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Agencies prepare for potential spring flooding
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Gov. Brian Sandoval

receives an updated
briefing on preparations
By Steve Ranson
sranson@lahontanvalleynews.com

WNC Gov. Brian Sandoval visited Chur-

Funding hearing for chill County on Friday on a fact-find-
Career & Technical ing trip to learn more about flood
Education. mitigation efforts in the Lahontan
Valley.
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on the work being done to lessen the
flood danger from water dispersed
from Lahontan Reservoir west of Fal-
lon. The spring runoff will come from
the melting snowpack in the Sierra
Nevada mountain range and down STEVE RANSON / LVN
the Carson River toward the reservoir On Friday, Rusty Jardine, left, general manager of the Truckee Carson Irrigation District, gives Gov. Brian
and eventually through the Lahontan Sandoval a tour of the emergency weir and spillway constructed off the V-line canal west of Fallon.
Valley. Churchill County Commission-
er Pete Olsen explained in a timeline to maximize resources available So far, Olsen said water has stayed amount.
the steps the county, city, state and from the state. One of the first steps within its banks since crews cleared Thats just great government and
Bureau of Reclamation have taken focused on the Carson River from the the river channel. He also said scores great people working together, San-
ELKS during the past two months to pre- Lahontan Dam to Bafford Lane east of homeowners received thousands of doval said, noting how students from
Greenwave breaks vent flooding along the Carson River. of Fallon. sandbags to protect their homes and the high-school band also pitched in
records at 45th annual We had as many as seven exca- businesses. Under the direction of the to fill sandbags.
track meet FORESIGHT OF FLOODING vators clearing the river, Olsen said, Churchill County Parks and Recre- The projected forecast issued in
Earlier this month Churchill County adding crews cleaned out debris that ation Department, Olsen said both January for the spring runoff, though,
Page 17 and the city of Fallon declared a state could cause water to back up and staff and volunteers filled 200,000
of emergency to allow local agencies overflow its banks. sandbags and delivered half that FLOODING, 12

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Local
Military
Obituaries
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Best of Fallon winners announced today
Perspective
Wellness
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Community residents, readers completed for the many categories Development Authority recogni-
in the 2017 Best of Fallon, an an- tion programs. While their voting
Lifestyle 16 cast more than 24,000 votes nual program that salutes the best comes from members, Ranson said
Sports 17
Comics 21
in this years contest businesses, individuals and places the community and LVNs readers
to go in our area. This will be the select Best of Fallon based on the
Volume 114, Issue 25, 24 pages Staff Report most comprehensive list of the top different categories.
winners in our area. Although many businesses
The readers voting, the numer- More than 24,000 online votes and individuals have returned as
ous hours of counting and notify- were cast, almost tripled from the winners in the Best of Fallon, this
ing winners all takes time, but the 2016 voting. years list also includes newcom-
hard work is worth it as the LVN LVN Editor Steve Ranson said ers and past winners ... and a few second-place finishers. Each win-
announces the 2017 winners in the Best of Fallon program is not surprises. ner will receive a plaque, and a
todays newspaper. affiliated with the Fallon Chamber A special edition in todays special recognition breakfast will
The tabulations have been Commerce or Churchill Economic LVN will announce winners and honor first-place recipients in May.