A resident reported a possible arson incident in the Bowers Mansion Area on Nextdoor on August 11, 2026.
by Rick CooperWatch Duty has relayed a National Weather Service Flash Flood Watch on Tuesday, August 11 for the next several days. The Purple on the map below is the Watch area. Also, the Bug and Fred Mountain Fires have combined and the Stallion Fire has grown to 20,000 acres. Link
by Rick CooperWashoe County Parcel Map Review Committee to meet this Thursday, August 13, 2026. This is a Zoom only meeting, link in the Agenda link below. Citizens can make comments at the meeting. From the Agenda: The Owners Application to Washoe County is here.
by Rick Cooper
Second of four industrial buildings completed at 600 Herz Blvd at the SW corner of Hwy 341 and South Virginia Street. Building 4 has been completed and houses Amazon's same day delivery warehouse. Buildings 1 and 2 are in the planning stages. Building 3 is 196,000 square
by Rick Cooper
Smoke from the four fires to the north is still lingering in the region on Sunday Morning. Forward progress has been stopped on the Moose Ridge Fire and it is being mopped up so we are down to three active regional fires. Update Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 7pm. Two
by Rick Cooper
Diablo Fire Threatened Pleasant Valley and Toll Road Areas UPDATE: August 3, 2026 at 10:47am: Size updated to 185 acres per Watch Duty. As reported by the last WatchDuty app update posted at 9:00pm on Sunday, August 2, 2026, forward progress of the fire had been stopped. Located
by Rick Cooper
Washoe Lake State Park is hosting a morning get together with the rangers.
by Rick Cooper
A resident reported a possible arson incident in the Bowers Mansion Area on Nextdoor on August 11, 2026.
by Rick Cooper
The proposed developments so far There's been a lot of discussion and confusion about what is going on at the Mt Rose and South Virginia Street intersection with all the development proposals in various stages of design and construction. We thought it would be informative to create a
A continually updated log of happenings connected with the Sierra Reflections Development Progress. June 25, 2026: Word is that an appeal of the TMRPA approval of the project is to be appealed with the deadline on July 2, 2026. The 10 member Governing Board of the TMRPA may meet in
The following is an AI prepared summary of the deliberations of the TMRPA Board members at the end of the June 15, 2026 meeting. This was after public comments, staff report, developer presentation and community attorney presentation. Chapter Two of our review of the proceedings is the deliberations. The video
An official fund has been established to help fund the continuing fight for our rural values and way of life in the South County. Here's how you can help. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PERTAINING TO THE SIERRA REFLECTIONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Pleasant Steamboat Valleys Landowners Association PO Box 19201 Reno,
Review and analysis of the Regional Planning Board approval of the Sierra Reflections development from June 15, 2026. Method There's a lot to discuss about the disappointing actions and vote from our Regional Planning Commission's review and approval of the urban development in rural South Washoe
Meeting to be continued in two weeks Like Yankee Hall of Famer Yogi Berra said, "It was like deja vu all over again." The 6pm meeting opened to an almost full house as there were some empty seats this time. The meeting opened with a small class for
Opinion by Thomas Daly M.A. MSc.Thomas Daly is a former Washoe County Planning Commissioner. When 1,800+ people weigh in on a development issue, you have ‘community involvement’. This is the case for the proposed 940 housing unit project known as Sierra Reflections in Washoe County’s Pleasant
email washoevalley@gmail.com with your comments, ideas, meetings, news, observations and suggestions. We are looking for aspiring writers on the topics of life in South Washoe Valley south of Hwy 431. Also news, events, history, photos, etc. Community is one of the things that makes our area special. washoevalley@
A resident reported a possible arson incident in the Bowers Mansion Area on Nextdoor on August 11, 2026.
by Rick CooperWatch Duty has relayed a National Weather Service Flash Flood Watch on Tuesday, August 11 for the next several days. The Purple on the map below is the Watch area. Also, the Bug and Fred Mountain Fires have combined and the Stallion Fire has grown to 20,000 acres. Link
by Rick CooperWashoe County Parcel Map Review Committee to meet this Thursday, August 13, 2026. This is a Zoom only meeting, link in the Agenda link below. Citizens can make comments at the meeting. From the Agenda: The Owners Application to Washoe County is here.
by Rick Cooper
Second of four industrial buildings completed at 600 Herz Blvd at the SW corner of Hwy 341 and South Virginia Street. Building 4 has been completed and houses Amazon's same day delivery warehouse. Buildings 1 and 2 are in the planning stages. Building 3 is 196,000 square
by Rick Cooper
Smoke from the four fires to the north is still lingering in the region on Sunday Morning. Forward progress has been stopped on the Moose Ridge Fire and it is being mopped up so we are down to three active regional fires. Update Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 7pm. Two
by Rick Cooper
Diablo Fire Threatened Pleasant Valley and Toll Road Areas UPDATE: August 3, 2026 at 10:47am: Size updated to 185 acres per Watch Duty. As reported by the last WatchDuty app update posted at 9:00pm on Sunday, August 2, 2026, forward progress of the fire had been stopped. Located
by Rick Cooper
Washoe Lake State Park is hosting a morning get together with the rangers.
by Rick Cooper