indicated a thunderstorm producing heavy rain across the area. A flash Flood is expected within the areas.
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Another series of strong thunderstorms have developed south of Carson City along the Eastern Sierra and Highway 395 corridor this afternoon and appear to be pushing northward, bringing heavy rain and the potential for flooding, a National Weather Service forecaster said.

UPDATE 5:15PM Flash Flood warning lifted for northeast Douglas County; Flash Flood Warning for South Central Lyon County until 7:45PM.
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 7 p.m. for Central Lyon County and Northeastern Douglas County.