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The Cellar Bar, a Paradise Valley landmark -

WINNEMUCCA - This was a Paradise Valley landmark. Built out of stone with a vaulted ceiling, it was totally unique. It was the Cellar Bar. The man behind the bar is Joe Gartiez. His patron, standing at the bar, was long-time Paradise Valley rancher Pete Ferraro.

Local youth return from week of service helping low-income families in California

WINNEMUCCA - Seven Lowry High School students spent a week repairing homes belonging to strangers and touching the lives of others in very meaningful ways.

Spread of white satin moth concerns officials

CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of Forestry would like the public's help determining how widespread and severe the white satin moth, Leucoma salicis, infestation is in northern Nevada.

BLM plans some temporary closures during Burning Man

13 percent of Black Rock playa affected by restrictions

WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District Office plans to implement a temporary closure and temporary restrictions of certain activities on public lands immediately surrounding the site of the 2013 Burning Man event.

USDA announces results for reserve program sign-up

AMES, Iowa - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will accept 1.7 million acres offered under the 45th Conservation Reserve Program general sign-up.

Humboldt General Hospital donates over 100 free physicals to local youth

WINNEMUCCA - Area athletes took full advantage of the chance to get a free physical examination from Humboldt General Hospital on Saturday, July 27.

Additional West Nile virus cases discovered in northern Nevada

Infected mosquitoes found in Carson City, Washoe County and elsewhere

SPARKS - The Nevada Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease and Food Safety Laboratory has detected additional cases of West Nile virus in northern Nevada.

Livestock susceptible to intoxication, death from eating halogeton

LOVELOCK - Halogeton is an annual weed that is poisonous to sheep and cattle. It was first observed in the United States near Wells, Nev., in 1934.

Popular street drags return to Winnemucca's Traders Way this weekend for high octane fun

WINNEMUCCA - This weekend, one of the few remaining legal street drag competitions in the United States returns to Traders Way - a normally quiet Winnemucca street.

BLM Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin RAC to meet

CARSON CITY - The Bureau of Land Management will meet with the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council on Aug. 8 at three locations via video conference.

Mountain Man Caleb Greenwood Chautauqua coming to California Trail Interpretive Center

ELKO - A free Chautauqua on 19th century mountain man Caleb Greenwood will be presented by Frank Mullen at the California Trail Interpretive Center at 2 p.m., Aug. 10.

Retailers expect less spending this year on back to school

CARSON CITY (AP) - Nevada households are expected to spend a combined $221 million on back-to-school supplies this year, down from about $245 million last year.

BLM plans emergency gather of 200 wild horses west of Lovelock starting Friday

WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District's Humboldt River Field Office will begin an emergency gather on Aug. 2 to capture and remove 200 excess wild horses from the Blue Wing Complex area west of Lovelock. 

Delays on U.S. 95 -

DALE HARTLEY • Special to the SunNevada Department of Transportation crews are chip-sealing a 14-mile stretch of U.S. 95 south from the Oregon border. Dave Lindeman, asst. engineer for the Winnemucca NDOT district, said the work should wrap up next week. Until then, prepare for delays.

New conservation specialist will be based in Winnemucca

CARSON CITY - Steven Weaver has been hired as a conservation specialist for the State Conservation Districts Program.