They were a small group who – upon hearing there was no community-wide Easter egg hunt – went to work organizing. They collected eggs, stuffed them with goodies, and arranged for special prizes.

The result was phenomenal. There appeared to be about 500 kids in a line that stretched back to Les Schwab, each racing for their share of 12,000 eggs scattered across the Sports Complex. 

Immigration and land bills will highlight the upcoming Congressional session Congressman Mark Amodei told voters on a stopover visit to Winnemucca on Wednesday (May 1).

Amodei was the guest of local resident Bud Vetter at the Rotary luncheon.  Vetter remembers the congressman from back in the day when he played basketball for Carson City and Vetter played for Lowry.  Vetter also invited fellow basketball players Vince Mendiola and Joe Dendary.

WINNEMUCCA – Two men arrested following alleged acts of violence against family members were bound over to 6^th Judicial District Court for trial on Tuesday (April 30).

(UPDATED)  As of 5:15 a.m., Nevada Highway Patrol and NDOT were able to open one travel lane.

UPDATED: According to Nevada Highway Patrol, the semi fire that has the Interstate closed at milemarker 160 westbound started shortly after 2 a.m. The semi was reportedly carrying produce and it took firefighters about an hour to put out the flames. NDOT is working aggressively to open one travel lane. Although there's no guarantees, they hope to have at least one lane open by 5 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

In support of the Administration’s strategy to develop environmentally responsible renewable energy on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing a regulation that will facilitate right-of-way applications for lands with wind and solar energy development potential.