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Central Lyon County Fire District personnel responded to a brush fire that put out a lot of smoke and had at one time threatened the post office off of Highway 50 in Dayton before it was quickly extinguished.

The fire was reported at around 2:15 p.m. County Manager Jeff Page said the fire burned at least a quarter of an acre and firefighters were investigating the cause of it. As of 4 p.m. fire crews had nearly finished mopping up the area.

The deaths of two horses east of Carson City near Mound House is being investigated by the state of Nevada.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture reports one horse, which appeared to have been shot, was found dead Monday near Mound House in Lyon County.

Another horse, which appeared to have been shot with arrows and was near death, was found near the same area. The second horse was euthanized by a state agricultural enforcement officer.

Carson City department heads responded to questions from locals Monday in a town hall meeting. While the public was given plenty of opportunity and notice to attend and encouraged to speak, three actually came to the podium, including two Carson High School students and the chair of the Carson Animal Services Initiative.

A Carson City man faces a felony charge of possessing stolen property, a laptop computer, and five misdemeanors after he was arrested Sept. 14 in the 2800 block of Carmine Street.

Eduardo Reyes, 43, was jailed with bail at $27,469. According to the arrest report, officers went to the residence of the man who had a confirmed warrant out of Carson City Justice Court for obstructing and driving without a valid license.

A three-day trial in Lyon County ended with the conviction of a man accused of stealing property in Mound House and selling it for scrap.

James Vincent Golden, 54, of Reno, was found guilty on Sept. 13 on two counts of grand larceny, a category C felony, and one count of attempted grand larceny, a category D felony, at the Third Judicial District Court in Yerington. Jeremy Reichenberg, Senior Deputy District Attorney, and Orrin Johnson, Deputy District Attorney, prosecuted the case for the Lyon County District Attorney.

A top official at the state’s Peace Officers Standards and Training academy was arrested on a DUI charge in Lyon County in early August.

The Lyon County Road Division has closed Artesia Road in Smith Valley due to a mud flow from the rain storm over the Bison Fire scar. The mud flow is more than 200 to 300 feet long and may be up to 3 feet deep, according to Lyon County Manager Jeff Page.

The Road Division will be transporting a dozer and other equipment to begin clean up Monday.

Lyon County Commissioner Virgil Arellano formally has proposed an ordinance that would use zoning laws to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries, and District Attorney Bob Auer said his office is prepared to defend that action.

Lyon County has been awarded $11.9 million in grant and loan funds through USDA Rural Development Nevada to build a waste water collection system for nearly 500 users who are currently on septic tanks near Dayton. The project aims to reduce nitrate problems.

The Builders Association of Western Nevada Women’s Council, which serves Carson City, Douglas County and Lyon County, will continue its Helping Hands program this year by giving single female homeowners or senior citizens some help with upgrades and repairs to the homes they own.

Helping Hand signups continue through Sept. 12. To be considered for the program applicants:

— Must be a single female homeowner or senior citizen
— Applicant’s name must appear on the assessor’s role.
— Is to be done at your owned residence.
— Can be completed within 1-2 days or less.

Strong afternoon winds and low humidity have prompted a Red Flag Warning by the National Weather Service for much of Northern Nevada and the Sierra.

While the wind is helping push some of the Rim Fire smoke out of Carson City, Carson Valley and Lyon County, it has also created critical fire weather conditions because of the low humidity created, according to the weather service.

A 28-year-old Dayton man faces a felony charge of robbery after allegedly stealing a bottle of liquor from a grocery store on Wednesday and then assaulting the store security by knocking him to the ground.

Donald Lee Davis was arrested in the 170 block of Koontz Lane at 1:05 p.m. with the help of witnesses.

Zoom on in to the 17th annual Lyon County Fly-In, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, (Note the new dates!) at the Silver Springs Airport for a weekend of fun-filled skies. The Fly-In is officially open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday and there will be a pancake breakfast each day, free to pilots who fly in, from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

A 21-year-old Carson City man faces a misdemeanor domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his fiance with a water bottle, pouring water on her and shoving her to the ground.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the 1100 block of Woodside Drive at around 8 a.m. regarding a domestic dispute.

Clearing skies through some of the smoke will persist today in Carson City, Carson Valley, Lyon County and Lake Tahoe as the Rim Fire is now 75 percent contained. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity helped firefighters gain on the fire which has now consumed 235,841 acres in the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park.

Even with pockets of blue sky today due to a change in air flow, smoke from the Rim Fire near Yosemite will continue to impact Carson City, Carson Valley and Lyon County through the weekend.

Dense smoke advisories continue for much of the Carson City region and into the Sierra. Heavier smoke could return Sunday and Monday, however, due to a more southerly flow of air, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

An active wildfire season has sent Carson City Fire Department personnel on more than 20 assignments this year, including the Rim Fire burning near Yosemite National Park.

