High winds on Sunday forced fire officials to initiate voluntary evacuations in an area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest south of Owyhee, where a large forest fire is burning.
The Bureau of Land Management says it is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Nevada's nearly 700 square-mile Martin Fire.
I spent this past weekend doing some hiking and kayaking in the Hagerman area, and noticed smoke from a fire burning in Nevada had found its way to southern Idaho.