🌱 Spaghetti Bowl Project Nears Completion + Reno Boxing Legend Dies

Hi all. It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Reno Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in the community.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 37 Low: 20.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Reno today:

1. Segments of Interstate 80 to southbound Interstate 580 reopened Tuesday evening as the first phase of the Spaghetti Bowl project neared completion. The widening of the Reno spaghetti bowl ramp is a project designed by the Nevada Department of Transportation in an effort to enhance traffic capacity. Construction first began in 2020 and is expected to be mostly complete by mid-December. (KOLO)
2. A Reno boxing legend died Tuesday at the age of 85. Mills Lane first earned his fame as a boxer and referee, then became a Washoe County district attorney and judge. On Dec. 27, 2004, the City of Reno honored Lane by proclaiming the day "Mills Lane Day." A justice administration building downtown was also named in his honor. Lane's son Tommy says his father had been in hospice for a week before passing away on Dec. 6. (Reno Gazette Journal)
3. Incline Village and RE/MAX Gold of Reno are teaming up to host Share, Care, and Give a Pair, an annual sock drive that benefits Northern Nevada HOPES. The program will be collecting new, unused socks for distribution to community members in need this winter. Socks can be dropped off through Jan. 31 at various locations. Click to view the complete list of donation sites. (South Tahoe Now)

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Today in Reno:

• Reno City Council Meeting At Reno City Hall (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Heads up, house hunters! Here are the latest homes to hit the market in the Reno area. (Reno Patch)
• Crews with the Reno Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Northeast Reno on Saturday afternoon. Visit the link to view the footage. (Reno Firefighters Association via Facebook)
• Rick Mosher is the winner of the Lahontan Audubon Society's November Photo Contest! Click to view his winning photo of a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron. (Lahontan Audubon Society via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.