Winnemucca Blog

Associated Press:
Six people, including two children and their mother, were killed in three separate accidents on Northern Nevada highways over the weekend, authorities said.
All involved single-vehicle rollovers and were blamed in part on driver inattention, the Nevada Highway Patrol said Monday.

Nevada Appeal:
The total human West Nile cases in Nevada has reached 17, which is one less than last week because of a duplicate reporting out of Washoe. Carson City has had two cases. Last year, there weren’t any reported for Carson City.
Humboldt County is the highest with eight human cases, only two months into the […]

Reno Gazette-Journal :
Gracie is graduating from apple sauce to apples.
However, blueberries have become her favorite whole food.
The North American black bear, who arrived at Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary & Nature Center three months ago, has almost tripled in size.
She also has a dog as a cage companion.
The orphan bear is now 5 1/2 months […]

DirtBikeMagazine:
Bridgestone-shod rider Russ Pearson clinched his first AMA National Hare & Hound Championship at Winnemucca, Nevada. Pearson took the overall win on the 105-mile final race of the series, on October 19th, riding a Yamaha equipped with Bridgestone off-road tires.
Last year Pearson was runner-up in the championship to Yamaha & Bridgestone teammate, Ty Davis. This […]

Las Vegas Sun:
Firefighters battling several large blazes across northern Nevada welcomed cooler temperatures and even rain in some places Monday, but a reprieve from the heat didn’t tame the potential for gusty, flame-throwing wind and a continued chance of thunderstorms.
“It is cooler than it has been,” Jamie Thompson with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management […]