LOVELOCK - The cold weather this past week has raised concerns and questions of feeding certain forage species to livestock. These are very legitimate concerns with the sorghum species. Prussic acid poisoning can occur when feeding frost-damaged sudangrass, sorghum-sudangrass hybrids, forage sorghum, or grain sorghum. These species contain varying concentrations of cyanogenic glucosides, which are converted to prussic acid, also known as hydrogen cyanide (HCN). As ruminants consume forage containing high levels of cyanide-producing compounds, prussic acid is released in the rumen, absorbed into the bloodstream where it binds hemoglobin and interferes with oxygen transfer. The animal soon dies of asphyxiation.
To the communities of Imlay, Mill City, Unionville, and Buena Vista Valley;
Nevada Department of Public Safety Division of Investigations (NDI) is investigating the suspicious death of Lovelock resident Emigdio Herrera.
LOVELOCK - Oct. 4 was apple picking day for kids of all ages at Luke's Orchard. First on the scene were the first-grade classes of Jennifer Fecht, Donna Beck and Emilee Houston of Lovelock, and students of Tashia Spradley and Robert Meldrum from Imlay school. Around 60 students arrived shortly before noon, and enjoyed their sack lunches in the lovely yard of Lesley Luke.
LOVELOCK - There's a new sheriff's deputy in town. Pershing County Sheriff Deputy Bodie Golla started working for the PCSO in July.
LOVELOCK - The Nevada Department of Taxation wants the community to think of Pershing General Hospital as a patient with a broken leg.
Ryan Magoon, 13, captured this deer in area 51 with a muzzleloader rifle.
LOVELOCK - Organizers of the Animal Shelter fundraiser, this Saturday Oct. 22, say plans are coming along just fine.
LOVELOCK - I opened my truck the other day and noticed shredded paper under the seat. Somehow, a mouse had gotten into the truck and was making a nice home for the winter. With the onset of cold weather, mice are beginning to migrate to structures as they search for food and shelter.
Long time Lovelock resident Emigdio Herrera was found dead in front of his Lovelock home early morning on Oct.10. Preliminary results from an autopsy performed on Herrera indicate that he was not likely the victim of a homicide NDI says.
LOVELOCK - Oct.15 marked the end of Fire Safety Week, and here in Pershing County the volunteers of the Lovelock Fire Department conducted training for first- through fifth-grade students.
LOVELOCK - Three motorists were killed on Friday, Oct. 14, in two separate crashes involving wrong-way drivers. One of the fatalities is a Lovelock resident.
LOVELOCK - Growing up in a farming community, I spent most of my summers baling hay and straw for my family's small farm operation and for neighboring farmers. I do not recall following any certain rules or laws about the number of hours worked, safety regulations or having documented training on how to operate the equipment. We were told how to drive the tractor, operate the hay elevator, to keep the hay stacked straight in the hayloft and most important, do not to fall out of the loft. However, times have changed and more emphasis is being placed on safety of young agricultural employees.
LOVELOCK - Sue Tucker is once again fighting cancer. She must travel to Carson City once a week and medical bills are pouring in. A benefit spaghetti feed will be held at the Longhorn Saloon on Nov. 12 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. $8 per person to-go orders may be called in to the Longhorn at 273-7015.
The Lovelock Senior Pro Rodeo held last month was a grassroots level operation. Local organizers and volunteers worked tirelessly for months to make ready the rodeo grounds, collect sponsors and organize all aspects of the rodeo. The newly formed MKC Rodeo Committee, JJ Myers, Julie Myers, Jodie Chico and Dewayne Kulbeth, all local Lovelock residents, enlisted the help of numerous local volunteers to make the rodeo a success and keep it coming back year after year.Photos by Reina Youngberg, Special to Winnemucca Publishing