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Carson Now reader Jessica Crossman took this video and photo of a fire Tuesday morning in the Industrial Parkway area of Mound House.

Central Lyon County Fire District Chief John Gillenwater reports the fire was at 59 Industrial Parkway, D K Logistics, and was called in at 7:47 a.m. The fire was located inside the building that processes organic herbs.

On Friday Aug. 9, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Nevada Highway Patrol, conducted a compliance checkpoint on U.S. Highway 50 near the Carson City county line.

Of the 1,741 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, no alcohol related offenses were found. A total of 13 citations were issued for various vehicle and drivers license violations.

An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday and faces a felony charge of intimidating a police officer following a hit and run investigation in Lyon County at the Bunny Ranch.

Francisco Avalos was arrested at 11:41 p.m. in the 2700 block of Mayflower Way. He was booked into jail following an incident in which he put his arms to the face of an officer in an intimidating manner. He also faces two misdemeanor charges including obstructing and being a minor consuming alcohol.

A 79-year-old motorcyclist was flown by Care Flight on Friday morning after colliding with a horse in the area of State Route 341 and Industrial in Lyon County, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The accident was reported at 7:46 a.m. The injuries the man sustained are unknown at this time. The horse fled after being hit, said NHP Trooper David Gibson.

The state route was reopened after Care Flight landed and the motorcycle was removed.

Deputies arrested a 49-year-old Carson City woman on Monday in the 2800 block of Highway 50 East after she allegedly had a physical altercation with her mother over some artificial plants.

According to the arrest report, deputies also found some marijuana and a pipe inside the suspect's residence. She was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bail was set at $4,600 plus fees.

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Carson City Sheriff's deputies made several felony arrests this past weekend:

Michael David Oliver, 25, of Ely, was arrested Sunday evening in the 5900 block of Highway 50 East for being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, a felony. His bail was set at $20,000.

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Amber Ruth Shields, 21, currently in detention at Carson City Jail, was arrested Sunday for felony battery on another prisoner. Her bail was set at $20,000.

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Carnage kills and maims all too often in the place where America’s loneliest road grows less lonely and more deadly in Lyon County and Carson City.

The drought experienced this spring and summer has prompted the U.S. Small Business Administration to offer low-interest federal disaster loans to small, non-farm businesses in Carson City, Lyon County as well as Storey and Washoe counties.

These loans that must be applied for would offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by the drought experienced from May 20 to July 14, 2013, said Alfred E. Judd, director of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center ‑ West.

For the past month, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office has been heavily engaged with the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Northern Command, Major Brian Sanchez, regarding the collision rates on Highway 50. From the very onset, we have seen leadership of a variety of agencies jumping on board to create a short and long term plan that will provide for a safer highway for everyone to travel.

Carson City and Lyon County nonprofit agencies have partnered with the United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra for a second round of funding.

The Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada, Friends in Service Helping (FISH) Community Chest, Healthy Communities Coalition, Central Lyon Youth Connections, Lyon County Human Services were named as grant recipients through various partnerships, for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

In all, more than $1.3 million will be distributed to Northern Nevada agencies, said United Way spokesman Scott Walquist.

With the Bison Fire reaching 65 percent containment by Wednesday afternoon, fire officials have notified the Lyon County Office of Emergency Management that it can lift the evacuation in Smith Valley.

The Incident Command Post has confirmed with Lyon County officials that it is safe for evacuees to return, said County Manager Jeff Page.

Firefighters worked the fire along a ridge above the evacuated homes early Wednesday. The weather forecast calls for evening thunderstorms and dry lightning, said BLM spokeswoman Dorothy Harvey.

Voluntary evacuations of a Smith Valley subdivision are underway as firefighters held flames along a ridge above to stop them from spreading into homes, the Bureau of Land Management reports this morning. Firefighters overnight were able to reinforce the line, with the day shift continuing its efforts today.

Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Search and Rescue and Lyon County Animal Rescue Group are conducting human and animal evacuations.

Smith Valley Fire District and several mutual aid departments are providing structure protection in the Artesia Road area.

The fire is on the ridge of Pipeline Canyon. Aircraft are working the area in hopes of eliminating the threat to structures. No structures have been damaged at this point.

A shelter has been opened at the Smith Valley Baptist Church.

More than 1,060 firefighters continued efforts Tuesday battling the Bison Fire in the Pine Nut Mountains east of Gardnerville, which has prompted a voluntary evacuation of the Pipeline Canyon area in Lyon County. As of early Tuesday evening, the fire has burned 25,733 acres and is 25 percent contained.

Lyon County Sheriff, Allen Veil has implemented a voluntary evacuation of the Pipeline Canyon area. This is only for the Pipeline Canyon area and no other area has been implemented at this time.

The southeast edge of the fire continued to creep down the ridge toward Pipeline Canyon.  A trigger point was reached which prompted the Lyon County Sheriff to start the voluntary evacuations for Pipeline Canyon. Lyon County Sheriff’s deputies are currently going door to door asking residence to leave Pipeline Canyon. 

