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We have a pretty good chance of showers and maybe an afternoon or evening thunderstorm today. A cooling trend ahead with today’s high around 79.
Here’s your Monday morning wildfire update.
Forty-five miles north of Ely, the community of Cherry Creek remains at Level One — Ready under the three-step Ready, Set, Go evacuation protocol, as the 300-acre Kearny Fire burns just a couple of miles west of the community.
The fire is now 60 percent contained, with significant progress made on containment. Crews will continue working to hold the fire within its current footprint and secure the fire’s edge, with minimal growth expected overnight.
Farther north, the Oxley Fire near Wells has burned more than 11-thousand-300 acres and is now 97 percent contained.
The White Pine County Sheriff’s Office handled a variety of calls on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, including domestic disturbances, threats, traffic incidents, and arrests.
On Thursday, a juvenile was detained for domestic battery after reportedly battering a parent. Deputies also investigated a hit-and-run outside a local casino and a report of a vehicle swerving toward a child walking home from school.
Nevada State Police arrested Miguel E. Dalton on charges including DUI, reckless driving, hit-and-run, and driving without a valid license. Bail was set at 12-thousand-140 dollars.
On Friday, 34-year-old Daniel R. Johnson of Ruth was arrested for intimidating a public officer, with bail set at five thousand dollars. Christopher I. Lo of Ely was also arrested on an Ely Justice Court warrant.
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The White Pine Bobcats were shut out Friday night, falling to American Leadership Academy of Utah, 31-nothing.
The loss drops White Pine to 0-and-2 and extends the Bobcats’ losing streak to 11 games, dating back to last season.
American Leadership Academy improved to 3-and-0 with its third straight victory.
The Bobcats will look to get in the win column Friday night when they host Yerington. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Ely.
The White Pine Ladycats picked up back-to-back victories over Whittell in weekend soccer action.
White Pine opened with a four-to-one win Friday, snapping a four-game stretch of low-scoring matches.
The Ladycats followed that with another four-goal performance Saturday, beating Whittell four-to-two.
The two victories improve White Pine’s record to two-and-four on the season.
The Ladycats return to conference action Friday, taking on Dayton. Kickoff is set for three p.m.
The White Pine Ladycats remain undefeated after sweeping Wells and Eureka in volleyball action over the weekend.
White Pine beat Wells three-sets-to-none Friday, winning 25-16, 25-14 and 25-5.
The Ladycats followed that with another three-nothing sweep Saturday against Eureka, winning 25-8, 25-15 and 25-16.
The two victories improve White Pine’s record to 7-0-and-1. The Ladycats have also won 19 of their last 20 home matches.
White Pine returns to action Thursday, hosting Round Mountain. The match begins at 5 p.m.
In other news stories across the state this morning
Nevada’s first VA national cemetery will officially be dedicated Friday in Elko.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will hold the dedication ceremony at Elko National Cemetery at 10 a.m. September fourth.
The public is invited to the hour-long ceremony, which will feature Governor Joe Lombardo, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Congressman Mark Amodei and VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Sam Brown, who will deliver the keynote address.
The ceremony will include a plaque unveiling, military honors, a rifle salute and taps.
The cemetery will provide burial services for more than 3,700 veterans, spouses and eligible children within a 75-mile radius.
A new study finds more than a third of adults in White Pine County report feeling lonely.
According to research from Mood-dot-com, 36-point-two percent of White Pine County adults say they feel lonely always, usually, or sometimes.
That puts White Pine County tied for sixth among the Nevada counties and independent cities included in the study.
Nye County had the highest rate in Nevada, at 39-point-two percent, while Elko County was at 34 percent.
Overall, Nevada ranked third among 39 states analyzed, with nearly 38 percent of adults reporting loneliness.
The study analyzed CDC data covering nearly 2,000 counties nationwide.
Mood-dot-com says regular social connections, such as checking in with neighbors, joining a club or taking a walk with someone, can make a difference.
That’s your morning news from White Pine County and the state of Nevada
