Winnemucca Blog

KESQ 3:
Six firefighters have been injured — two seriously — during a burnover operation at the New York Peak fire northwest of Winnemucca.
Three of the six were flown to Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca. Two of them were then flown to the burn center at University Medical Center in Las Vegas.
The third was treated and […]

Reno Gazette-Journal:
On Monday, Mormon crickets were swarming around the only restaurant open for lunch in Austin. Last week, they invaded the town’s park and public swimming pool, covering the complex in a shifting blanket of milling, ravenous, 2-inch-long bugs.
“Once they were there, they were crawling over everything,” said Jan Morrison, owner of Main Street […]

Photo by Zack Sheppard

Reno Gazette Journal:
The Western-themed mule races in Winnemucca this summer could bring a matchup that sounds like science fiction: two genetically identical clone mule brothers racing head to head.
The novelty (Winnemucca Mule Races, Show & Draft Horse Challenge) event planned for June 2-4 always offers gamblers an offbeat experience in rural Nevada, but the 3-year-old […]

Excellent photo of the Winnemucca and the Mountains to the south.
Photo by melastmohican

Space.com:
When the Stardust sample return capsule nose dives back to Earth in January, it will become the fastest human-made object to streak through the atmosphere. Scientists and engineers are at the ready to observe the spectacular sky show—and savvy skywatchers can join in on the aerial action too.
If all goes to plan, Stardust will release […]

Photo by Calvin the Bold

Mike Shipman:
Here’s a weekend photo gathering that is fun and informative. Shooting the West XVIII is held March 10 - 12 in Winnemucca, Nevada (a couple hours west of Elko in the north-central part of the state) and this year will have speakers such as Charles Cramer, master printer and landscape photographer, Robb Kendrick, […]

Brian Stone of Winnemucca, NV lights a cigarette at the base of this year’s Man. “Its crazy. Society should be like this,” Stone said.
Event on 8/31/05 in Black Rock City.
Mike Kepka / The Chronicle