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The last warm day today before a windy Saturday and a wet week ahead. Today’s high is around 79 but cooling to 72 tomorrow and 61 and rain on Sunday.
Eastern Nevada could see heavy rain and localized flooding Sunday and Sunday night as a storm system moves into Northern California and pulls tropical moisture north into the region.
Forecasters warn slow-moving storms could produce significant rainfall, with particular concern for recent burn scars, including the Ward Fire south of Ely and the Oxley Fire north of Wells. Smaller burn scars from this fire season are also vulnerable to flash flooding and dangerous debris flows.
Residents near burned areas should have multiple ways to receive flash flood warnings and be ready to act quickly. Travelers and outdoor recreationists are urged to stay alert and consider alternate plans.
The Ely City Council last night authorized the city to exterminate the cockroaches and remove the infestation at a West 15th Street property. Council members expressed concern that this is another infestation of what is considered to be a problem property owner. In public comment, one citizen was hopeful that the people affected could find community assistance for the affected tenants.
The council also reviewed Ely’s drinking-water rate study and directed staff to examine the potential business impact of higher water, sewer and landfill rates, along with hydrant rental and “will serve” fees.
The council tabled a resolution to establish historic districts along Aultman Street from First to Eleventh Streets and along Nevada Northern Railway, or East Eleventh Street, wanting more clarity in the wording of the ordinance.
A full podcast of the meeting and an excerpt of the cockroach infestation portion of the meeting is available now on major podcast platforms by searching KELY 1230 98.5.
The Nevada Trucking Association is warning truckers not to use red-dyed diesel on highways yet, despite a recent executive order from President Trump easing federal penalties through the end of the year.
Association CEO Paul Enos says Nevada law still prohibits dyed fuel in highway vehicles, and state penalties could apply even if federal enforcement is suspended.
Enos also warns the dye can linger in fuel tanks and filters long after switching back to regular diesel.
He says the order won't lower diesel prices because dyed and clear diesel come from the same fuel supply.
The association is urging truckers to wait for federal and state guidance, expected October 14th, before making any changes.
A Eureka man is facing multiple felony charges following an alleged battery and burglary in Eureka Saturday morning.
The Eureka County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were told a man had been struck in the head multiple times with a baseball bat. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Deputies, with assistance from the Nevada Division of Investigation and Nevada Highway Patrol, arrested Jeffrey Groth.
Groth is charged with battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm, burglary, and attempted burglary of a residence.
Bail was set at 250-thousand dollars.
With White Pine Football and Volleyball off until next week, Soccer takes center stage as the Bobcats and Ladycats teams host Battle Mountain for a doubleheader today and tomorrow. Games start this afternoon with action beginning at 2 for the Ladycats and 4 for the Bobcats. Then they’ll go at it again tomorrow with the Ladycats at 10 and the Bobcats at Noon.
The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, four to three, in a shootout Thursday night.
Mark Stone, Brett Howden and Jack Eichel scored for Vegas, with Eichel converting a penalty shot to tie the game early in the second period.
Rookie Trevor Connelly scored the decisive shootout goal in the fifth round, while goalie Adin Hill made 21 saves and stopped four of Toronto’s five shootout attempts.
The victory gives the Golden Knights their third straight win. Vegas hosts the Los Angeles Kings Saturday night.
Nye County Commissioners have unanimously approved tougher rules for proposed data centers, but the decision did little to calm opposition during a contentious public meeting.
The new policy requires developers to provide their own power, limits water use to one-and-a-half acre-feet per acre, establishes a 400-foot buffer from residential properties, and sets sound limits. It also continues a ban on evaporative cooling.
Despite the additional restrictions, residents questioned whether the rules adequately protect local water supplies and neighborhoods. The three-hour public comment period included heated exchanges between residents and commissioners, along with confusion over speaking-time limits that led commissioners to suspend Robert’s Rules of Order.
The ordinance is scheduled to take effect October 28th.
The vote comes as a new statewide poll finds most Nevadans oppose building more large data centers, amid growing concerns about water supplies.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports 57 percent of registered voters oppose additional large data centers, while 83 percent are concerned about the impact of growth and development on Nevada’s water resources.
The poll surveyed 800 registered voters in late September, with a margin of error of about three-and-a-half percentage points.
The findings come as data center proposals face increasing scrutiny over water use, electricity demand, and tax breaks ahead of November’s election
A once-celebrated Nevada clean-energy project near Tonopah has been sold for just seven million dollars, despite costing more than a billion dollars to build.
The Crescent Dunes solar plant used thousands of mirrors to heat molten salt and store energy, allowing it to generate electricity after sunset. But repeated tank leaks, shutdowns, and the loss of its power contract led to two bankruptcies.
The buyer, Sons of Liberty Construction, completed the purchase in July. The project also received a federal loan guarantee worth 737 million dollars, making its dramatic decline a costly cautionary tale for the clean-energy industry.
That’s your morning news from White Pine County and the state of Nevada
