Winnemucca News Archives

“Everything is provided for the family”

Rhonda Costa-Landers/NevadaAppeal Racing for Make-A-Wish in 2008 are, kneeling from left, Nick Ellsworth, Dan Prowinski and Paul Kitchener, back row, Michael Teegarden, Duane Kramer, Rod Gianchetta, Marty ... via Nevada Appeal

“However, the occurrence of additional earthquake activity in the Mogul area cannot be predicted or forecast”

Entertainment RENO, Nev. - Reno faces a "small increase" in the chance of a major earthquake after a swarm of temblors caused high-rise casinos to sway and put visitors and residents on edge, scientists said ... via KOLO-TV Reno

“Her tactics included everything from editing scientific conclusions to intimidating staffers”

This May 2004 photo provided by the Nevada Department of Wildlife shows biologist Shawn Espinosa holding a baby sage grouse in the Montana Mountains north of Winnemucca, Nev. via Lubbock Avalanche

Traffic was stopped in both directions late Wednesday night on Interstate 80 when a power line near Winnemucca caught fire. via KRNV-TV Reno

One miner was killed and another was injured when ground above them gave way at an underground gold mine in Nevada. via RGJ.com

As announced previously, Inter-Rock Minerals Inc. raised proceeds earlier this year to finance exploration of its Sentinel and Stingaree Valley properties. via Earth Times

“But we're all starting to accept the fact that he's not with us anymore. We're having a hard time moving forward without finding him. We're grieving. None of us want to leave without him.”

Entertainment The family of a Reno man who disappeared April 5th near Winnemucca says they're losing hope that he'll be found alive. via KOLO

“We have a feeling that people in the community know exactly what happened”

Humboldt County sheriff's deputies are searching for a man who disappeared from his Golconda home in 2003. via RGJ.com

“Unless some sanity prevails, it will be paved with 12,000 homes”

Whether growth was termed "smart," "sustainable" or "green," residents at a Friday meeting expressed their concerns that Reno is growing too quickly and using up too many natural resources, especially water. via RGJ.com

A Reno fifth-grader who says he's always been fascinated by maps has qualified for the National Geographic Society's Geography Bee next month in Washington D.C. 10-year-old Alexander Wade advanced to the ... via KTVN Reno

An "art-in" to protest Reno's proposed annexation of the Winnemucca Ranch property is scheduled from 2 p.m. to dusk today at the corner of Winnemucca Ranch Road and Pyramid Highway. via RGJ.com

“The season reaches its peak at 5,000 feet in mid-April”

By Kathleen Stebbins * kstebbins@rgj.com * April 4, 2008 Spring officially is in show-off mode. via RGJ.com

“It would certainly be no scientific surprise if it happened, but the occurrence of earthquakes is so irregular that we can't really say that we're due”

Nevada is getting older and, like many Nevadans, is spreading out as it ages. That spreading, coupled with a constant grinding along the San Andreas fault as the Pacific Ocean floor tries to move northwest ... via Reno Gazette-Journal