Yerington, Nev. – The Bison Fire is producing a great deal of smoke and ash in the area of Mason Valley, Yerington and Smith Valley. This is due to the sustained winds and will continue until the winds die down.

People with respiratory problems are urged to stay indoors until the smoke and ash clear. If you are experiencing respiratory distress you are urged to seek medical help. If you know of someone that has respiratory problems you are urged to check on them until the smoke and ash clear.

The Lyon County Office of Emergency Management has been notified by the unified command of the Bison Fire burning in the Pine Nut Mountain Range in Douglas County about the behavior of the wildfire, the direction it is heading and smoke and flames visible to residents in Smith Valley and Wellington.

UPDATE 5PM: Bison Fire grows to 2,000 acres, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center. At least 350 firefighters are battling the blaze burning in southeast Douglas County.

CARSON CITY — Anyone who has lived in Nevada for very long knows that U.S. Highway 50 is dubbed "The loneliest road in America." For those of us who have travelled its length through the Silver State, we find a mix of beauty and desolation.

If you have travelled it often, you no doubt have had your share of scary moments. Everything from the errant cow in the road to the inattentive driver who frightens you as they cross the center of the roadway and then, realizing they have done so, return quickly before the two of you pass.

UPDATE 1:43PM: The head-on crash in Carson City on Highway 50 near Flint Drive Thursday morning involved a silver Mitsubishi sedan, occupied by a male driver and a white Kia Soul sedan, occupied by a male driver and female passenger, said Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chuck Allen. All three were flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno.

Several northern Nevada law enforcement agencies will be teaming up and “Joining Forces” this Independence Day as an additional security measure in providing for a safe holiday weekend.

On Thursday afternoon and evening, police officers from the Reno and Sparks Police Departments, deputies from the Washoe and Lyon County Sheriff’s Offices, and troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol will be conducting the administrative road block on US Highway 50 in Douglas County.

A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Tuesday morning and faces a felony charge of being in violation of conditions set in his parole and probation.

Brian Angel-Ramirez is being held without bail until a court hearing. According to the Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report, deputies were sent to the area of Goni and Arrowhead at 11:31 p.m. in reference to a person passed out in the roadway.

UPDATE 10:30AM MONDAY: The Sierra Front Type 3 team battling the Pedlar Fire in Silver City took control of the fire at 11 p.m. Sunday night. As of 7:30 Monday morning the fire was 75 percent contained, according to the latest from Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch. Highway 341 from Highway 50 to the truck route "Y"was reopened. Highway 342 from the "Y' through Silver City to Virginia City will remain closed this morning.

As Northern Nevada braces for a heat wave through the weekend, the Lyon County Office of Emergency Management has been advised by the National Weather Service to expect high temperatures 100 degrees or more.

Lyon County urges residents to prepare for the weekend with this comprehensive list:

A 25-year-old Reno man was found guilty of three felony counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 14, Lyon County Assistant District Attorney Stephen Rye said.

The four-day trial in the Third Judicial District Court in Yerington concluded with the verdict on Friday, June 21. The case was prosecuted by Rye and Damian Sinnott, deputy district attorney for Lyon County.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Fernley Patrol Division and Detective Division, made the arrest and handled the investigation in the case. The crimes occurred in July 2012.

Lyon County will receive $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Interior for revenue generated on public land, Sen. Harry Reid announced Thursday. Douglas County will receive $615,397 and Carson City $116,138.

Statewide funds totaling $23.3 million will be received from from the Department, which collects about $14 billion in revenue annually from commercial activities on federal lands, such as oil and gas leasing, livestock grazing and timber harvesting.

Two Carson City women were arrested Monday in separate cases involving warrants alleging felony statutory sexual seduction in one instance, and gross misdemeanor indecent exposure in another.

Tracy Lynn Cervantes, 24, was arrested in the 2700 block of Menlo Drive at 1:31 p.m. A warrant had been issued for her arrest on June 5. She also faces a misdemeanor charge of being in violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $21,000.

UPDATE: A power outage affecting traffic lights from Long to 5th Street in Carson City this afternoon appears to be resolved. A downed power line from a gust of wind reportedly knocked out the power at around 12:40 p.m.

Traffic lights were up and functional at 12:55 p.m. along Washington and Robinson streets and other streets began to follow, according to Carson City dispatch.

A 34-year-old Dayton woman faces a felony embezzlement charge after she admitted to authorities that she stole $4,200 from a Carson City loan agency that she managed and then spent a portion of the money at a local casino.

Tonya Ann Ramirez was jailed Wednesday after an interview with Carson City Sheriff's Office investigators which led to the confession. She also told authorities she had a gambling problem and had filed a false police report with the Lyon County Sheriff's Office in an attempt to conceal her actions.

The Lyon County sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting death of a juvenile in Dayton over the weekend.