WINNEMUCCA — Feeling a little crabby? Then join us at the 2nd Annual “Time for Tabitha” crab feed/fundraiser at the Winnemucca Convention Center East Hall on Saturday, February 11.

All proceeds benefit the Tabitha Ellifritz Trust Fund. Tabitha was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that results in life threatening infections of the lungs, serious digestive problems and now requires a double lung transplant.

WINNEMUCCA — Superintendent Mike Bumgartner announced his intention to retire when his contract expires on June 30.  The announcement was made at the at the Tuesday (Jan. 24) meeting of the Humboldt County School Board of Trustees.

Bumgartner issued a letter of resignation to the board.  He said he wasn’t dissatisfied or unhappy working in Humboldt County, but after a long and fulfilling career it was time to do something else.

LOVELOCK —  Although the matter of the temporary restraining order sought by Coeur Rochester Mine against Rye Patch Gold has been temporarily decided, some issues raised during testimony remained unsettled.

One of those issues was signage used by Coeur Rochester and whether or not employees/contractors of RPG had sufficient notice of the active mine site.  There was also testimony that some of the signage was only recently been added.

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. said last week it may not be able to meet a year-end debt payment on its Blue Mountain geothermal plant near Winnemucca.

The company said power production from the plant fell short during the third quarter and studies indicate that the temperature of hot water from wells at Blue Mountain will continue to decline without the development of new wells.

Full article from Northern Nevada Business Weekly:  Geothermal operator may miss scheduled repayment