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Lady Wave easily handles Wooster, 65-23

Fallon faces Lowry Friday night in the playoffs’ second round

The Lady Wave breezed to an easy win over Wooster Monday night to set up the second step of the Northern 3A playoffs Friday night against Lowry. After manhandling the Colts, 65-23 at the Elmo Dericco Gym, Fallon, the top team from the Eastern Division, faces a familiar foe in Lowry, which comes into the playoffs as the No. 3 team from the East of the Northern 3A. Lowry upstaged the No. 2 team from the West on Monday night, 45-38.

Bighorn news: College sports, teacher awards, and FFA

News, events and updates from Oasis Academy College Prep.

Banner: Innovations shape future of joint replacement surgery

Total joint arthroplasty used to mean long recovery times, large scars and limited mobility.

Legislation proposes to reauthorize Forest Service land

In 2023, Nevada counties received $4.9M in funding from the SRS program.

Fallon Theatre: Shrek and Mamma Mia series next up

Updates from your community-owned and -operated Fallon Theatre.

Nevada Traveler: Discover Bliss State Park’s Balancing Rock

The park is named for Duane LeRoy Bliss, one of the 19th century lumber barons who nearly chopped down every tree at Lake Tahoe.

Bull sale kicks off this week

Team branding set for Thursday night at Rafter 3C.

State wrestling: Fallon crowns multiple champions

Wave's Green places fourth; Fitzer makes program history.

Oasis girls advance to first regional tournament

The Bighorns clinched the sixth and final Northern 2A playoff berth with a 49-31 win over Incline last week.

Girls basketball: CCHS girls cruise to East title

With a two-game sweep against Lyon County schools, Fallon improved to 9-1 in 3A games, 20-6 overall.

Boys basketball: Fernley ends Fallon's season

Greenwave splits final two games to finish 13-12 and 2-8 in Northern 3A games.

Banner: How aging bodies handle alcohol

Banner Health column: Metabolism naturally slows as we age, which affects how our body processes alcohol.

Community news briefs for week of Feb. 10

Churchill County news in brief and upcoming events for the week of Feb. 10.

Northern Nevada military news briefs

Military news and events from around the region.

Churchill County dairy farm worker tests positive for new strain of bird flu

A dairy worker in Churchill County was infected with a new type of bird flu, state and federal health officials said Monday. It is the state’s first and only human case. The worker was exposed to infected dairy cattle while working at the farm.

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