Washoe County schools won’t reopen Monday due to bad air quality

Washoe County schools Superintendent Kristen McNeill, right, speaks to reporters at a briefing in March, 2020. (Bill Dentzer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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August 16, 2020 - 9:55 pm

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The Loyalton Fire originated east of Loyalton, California — northwest of Reno — and had burned about 20,000 acres as of Sunday.

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