SPARKS Gofundme Established for Wife of Terminally Ill Marine Vet
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cOmmuNITy SPARKS GoFundMe established for wife of terminally ill Marine vet YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1910 Page 5 TribuneSERVING SPARKS SINCE 1910 Volume 110, Number 14 Wednesday, April 4, 2018 $1.00 SPORTS EASTER FUN IN SPARKS Raiders win pair at home tournament Page 6 Nevada wins home series over rival UNLV John Byrne/Tribune Page 7 Some Sparks residents celebrated the Easter holiday at Red Hawk Golf and Resort Sunday morning as the club hosted a brunch and egg hunt. The annual event saw a good turnout of more than 200 people, along with the Easter bunny who was on hand to join in the festivities and take photos with little ones. INSIDE Weather...............................2 State Briefs..........................2 History................................3 Opinion..............................8 State loses clinics in demonstration Classified Ads..................11 Legals................................12 program for ‘behavioral health homes’ By Megan Messerly ics, operated in Las Vegas by the non a continuity of care through a primary The Nevada Independent -profit WestCare, failed to adequately care doctor. treat high-risk clients at the appropri- Nevada is one of eight states that Follow us on Heralded just nine months ago as a ate intensity, refer patients with severe was chosen by the federal government Twitter: “comprehensive system of care” and mental illness to a partner organization to participate in a two-year Certified @SparksTribune a “holistic approach” to behavioral to receive rehabilitation and coordinate Community Behavioral Health Clinic health care, two of Nevada’s five certi- with primary care doctors to ensure pa- (CCBHC) demonstration program fied community behavioral health clin- tients are receiving treatment for physi- starting in June 2017 and identified five ics are no more after the state revoked cal health concerns. In one case, inspec- clinics to participate: two in Las Vegas, one facility’s certification and another tors found that a client diagnosed with one in Reno, one in Elko and one in voluntarily agreed to give up its status. major depression disorder and a his- The state found that one of the clin- tory of thyroid disease wasn’t receiving > See HOMES, Page 4 SPARKS Get the digital edition. SEE MORE sparkstrib.com Tribune News | Sports | Trending Now Your Community Newspaper Since 1910 ONLINE! 2 April 4, 2018 yOuR SEvEN-Day fOREcast WEDNESDAY THuRSDAY fRIDAY SaTuRDAY SuNDAY mONDAY Tuesday 69/46 66/47 61/48 58/37 56/36 68/38 68/37 Times of clouds Mostly cloudy Cloudy with a Breezy with Mostly sunny and A blend of sun Sunshine and and sun little rain periods of rain cool and clouds patchy clouds NEvaDa news bRIEfS Associated Press gas in Nevada reached $3 was Sep- Friday night about 30 miles (48 kilo- cern “the provision of a public ser- tember 2015. meters) south of the California-Ne- vice.” AAA says the highest prices are in vada line. Commissioners in the northern Burglary suspect shot, Reno and Sparks — $3.13 and $3.19, The patrol said Monday two ve- Nevada county are issued county killed By reno police respectively. hicles collided head-on at about 5:15 email addresses to conduct public RENO — The Washoe County The average price in Las Vegas is p.m. Friday south of Bridgeport, Cal- business, but are not issued county sheriff’s office says two Reno police $3. In Henderson, it’s $3.01 and North ifornia. cell phones or computers when they officers were involved in the fatal Las Vegas $2.99. CHP says for unknown reasons, a take office. shooting of a suspect while investi- The lowest average price is $2.75 in northbound Subaru Impreza crossed The ruling overturns a decision by gating a burglary over the weekend. Elko. Carson City averages $2.84. the center line and hit a southbound a judge in Lyon County, who decided The sheriff’s office said Monday the Chevrolet Silverado pickup pulling a in 2016 that the records weren’t pub- victim was shot at about 10:30 p.m. deer rescued from fifth-wheel trailer. lic because the personal phones and Saturday on the southeast side of town hydroelectric power plant The pickup and trailer overturned computers weren’t paid for by tax- in nevada near Peckham Lane and Neil Road. and the pickup