Volunteers and Nevada wildlife officials this week rescued thousands of stranded trout and other fish from irrigation ditches in the Reno area. Two dozen wader-clad rescuers splashed through knee-deep water in ditches that soon will be dry, netting an estimated 6,000 fish over two days. Most were returned to the Truckee River Wednesday near Verdi just west of Reno. Because of drought in the area, now in its third year, the ditches will no longer get water from the river.
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Jay Bartos joined Nevada Public Radio in 1993 to develop and manage the state’s first radio reading service for people unable to use standard printed material due to blindness or another disability. After the reading service was discontinued in 2011, he became the afternoon host on KNPR for ten years. Jay can now be heard on air on News 88.9 KNPR and Classical 89.7 KCNV throughout the week.