On Saturday Carson City Fire Department Capt. Matt Donnelly was assigned as a strike team leader with other area engines to the fire, which has chewed nearly 180,000 acres in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County. Thick smoke from the Rim Fire continues to push through Carson City, Carson Valley, Lyon County and much of Northern Nevada.

UPDATE: Power has been restored to the administrative complex, said Lyon County Manager Jeff Page.

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Lyon County manager Jeff Page reports a large power outage for the majority of Mason Valley. NV Energy has been notified, said Page. The cause of the outage is unknown at this time and it is unknown when the power will return.

Air quality in Carson City, Carson Valley and Lyon County will likely straddle between "unhealthy" and "very unhealthy" conditions through at least the week, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection reports.

Smoke and ash from the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is being pushed in the atmosphere directly over the region causing extremely elevated amounts of particulate matter. The levels of particulate matter equate to “Very Unhealthy” on the Air Quality Index (AQI) level of health concern, according to a news release.

Here's a view of Friday morning's sun in Jacks Valley due smoke from the Rim Fire. The photo was submitted by J Maher. The fire burning in California's Tuolumne County near Yosemite National Park has filled Carson City, Carson Valley and Lyon County skies with thick, unhealthy smoke.

The Rim Fire has grown to 165 miles in size and is 2 percent contained. California Gov. Jerry Brown has issued a state of emergency.

This Thursday evening photo was taken in the backyard of Dayton resident Janet Baker. Lyon County Office of Emergency Management urges citizens with respiratory illness to stay indoors. Citizens should use caution when physically exerting themselves in this smokey environment. Please check on those that you know that are elderly, young and/or have health issues.

Officials anticipate these conditions to exist for the next couple of days.

Nevada Division of Environmental Protection air quality monitors in Carson City and in Gardnerville are reporting high particulate matter from smoke indicating the air quality Thursday is unhealthy, officials said.

A fire burning in Tuolumne County, Calif., near Yosemite National Park, is the main source of smoke in the Carson City, Carson Valley, Reno and Lyon County regions. The Rim Fire is estimated at nearly 54,000 acres and growing Thursday with 2 percent containment.

Superintendents in the Lyon County and Carson City schools districts said schools are off to a good start this year.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Carson City resident died Monday in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the roadway of Brown Drive and Industrial Parkway in Mound House.

Anthony Laffoon, 26, died of injuries from the crash, which was reported at 6:21 p.m. Monday. He was taken by Care Flight. Family members said he died while he was en route to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Family members say he was not wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time of the crash.

The Lyon County Animal Services Division initiated an investigation of the Starlight Sanctuary in Silver Springs, due to complaints of mistreatment of horses. Officers viewed approximately 70 horses on the property.

Officers found appropriate feed and water for the animals and observed some horses that were underweight or had other health concerns. Animal Services has requested veterinarian to respond to the site to determine the health of the animals in question.

Carson City sheriff's patrol officers made a number of assault and drug-related arrests over the weekend, several of which were for felony possession. Among the arrests:

A 19-year-old woman faces a felony drug charge after Carson City authorities found she and a friend, also 19, to be under the influence, inhaling canned pressurized air around children and families at Mills Park.

The Stanton Arms Apartment complex received some new playground equipment over the weekend, thanks to local law enforcement officers and Partnership Carson City.

About $3,000 went toward monkey bars, basketball hoops and tetherball courts at the complex. Partnership director Kathy Bartosz said the playground equipment was paid for through the Office of Criminal Justice Assistance and the partnership as part of an ongoing outreach to connect kids to law officers and to provide activities for them.

The apartment complex is between Edmonds and Woodside.

A small plane crashed near Stagecoach killing two. According to Ian Gregor of the FAA, the plane went down late Thursday or early Friday in Misfit Flats in Stagecoach. A motorist driving on Friday afternoon discovered the crash.

The Lyon and Mineral Resource Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the reduced funding and distribution for the fifth-year Title II projects, as well as an update on current projects.

The meetings that were previously scheduled for September 11 and 25 are cancelled; however, the meeting scheduled for September 3 at 10 a.m. will proceed.

The Resource Advisory Committee will meet at the Commissioners Meeting Room, in the Lyon County Administration Complex, on 27 South Main Street, in Yerington, Nev.

A bicyclist collided with a pickup on Main Street in Fernley Tuesday that resulted in serious injuries, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

NHP troopers were dispatched at 12:30 p.m. to the accident in front of the Villa mobile home park just west of the roundabout in Fernley, said Trooper Dave Gibson.

Preliminary investigation details indicate David Bertroch, 57, of Fernley was riding his bicycle without a safety helmet westbound in the No. 1 travel lane on Main St. in front of a Chevy pickup that was driven by 52-year-old Fernley driver.