caught fire, blocking payers. Police were responding to a report VERDI — Eight deer have been res- both the northbound and south- of a burglary in progress at a storage cued alive from a hydroelectric power bound lanes. reno man arrested after 110 unit when they found a stolen Honda plant in Northern Nevada. Both drivers and a passenger in mph chase over 100 miles Civic parked behind one of the build- Firefighters and others rescued the each vehicle were killed. No names RENO — A 29-year-old Reno man ings. deer Thursday after they were swept have been released. has been arrested after sheriff’s The sheriff says the officers encoun- down a canal and got trapped inside The patrol says all the victims ap- deputies say he led multiple police tered a man in the car and ultimately the power plant in Verdi, a community peared to have been wearing seat- agencies on a high-speed chase for shot him. He was taken to a local hos- along the Nevada-California border. belts. Neither drugs nor alcohol ap- more than 100 miles (160 kilome- pital where he was declared dead. The deer suffered from hypo- pear to have played a role in the crash ters). No one else was hurt. The victim’s thermia. Two other deer died in the but the cause remains under investi- Brian Stevens was being held in name is being withheld. No other de- water. gation. the Washoe County Jail without bail tails have been released. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protec- last Thursday on multiple charges The Washoe County sheriff’s of- tion District says bystanders and oth- nevada court says puBlic including assault with a deadly fice is leading the investigation into ers put blankets and towels over the records on private devices weapon, reckless driving and en- are open the shooting under regional proto- deer in an effort to help them warm dangering others while disobeying a cols. up. Some of the deer received fluids CARSON CITY — The Nevada Su- peace officer. through IVs and others got stitches preme Court says public employee Sheriff’s spokesman Bob Harmon nevada gas prices hit $3 for some cuts. emails and cell phone communica- says the chase reached speeds of 110 mark first time since sept. Officials say they don’t know tions are public records, even if they mph (177 kph) and Stevens tried to 2015 how the deer ended up in the canal, are stored on personal cellphone and run a deputy off the road before he RENO — Gas prices at Nevada but they say it is possible the ani- computer devices. was apprehended Tuesday night pumps have hit the $3 mark for the mals floated up to a mile before they The state high court ruled unan- near Gerlach. first time in 2.5 years. reached the plant. imously Thursday that a group of Harmon says the incident began AAA Nevada reported Monday Lyon County residents can obtain when the Nevada Highway Patrol re- that the average price for a gallon of chp proBes crash that records reflecting decision-mak- ceived a call from a motorist who was regular unleaded gasoline statewide killed 4 on us 395 south of ing by Lyon County commissioners being chased by an unknown driver CA-nv line is exactly $3. about a Comstock Mining land-use for unknown reasons near Sutcliffe That’s 8 cents more than just a week RENO — The California Highway request in January 2014. before fleeing toward the Sparks ago and 34 cents higher than the na- Patrol is continuing to investigate a The court says a state court judge in area. tional average of $2.66 per gallon. fiery crash that killed four people and Lyon County will have to determine It’s not clear if Stevens has a lawyer The last time the average price of shut down part of U.S. Highway 395 whether the requested records con- or will be appointed one. 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April 4, 2018 3 NEvaDa history Kids Triathlon Series to Big game hunting in Nevada kick off in Sparks May 19 An exciting introduc- entry form is available on- By Dennis Cassinelli areas with NDOW officials and also flying as tion to triathlons returns line at www.cityofsparks.us. a spotter in wildfire areas. to the Truckee Meadows The entry fee is $35, which Big Game Hunting has been a family tra- The Nevada Department of Wildlife has this spring and summer for includes a T-shirt, race bag, dition for many Nevada families, including developed agreements with other states to youth ages 4 to 14.