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🌱 How wild horse overpopulation south of Battle Mountain is sparking a showdown
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In today's newsletter:
- How wild horse overpopulation south of Battle Mountain is sparking a showdown
- Battle Mountain family remembers Deborah “Debbie” Sue Pacheco’s life and legacy.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, but cold, with a high of 49 and low of 23 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 34.
- Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 71 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Nevada wild horse and burro populations remain far above approved levels (fox5vegas.com) — Wild horse numbers on public lands near Battle Mountain, including the South Shoshone Herd Management Area 30 miles south of town, are reported at far above federal targets, sparking debate over how to manage them. Ranchers, wildlife staff, and advocates clash over roundups versus fertility control, with Lander County officials among those urging Congress to reconsider current policies. 
• Deborah ‘Debbie' Sue Pacheco (alamosanews.com) — A beloved mother and grandmother with close family ties to Battle Mountain has passed away, with her final days spent under local hospice and hospital care. The obituary honors Deborah “Debbie” Sue Pacheco’s life, her Nevada and Colorado family, her love of sports, baking, and the outdoors, and notes that her cremation is complete, with burial planned this summer in Colorado.
📸 Around Battle Mountain
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Elko JV Softball @ Spring Creek
Spring Creek High School , 14550 Lamoille Hwy , Spring Creek
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Spring Creek Varsity Softball @ Elko
Elko High School , 987 College Ave , Elko
3:00 pm -
Track: Yerington Lion Invitational @ Yerington
Yerington High School , 114 Pearl St , Yerington
6:00 am -
Mother’s Day Workshop with Imagine That Tees & more • Registration Required Space Limited
Imagine that tees and more , 1038 S Grass Valley Rd suite i , Winnemucca
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Churchill County JV Softball @ Lowry
Albert M Lowry High School , 5375 Kluncy Canyon Rd , Winnemucca
1:00 pm -
21st Annual Women In Business
Elko Convention & Visitors Authority , 700 Moren Way , Elko
4:00 pm -
Feeding the Homeless
725 Railroad St , Elko
7:45 pm -
Boys Basketball Open Gym
Spring Creek High School Spring Creek, NV 89815
5:45 am -
Boys Basketball Open Gym (Home)
EHS Centennial Gym
6:00 am -
Boys Basketball Spring League (Home)
EHS Centennial Gym
6:00 pm -
Sundaes/Game Night/ Field
Spring Creek High School Spring Creek, NV 89815
6:30 pm -
Wells Varsity Softball @ Carlin
Carlin Combined Schools , 552 8th St , Carlin
4:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- US Foods posted a job opening for DoD SkillBridge: Transportation Manager in Battle Mountain. Apply here.
- Langer Recruiting, LLC posted a job opening for Regional OTR Class A CDL Truck Driver in Battle Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Battle Mountain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Winnemucca
- Giovanni Perez shoots & kills son, Callan then self amid ongoing child custody dispute (scallywagandvagabond.com)
- Pershing County man convicted in child porn case, police say (mynews4.com)
- A strong cold front will bring wind and snow to Northern Nevada (2news.com)
Elko
- ICG Silver & Gold Secures ~2,000-Acre Expansion at the Tuscarora District and Identifies Large Scale Structural Source (marketscreener.com)
- Surge Battery Metals Announces Additional CA$2.1 Million Advance by Evolution Mining to Nevada North Lithium LLC (marketscreener.com)
- Doucette: Check water temps to find the best fishing (elkodaily.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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