ELKO — The Igloo and Johnny Appleseed Park may be getting needed face-lifts with the help of the City of Elko. The Elko City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to contribute $17,500 to the Igloo to repair the facility’s roof. The Igloo is a multi-function indoor all-season recreation facility.
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., spoke with reporters Monday via conference call on issues of concern to rural Nevadans in honor of September being newly designated as Rural America Month with the passage of Senate Resolution 561 earlier this month.
By AP CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters face more hot, dry weather Sunday as they struggle to contain a wildfire on nearly 20 square miles of dry brush and timber in the Los Padres National Forest. The blaze broke out Monday about 40 miles north of Los Angeles.
RENO, Nev. - For the first time in three months, firefighters in northeastern Nevada may get a chance to catch their breath. Crews nearly contained the last of two wildfires that have burned more than 407 square miles since Sept. 3 around Elko, 290 miles east of Reno. Once they do, it will mark the first time the region has been without an active wildland blaze since June 6, fire officials
By MARTIN GRIFFITH RENO, Nev. - For the first time in three months, firefighters in northeastern Nevada may get a chance to catch their breath. Crews nearly contained the last of two wildfires that have burned more than 407 square miles since Sept.
